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As the head of sales here at xTuple, I spend a significant amount of time on the pricing page . When I first came to xTuple six years ago, the pricing page was my favorite page on the website. I had come from the big-iron ERP world where pricing was NEVER revealed. In that world, pricing would go to the prospective customer only AFTER exhaustive demos and sales meetings and qualification phone...

By Koa Beck

xTuple, a provider of commercial open-source business management software, has announced the release of a new version of its flagship product along with an expansion of the xTuple cloud service. The new features of the open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software include a Quickstart Wizard for setup and an xTuple desktop, with graphical, customizable workflows...

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Commercial open source ERP integration solution enables data interchange in multiple formats, over multiple transport mechanisms

xTuple, the leading provider of commercial open source business management software for growing companies, today announced the general availability of xTuple Connect . This powerful new tool is a standards-based, completely open platform...

One of my favorite quotes these days is from “ Sideshow ” by Sheri S. Tepper: “Evil comes from unchecked power.” Oracle's recent lawsuit against Google over their use of Java in the Android operating system is ample proof of this if there wasn't enough already in the world at large.

How does Oracle get away with this? Java is mostly open source, isn't it? Well, actually, software can...

We understand. You're busy running your business, and upgrading your xTuple software isn't exactly your top priority. Maybe you've read about some of the fantastic new features in version 3.5, maybe you've even joined us for one of our regular webinar series - but it just hasn't made it to the top of the list.

Please allow us to give you a little nudge. Through the end of the year we'...

By Minh Huynh & Ivan Pinto

For years, there has been a need for teaching students about business process integration. The use of ERP systems has been proposed as a mechanism to meet this need. Yet, in the midst of a recent economic crisis, it is difficult to find funding for the acquisition and implementation of an ERP system for teaching purpose. While it is recognized that the...

The xTuple community forum is an active place, with many new topics and replies posted every day. New users and old-hands alike can ask questions and expect to get answers in a reasonable amount of time. xTuple staff monitors the forums, but a question is more likely to get a response from a partner or a helpful and experienced community member than from one of us, and that is how it should be...

We've got lots of people coming to Norfolk in the next few weeks for our upcoming Intro and Power User training classes. Visiting a new city can present some challenges. Before I make travel arrangements, I always review my options with a local, so I know I'm making the best choices. Below please find my recommendations.xTuple is located at 119 W York Street in Norfolk, Virginia. Google maps...

It's easy for us full time developers to get sucked into blogging mostly about our own achievements in a release cycle. However, as an open source project I don't think we should neglect shining the spotlight on contributions from our community. After all, these are the people using the software in the real world and trying to solve real world problems with it. In fact well over 100...

We recently released version 3.5.2 of our xTuple ERP application. This release fixes a couple of discreet, yet significant , issues that were discovered after the 3.5.1 release was sent into production. While on the surface this release does not appear to be a significant departure from previous releases, it is. Our goal is to provide the best products and services possible and in order to do...

The Pentaho Data Integration tool is an extremely powerful open source tool for moving data from application to application. I use it for automating data transfer between various applications and databases. Why do things manually when you can automate

One of my current projects involved a requirement to upload exchange rates into xTuple's PostBooks application. This is a mundane task...

We like that word, especially when it's applied to our software (by someone besides ourselves!) And we're getting a lot of that reaction when users see the latest feature we're releasing with xTuple 3.5.1, now available for download. The first thing you'll notice in 3.5.1 is the application looks totally different.

By Nathan Eddy

xTuple, a provider of commercial open source business management software for small to medium-size businesses, announced the release of the latest version of the company's flagship product and the expansion of the xTuple Cloud service. New features of the open source ERP software include a QuickStart Wizard for improved system set up configuration and an xTuple Desktop...

By Chris Kanaracus

xTuple probably has about 500 active participants in its open-source community, and roughly 25,000 people "who have raised their hand somewhere along the line," said xTuple CEO Ned Lilly. There have been nearly 400,000 downloads of xTuple software, he added.

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Solution allows companies to move beyond simple accounting software for better control over operations

xTuple, the leading provider of commercial open source business management software for growing companies, today announced the release of the latest version of xTuple’s flagship product and the expansion of the xTuple Cloud service. New features of the open...

How many times have you excitedly downloaded a new software application and thought to yourself, this looks great, but where do I start? After trial and error, sorting through help documents, and skimming user manuals eventually you get the hang of it.

Well, when it comes to xTuple software we want to help you move this process along so you can get your enterprise system set up and...

The wait is over.

The first fully productized website integration with xTuple ERP is now available. The Web Portal integrates a Drupal website with an xTuple backend, by linking Drupal users with xTuple Contacts and CRM Accounts. (Remember that CRM Accounts can be customers, vendors, partners, or any other organization you do business with.)

So individuals associated with a...

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xTuple Web Portal Links its Customers and their Business Partners

xTuple, provider of commercial open source business management software for growing companies, today announced the general availability of its xTuple Web Portal . This powerful new tool enables xTuple users to utilize their website to work directly with customers, suppliers, or other business...

Why do we implement ERP? Ask several different companies and you will get a variety of answers. The one answer I hear most often, indeed a common refrain from those who are most successful is: “To integrate all facets of our business on a single application platform.” This makes sense especially when you consider that the 'E' in ERP is Enterprise.

Now, let's ask a different question:...

By Accounting Today

Commercial open-source accounting, enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software provider xTuple has introduced the xTuple Web Portal, which enables users’ websites to work directly with customers, suppliers and other business partners.