Openbravo ERP editions are not differentiated on functionality. Both editions are based on the same development trunk.

Transparent access to source code, documentation and bug trackers.

Possibility to view and modify Openbravo ERP source code without restrictions.

A universal installer helps users to install the Openbravo ERP software in a variety of operating systems. Other components of the stack must be installed separately.

Openbravo Network's Wizard Installer guides users through the process to deploy the entire Openbravo ERP stack. Should questions arise, installation support from the Openbravo Support Team is included in the package. Minimal technical expertise is required to install the entire Openbravo ERP solution using the Wizard Installer.

Openbravo Network includes "in a box" all the required components - including the operating system, database and application - configured to deploy a fine-tuned Openbravo ERP system.

VMware and Citrix XenServer are available in both editions.

Openbravo Network images designed for production use are available for those and other hypervisors such as Parallels, KVM, Amazon EC2 or Microsoft Virtual Server.

Openbravo Network is optimized and fine tuned right out of the box. It is a pre-configured appliance containing all components of the software stack. Users can begin with system configuration as soon as the installation is complete, without the need to perform additional set-up tasks.

Openbravo Network is certified to work with the following hardware components.

Openbravo Networks includes a firewall which is configured for the need of Openbravo ERP. Further configuration can be performed from the web based administration console.

All parts of the Openbravo Network stack used to run Openbravo ERP are certified by the manufacturer. This includes the following: Apache HTTP Server 2.0, Oracle 10g Standard Edition One 10.2, Apache Tomcat 5.5, Apache Ant 1.7, Sun JDK 1.5, and Linux 2.6.

The stack comes pre-configured as a software appliance meaning that it is installed right out of the box. As such, Openbravo also certifies that these tools together will run an optimized solution immediately. All parts of this edition have been tested to work together by the Openbravo Support Team.

Openbravo Network includes a bug fixing service, with SLAs based on severity levels.

Openbravo Network customers can received support and updates for their release, without the need to upgrade to a new release during the contract period.

Openbravo Network comes packaged with a guaranteed response time and target resolution time to bug requests and installation issues. All required support is provided through the Openbravo Support Team. Support requests can be requested directly by the Web Based Administration Console.

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Any Openbravo Network maintenance patch or upgrade release has been thoroughly tested by the Openbravo Support Team.

System administrators may find out about and manually perform ERP patching.

Using the web based Administration Console in Openbravo Network, system administrators are sent notification of each maintenance update or upgrade as soon as it becomes available. This allows the ERP to always remain up to date with the latest security features, without the need to search or stay up to date with Openbravo. All updates or upgrades sent to the console are guaranteed to have been tested by the Openbravo Support Team.

System administrators may may find out about and manually perform stack updates and upgrades.

Using the Web Based Administration Console in Network Edition, system administrators are sent notification of each maintenance update or upgrade as soon as it becomes available. This allows the ERP to always remain up to date with the latest security features, without the need to search or stay up to date with Openbravo. All updates or upgrades sent to the console are guaranteed to have been tested by the Openbravo Support Team.

Openbravo Network comes packaged with a web-based administration console that has been customized to perform all required set-up and maintenance tasks for Openbravo ERP, including scheduled back-ups, system updates, SSL certificate upload, firewall configuration, ... No extensive Linux knowledge or command line instructions are required. To see some screen shots, please visit our demo center.

Openbravo Network allows clients to revert back to the previous state following an upgrade or update, simply using a wizard in the web based administration console.

Openbravo Network allows clients to perform manual and scheduled system back-ups, simply using a wizard in the web based administration console. Restores are also managed from the same administration console.

Openbravo Network allows the system administrator to be notified via RSS whenever a back-up event or a an update is available for the system, without the need to log-in the web based administration console.

Volunteers at the Openbravo community contribute to the forums. No response or resolution time is guaranteed.

Open access to Openbravo ERP documentation can be found in Openbravo's wiki.

The Openbravo Support Team contributes to and helps improve available documentation.

The Openbravo Support Team can be contacted directly from the Web Based Administration Console. Response times and issue resolutions times are guaranteed.

Openbravo Network comes packaged with a bug fixing guarantee to give users the peace of mind knowing the costs of having a bug free open source environment. Bug reports can be submitted directly to the Openbravo Support Team from the web based administration console. Patches are automatically received and administered from the administration console once they have been successfully tested by the Openbravo Team.

Openbravo Network provides the same treatment to any bug in the system and comes packaged with full bug support for all components included in the software stack. Bug reports and patches can all be managed from the web based administration console.

Openbravo comes packaged with full support by the Openbravo Support Team for the installation process. Support can be requested directly from the web based administration console or Openbravo's on-line support portal.

The Openbravo Public License (OPL) is a free software license based on the Mozilla Public License. For more information, please visit our Legal section.

Openbravo ERP users enjoy the benefits of open source software, without any vendor lock-in.

Regarding Openbravo Network, should clients choose note to renew their Openbravo Network subscription, the system remains completely functional for life, save for the ability to report bugs and receive automatic updates.

Openbravo Network includes the licenses from Oracle and rPath for certain proprietary technologies included in the appliance. No additional software needs to be purchased to operate the solution.