Jitterbit have just recently come out of beta testing and have launched version 1.0. Jitterbit is open source integration software allowing you to, for example ,integrate you CRM (Customer Relationship Management) with your ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).
Integration is one of the biggest benefits of modern systems but it is still one of the biggest problems in proprietary software. Integration should be easier with Open Source software due to the use of open standards and all information about the software being available but this still requires someone with a good technical knowledge.
Jitterbit is attempting to make integration easier by having predefined integration solutions for existing software called Jitterpacks. So far there are Jitterpaks for Amazon Web Services, Salesforce.com and SugarCRM. This saves everyone re-inventing the wheel. If they have not got a Jitterpak that you require you could write one yourself and submit it to the Jitterbit community.
Jitterbit has also announced a partnership with OpenMFG so we should be seeing a Jitterpak for their open source ERP software soon.
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