xTuple Apps 2.3: PostgreSQL-powered Open Source ERP adds Yahoo!, Returns, Job Shop

Greetings all,

Despite the modest version numbering (2.2 to 2.3), this is a major release, and it's been through the most extensive
testingwe've done to date.  You can see from the release notes
(www.xtuple.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4281&Itemid=1)just how much has been added to the product;
we'revery proud of it, and hope you'll find a lot of new tools that can help your business grow. 

Along those lines, we'll be in touch in the coming weeks about some new training offerings we're putting together in
responseto what we're hearing from many of you.  You can get a sneak preview at www.xtuple.com/training - among the
highlightsare a brand new class highlighting new features and advanced operational topics, and further definition of
ourmore technical classes (now two different offerings).  We will be posting an online poll to see which of the classes
peopleare interested in attending following the already-scheduled "101" class the week of January 28. 

The press release is below.

Cheers,
Ned


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Ned Lilly
President and CEO
xTuple (formerly OpenMFG)
119 West York Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
tel. 757.461.3022 x101
email: ned@xtuple.com
www.xtuple.com



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200 More Enhancements Power xTuple 2.3 Upgrade

Open Source ERP firm adds Yahoo! integration, Returns Management, Job Shop support

NORFOLK, VA - December 20, 2007 - xTuple, the leader in open source enterprise resource planning software, announced
thegeneral availability of version 2.3 of the xTuple Applications, PostBooks and OpenMFG. Featuring more than 200
community-drivenenhancements in just three months, version 2.3 adds: 

    * support for customer returns and service management;

    * an expansion of unit of measure options in sales, purchasing, and inventory;

    * better support for job shops and engineer-to-order companies;

    * the ability to reserve specific product inventory for particular sales orders;

    * and a rich XML-powered interface for external ordering systems, including prebuilt order mapping for web stores
poweredby Yahoo! Merchant Solutions.  

The xTuple Applications are advanced ERP software solutions built with open source components, such as the PostgreSQL
database,the Qt toolkit for C++, and the OpenRPT report writer. The fully integrated packages include Inventory
Management,Product Definition and Costing, Work Order Management, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Sales, Shipping and
Receiving,Project Management, Sales Analysis, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, a full General Ledger, and
Corporate/CustomerRelationship Management. Both packages are fully multi-currency, multi-lingual, and support a range
ofmulti-layered taxation structures. The commercial OpenMFG product adds Manufacturing Scheduling, Capacity Planning,
andseveral other advanced features. 

"The progress in the product from release to release is amazing," said Ritzo Muntinga, president of Oceanside,
California-basedElectroSport Industries. ElectroSport manufactures specialized power accessories for the streetbike,
dirtbikeand ATV aftermarket, and championed the Sales Order Reservations functionality new in version 2.3. "We're very
impressedwith the functionality and stability of OpenMFG, and the xTuple team's ability to design new features without
makingthe application overly cluttered or difficult to use." 

The xTuple online community is growing by leaps and bounds as well; there have been over 40,000 downloads of the
PostBookssoftware, and the project has catapulted into the Top 10 projects on the SourceForge open source repository
(outof 165,000). In addition to product enhancements, the open source community has contributed translations of the
applicationsinto French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and Turkish - with efforts underway in German, Japanese, and
severalother languages. 

PostBooks is available free of charge under the OSI-approved Common Public Attribution License (CPAL). OpenMFG is
availableunder xTuple's innovative hybrid license, whereby customers and partners have full access to the application
sourcecode, and any enhancements made to the product flow back to xTuple for review, quality testing, and possible
incorporationinto the baseline product. Both PostBooks and OpenMFG run equally well on Mac, Windows, and Linux
computers,and are fully internationalized with multi-currency, support for multiple tax structures, and multilingual
translationpacks maintained by the global open-source community. All this and more, including public discussion forums,
blogs,and the community issue/bug tracker, can be found at www.xtuple.org. 

About xTuple™:
xTuple (formerly OpenMFG) develops next-generation, enterprise-class business process applications powered by open
sourcesoftware such as Linux, PostgreSQL, and Qt. xTuple products, led by its OpenMFG, OpenRPT and new PostBooks
applications,give companies better control over operations, increased productivity, and measurable growth across all
areasof their businesses-all at a lower cost of ownership. For more information, please visit the company Web site at
www.xtuple.com.