Products You Can Use Today

There are a growing number of Open Source Software products that any company can use today, for free! If they aren't a perfect fit, you can always customize them to meet your business needs.

• Open Office is a complete desktop business application suite including word processing, spreadsheets, graphics such as Draw and Impress, database access, XML file formats, dictionaries, thesaurii, etc.
• Open Groupware is an application that shares email, contact lists, calendars, schedules, projects and task lists across multiple clients, including Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCal, Ximian Evolution, Mozilla Calendar and even web browsers.
• TUTOS, a Project and Virtual Team Management application including an address manager for people, companies and departments, mailboxes, products/projects, task management, document management, bug tracking and time tracking.
• GnuCash allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. As quick and intuitive to use as a checkbook register, it is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports.
• SQL Ledger is a double entry accounting system. Accounting data is stored in a SQL Server, for the display any text or GUI browser can be used. The entire system is linked through a chart of accounts. Each item in inventory is linked to revenue, expense, inventory and tax accounts. When you sell and purchase goods and services the accounts are automatically updated.