OpenBravo - Open Source ERP

I came across a very good open source ERP solution called OpenBravo. Its built using J2EE which is the same technology used by SAP, Oracle, IBM, BEA etc. The software seems to be mature and has all the features that are being currently provided by mySAP with the difference being that its free to use.

Of course once cannot claim that OpenBravo is a drop in replacement for mySAP. But then its also a fact that not all the features available in mySAP are used by all of SAP's customers. OpenBravo could probably be sufficient for more than 40% of mySAP users.

The fact that it is open source also means that anyone can change its source code to better reflect how things work in their organization.

Great Java Resource For Coders

Came across this really awesome website today:
http://www.java-source.net/

It has categorized Open Source Java based frameworks and ready to use components like PDF libraries, Mail clients, XML GUI toolkits, blogs, network servers etc. What I like about this website is its ease of use, nice clean design and good categorization.

Your Website On A Mobile

I came across a very interesting website today. It has a Java applet based emulator that shows you what your website will look like when seen on a mobile. It is no secret that more and more people are browsing the internet using mobiles. It is getting important that developers make sure that their website is properly viewable on a mobile. Check out the site here.

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Open Source For Enterprise Development

I came across a very good article for Java developers targeting the enterprise highlighting ten open source projects. Here is the link.

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Free Voice Calls

I had written a short blog about SIP earlier as to free software available for setting up SIP servers and free SIP clients for almost any internet connected device you can think of.

I came across 2 new things today. SJ Labs is the creator of a couple of free SIP based voice call programs for Windows, Linux, Mac and Windows CE.

I also came across the Free World Dialup website which gives access to free SIP servers. This means that you can connect to these servers using any SIP client program and can talk to other SIP clients online for free.

Some may ask "Why not just use Skype?". I guess at the end of the day it all depends on is hoe many users will be using SIP and how many will end up using Skype. Since SIP is an open voice call format, there are far more programs available for it on almost any device you can think of than what Skype can ever dream of supporting.

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Database made using Pure PHP

I came across this a while ago but completely forgot about it. phpDatabase.net is an open source pure php database script which means that if you need to use a database in your PHP application but there is no database running on the server, using this script you will have no need for MySql, MS SQL or Oracle etc.

Below are its features (taken from the webpage):

• creating and dropping database
• creating, changing and dropping tables and sequences
• selecting, inserting, updating and deleting data from tables
• automatic locking of files, so simultanous changing the data is possible.
• transaction processing, commiting or rolling back of made changes
• default auto commiting mode

This is definitely pretty darn good.

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Networking Tools

Came across a very good list of networking tools which includes packet sniffers, port scanners and network monitors. Its hosted at spywarewarrior.com

A more detailed list is available here.

Do check it out.