OrangeHRM has just released v2.3 of its human resources management software. The latest version introduces the Benefit Module which comprises of the comprehensive Health Saving Plans.
Exero is a content management system that runs on PHP, Mod_Rewrite, the MySQL Database. Exero CMS has an easy to use AdminCP that allows the admin to create/edit or delete Pages, Blocks and Items(links,images,polls) and Modules.
opentaps is an ERP and CRM suite, including e-commerce, inventory, warehouse, order, customer management, general ledger, MRP, and POS.It is built on top of several components, including Apache Geronimo, Tomcat, and OFBiz
It also has business intellgence components built on Pentaho and JasperReports.
PostBooks from xTuple is a fully-integrated ERP, RM, and accounting system for small to midsized businesses. It uses a Qt interface and runs on several platforms, including Linux, Windows, and Mac.
Postbooks includes the following modules:
- Accounting (general ledger, accounts receivable and payable, bank reconciliation, financial reporting)
- Sales (quotes, order entry, sales reporting, shipping)
- CRM (universal address book, incident management, opportunity management, to-do lists, project management)
- Purchasing (purchase orders, receiving, vendor reporting)
- Product Definition (items, infinite-level bills of material)
- Inventory (multiple locations, other advanced warehouse features)
- Light Manufacturing (work orders, strong support for make-to-order)
- OpenRPT open source report writer
Contineo is a web-based document management system written in Java. It incorporates a search engine, a web-service interface, and versioning. Its front end uses AJAX and promises a better end-user experience.
A key feature of Contineo is full-text recognition, which allows it to search through almost all types of document formats, including PDF, Postscript, OpenOffice.org, and Microsoft Office. Its search capability also includes fuzzy search.
Version 3.0.3 is now available for download.
OpenOffice.org has just released the 3.0 Beta of the open source office productivity suite. This version includes new enhancements like MS Office 2007 import filters, ODF 1.2 support, and VBA support. Many of the new features pertain to the Calc spreadsheet component, including an optimization solver, workbook sharing, and 1024 columns per Calc sheet.
Perhaps the most significant part of this release is support for Mac OS X.
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta is now ready for download.
WordPress released version 2.5.1 over the weekend. According to the announcement:
It includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one
very important security fix. We recommend everyone update immediately,
particularly if your blog has open registration. The vulnerability is
not public but it will be shortly.
If you download the entire 2.5.1 release, you will be getting over 70 other fixes. 2.5.1 focuses on fixing the most annoying bugs and improving performance. Here are some highlights:
- Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
- Better performance for those who have many categories
- Media Uploader fixes
- An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
- Widget Administration fixes
- Various usability improvements
- Layout fixes for IE
You can download WordPress 2.5.1 here.
Joomla 1.5.3 released today. This version was released earlier than scheduled to correct a database name validation error introduced in version 1.5.2. There are also some fixes pertaining to xHTML compliance, JFilterInput, PDF, and CSS.

MyJSQLView is a Java based GUI frontend for viewing, adding, editing, or deleting data in the MySQL, PostgreSQL, and HSQL databases. A query tool allows the building of complex SELECT SQL statements. The application allows sorting, searching, and import/export of table data.
Version 2.87 was just released recently.
2D Order Portal is an e-commerce portal written as a Java server application. It is designed as a web front end to ERP and legacy application systems. It is available as a free download on SourceForge or as a $39.95/month hosted solution.
The free download versions were specifically written for and tested on Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS with Tomcat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 with Tomcat and Geronimo.
Order Portal 1.1 was just released recently.