New Open Source Programs Change Accounting Software Marketplace.Business Editors/High Tech Writers PEMBROKE PINES Pembroke Pines, city (1990 pop. 65,452), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb between Miami and Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961. A significant retirement community, the suburb grew rapidly in the late 20th cent., and more than doubled in size between 1990 and 2000. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2000 Open source is clearly recognized as the software development and delivery method of the future. Open source projects produce more efficient programs with fewer bugs at a lower cost than a traditional software development effort. The only problem with the open source movement now is its lack of proponents. With the exception of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and system software for the Linux platform, there are very few open source vendors. There are even fewer open source vendors for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. , and almost no open source software applications available for the Windows platforms. STFB Inc. plans to change the open source market for Windows application A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. software by offering open source licensing on all of its current and on all of its future accounting and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. products. These products include Integral Accounting for VB, Integral Accounting for SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. , Integral Accounting for Java and Integral Accounting for Linux. Open sourcing these software applications will change the entire accounting and ERP system market. The customer can now 'control their own software destiny', by growing the accounting and ERP software in their own direction to better meet their own needs. The open source model also means that these customers will have quick access to bug fixes and fast notification of potential problems with the software, since so many developers are continuously reviewing and tweaking tweaking Vox populi Fine-tuning to produce optimal results the code. Full distribution rights are included in the open source license, so customers can resell the accounting systems they create to offset development costs or as an additional revenue stream. The documentation is open source as well. Electronic, printed, and the rights to the electronic and printed documentation are included under the open source agreement. This allows the customer to customize and modify the manual as it relates to their customizations to the Integral Accounting Software, and also have the right to re-sell and redistribute the documentation along with their work. About STFB Inc. STFB Inc. is a privately held software development company based in the United States with offices in Pembroke Pines, Florida Pembroke Pines is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 137,427 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 150,104. , and Selangor, Malaysia. STFB Inc. is a provider of innovative open source accounting and ERP solutions to the development community. SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) DigitalWork.com -- Your Business Workshop |
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