As we head into 2011, we're expecting incremental but constant change to occur in the ERP applications arena. Faster deployment times and ease of customization will become even more important issues than ever for customers. Against this backdrop, commercial open source ERP vendors may win over additional customers, particularly if they can field apps tailored to those twin needs. That's one reason why xTuple has been bringing more capabilities to market this year, some designed specifically to woo smaller firms, others aimed more at larger organizations. Read More...

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xTuple, the leading provider of commercial open source business management software for growing companies, today announced the general availability of xTuple Connect. This powerful new tool is a standards-based, completely open platform that enables deep integration with xTuple’s open source ERP system without the typical proprietary middleware or associated vendor lock-in.

Solutions supported by xTuple Connect include Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) – both legacy networks and more modern XML-based systems; any number of web-based e-commerce solutions; and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems such as Arena.

“xTuple is known for bringing powerful, big-company ERP solutions to growing businesses of all sizes,” stated xTuple CEO Ned Lilly. “xTuple Connect builds on that same philosophy, and delivers a robust, standards-based integration platform that gives power users the tools to connect to any third party business software.”
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