Software adoption really depends the corporate culture and existing skill levels. Oracle and Microsoft have a advantage because they can sell to their existing customer base. A lot of software implementations is moving towards problem specific solutiions.
As for OSS ERP I am not sure if there is a large enough user base to develop much traction. It's my own belief that it will require a big corporate sponsor to gain wide adoption. In any case it would be interesting to find more figures on just how large the user base is for ERP5 and Compiere.. --- Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 11:41:29AM -0800, Paul G. > Allen wrote: > > Lan Barnes wrote: > > > > >On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 03:00:37AM -0800, Randall > Shimizu wrote: > > > > > >>ERP software is one of the last vestiges of > closed > > >>propietary software. Oracle and SAP's ERP app's > are > > >>sealed shut. Until recently the SAP language > could not > > >>communicate outside it's own environment. SAP's > big > > >>claim is that they offer hosted App's. Oracle's > ERP > > >>app's is even worse. Oracle wants you to let > them do > > >>everything. In fact Larry Ellison's mantra is > "don't > > >>touch that code". It's really ironic because > Oracle's > > >>code is written in Java. Oracle's ERP app;s are > not > > >>J2EE compliant so this makes it very difficult > to plug > > >>in new components. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >Lan's prediction: OSS will never crack ERP. > Nevernevernever. > > > > > > > To reply to this and several other posts: > > > > Compiere (www.compiere.org) is used by Goodyear in > Germany. It's OSS. It's > > Java. A version works with MySQL. I have D/L it > for evaluation, but have > > yet to have the time to complete the installation. > There are a few other > > much simpler, smaller projects as well. > > > > A OSS ERP solution is one of the final pieces many > companies (including > > mine - QUAKE) are looking for in order to > complete the transition from > > expensive, proprietary, non-portable applications > to lower-cost, OSS, > > portable applications for the enterprise. > > > > I've found the hardest part of developing and/or > implementing an ERP is the > > database system. > > > > PGA > > 1. I'm really encouraged to hear that. > > 2. On a more serious note (my post about the CIOs > was tongue in cheek), > I personally believe that the corporate-backed OSS > approach would be > perfect for ERP. Likewise basic banking SW, airline > booking, etc. > Anyplace where an industry could use a base package > in common without > giving or getting a particular competitive > advantage. > > 3. As much as I was kidding, I was also not kidding. > I truly believe > that sublimated testosterone envy drives all too > many corporate > decisions, including strategic SW acquisition. > > -- > Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
