Adempiere

Infobox_Software
name = Adempiere



caption =
developer =
latest_release_version = Adempiere 3.4.0-stable Emily Edition
latest_release_date = release date and age|2008|3|26
latest_preview_version = Adempiere 3.5.2a
latest_preview_date = release date and age|2008|7|29
operating_system = Windows, Linux, Unix
genre = ERP, CRM, SCM
license = GPLv2
website = [http://www.adempiere.org/ www.adempiere.org]

Adempiere (pronounced ah-DEHM-pyeh-reh, in italian means "to fulfil, to accomplish") is a community-driven project which develops and supports an open source business solution of the same name, that delivers Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management functionality.

The Adempiere project was created in September 2006 after a long running disagreement between ComPiere Inc., the developers of Compiere, and the community that formed around that project. The community believed Compiere Inc. placed too much emphasis on the open source nature of the project, rather than the community nature of the project, and after an impassioned discussion [ [http://red1.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=931&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Debate - Has Compiere Become Closed? Do We Fork? How?(Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:48 pm)Red1] ] decided to split from Compiere giving birth to the Adempiere project.

The project name comes from the Italian word meaning 'to fulfill' but with additional context of "to complete, reach, practice, perform the duties of, or free (discharge), it also means to honor and respect".

Project structure

As a community based project all are entitled to their say and are encouraged to do so but, with community members in over 30 countries stretched across six continents, for practical purposes the project is guided 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.
* Accept contributions.
* Define the roadmap.
* Review and approve specifications.
* Vote for new functionalities.
* Approve changes to core.

Goals of this project

The goal of the Adempiere project is the creation of a community developed and supported open source business solution. The project's community believes that best method of attaining this goal is in the implementation of the Bazaar from Eric Raymond's famous article The Cathedral and the Bazaar. And indeed, ADempiere's rise, within a matter of weeks, to the top five in the SourceForge.net rankings could be considered confirmation of the power of the Bazaar as expressed by Raymond.

This commitment, by the ADempiere project, to the community distinguishes it from other open source projects developing similar business solutions.

These ideals are expressed and enshrined in the Project Charter—currently being written by the project's council.

Adempiere business functionality

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
* Integrated Web Store

Adempiere architecture

Adempiere inherited the Adaptative Data Dictionary from the Compiere project. This architecture allows for the extension of the database Data Dictionary concept into the application, which in turn allows for the management of the application's entities and their validation rules, as well as screen layout and display logic from within the application itself. A (Workflow Management Coalition) and Object Management Group (OMG) standards based workflow engine is utilised to provide Business Process Management. These features allow for the rapid customization of the application to a business needs as it evolves.

Adempiere technology

Adempiere is developed with J2EE technology, specifically utilising the JBoss application server. Currently database support is restricted to Oracle and PostgreSQL, but database independence is a priority technology goal of the project.

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*Comparison of accounting software

References

* [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/77954 Heise Online - Technology News Portal]
* [http://www.acquisa.de/newsDetails?newsID=1158042599.14&d_start:int=1 Acquisa - Online Marketing Magazine]
* [http://gudanglinux.net/gmc/content/view/248/2/ GudangLinux note]
* [http://linuxpr.com/releases/9123.html LinuxPR note]
* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2006/10/forking_compier.html InfoWorld article]
* [http://presszoom.com/story_119167.html Full Open Source compliance and Database independence, one step closer with Adempiere first release]
* [http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2034214,00.asp?kc=EWNAVEMNL102006EOAD Compiere User Community Splits; Code Forks]

External links

* [http://www.adempiere.org/ Official Community website]
* [http://www.adempiere.com/ Official Product website]
* [http://www.adempierebusiness.com/ Commercial Services website]
* [http://www.adempiere.com/wiki/index.php/ADempiere ADempiere Wiki] based on Mediawiki
* [http://www.adempiere.com/wiki/index.php/ADempiere_Virtual_Appliance ADempiere Virtual Appliance for VMware player] a fully pre-installed, pre-configured ADempiere installation running under the VMware Player and containing all the necessary software, a quick way to try out ADempiere.
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/adempiere/ Adempiere Sourceforge Project site] ,
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