Category: Open source CRM

Jasper counts to 15,000

Jun 28, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

Open source business intelligence solutions provider JasperSoft today reported the 15,000th download of Jasper Reports for SugarCRM, the first open source reporting engine for the SugarCRM Sugar Suite. Jasper Reports provides a library of preset reports that run with Sugar Suite, allowing the ability to generate customer interaction-based reports. JasperReports focuses on transactional reporting displayed […]

The six million dollar fund

Jun 28, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

Open source business applications provider Compiere, Inc. has announced the securing of US $6 million in funding from venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates. Compiere was originally funded in 1999, and the NEA grant represents the first round of outside funding. Compiere representatives stated that funding would be used to build a worldwide infrastructure in […]

Open Source for core enterprise applications

Jun 04, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

The folks over at Express Computer Online just released some results of its informal study seeking to answer the question, “What prompts SMBs to run their core enterprise applications on Open Source platforms?” DCM Engineering runs its core application mySAP Enterprise Version 5.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Rakesh Dhamani, DCM’s Chief Financial Officer and […]

Eight for the price of two

May 23, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

Promising “eight days’ worth of education packed into two information-filled days” and “the no. 1 i-technology educational and networking opportunity of the year,” the 10th International SOA Web Services Edge Conference and the First Annual Enterprise Open Source Conference has been announced for a June 5-6 run in New York City. The list of conference […]

SugarCRM – Hundreds and hundreds served

May 19, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

Okay, so it doesn’t hold a torch to the infamous McDonald’s claim, but SugarCRM Inc. public relations representatives were as happy as a hamburglar with a handful of Big Mac to announce a doubling of its commercial customer base in the past half-year. The list of SugarCRM customers accumulated since the first release of Sugar […]

Open source systems for SaaS

May 13, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

Open source is increasingly being used along with commercially available proprietary solutions. This is because companies look at open source as a good IT investment and Linux has achieved significant success in the server operating system market. It is not a major threat as yet to Windows. Another segment where Linux is picking up steam […]

SourceTAP, ERP5, and openCRX

Apr 27, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

SourceTap CRM is an open source software written in Java and is primarily a Sales Force Automation (SFA) tool designed to assist the sales team. The software has functionalities such as lead management, account management, and opportunity management and at the same time it offers an effective sales management system that helps to improve the […]

A TechWhale of a release

Apr 17, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

Tmcnet says that Miami, Florida, based mid-market customer relationship manager software and service solutions firm TechWhale Solutions today announce the release of BlueWhale CRM 2.6 in three formats: standard, hosted and developer. This last provides the source code needed in order to customize the application while integrating the program into current structure, and TechWhale offers […]

Sugar sees sweetness in ‘06

Apr 17, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

With the recent announcement of the impending release of their revamped Sugar Network, SugarCRM has been making waves in the industry. How much more powerful can the number one CRM open source technology vendor get? Well, as Sugar Online co-founder / general manager Clint Oram said on Crmbuyer.com, “2006 will be an extremely exciting year […]

Compiere to introduce collaboration management system in Bonn

Apr 12, 2006 | Open source CRM | 0 comments

Open source CRM and ERP application provider Compiere, Inc. will reveal its new collaboration management system at the Bonn, Germany, intensive and technical training sessions in May. Compiere Founders Jorg Janke and Kathy Pink will present the integrated collaboration management system. The new collaboration management system enables users to communicate across multiple environments with security. […]