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With the publication of the upcoming new release of Openbravo POS we have decided to upgrade the terms of its license from GNU GPL version 2 to version 3. With GNU GPL version 3 we are up to date with the latest version of the license and we close several gaps of the previous license like granting patent licenses to every user, extending compatibility with other free software licenses and dealing with the new threats to free software that have emerged since version 2 of the GNU GPL.

SAP CTO Vishal Sikka offers a glimpse into which emerging technologies will be key to SAP product development.

Here is a presentation in a few slides of the Open ERP business model for 2009. The goal is to sustain the growth of the product and the quality of the services to satisfy the community, the customers and the partners.

Hello,

We continue our efforts to release a very good documentation on Open ERP. Today, we just uploaded an improved version of our different documentations:

* The user book on enterprise management,
* The developer book,
* The community guide,
* The modules documentation.

You can access these documentations on: http://doc.openerp.com

If you want to contribute in the documentation process, please join the launchpad project: http://launchpad.net/openobject-doc

Latest Updates on Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Modularity is the most important feature debuting in Openbravo ERP R2.50. As a result of the modularity improvements in 2.50, developers will notice the following:

• Easier to contribute to Openbravo ERP by allowing distributed and decoupled development and maintenance of optional features.
• A rich set of extensions for the Community to meet their unique business requirements without bloating the core product.
• Shorter implementation cycles by enabling system integrators to develop micro-vertical templates.
• Scalable business opportunity by creating modules once that can be easily reused in multiple implementations, or sold to others implementing Openbravo ERP.
  

As part of the modularity program that we offered during the 2.50 alpha process, we created some videos to explain the main modularity concepts and workflows to the participants. We have just edited and published the videos in Openbravo Wiki.

The videos published are the following:

• Course Introduction. A high level introduction of Openbravo modularity capabilities and benefits for users and developers.
• Modularity Concepts‎. An introduction to the main Openbravo modularity concepts, including types of modules, the central repository and the module manager console.
• Create a module. A description of the steps required to create, register, develop and publish a module.
• Install a module‎. A step by step tutorial on how to install an Openbravo ERP module.
• Update a module‎. A step by step tutorial on how to update an Openbravo ERP module.
• Uninstall a module. A step by step tutorial on how to uninstall an Openbravo ERP module.
  

In case that you have little time, I strongly recommend you the modularity concepts videos that gives a good overview of Openbravo modularity from a developer's point of view.

If you have any questions regarding modularity please do not hesitate to post them in the Openbravo ERP developers forum.

We are happy to announce that we have added new partner in Open ERP community. They are experts in their core technical areas. Now they have joined hands with us to give new reach to Open ERP application.Please find the details of our new partner.

Pragmatic Technology Solutions, Pune, India - www.pragtech.co.in

So, we all wish them good luck for their coming projects on Open ERP and get success in their projects.

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CRM User Group Highlights Benefits

Successful MDM strategies rely on identifying business processes hampered by inconsistent data, analysts say.