| The Linux operating system is growing in popularity by | | | | Another very popular name in the list of ERP software |
| the day. This is because the system is very stable and | | | | solutions that are available in the market at this point of |
| very well suited for enterprise level tasks. A number of | | | | time is Compiere. The solution is available under the |
| products are now being ported to the Linux platform. | | | | terms of GNU General Public License. The solution |
| You can easily find ERP products for the Linux | | | | takes pride in being one of the most secure Linux |
| operating system as a number of popular products of | | | | based ERP products. The solution draws its security |
| this variety are now available. Moreover most of these | | | | from the fact that it is based on the Active Data |
| solutions are free software and you can modify them | | | | Directory concept. On the flip side, Compiere is based |
| to suite your requirements. | | | | on Oracle Database for which you have to shell out |
| Most of the ERP products that have been designed | | | | money. |
| for the Linux operating system are based on the | | | | A number community members are making attempts |
| same free and open source software philosophy on | | | | to make Compiere run with a free database system . |
| which the system is itself based. All of us know that | | | | The target is to make the solution compatible with |
| the requirements of every company are not same | | | | different database solutions so that it becomes a |
| and that with the change of time, the requirements of | | | | choice for the consumer to run it on any database |
| every company also tend to change. As you have | | | | system he wants. Beta testing of this interoperability is |
| access to the source code of the products for Linux, | | | | currently in progress. |
| you can easily tweak it to act in the way you want. | | | | Another name in the list of Linux ERP products is |
| The most common of all the ERP products available | | | | Adempiere. This solution is a fork of the Compiere |
| for the Linux platform is ERP5. This is also one of the | | | | ERP products for Linux operating system. The solution |
| most comprehensive solutions that is available in the | | | | is powered by JBoss and its based on the almost |
| market at this point of time. Informatique Professional | | | | ubiquitous Java 2 Enterprise Edition. You can use |
| magazine has awarded the award for best ERP | | | | Oracle or Postgre SQL as the back end of this |
| solution to ERP5. It is powered by another very | | | | solution. |
| popular open source product called My SQL. The | | | | Apart from this a number of ERP products for the |
| solution is available for download in the binary and | | | | Linux operating system are still in the Pre Alpha, Alpha |
| source code forms. You also get the option to go for | | | | and the Beta test phases. |
| paid software as a service subscription. | | | | |