xTuple News Coverage

Norfolk, Va., is having a moment. Home to the world’s largest naval base, the historic port city is in the midst of a revival. The newly renovated Waterside District lures with good eats; Virginia’s first light rail network glides through the streets; and colorful murals are popping up on historic warehouses in the NEON arts district. With a flourishing arts scene, Norfolk is coming into its own as a culture capital to complement the sun and sand of nearby Virginia Beach.

Millennials are moving to America’s cities — and not just the biggest ones. While places like New York City and Los Angeles remain millennial magnets, research from the Urban Land Institute shows that smaller cities, from Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Va., to Riverside, Calif., are actually seeing the most relative growth in their population of 25-to-34-year-olds.

Starting the company: “I originally started the company with a co-founder, who wrote the original version of the software from scratch. He was brilliant, but we disagreed on the importance of bringing code contributions from outside developers — which turned out to be central to our company strategy.” Hardest part of launching the company: “The economic climate after the attacks of 9/11 was, of course, very challenging. Implementing complex business software like this requires a sense of confidence in the future, and a desire to grow. That has been in short supply many times over the past 15 years.” A lesson learned:

Why should SMB and enterprise decision-makers consider open source for their management applications? The debate around open source has been a hot-button tech topic for decades now. Ned Lilly, CEO of xTuple, discusses some of the intriguing value propositions offered by open source ERP software. With open source: code access provides new opportunities for customization; end-users have more impact on product development; and transparency elevates quality standards.

From alternatives to Microsoft Office to full-blown ERP systems, open source software can provide free options for small businesses that don't have the budget for big-ticket enterprise applications.

ERP has changed markedly over the past two decades. So where is it heading in 2017? Some see the end of old ways that have lingered too long and now need to head off into the sunset. Others predict market shakeups and whole new vistas of possibilities. xTuple comes in on the prognostication list at #3 with "Consumerized ERP" — Josh Fischer, product manager for xTupleCommerce, said that the biggest thing to expect in 2017 is demand for the equivalent of a consumer eCommerce experience in B2B transactions. Uber, eBay and Airbnb have revolutionized their respective fields. Now it’s time for enterprise apps to get in on the act.

Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic sat down with xTuple's CEO Ned Lilly to get the nitty gritty on xTuple’s research and development (R&D) focus and much more. PJ also reviewed the various editions of xTuple’s open source ERP software for accounting, manufacturing and distribution, and eCommerce, including xTuple 4.10, the latest release of its ERP and CRM package. He also reviewed xTuple’s development efforts and its approach to mobility, and introduces the new dashboards and other nifty features of the latest release now available to customers.

By Pete Prestipino, Editor-in-Chief of Website Magazine

The CRM and ERP industry is dominated by a handful of very powerful offerings, but they are far from the only option when one of these software solutions is needed.

Business software leader xTuple, for example, has released new version (4.10) of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) package and the improved functionality...

While 451 Research data finds that 'cloud first' is becoming the 'new normal' for many organizations, significant challenges remain for organizations making this shift, especially those in regulated industries.

xTuple sponsors the Emerging Designers Award at SPARK, a juried exhibition of poster art celebrating the city's growing arts district NEON (New Energy of Norfolk). Other sponsors included Downtown Norfolk Council, Sway Creative Labs, Grow digital agency, The Prince Ink Company.

By the numbers ...

Over 80% of small business managers still use pen, paper, and spreadsheets to run their workforce. And like most SMBs, it’s very likely that your outlook is strongly influenced by your current focus on day-to-day operations. When you’re buried up to the ears in work, it’s hard to find the time and energy to find solutions that help you shift your focus from day-to-day operations, to strategic...

These are some of the best ERP, CRM, small business server, project management and business intelligence applications available under an open source license.

Open source software for business is — yes, you guessed it — big business. According to Gartner, businesses will likely spend $321 billion on enterprise software in 2016, 4.2 percent more than last year. With business application...

By Kim Cung

The City of Norfolk is helping local entrepreneurs with four unique programs.

One of them is the Norfolk Innovation Fund, starting out with half a million dollars. It will focus on providing money for businesses in fields including health care, technology, sustainability, life sciences and resiliency. The fund is the first Municipal Venture Capital Fund in Virginia...

By Drew Robb

The supply chain is getting a lot smarter, thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT). This added intelligence results in lower costs and added efficiency for companies like General Motors and Whirlpool.

Passive sensors in the supply chain are being replaced with more intelligent versions which put companies in a better position to exert more control over the external...

By Daniel Pocock

There are a diverse range of free software solutions for accounting. Personally, I have been tracking my personal and business accounts using a double-entry accounting system since I started doing freelance work about the same time I started university. Once you become familiar with double-entry accounting (which doesn't require much more than basic arithmetic skills...

In a business applications world made up of giants, xTuple is a small open source ERP player. Though it may not have the brand power of an Oracle or SAP, the company's small size and open source foundations make it exceptionally nimble and able to innovate, which is something of an oddity in the ERP realm. Having built out its mobile credentials over the past few years, xTuple is now eyeing opportunities involving commerce applications.

By Raj Kumar Maurya

Are you fed-up of managing your new and existing customers’ data? Well, there are many open source tools available for free that can not only solve all your queries but also be modified as per your organization’s requirements.

xTuple CRM : It is MOBILE CRM which helps small- and mid-size companies manage and improve the myriad ways they interact with...

By James R. Borck

xTuple named InfoWorld's top pick in open source business applications. ERP, CRM, HRM, CMS, BPM — they're the engines behind every modern business. Our top picks in the category include back- and front-office solutions, marketing automation, lightweight middleware, heavyweight middleware, and other tools for moving data around, mixing it together, and magically...

By PJ Jakovljevic

“Ant-Man,” the newest member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has inspired version 4.9.0 of xTuple’s flagship open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. This version is a “smaller, faster, and better product,” and includes fixes for 164 bugs and 75 new features. This is the third product release to coincide with Marvel Comics movies, following the open...

In the summer of 2013, then-sophomore Ashby Crumpler found herself at an interview at xTuple, an open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software company, specialized for manufacturers and distributors, in Norfolk, Va. Crumpler was trying to get a summer internship in the sales department when xTuple employee and JMU alumna Missy Schmidt decided that she would be better suited in the...