Early this month, a new Internet-wide security vulnerability known as POODLE surfaced. This vulnerability affects the SSLv3 protocol. Although SSLv3 is rarely used in communications between the most up-to-date applications, it presents a security concern for people whose systems are not updated to the latest versions.
More from Wikipedia on POODLE and Authorize.net POODLE FAQs ....
Guest blog post by Cindy Jutras, president of Mint Jutras , a widely recognized expert in analyzing the impact of enterprise applications on business performance.
Recently I had the opportunity to present one of the keynotes at xTupleCon 2014, xTuple’s second annual user conference. After last year’s inaugural event I posted a recap, referring to xTuple itself, an open source ERP...
By Daniel Pocock, Software Engineer
In 2013, Debian participated in both rounds of the GNOME Outreach Program for Women (OPW) . The first round was run in conjunction with GSoC and the second round was a standalone program. The publicity around these programs and the strength of the Google and Debian brands attracted a range of female candidates, many of whom were shortlisted by...
By Ted Rohm
xTuple, an award winning open source ERP vendor, recently held its user conference — xTupleCon 2014 — in its home town of Norfolk, VA. xTuple’s mission is stated simply: “To help companies of all sizes successfully implement powerful and easy-to-use open source ERP software, to grow their business profitably.” The conference brought together a global community of open...
Thanks to everyone who made xTupleCon 2014 such a fantastic event! We'll be putting together all the conference materials in a special area of the website accessible to attendees only — give us a couple days to finish collating everything, and watch this space for the link once it's ready.
In the meantime, check out the album of pictures on our Facebook page — including a slew of...
By Reynolds Hutchins
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak regaled a crowded Chrysler Hall last Tuesday, recounting stories of his rise to fame from high school outcast to celebrated inventor.
By Reynolds Hutchins
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak was the headliner at the Norfolk Forum Tuesday night, where he also served as the opening act for xTupleCon 2014, the international open source ERP conference held by the eponymous Norfolk-based enterprise software company.
xTuple — affordable software designed for wholesale plumbing distributors. Priced for distributors of all sizes. xTuple runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, mobile devices or in the cloud. Features include robust accounting with fully integrated CRM, Sales Order/Quote Entry interface to Vendor Catalogs or Trade Service.
The Fixed Asset Maintenance extension package has been updated to resolve some outstanding issues and make several improvements based on customer feedback. The new version is available on the xChange or if you have purchased this package earlier, it will be available for download in the Commercial Software section of xTuple.org.
Several issues have come up with recent releases of the...
by Tara Bozick
Ned Lilly wanted his company's next conference to be twice as big as the first. He didn't anticipate that a "wonderful happy coincidence" would also mean giving xTupleCon attendees a night with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
By Tara Bozick
“How could Hampton Roads attract more tech talent?” I recently asked Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple. “What do you have to have to become a tech hot spot like Austin or San Francisco?
by Fred Blauer
While many of these application projects have been around for years, they have not been sitting still. They've been creating mobile-friendly front ends, adding POS (point of sale) capabilities, providing integrations with other systems, and invariably, expanding the deployment options with SaaS editions. You'll find plenty that's new in this year's crop of open source...
UPDATE!! Can anybody catch Keith ??
I'm posting with news on haxTuple 2014, our hackathon/bug derby that covers community-contributed fixes to both the xTuple Desktop client everyone knows, and the new Mobile Web client.
That lovely orange leaderboard on the left side of the xTuple.org website tells the story. Sprinkled in among the valiant efforts of our own xTuple staff,...
NORFOLK, VA
With the addition of new event features, xTuple announced today the extension of open registration to October 3, 2014, for the Software Company’s global user conference. Featuring an opening keynote and reception with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and dozens of...
NORFOLK, VA
xTuple announces the Greater Toronto Area Business Showcase to be held on Friday 19 September 2014 at the Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport, part of the Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
The fly-in event brings...
Publishes xTupleCon14 mobile app, extends registration, and adds new specialized developer workshop
NORFOLK, VA — September 17, 2014 — With the addition of new event features, xTuple announced today the extension of open registration to October 3, 2014, for the Software Company’s global...
Canada has always been a great market for xTuple, where we are proud to support our many users and dedicated partners. Now, more than ever, there is increased demand for a full-featured, integrated ERP solution that's customizable, flexible and affordable. xTuple has been modified to meet the requirements of Canadian tax regulations, and for our friends in Quebec, xTuple is nearly 100%...
NORFOLK, VA
Seats at xTuple’s global ERP user summit (#xTupleCon14) are filling fast, as the hotel room block and conference registration deadline of September 15 approaches.
At last year's inaugural xTupleCon, CEO Ned Lilly warned attendees that the 2014 theatrical release of "X-...
Back-to-school rewards for global user conference (#xTupleCon14) attendees: xTuple announces the immediate availability of xTuple University (xTupleU) — an online learning center for the enterprise software open source community. During the beta period, registered users enjoy complimentary, unlimited access to all training videos on the site.
xTuple has long enjoyed a reputation as being extremely responsive to our community when it comes to improving product quality, as evidenced by our third prize-filled haxTuple bug-squashing competition . Or the fact that our developers lead the world among open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects in resolving reported bugs , with a close rate of over 94%, according to statistics...