Winning the future through open innovation is a story with no beginning — or end. That was the biggest take-away from the second Start Norfolk build-a-business-in-a-weekend competition held at the end of April 2012 at Old Dominion University's Ted Constant Convocation Center.
The metrics: over 275 attendees, 17 sponsors, 18 mentors and judges, 9 speakers and 73 ideas pitched. And we...
I'm writing today with exciting news. In a few weeks' time, we will begin limited beta testing of a brand new xTuple product — a product which xTuple customers will receive at no additional charge, as part of their ongoing annual software maintenance relationship with xTuple. The product is a full-blown Mobile Web app, which runs on tablets and smart phones (Apple and Android), as well as any modern Web browser on a desktop or laptop computer. It's unlike anything on the market today...
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xTuple ERP is another good free alternative to SAP Business Suite. xTuple ERP is a fully integrated ERP and CRM system. It offers a greater flexibility in the range of businesses and industries. The ERP system can easily manage all business activities and handles the customer data efficiently.
It's exciting when your company's decade-short entrepreneurial efforts have helped seed a new business culture and to see the successful results of other company's labors.
xTuple (Next Generation Business Management Software to Grow Your World), headquartered in the "Innovation Corridor" of downtown Norfolk, Va., is seeing the results with startup competitions, entrepreneurial boot...
A recent article in USA Today, " Ask an Expert: Entrepreneurs, avoid these these 5 tech traps ," succinctly summed up one of the biggest mistakes companies make specifically in regards to their business management software. That tech trap is item number four on expert Steve Strauss' list:
4. Never really learning the software: Like the brain, people tend to...
Many people know xTuple primarily as a manufacturing-focused ERP system, but I'd like to share a lot of new functionality available to support wholesale distributors. These features have been contributed to or sponsored by customers and open source community members. Examples include...
NORFOLK, VA
xTuple, the global leader in commercial open source business management software for growing companies, today announced its partnership with Distribution Technology Group (DTG) to provide modern enterprise technology products and services to the electrical distribution marketplace....
Interested in starting a company? Then Startup Night , now in its second year, is for you; it’s a monthly panel discussion/networking event hosted by We Are Titans, a web development and design studio and organizer of the build-a-business weekend-long competition, Start Norfolk .
Left to right: Ned Lilly, President and CEO of xTuple , and Paul DiNardo...
We Are Titans announces Start Norfolk 2.0, a weekend long event bringing together individuals of different mind and skill sets — entrepreneurs, engineers, developers, designers, and business professionals — with the goal of building viable startups.
According to the organizers, Start Norfolk is: "Rocketfuel for your startup. From blueprints to buildouts in a weekend."
Sponsor...
A moment of silence for ERP.
Much has been discussed about SAP’s pending $3.4B acquisition of SuccessFactors , and now Oracle’s $1.9 billion deal to buy Taleo. Rightly, SAP and Oracle have been praised for trying to bolster their cloud offerings with these moves. But, in a few years, I wonder if it will really matter. Because, while SAP and Oracle are obviously trying to get with the...
While xTuple began as a manufacturing-oriented ERP system, we have been working for years to incorporate additional functionality for industrial and wholesale distributors. Features such as drop ship purchasing, advanced returns management, multi-warehouse control and sophisticated lot/serial tracking and tracing are all included in the xTuple Standard Edition. The Project Edition, of course,...
By some estimates, about 13% of a company’s revenue can be tied up in excess working capital. Freeing up this capital can make more cash available for needed investments or to reduce debt.
Your company’s financial data can give you valuable insights into how efficiently you operate. Three areas to measure are: how long is inventory on hand before being sold, how long does it take to...
After an extended period of development, I am pleased to announce updates to all of the Fixed Asset Management packages. All three packages (Fixed Asset, Asset Depreciation, Asset Maintenance) have been updated to version 1.1.
You must install Fixed Asset 1.1 before upgrading the Depreciation or Maintenance packages. Please note the packages you download from the xChange include...
From MacVoicesTV : Another enterprise software company making themselves known in the Mac OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012 was xTuple. Wally Tonra, vice president of sales, reviews their offerings, which include accounting, customer relationship management, purchasing, billing and more. Interviewer, Chuck Joiner asked ... How can any of that be FREE? xTuple has open source roots which allow...
Analyst: Jay Layman
While growing its business and customers in segments such as manufacturing, distribution and retail, open source ERP vendor xTuple is building a new mobile version for its ERP, CRM, and business accounting software and features.
While growing its business and customers in segments such as manufacturing, distribution and retail, open source ERP vendor xTuple...
It's been a while since our last newsletter, and there's lots to talk about! First and foremost, we're happy to announce the general availability of xTuple 3.8.1. Version 3.8.0 has been out for a little while, but we've made a few minor tweaks and simplified the all-in-one installer. For those who may have missed the 3.8.0 release, here are some highlights.
UPDATE: Version 3.8.0 is now final. We're highlighting this blog from earlier in the release cycle to help people navigate the upgrade process. If you would like for xTuple to manage your upgrades for you (any Edition of the software, including PostBooks), consider our XTN offering .
Before you upgrade to xTuple EPR 3.8.0, there are a few things you should...
UPDATE: This information is now outdated and is no longer supported. Please visit xTuple Forums for up-to-date discussion.
Most companies today employ automated business information systems to help with business management. The systems typically keep track of money on hand, bills outstanding, and resources used. They monitor vendors, suppliers, and what is owed or collected to or from whom.
The goal? Tracking liquidity .
Liquidity, or accessible cash flow, is vital to the survival of any...
With the US economy working it's way through inevitable recovery, we hear stories every day about the overall health of the Manufacturing sector. We constantly hear of high tech manufacturers challenged to handle compressed product lifecycle, global visibility and constantly changing regulatory compliance. Here's one we don't hear enough: The US leads the world in manufacturing output....