Adempiere

ADempiere ˌɑːdɛmˈpjɛəreɪ is an Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP software package released under a free software license. The verb adempiere in Italian means "to fulfill a duty" or "to accomplish". The software is licensed under the GNU General Public License. The ADempiere project was created in September 2006. Disagreement between the open-source developer community that formed around the Compiere open-source ERP software and the project's corporate sponsor ultimately led to the creation of Adempiere as a fork of Compiere. Within weeks of the fork, ADempiere reached the top five of the SourceForge.net rankings. This ranking provides a measure of both the size of its developer community and also its impact on the open-source ERP software market. The project name comes from the Italian verb "adempiere", which means "fulfillment of a duty" but with the additional senses of "Complete, reach, practice, perform tasks, or release; also, give honor, respect", here which were considered appropriate to what the project aimed to achieve. The goal of the Adempiere project is the creation of a community-developed and supported open source business solution. The Adempiere community follows the open-source model of the Bazaar described in Eric Raymond's article The Cathedral and the Bazaar. The following business areas are addressed by the Adempiere application: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Financial Performance Analysis Integrated Point of sale (POS) solution Cost Engine for different Cost types Two different Productions (light and complex) which include Order batch and Material Requirements Planning (or Manufacturing Resource Planning). All community members are entitled to their say in the project discussion forums. For practical purposes, the project is governed by a council of contributors. A leader is nominated from this council to act as overall project manager. The role of the Adempiere Council is to: Support decisions of the leader.