At NaN we're partners and offer consulting and implementation services on OpenERP, mainly using our Koo platform. OpenERP is an open source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) that combines the best of ERP programs with the best of custom software.

With OpenERP you will have the advantages of an ERP with constant innovations but with the possibility of making modifications and new sections as you'd have with a custom application.

If you're not familiar with the ERP term, we can say it's a very flexible and customizable enterprise management application whose main objective is the centralization of all data in the company in a single place, so it can be queried and browsed easily.

With OpenERP you can find, among others advantages, that:

• Works on Linux, Mac and Windows, allowing multiple users at the same time from all the environments.
• Grafical interface as well as a web one.
• It's free software with GPL license.
• Allows to easily import and export information into/from different formats. You'll be able to obtain a spread sheet (or Excel) with a couple of clicks.
• Allows text searching of all of the information in the application as you're used with web searching, ala Google.
• Allows attaching documents to any data, be it a customer form, order or invoice.
• Ease of integration with other tools and programs thanks to the language used (Python), the Three layer architecture and the fact that it's free software
• It's supported by a large network of enterprises and users.
• You don't have to pay any kind of license, not even for the database management system, given that it uses PostgreSQL, a highly performant application comparable to other systems with high costs.

If you're considering the possibility of acquiring a management application for your business, contact us, we can probably help you.