Business and Accounting Software for Linux
Feb 5th, 13:09 UTC
CGram Software is planning to extend its range of Business Management and Accounting Solutions for Linux. CGram Software is planning to extend its range of Business Management and Accounting Solutions for Linux.
The company reports that demand for its products continues to grow as companies realise that Linux applications need not be limited to highly technical, specialist or web driven projects and that they do not necessarily have to replace all their IT in order to make the most of this liberating and cost reducing new technology.
'It's been building for a while but now Linux is really coming out and is starting to show its true potential for mainstream businesses' said CGram's Managing Director Emrys Jones. 'We are seeing more and more interest from companies of all kinds who are keen to explore firstly what Linux is all about and then what it can actually do for them. This is encouraging for us because we've been building and selling business applications specifically made for Linux for about five years and we feel we have a good head start on some of the traditional leaders in this area, like Sage and SAP'
CGram already supplies customers in both the UK and Europe with its Linux Business Management and Accounting Software and plans to add two new products to its portfolio during mid 2005.
In addition to its existing Small Business product and Full ERP, the company plans to begin selling a Mixed ERP product that's expected to include Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, Sales/CRM and Distribution aimed at medium sized companies that need functionality and flexibility in their business software. 'Mainly as a result of comments we gathered at the Softworld show at the NEC last year, we'll be offering a new and attractively priced mid range solution that gives customers a slightly lower level of functionality than the Full ERP product but one that should meet all their needs and one that still has massive scope for flexibility. Companies that use any of our products enjoy the fact that they themselves can change the way the software works quickly, easily and inexpensively to suit their business process and also that they don't need to throw away all their windows machines to use our software even though they will need a Linux server. We'll continue to build these features into our software. By using Linux as the product platform we are able to provide people with affordable and flexible software that they can actually change to fit the business from day one - not the other way around. ' Said Emrys Jones.
He went on 'The ASP product will be slightly different, we'll be offering mainly smaller companies the option of paying a monthly fee for a hosted system, which we'll look after for them and that they can log into. This means that many smaller companies out there could improve their competitiveness by being able to afford, and some maybe for the first time, a comprehensive and hassle free way of automating their accounts, finance and supply chains.'
(Submitted by Paul Davies of CGram Software Limited)
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