A1 ERP
Encyclopedia
A1 ERP is an integrated, web-based Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) software manufactured by Alliance Technologies that targets business software requirements of medium and large sized organizations.
A1 ERP provides horizontal functionality for Finance, Procurement, Inventory Management, Sales & CRM, Asset Management and Human Capital Management. A1 ERP also provides vertical functionality for Supply Chain & Logistics, Defense & Security, Academia, HealthCare, Performance Management as well as special extensions for the Public Sector.
Open Source
ERP
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Alliance Technologies, a software engineering
firm based in Nairobi
, Kenya
, had been developing software applications for a number of years for clients in Academia, HealthCare, Defense and Intelligence sectors in the Ultima framework.
In 2006, Alliance Technologies aspired to provide extra functionality based on a modern Application Dictionary. Based on their previous experience in Compiere
and the then recent fork, Adempiere, they ported the Ultima Applications to share the same platform as Adempiere.
This necessitated a complete rewrite of the Adempiere framework to provide the extra functionality required such as a web-based Ajax Front-End, deeper business functionality in the horizontal modules as well as integrating the verticals that had already been developed.
The first version of A1 ERP 1.0 was based on enhanced Adempire ERP integrated with the Ultima Applications. A1 ERP 2.0 however, is a complete rewrite of the earlier edition with the Ultima applications already rewritten and integrated to form a single codebase that is based on a modern 3-tier architecture.
A1 ERP is primarily developed in Java based on a 3-tier architecture of a GWT Ajax based front-end, J2EE compliant application server and the Postgres SQL Server as the database backend.
The User Interface is primarily built up at ran-time using rules stored in the database by the Application Dictionary. This allows the User Interface to be built up separately for different platforms such as Computers, Smartphones and other handheld devices.
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
(ERP) software manufactured by Alliance Technologies that targets business software requirements of medium and large sized organizations.
A1 ERP provides horizontal functionality for Finance, Procurement, Inventory Management, Sales & CRM, Asset Management and Human Capital Management. A1 ERP also provides vertical functionality for Supply Chain & Logistics, Defense & Security, Academia, HealthCare, Performance Management as well as special extensions for the Public Sector.
History
A1 ERP has its history in both Alliance Technologies' Ultima Applications as well as the AdempiereAdempiere
ADempiere is an Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP software package released under an open source software license. The word ADempiere in Italian means "to fulfill" or "to accomplish".The software is licensed under the GNU General Public License....
Open Source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
ERP
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
.
Alliance Technologies, a software engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
firm based in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, had been developing software applications for a number of years for clients in Academia, HealthCare, Defense and Intelligence sectors in the Ultima framework.
In 2006, Alliance Technologies aspired to provide extra functionality based on a modern Application Dictionary. Based on their previous experience in Compiere
Compiere
Compiere is an open source ERP and CRM business solution for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise in distribution, retail, service and manufacturing...
and the then recent fork, Adempiere, they ported the Ultima Applications to share the same platform as Adempiere.
This necessitated a complete rewrite of the Adempiere framework to provide the extra functionality required such as a web-based Ajax Front-End, deeper business functionality in the horizontal modules as well as integrating the verticals that had already been developed.
Development
A1 ERP is primarily developed by Alliance Technologies with enhancements coming in from the channel partners as well as clients. Whilst open source, A1 ERP is only available through the Channel Network of certified partners.The first version of A1 ERP 1.0 was based on enhanced Adempire ERP integrated with the Ultima Applications. A1 ERP 2.0 however, is a complete rewrite of the earlier edition with the Ultima applications already rewritten and integrated to form a single codebase that is based on a modern 3-tier architecture.
A1 ERP is primarily developed in Java based on a 3-tier architecture of a GWT Ajax based front-end, J2EE compliant application server and the Postgres SQL Server as the database backend.
The User Interface is primarily built up at ran-time using rules stored in the database by the Application Dictionary. This allows the User Interface to be built up separately for different platforms such as Computers, Smartphones and other handheld devices.