Free Sequoia Open Source ERP Software Released
Free open source software took a further step toward meeting the needs of business users today with the release of Sequoia Open Source ERP. This suite of business applications brings a low cost, flexible, and scalable solution to businesses worldwide.
(PRWEB) October 23, 2005 -- Free open source software took a further step toward meeting the needs of business users today with the release of Sequoia Open Source ERP. This suite of business applications brings a low cost, flexible, and scalable solution to businesses worldwide.
Sequoia ERP addresses the following needs of retailers, distributors, and manufacturers:
| | - Selling physical, digital, configurable, and rental products via multiple channels.
- Integrating online and physical stores through a single system which supports both eCommerce and Point Of Sales.
- Managing inventory across multiple stores and warehouses.
- Automating order fulfillment, including purchasing, shipping, and receiving.
- Offering custom price lists, promotions, and rule-based discounts.
- Managing manufacturing with bill of materials, production runs, and material resource planning.
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“Traditionally, enterprise software of this caliber have cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, effectively shutting out most businesses,” notes Si Chen, Principal of Open Source Strategies, Inc. “Open source offers an exciting alternative that lowers the cost of enterprise softtware and puts the user back in control.”
Like the most advanced Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Sequoia ERP can support thousands of simultaneous users and is the first open source ERP system to embrace the Services Oriented Architecture. It also stands out for being compatible with all major relational databases, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL. Unlike commercial software solutions, however, Sequoia ERP is freely available to users to download, use, and modify without paying license fees.
Open Source Strategies, Inc. (http://www.opensourcestrategies.com) is a software consulting firm specializing in open source enterpries software. To download Sequoia Open Source ERP, visit http://www.sequoiaerp.org.
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