This the official blog for Compiere, the leading open source ERP / CRM provider.
The Compiere blog is led by Bill Freedman, Director of Marketing at Compiere. For questions about the blog, you can post in the comments or contact Bill via email: bill.freedman@compiere.com
For more information about Compiere, please visit our website.
We've added a new Flash demo to the Product Demos page.
"Easier Application Customization with Compiere" provides an introduction to the benefits and features of Compiere's Model-driven Application Platform and Data Dictionary. In just five minutes users can grasp what Compiere means by "customization without programming," and "easily change any thing at any time."
Check out "Easier Application Customization with Compiere" today.
The Compiere Online Introduction Webcast is an easy and great way to learn about how Compiere can help make your business successful. This live webcast gives you a detailed introduction into Compiere - learn about how Compiere fits into your industry... learn about all the exciting new features in Compiere 3.0…and have the opportunity to directly interact and ask Compiere those important questions related to your business.
You can register for the next upcoming webcast scheduled for this Thursday, March 6th (8AM Pacific, 15:00 GMT, 11AM Eastern) by visiting Compiere Events.
Today Compiere announced the opening of a product development and support center in Noida, India, located near the capital of New Delhi.
The development and support center, which is fully operational, represents significant growth in capabilities, skills and geographical presence needed to address the expanding customer demand for Compiere solutions. The office is staffed by experience application software development, test and support engineers.
Read the press release for additional details.
Every year Gartner Executive Programs (EXP) surveys CIOs for their top business and technology priorities for the coming year. According to the 1500 CIOs who participated in the survey, this year's top priorities are:
Top 10 Business Priorities |
Ranking |
Top 10 Technology Priorities |
Ranking |
Business process improvement |
1 |
Business intelligence applications |
1 |
Attracting and retaining new customers |
2 |
Enterprise applications (ERP, CRM and others) |
2 |
Creating new products and services (innovation) |
3 |
Servers and storage technologies |
3 |
Expanding into new markets or geographies |
4 |
Legacy modernization, upgrade or enhancement |
4 |
Reducing enterprise costs |
5 |
Technical infrastructure |
5 |
Improving enterprise workforce effectiveness |
6 |
Security technologies |
6 |
Expanding current customer relationships |
7 |
Networking, voice and data |
7 |
Increasing the use of information and analytics |
8 |
Collaboration technologies |
8 |
Targeting customers and markets more effectively |
9 |
Document management |
9 |
Acquiring new companies and capabilities (mergers and acquisitions) |
10 |
Service-oriented architecture (SOA) and service-oriented business applications (SOBA) |
10 |
source: Gartner, Inc.
The conclusion I draw from the survey results is very clear: if you want to make progress against the top CIO priorities, business process automation with a solution like Compiere Professional Edition is essential.
You can read the survey results announcement at gartner.com
Compiere was recently featured in the Google Video: Compiere’s Use of Google Web Toolkit (GWT).
The latest version of Compiere 3.0, specifically Compiere Professional Edition now includes the GWT-based rich Internet interface. Compiere Engineers Gary Wu, Chris Sprague and Di Zhao sat down with Google to talk about the natural choice of choosing GWT in Compiere Professional Edition. The team said that GWT helped to create a highly productive web experience for Compiere users in a short amount of time.
You can view the Google video at http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/. For more information about Compiere 3.0, please visit http://www.compiere.com/products/new-compiere-erp-3.php.
Compiere Service Pack 3.0.2 shipped today to Compiere Professional Edition and Standard Edition subscribers. Read the press release and the Release Notes for additional details on the new software.
Compiere 3.0.2 validates our Commercial Open Source Release Model that brings innovative new functionality to market quickly, without sacrificing stability and supportability. The results of our recent eight-week product release cycle include expanded query and reporting capabilities in the Web UI, plus more than 60 customer-requested or community-contributed enhancements.
Compiere Service Pack 3.0.2 is available immediately to Compiere Professional Edition and Standard Edition subscribers, and through Compiere Authorized Partners.
We've added a new Flash demo to our Product Demos library.
"Choosing your Compiere Interface" lets users compare the experience of working in Compiere's Client Application (aka the Java Client) with the new Web Interface.
Check out "Choosing your Compiere Interface" today.
In response to our growing customer base, Compiere is providing a new eLearning Module that covers reporting, one of the most asked about capabilites of Compiere. The latest eLearning module teaches users to quickly access valuable information using the information windows. It also teaches users how to search for specific information and print the information.
List Reports in Compiere also provide useful information and Compiere includes several standard reports for that purpose. You may also run more specific reports or simply customize a report to view only the necessary information. In addition, List Reports in Compiere incorporate features such as the ability to drill down to more specific information or drill across to “where used.” You can also export the information to Excel CVS, HTML, XML, Postscript, and PDF or simply archive the information as needed. The “Information and List Reports” eLearning module includes lessons on the various reporting functions and more.
The new eLearning module is included in the Compiere eLearning series. You may purchase the entire series or simply purchase the “Information and List Reports” eLearning module individually.
All of our eLearning modules are available online at eLearning page on compiere.com. To test drive an eLearning module before making a purchase, visit our website today and try ‘Navigation in Compiere’ free of charge.
Welcome to the world of easier order entry! Compiere is bringing a friendlier face to ERP with the new Web architecture and UI in Compiere Professional Edition. The Web UI supports the new functionality and applications of Compiere 3.0 and presents them in an easy-to-navigate, clean, and user-friendly interface. One of these “friendly” features is support for master detail forms.
Using Compiere's Swing client, you drill down to the order line tab and view each order line of the record one by one. You make changes to each order line one by one, opening a new line record each time.
The new Compiere Web UI makes the job of order entry simpler. Using the Web UI in Compiere Professional Edition, you can now open up an order form and easily see all the line items listed on the main record page. You can also see the details of each order line, such as the total and quantity, directly from the main record page without having to drill into each line. This gives you the added benefit and ease of order entry with fewer clicks and better functionality.
Master detail forms are available for Sales Order window and numerous other Compiere windows. For more information about Compiere 3.0 please visit the Compiere Web site.
We will be posting a series on our blog so that we can help you learn about and better familiarize yourself with the new features in Compiere 3.0.
One of the many new features of Compiere 3.0 is the new and improved reporting capabilities, specifically the financial reports. Compiere 3.0 features new standard reports such as the General Ledger, Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Statement, and the Balance Sheet which are the some of the basic reports needed to run accounting functions in an organization. These reports are built on the existing ones in Compiere and are improved in 3.0 to be more simplified, easy-to-use and more standardized, based on general US accounting standards. They can also easily be modified and changed to apply to various accounting standards across the globe.
Sales by Product and Sales by Business Partner are two brand new financial reports in the new Compiere release. All of these reports are standard across the board in all three 3.0 editions. In fact, Compiere is currently using all these financial reports internally as well. This expanded set of financial report templates allows you and your customers to more effectively use Compiere to manage the business. For more information about Compiere 3.0 please visit the Compiere Web site.
