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A startup maker of open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, announced Wednesday that it has certified its OpenMFG and PostBooks software products for use on Apple's new Mac OS X Leopard operating system. The products are advanced ERP software solutions built with open source components, such as the PostgreSQL database, the Qt toolkit for C and the OpenRPT report writer.

Commercial open source xTuple works with a global community of tens of thousands of professional users to give customers the ability to tailor platform-agnostic solutions and to offer flexible licensing and pricing options.

OpenMFG is available under a hybrid license whereby customers have full access to the source code, and any enhancements made to the product flow back to xTuple for review, quality testing and possible incorporation into the baseline product. PostBooks, on the other hand, is a simpler version available under the OSI (Open Source Initiative)-approved Common Public Attribution License (CPAL) free of charge. Both products run equally well on Mac, Windows and Linux computers, xTuple says, and now Leopard users can rest assured the products will be compatible there as well. Widespread Demand Increased demand for Mac-compatible products fueled xTuple's move to certify its products for Leopard, the newest version of Apple's Mac OS X, Ned Lilly, xTuple's president and CEO, told LinuxInsider. 'We're seeing increased demand for Mac OS X across the board, from customers you might not necessarily think of as Apple users,' Lilly said. 'In addition to high-tech fields like electronics and computers and enthusiast communities such as precision bike parts, we've got Mac users in industrial manufacturers ranging from pumps and valves to hydraulics and pneumatics. And they're all talking about Leopard.'

Roughly a third of xTuple's customers have at least some Macs somewhere in their organizations, Lilly noted. 'It's not a homogeneous world out there,' he explained.

'If companies have a mix in their environment of two or three different platforms, we're about the only thing that can run on all three.' Cross-Platform From the Start Indeed, ever since xTuple - formerly known itself as 'OpenMFG' - was founded about six years ago, 'one of the most important things to us from the get-go was being totally cross-platform on both the client and the server,' Lilly explained.

'We see the Mac as a very strategic platform, and it has always been a pretty big part of our story.' XTuple's ERP packages both include inventory management, product definition and costing, work order management, manufacturing, purchasing, sales, shipping and receiving, project management, sales analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger and customer relationship management. The commercial OpenMFG product adds manufacturing scheduling, capacity planning and several other advanced features. Both packages are fully multicurrency and multilingual, and they support a range of multilayered taxation structures. Wave of Purchase Activity Currently there seems to be a wave of new purchasing activity, fueled jointly by the recent releases of Windows Vista and Leopard, the increasing acceptance of Ubuntu on desktops, and the cyclical resurgence of ERP system replacements, Lilly noted. As a result, more and more consumers have been 'kicking our tires,' he said. The current versions of OpenMFG and PostBooks were what xTuple certified, and that compatibility will extend to the next iteration, version 2.3, which is currently in beta and due out in the next few weeks, Lilly said.

'I think this really underscores the fact that the open source movement is going through a series of fits and starts,' Albert Pang, research director for enterprise applications research at, told LinuxInsider. Hedging Their Bets 'It's a recognition of the diversity of the technology infrastructures out there,' Pang explained. 'Certain operating systems are still very instrumental, and extending into the Leopard environment will allow xTuple to pick up some incremental revenues and additional customers.' In a sense, xTuple is hedging its bets, Pang concluded: 'This will help allow customers to run their applications regardless of the underlying infrastructure.'

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And you can do this with one of the lowest cost of ownership available. XTuple ERP is the best open source ERP solution for small to medium sized businesses and works smoothly and Linux a platforms (and Windows if you must). It provides you a complete, integrated software for the end to end operation of your business.

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XTuple ERP includes the following modules:. Accounting. Sales. CRM. Purchasing. Inventory. Manufacturing.

Reporting xTuple ERP is available in three editions, depending on the needs of your business. The PostBooks edition of xTuple open source ERP is our entry-level offering, available completely free with open source ERP, and suitable for small businesses of all kinds. PostBooks includes full financials; robust open source CRM; Sales and Purchasing; Accounting and ad-hoc reporting; and lightweight inventory, manufacturing and distribution. XTuple ERP Standard Edition is the newest product, is a midrange commercial offering, which adds advanced inventory control, warehousing, and other features to the core package. XTuple Standard Edition is a great option for distributors, retailers, light manufacturers, and anyone else who would prefer commercially licensed software. The OpenMFG Edition of xTuple open source ERP is our premium commercial offering, recommended for manufacturing companies in both discrete and batch process production; make to order, make to stock, or mixed-mode; even job shops and engineer-to-order. It is their award winning open source ERP suite first released in 2002.

All three editions are built on the same code base; in fact, the client software is exactly the same (so upgrading from one to another is a snap!) All three run equally well on Windows, Linux, and - and are fully internationalized (multi-currency, support for multiple tax structures, and multilingual translation packs maintained by our global community). All three contain a full copy of OpenRPT, the open source report writer also created and maintained by xTuple. And whether it's the free PostBooks Edition or the commercially licensed Standard or OpenMFG Editions, you get the full application source code (client and server). You can participate in the ongoing improvement and development of the software as much as you like. Best of all, xTuple will manage that multi-product community development process so that all companies - regardless of how technical they might be - can benefit from the open source way of doing things. To view license and implementation pricing.

To view an xTuple brochure that provides details on the many features and benefits of xTuple ERP solutions. To visit the xTuple.com website for more information on xTuple. Atlanta, GA Greenville, SC OpenSurge Group LLC Toronto, Ontario Canada.