Open Linko » ERP http://www.openlinko.com All about Open Source eCommerce and ERP software Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:20:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A unique SaaS offer for Open ERP http://www.openlinko.com/a-unique-saas-offer-for-open-erp/ http://www.openlinko.com/a-unique-saas-offer-for-open-erp/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:15:09 +0000 Christophe Douillard http://www.openlinko.com/?p=75 Open ERP is coming with a SaaS offer that is quite unique. This information is relayed by “Cloud Computing Journal”.  See  below.

Odoo – On Demand (SaaS) Offer from Open ERP
— Open ERP has released its new service offer – Odoo, the On demand ERP solution with minimal costs involved for end user. It is a SaaS (Software As A Service) offer from Open ERP, which provides an access to end user without any investment or any infrastructural cost.

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Located in Montreal, Linko Solutions was created by a group of business consultants coming from the business solution industry (Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP, Web, eCommerce – online store, e-Marketing). It was founded on the observation that small and medium businesses have the same needs as large companies, and that these needs are not currently fulfilled by commercial solutions:

  • Typical “SMB” solutions lack key functionalities;
  • Prohibitive cost of acquisition, implementation, and support;
  • Lack of flexibility.

These constraints contribute to a poor automation level within Canadian small and medium businesses, limiting their efficiency and more importantly, preventing them from leveraging their core potentials – flexibility, agility, adaptableness, innovation – reducing their effectiveness and competitiveness.

Linko Solutions’ mission is to give Quebec’s small and medium businesses the ability to expand their market, increase their revenue and improve their operational efficiency by offering low cost Open Source platforms and associated services, allowing them to open new distribution channels and increase their visibility while optimizing their business processes.

For more information regarding Linko Solutions, visit our website

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]]> http://www.openlinko.com/linko-solutions/feed/ 0 About http://www.openlinko.com/about-2/ http://www.openlinko.com/about-2/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:00:06 +0000 Christophe Douillard http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/?page_id=2 This blog, scrutinizes the emergence of Open Source business applications, which offer a free alternative to proprietary and pricey ERP, CRM, or eCommerce software.

The vigour Open Source players are showing and the enthusiasm they create is really exiting and we are curious to see how the business model will evolve, how solutions will improve, and where the adoption rate is going.

It will be interesting to observe the community reaction to the recent increase in the number of Open Source companies that are migrating toward a “Commercial Open Source” business model.

Current Open Source software are currently not as capable as high-end applications like SAP or Oracle, but they are briskly closing in on Microsoft Dynamics series or SAP Business One. Where will they be tomorrow?

A growing number of big names (in Europe especially with La Poste or Whirpool) are turning to these solutions in order to reduce their operating costs. This move is attracting IT companies of significant size (SMILE – 350 employees dedicated to Open Source). Is it the turning point in the adoption of Open Source enterprise Management solutions? …A Suivre …

Finally, Quebec companies are under-equipped in terms of e-Commerce (7%) and ERP solutions. The main reasons are the entry cost and the lack of depth of solutions available to small and medium business. Will affordable Open Source solutions give them the opportunity to release their business potential?

This new blog will monitor the market and will try to come back with answers to these questions. We invite you to follow us

Christophe Douillard

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]]> http://www.openlinko.com/about-2/feed/ 0 Why invest in an ERP solution? http://www.openlinko.com/why-invest-in-an-erp-solution-2/ http://www.openlinko.com/why-invest-in-an-erp-solution-2/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:40:45 +0000 Christophe Douillard http://192.168.0.196/wordpress/?p=23 One of the major conclusions of a 2007 Aberdeen Research Report is that “invariably the most substantial reason for companies to implement ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is that without it, staying competitive is a practical impossibility”

This is confirmed by a survey by Aberdeen Research involving 500 mid-market companies which shows that those who have implemented an ERP solution have experienced the following benefits:

  • Reduction in inventory cost (Best in class achieve 17%)
  • Reduction in inventory levels (Best in class achieve 21%)
  • Reduction of administrative costs (Best in class achieve 21%)
  • Reduce day sales outstanding (increase Cash flow)
  • Increase inventory accuracy (Best in class achieve 97%)
  • Decrease time to close a month (Best in class achieve 3.6 days)
  • Complete and on-time shipments (Best in class achieve 96%)
  • Manufacturing schedule compliance (Best in class achieve 95%)
  • Standardize and accelerate business processes
  • Provide visibility to these processes in real-time to support effective decision-making

Despite this, mid-market companies often have a hard time investing in ERP software due over priced applications that fail to deliver on their promises, and mismanaged projects that result in unpredictable, sky high Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

There are nevertheless Open Source solutions which revisit the Enterprise application’s business model and make it easier for small and medium sized companies to get access to ERP and CRM systems. Among the numerous Open Source applications available out there, I would pick two which each respond to specific business needs:

  • Open ERP – For its functional depth and its ability to meet the needs of the most demanding retailers and wholesalers. A solution capable of supporting the most complex business processes.
  • xTuple ERP – An easy to use and to implement system that supports the needs of distribution and manufacturing companies. A perfect solution for companies who want to be quickly up and running at low cost.

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]]> http://www.openlinko.com/why-invest-in-an-erp-solution-2/feed/ 0 Open ERP more famous than NetSuite? http://www.openlinko.com/open-erp-more-famous-than-netsuite/ http://www.openlinko.com/open-erp-more-famous-than-netsuite/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:56:09 +0000 Christophe Douillard http://www.openlinko.com/?p=44 I just read a post on Open ERP web site claiming that they were becoming more famous than NetSuite according to Google Trends.

Google Trends - NetSuite vs Open ERP

Google Trends - NetSuite vs Open ERP

What an achievement for a company whose marketing bust must be 400 times tinier than NetSuite.

Just out of curiosity, I compared Open ERP with its peers. I think the graphic speaks by itself.

Google Trends - Open ERP vs peers

Google Trends - Open ERP vs peers

Add to that the latest statistics:

  • 20% growth in the number of leads every two months
  • 1,000 downloads of the auto-installer per day
  • One new module produced every open day (20 per month)

It seems that Open ERP is doing everything right:

  • The right object oriented technology allowing for easy add-ons development and integration.
  • The right business model: a true Open Source model and not that pseudo “commercial” thing

Is this the application to follow? The future will tell … maybe sooner than we think.

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