Freedom with Opensource ERP

By: Mohamed Elsdig

CEO and Founder

About Mohamed Elsadig

• 17 years experince in information technology in MENA

• Long experience in Opensource technolgy

• Founded Appness 5 years back as a leading software implementation company with main focus on Odoo.

Acheviement of AppnessIRAQ

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UAE

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So what exactly is ERP

• Tranditionally: ERP software automates and integrates core business processes while helping the organization manage their financials, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, reporting, human resources and more

• Now: ERP have mobile App interface, website interface, e-commerce, integration with Social Media, and much more.

Why is ERP a requirements for organizations

ERP is need to manage all aspects of organization whether its accounting, sales, purchase, finance, warehouse or other

It integrates between all parts of the organization forming a centralized source of data for the organization

Company processes and policies can be applied to the way the ERP works and full control employee access rights can be configured

Reports can be pulled as needed along with dashboards

What options are available

proprietary or closed-source

Source code is owned and undisclosed by the vendor

Inhouse developed

Created by a software company or inhouse developer

Opensource

What is OpenSource ERP

An ERP whose source code can be

Inspected

Modified

Enhanced by anyone who uses it

Freedom to create and customize the software

Cost-effective, and even a free option, over a proprietary or closed-source program

Flexible to customize to meet specific business processes as needed

Odoo as a leading opensource ERP

Benefits of Open Source ERP Software

Freedom From Licensing

Community Support

Fully Customizable

Lower Cost

Popular Opensource Licenses

The following OSI-approved licenses are popular:

• Apache License 2.0

• BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" license

• BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" or "FreeBSD" license

• GNU General Public License (GPL)

• GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License (LGPL)

• MIT license

• Mozilla Public License 2.0

• Common Development and Distribution License

• Eclipse Public License version 2.0

About Odoo

• Started since 2005

• Named Tiny ERP, then OpenERP, then Odoo

• All in One, one stop shop

• One of the most downloadable software in the world

CRM

Accounting

Purchase

HR

And many more …

OpenSource in all levels

• Its not only the ERP that is OpenSource but also the following:• The programming language – Python• Operating System - Ubuntu• Database - PostreSQL

Concerns Of Open Source ERP Software• Security Concerns• Sometimes there is difficulty of Installation, implementation

or Training Process• No vendor support on community editions

To summarize

• Opensource ERP came along way, and we believe its very mature now• Odoo as per our experience is the most mature OpenSource

ERP in the market at the moment

• In Oman many success stories of implementing solutions on Opensource, and many to come ..

Our Clients using Odoo