1. LOGO Jawad Tariq ITEC-400 Assignment 13-1 April 05, 2007 Robert D’Andrea

2. Overview Open Source 1 Why Open Source 2 Opentaps 3 Conclusion 4

3. Open Source What is Open Source Software whose source code is available to everyone. Everyone is free to modify. Everyone is free to download or distribute. Developed by developers communities using the internet. The user doesn’t own the software.

4. Open Source Why Open Source Availability of the source code and the right to modify it. The right to redistribute. The right to use the software in any way. No per copy fees can be asked for modified versions. Lower overhead Many programmers are actual users, so they have vested interest. “Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow” by Linus

5. Opentaps ERP Enterprise Resource Planning systems. Opentaps CRM Customer Relationship Management

6. Open Source ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems integrate all data and processes of an organization into a unified system. A key ingredient of most ERP systems is the use of a unified database to store data for the various system modules CRM or Customer Relationship Management There are four aspect of CRM Active CRM Operational CRM Collaborative CRM Analytical CRM

7. Opentaps Features of Opentaps

8. Opentaps Accounting PaymentsInvoices Payments Chart of Accounts Agreements Transactions

9. Opentaps Facilities Manage warehouses Manage inventory Manage shipments

10. Opentaps Financials Payables Receivables Transactions Reports

11. Opentaps Manufacturing Bill of materialsCalendar Reports Approve Requirements Shipment Plans Material Resource Planning

12. Opentaps E-Commerce Shopping Lists Online Ordering Customer Information Order history Information

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14. LOGO References Sourcefoge.net (2007). opentaps open source ERP+CRM. Retrieved April 04, 2007, from http://sourceforge.net/projects/opentaps/ Wikipedia Foundation, Inc. (2007, April 01, 2007). Opentaps. Retrieved April 04, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opentaps Wikipedia Foundation, Inc. (2007, April 01, 2007). Open Source. Retrieved April 04, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Any Questions Email @ dosselpoh@hotmail.com Phone -- 614-270-8112