We're happy to announce that beta3 of xTuple ERP 3.3.0 is now available for download. This release includes the 129 fixes contributed as a result of the xTuple Bug Derby; check out the release notes here. In addition to all the bug fixes, you should see some dramatic performance improvements in a number of high-volume situations as well. And if you're not up on all the cool new features introduced in earlier releases of 3.3, check out the xTuple roadmap.
By the way, if you think the new download presentation is as much of a mess as we do, please let SourceForge know. We love 'em, and they provide a wonderful free service to the open source community, but this is much worse than the old version, and needs fixing.
Ned Lilly
In October 2001, Ned co-founded xTuple, originally called OpenMFG, with the aim of bringing the worlds of open platform software and enterprise resource planning (ERP) together to solve the unmet needs of small- to mid-sized manufacturers. In 1999, he was a co-founder of Great Bridge, an early business built around the PostgreSQL database which is also the core technology for xTuple today. Great Bridge was incubated inside Landmark Communications, a mid-sized media company where Ned directed corporate venture investments, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and startup activity. Prior to Landmark, Ned worked for a regional technology group in Washington D.C. and had a brief first career in political media — television, radio and a non-partisan news wire. He holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.A. from George Washington University.