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Open Source Software (OSS) is software created by a user community for its own use. This software development model is responsible for some of the greatest success stories in commercial software, including:

  • Apache webserver (about 46% of all web servers, #1 in category)
  • Firefox web browser (24% of all browsers, #2 in category)
  • Unix/Linux operating system (about 6% of all PCs, #2 in category)

Open Source software offers the following benefits:

  • independent of any one supplier or vendor
  • based on open standards and technologies
  • interoperates with a wide variety of systems
  • easy and free to evaluate for organizational fit
  • no licensing or maintenance fees
  • customizable to meet your exact needs (you have source code)

OFBiz is not the only Open Source ERP system, but it is one of the best. It has the following advantages:

  • In rapid development since 2001
  • Vibrant and active development community
  • Large installed base of business users
  • Built in Java, based on XML
  • Database-agnostic: works with most major databases
  • Database architecture based on Universal Data Modeling
  • MVC web application server (used with standard browser)
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