No software download is required to start using ERP5 Express. ERP5 Express is compatible with all major platforms: Windows, MacOS, Linux, Nokia S60, etc.
Nevertheless, ERP5 Express can leverage the power of open source software and help you reducing your IT costs. Together with Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice, small companies can build a complete information system for free and move away from the plague of license fees, forced upgrades, privacy intrusion or viruses.
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is an award winning and fully customizable browser. It is available on all platforms (MacOS, Windows, GNU/Linux) and it is more secure than proprietary browsers such as Internet Explorer.
We recommend that you use Firefox because ERP5 Express has been optimized for fully CSS and XHTML compliant browsers such as Firefox. ERP5 Express is also compatible with Konqueror, Safari and Opera as well as with the built-in browser of Nokia telephones.
Firefox plugins for ERP5 that make using express even easier with this browser.
Learn more about Mozilla Firefox.
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is an easy to use, powerful and free email applications. It is available on all platforms, highly customizable and has a proven security and privacy track record.
We recommend that you use Thunderbird with ERP5 Express because it is integrated well with all the automated mailing and RSS features.
Learn more about Mozilla Thunderbird.
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org is a free alternative to Microsoft Office or other proprietary office suites. It is as powerful and even provides features that are missing in Microsoft Office such as automatic exports of all documents to PDF, advanced illustration tool and database management and reports.
ERP5 Express can natively export all information to both OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office formats but we suggest that you should use OpenOffice.org because you can save 500€ or more in licence costs per user while getting the same or more features from a free solution which, unlike Microsoft Office, is truely multiplatform./font>
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ERP5 LiveCD
The ERP5 LiveCD includes all the software required to setup a complete ERP5 server yourself as well as all the necessary tools to develop your own applications based on ERP5. This option is ideal for developers or for advanced users who prefer to get full control over their ERP infrastructure. For other users, we recommend to start with the ERP5 Express Free Plan since it is much easier and it is always possible to later migrate your data to your own infrastructure.
Learn more about ERP5 LiveCD