Adempiere
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| Original author(s) | Jorg Janke |
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| Developer(s) | Adempiere Community |
| Initial release | 2006-9-9 |
| Stable release | Adempiere 3.4.2-stable / 2008-12-20 |
| Preview release | Adempiere 3.5.3-alpha / 2008-12-21 |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac |
| Platform | JBoss |
| Available in | 21 languages |
| Development status | Stable |
| Type | ERP, CRM, SCM |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Website | www.adempiere.com |
The word Adempiere (pronounced ah-DEHM-pyeh-reh, in Italian means "to fulfil, to accomplish") refers to two things:
- name of a piece of software and
- the name of the community-driven project that develops and supports that software.
The software is licenced under the Free Software GNU General Public License and offers Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management functionality. The Adempiere software also qualifies as Open Source software.
The project name comes from the Italian word meaning 'to fulfill' but with additional context of "to complete, reach, practice, perform the duties of, or free (discharge), it also means to honor and respect".
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[edit] History
The Adempiere project was created in September 2006 after a long running disagreement between ComPiere Inc., the developers of Compiere, and the community that formed around that project. The community believed Compiere Inc. placed too much emphasis on the open source nature of the project, rather than the community nature of the project, and after an impassioned discussion[1] decided to split from Compiere giving birth to the Adempiere project.
[edit] Project structure
As a community based project all are entitled to their say and are encouraged to do so but, with community members in over 30 countries stretched across six continents, for practical purposes the project is guided by a Council of contributors. A leader is nominated from this Council to act as overall Project Manager. The role of the Adempiere Council is to:
- Support decisions of the leader.
- Accept contributions.
- Define the roadmap.
- Review and approve specifications.
- Vote for new functionalities.
- Approve changes to core.
[edit] Goals of this project
The goal of the Adempiere project is the creation of a community developed and supported open source business solution. The project's community believes that best method of attaining this goal is in the implementation of the Bazaar from Eric Raymond's famous article The Cathedral and the Bazaar. And indeed, ADempiere's rise, within a matter of weeks, to the top five in the SourceForge.net rankings could be considered confirmation of the power of the Bazaar as expressed by Raymond.
[edit] Business functionality
The following business areas are addressed by the Adempiere application:
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Financial Performance Analysis
- Integrated Point of sale (POS) solution
- Integrated Web Store
- Manufacturing (in beta testing for Release 3.5), contributed by the Libero project of e-Evolution
[edit] Architecture
Adempiere inherited the Adaptative Data Dictionary from the Compiere project. This architecture allows for the extension of the database Data Dictionary concept into the application, which in turn allows for the management of the application's entities and their validation rules, as well as screen layout and display logic from within the application itself. A (Workflow Management Coalition) and Object Management Group (OMG) standards based workflow engine is utilised to provide Business Process Management. These features allow for the rapid customization of the application to a business needs as it evolves.
[edit] Technology
Adempiere is developed with J2EE technology, specifically utilising the JBoss application server. Currently database support is restricted to Oracle and PostgreSQL, but database independence is a priority technology goal of the project.
[edit] References
- Notes
[edit] External links
- Official Community website
- Official Product website
- Commercial Services website
- ADempiere Wiki based on Mediawiki
- ADempiere Virtual Appliance for VMware player a fully pre-installed, pre-configured ADempiere installation running under the VMware Player and containing all the necessary software, a quick way to try out ADempiere.
- Adempiere at SourceForge.net
- Adempiere at Ohloh
