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Compiere, offering open source business solutions, announced that its ERP/CRM solution has been selected as the Best of Enterprise Resource Planning in IDG’s InfoWorld’s 2008 Best of Open Source Software (Bossies) Awards. These awards are in recognition of the best free and open source software required by businesses, IT professionals and productive individuals.

 

InfoWorld’s Test Center editors, analysts and reviewers selected 60 winners in eight categories including business and productivity applications, development tools, middleware, networking, security and storage.

 

InfoWorld said that Compiere’s general-purpose ERP package also includes basic CRM functionality. The package offers financials, procurement and inventory management besides general sales and reporting. Compiere enhanced security with data level granularity, user experience with a browser-based UI and strong search facilities.

“We are extremely honored by this recognition from InfoWorld,” said Don Klaiss, president and CEO of Compiere.

 

“This award validates the positive changes our company and software have undergone during the past year, including our latest, most substantial product upgrade. Our ongoing commitment to delivering robust, flexible open source applications to companies looking to drive down the costs and complexities of ERP is what continues to fuel our aggressive global growth,” emphasized Klaiss.

 

Compiere has released a technology upgrade to its ERP solution recently. The company is planning to move into the manufacturing and distribution marketplace besides adding functionality to each of its product upgrades in the future.

 

Compiere has transformed from an innovative open source project to a commercial open source company by expanding its services. It launched a new Web architecture and UI and succeeded in gaining more customers worldwide. Its applications are built on a model-driven application platform enabling businesses to acquire, implement and extend customization of ERP systems without programming.

 

The open source business model helps customers benefit from ERP automation at lesser cost compared to traditional proprietary software products.

 

InfoWorld Media Group facilitates IT solutions management choose appropriate technology and it identifies and promotes emerging technology segments which add unique value for organizations. InfoWorld analysts and editors employ integrated communications approach including online, events, social media and research, besides more investment in an independent Test Center for offering analysis and evaluation and expert commentary on issues concerning emerging technologies and products.