Re: Anyone know a good opensource CRM that actually installs with Posgtres?

You mention Compier not running on PG. Did you look ad ADempiere (http://www.adempiere.com/)? Its a fork of Compiere which claims to run especially with PG (though I did not yet have the time to test it).

Regards, Frank.

On 4 May 2007 20:07:17 -0700 syaskin <syaskin(at)queplix(dot)com> thought long, then sat down and wrote:

> On Mar 9, 3:35 pm, BAi(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)winemantech(dot)com ("Brandon Aiken") wrote:
> > Why is running on PG so important? Why not look for the bestCRM
> > application for your user's needs?
> >
> > --
> > Brandon Aiken
> > CS/IT Systems Engineer
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pgsql-general-ow(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)postgresql(dot)org
> >
> > [mailto:pgsql-general-ow(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Bradley Kieser
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:22 PM
> > To: pgsql-gene(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)postgresql(dot)org
> > Subject: [GENERAL] Anyone know a good opensourceCRMthat actually
> > installs with Posgtres?
> >
> > I hope that someone has cracked this one because I have run into a brick
> >
> > wall the entire week and after 3 all-nighters with bad installations, I
> > would appreciate hearing from others!
> >
> > I am looking for a decent OpenSourceCRMsystem that will run with
> > Postgres. SugarCRM seems to be the most popular but it's MySQL-centric
> > and its opensource parts are very restricted.
> >
> > vTiger is also mySQL-centric.
> >
> > I thought that I had a corker of a system with "centricCRM" but when it
> > came to actually installing it, I am 48 hours down and hacking through
> > screen after screen of installation errors. Basically, it relies way too
> >
> > much on ant and Java tools. Nothing against Java but my experience with
> > ant used for installing PG schemas is a dismal track record of error and
> >
> > frustration. centricCRMis no exception. Frankly, it just doesn't work
> > and after trying to hack out the ant into a PG script I have decided to
> > give it up as a bad job.
> >
> > XRMS promises to run on PG but... it doesn't. The core system is fine,
> > but useless without the plugins. The Plugins are mySQL-specific again, I
> >
> > spent several all-nighters previously hacking through installation
> > screens attempting to convert mysql to PG, making software patches...
> > you get the picture.
> >
> > XLSuite looks very promising. Awesome interface, looks great... only
> > it's just not ready yet. It is a year away from being at full PG
> > production level.
> >
> > Compiere doesn't support PG.
> >
> > OpenTAPS the demo won't even work. And it's US-centric whereas we are in
> >
> > the UK. A pity that it's so very much tied to the US as it could be very
> >
> > good.
> >
> > I have tried numerous other CRMs but all the same - either don't run on
> > PG, claim to but in reality don't or are simply pre-Alpha and not ready
> > for production use.
> >
> > So if anyone has actually cracked this, please let me know! I really
> > need a goodCRM.
> >
> > It has to be OpenSource, not just out of principle, but we need to
> > integrate it into an existing business with established inhouse software
> >
> > so we need to be able to customise the code.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brad
> >
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> Take a look at QueWeb from Queplix. It is mostly for Service/support
> and Customer Care, limited SFA, as Queplix does not focus on sales but
> rather on post-sales processes. It has an enterprise and OSS versions
> (GPL license). Enterprise is run by many Fortune-500. OSS version is
> posted on code.google.com/hosting. Look it up there. It is J2EE based.
> Enterprise version works with all major databases (and PG), however
> the OSS version comes with installer for JBoss and MySQL only.
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