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Where to start?
Well you are probably reading this from a windows based machine, so I will elaborate on Ubuntu. Ubuntu is backed by Canonical, a company set up by Mark Shuttleworth, a South-African born multi-millionaire, as he started Thawte, the internet security certificates company. Linux is based off of Unix, which was the first widespread operating system (OS) and has it roots in the 1970’s.

Fuelled by its backers, Ubuntu has topped the Linux distribution lists overnight. Ubuntus slogan is “Linux for Human Beings” which gives the essence of what the project is trying to achieve: to get normal people to use Linux. This is no easy task with Microsoft dominating the computer OS market for well over twenty years.

Ubuntu is fighting its corner though, with its easy to use interface from Gnome and it’s file system from Nautilus (both open-source projects, like Ubuntu). Ubuntu has everything built in from the ground up, making it attractive for buisness’, local governments and the average user.

Did you like Firefox Web Browser?
If you did you are one of the over 100 million people who do. Firefox is built straight in to Ubuntu, along with Evolution Mail (Like Outlook Express). In fact Ubuntu has a lot of what the everyday user needs: it can burn dvds, cds, play all your media and more. It is these built in features from one compact disc that make Ubuntu special.

Will it replace Windows?
The direct answer is no. If you like me have a lot of commercial(pay-for) software then Ubuntu cannot use them. The exception to this is some Games like Doom and Quake which people have re-engineered to be run in Ubuntu. In most cases this should not matter as Ubuntus piles of software does the job for you.

It is worth a try though, even if you do not have a cd-burner, Canonical (The company behind Ubuntu) will ship it to you without cost, you pay nothing! It is also cheaper to ship more than one cd, so you get copies to distribute.

The Future of Open-Source
Who knows? The future looks bright with Ubuntu knocking down inhibitions people have about Linux. Linux has always been popular in Universitys, where all good ideas start! As to whether Linux will overcome Microsoft? I doubt it in the near future as Windows has exclusive distribution deals with every large pc manufacturer, making Windows the default choice. Not every monopoly lasts though, and Firefox is an indication of the future.

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Each Industry and market niche has business specific and unique requirements to ERP/Accounting System. Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is ERP platform, ready for third party modules additions and customizations, plus being SQL Server-based system it opens you wide spectrum of integration options and tools. In this small article we’ll give you Microsoft Great Plains implementation and setup highlights, typical for Jewelry retail network.

• Fixed Assets. Jewelry retailer owns the network of jewelry retail outlets and each one has relatively expensive set of fixed assets: counters, holders, computers, etc. Company has to track each individual Fixed Asset item and depreciate it accordingly: for IRS, State and probably several internal company management accounting depreciation scenarios and methods: straight line, DDB, etc. Due to the fact of reselling precision metals: gold, silver, gem stones and diamonds - you should expect regular audit from IRS and State authorities. Depreciation plays substantial portion of company’s non-cash expenses and so should be 100% accurate. Additional challenges - bonus depreciation, introduced several years ago. Plus you must have comprehensive reporting on FA locations by store and region.

• EDI purchasing. In Great Plains you should be able to order your inventory via Electronic Document Interchange (EDI) mechanism. You have multiple options to realize EDI - the simplest would be Purchase Order creation in Great Plains Purchase Order Processing/Receiving module and then exporting them into text EDI-fixed-length compliant format. This text file should be forwarded to your supplier and in Great Plains POP you set flags for POs being sent to your vendor

• Retail Management System integration. In the case when you use Microsoft RMS Store Operations and Headquarters - you should consider seamless integration of your daily transactions into Microsoft Great Plains Sales Order Processing (SOP) or Receivables Management (RM) modules. The integration is realized as a set of MS SQL Server stored procedures. The other way would be implement both Purchasing and Inventory count on RMS Store Operations/Headquarters level and integrate General Ledger transactions only. If you have only one Great Plains Company - you can deploy RMS->GP integration utility, coming to you with RMS purchase and support CDs.

• Reporting. In both cases - Great Plains and RMS compliance reporting should be realized in Crystal Reports and the best way and design style is creating SQL views and stored procedures and basing report on these views and procs.

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Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer at Alba Spectrum Technologies ( http://www.albaspectrum.com ), serving Microsoft Great Plains, CRM, Navision to mid-size and large clients in California, Illinois, New York, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Washington, Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan

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