Below is the new draft of the official GNUe web site at http://www.gnuenterprise.org
OVERVIEW GNU Enterprise (GNUe) is a suite of tools and applications for solving the needs of the enterprise. From human resources, accounting, customer relationship management and project management to supply chain or e-commerce, GNUe can handle the needs of any business, large or small. If you are looking for a full-function ERP, GNUe is the package for you. Beyond applications, GNUe is a development framework that enables enterprise information technology professionals to customize applications for their businesses. The GNUe platform boasts an Open Architecture and easy maintenance. It gives users a modular system and freedom from being stuck with a single-source vendor. Plus, users get consistency and the ability to tap into a network of best practices from other enterprises, saving valuable development time. GNUe is a Free Software project with a corps of volunteer developers around the world working on GNUe projects. This provides the added benefits of easy internationalization of applications. The project is working to provide a worldwide GNUe community, allowing everyone who is involved in the project access to other talented business information technology professionals. GNUe supports multi-currency processing (including euro support) and multi-language interfaces. GNUe is a work in progress. FREE SOFTWARE GNU Enterprise is released under the GPL license. For an example, please see the GPL license at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. The actual license covering GNU Enterprise is included in all GNU Enterprise distributions. For a description of why GPL and why free software see http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html. OPEN ARCHITECTURE Open Architecture means you can choose which applications you wish to use; you don't have to install the entire package. Or, you can develop your own applications and integrate them. GNUe is built around open standards. It is also designed from the ground up as a modular system and utilizes the latest in object technology. Object technology means that parts of the overall system may be improved and capabilities added without monolithic or system wide changes. For example, you may chose to implement GNUe's Accounts Receivable but keep your existing Order Entry/Invoicing. ERP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) A comprehensive, integrated set of business solutions which helps your company gain a competitive edge by integrating all business processes and optimizing the usage of the resources you have available.
The project is still in its beginning and needs development. The main application server is called GEAS and has already the possibility to use Business Objects. The other tool of GNUe are the GNUe-Forms which provide a user interface to an abstraction (GNUe-Common tool) of some supported databases.