There are not two companies alike

Each company has its own processes, its own rhythms, and its own personal style when it comes to getting things done. But too often, their managers insist on trying to hide or disguise this valuable uniqueness. Too often, they look for tools or resources that, instead of setting them further apart from the competition, end up making them more alike. NaN-tic was born to help businesses improve without sacrificing their identity, and it took part in the latest edition of OpenExpo to explain how.

"There are two types of companies: those that wait for things to change and those that work to make them change. We are the second kind, and so are our clients." That was how Albert Cervera opened his talk at OpenExpo, the most important annual open-source technology event held in Spain. A statement of intent that serves to tell the story of NaN-tic and its positioning in the ERP market.

The fact is that NaN-tic started out implementing OpenERP, a very popular solution in the world of free software, but one that little by little drifted away from the values it supposedly stood for. OpenERP—now Odoo—was becoming less unique, less free. NaN-tic decided to stay true to its principles and chose to abandon both this product and its business comfort zone. The new bet was Tryton, an extraordinarily robust and powerful technology, built and distributed from the most absolute cooperation, with a diverse and highly skilled developer community.

Albert Cervera explained that the outcome of the product switch has been genuinely positive. Clients have seen the benefits of Tryton. They have seen how the product adapts to their needs, not the other way around; they have seen new versions released with exquisite punctuality; they have seen unquestionable consistency in business processes; they have seen a product that allows them to keep working their own way. And the result was also an OpenExpo room full of Odoo implementers interested in how Tryton works and in our feedback.

OpenExpo 2016 brought together over 2,000 people from the industry—professionals and companies seeking business opportunities. NaN-tic was one of the 100 companies that presented their technological solutions. Ours is called Tryton, and it is aimed at companies that do not want to be like the rest.