InfoWorld Bossie Awards mention

[Walter Vaughan]

Hey, at least we got a mention

After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...

<quote>
We're also a fan of the Apache Open for Business (OFBiz) project, but this
formidable solution is not for the technically faint of heart. OFBiz is better
suited to VARs than SMEs.
</quote>
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-applications_1.html


--
Walter

[guo weizhan]

what's the VARs and SMEs mean?

2007/9/13, Walter Vaughan <[hidden email]>:

>
> Hey, at least we got a mention
>
> After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
> surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...
>
> <quote>
> We're also a fan of the Apache Open for Business (OFBiz) project, but this
> formidable solution is not for the technically faint of heart. OFBiz is
> better
> suited to VARs than SMEs.
> </quote>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-applications_1.html
>
>
> --
> Walter
>

[Joel Blouin]

VAR I believe is Value Added Reseller
SME is Subject Matter Expert

-----Original Message-----
From: guo weizhan [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:22 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: InfoWorld Bossie Awards mention

what's the VARs and SMEs mean?

2007/9/13, Walter Vaughan <[hidden email]>:

>
> Hey, at least we got a mention
>
> After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
> surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...
>
> <quote>
> We're also a fan of the Apache Open for Business (OFBiz) project, but this
> formidable solution is not for the technically faint of heart. OFBiz is
> better
> suited to VARs than SMEs.
> </quote>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-applications_1.html
>
>
> --
> Walter
>

[Vikrant.Rathore]

VAR - Value Added Reseller
SME - Small and Medium Enterprises which is in general defined from 4-500 employee.

Regards,
Vikrant


-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Blouin [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:43 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: RE: InfoWorld Bossie Awards mention

VAR I believe is Value Added Reseller
SME is Subject Matter Expert

-----Original Message-----
From: guo weizhan [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:22 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: InfoWorld Bossie Awards mention

what's the VARs and SMEs mean?

2007/9/13, Walter Vaughan <[hidden email]>:

>
> Hey, at least we got a mention
>
> After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
> surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...
>
> <quote>
> We're also a fan of the Apache Open for Business (OFBiz) project, but this
> formidable solution is not for the technically faint of heart. OFBiz is
> better
> suited to VARs than SMEs.
> </quote>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-applications_1.html
>
>
> --
> Walter
>

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[SkipDever]

Value Added Reseller and Small and Medium sized Enterprises

-----Original Message-----
From: guo weizhan [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:22 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: InfoWorld Bossie Awards mention


what's the VARs and SMEs mean?

2007/9/13, Walter Vaughan <[hidden email]>:

>
> Hey, at least we got a mention
>
> After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
> surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...
>
> <quote>
> We're also a fan of the Apache Open for Business (OFBiz) project, but this
> formidable solution is not for the technically faint of heart. OFBiz is
> better
> suited to VARs than SMEs.
> </quote>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-applications_1.html
>
>
> --
> Walter
>

[guo weizhan]

I see, thanks

I think that's right, Ofbiz it's so complex for a small company to use, and
there no enough documents for them.


2007/9/13, skip@theDevers <[hidden email]>:

>
> Value Added Reseller and Small and Medium sized Enterprises
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: guo weizhan [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:22 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: InfoWorld Bossie Awards mention
>
>
> what's the VARs and SMEs mean?
>
> 2007/9/13, Walter Vaughan <[hidden email]>:
> >
> > Hey, at least we got a mention
> >
> > After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
> > surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...
> >
> > <quote>
> > We're also a fan of the Apache Open for Business (OFBiz) project, but
> this
> > formidable solution is not for the technically faint of heart. OFBiz is
> > better
> > suited to VARs than SMEs.
> > </quote>
> > http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-applications_1.html
> >
> >
> > --
> > Walter
> >
>
>

[SkipDever]

I think the statement "not for the technically faint of heart" is highly
accurate, possibly even understated.

I hope to change that.

Skip

-----Original Message-----
From: guo weizhan [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:15 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: InfoWorld Bossie Awards mention


I see, thanks

I think that's right, Ofbiz it's so complex for a small company to use, and
there no enough documents for them.


2007/9/13, skip@theDevers <[hidden email]>:

>
> Value Added Reseller and Small and Medium sized Enterprises
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: guo weizhan [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:22 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: InfoWorld Bossie Awards mention
>
>
> what's the VARs and SMEs mean?
>
> 2007/9/13, Walter Vaughan <[hidden email]>:
> >
> > Hey, at least we got a mention
> >
> > After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
> > surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...
> >
> > <quote>
> > We're also a fan of the Apache Open for Business (OFBiz) project, but
> this
> > formidable solution is not for the technically faint of heart. OFBiz is
> > better
> > suited to VARs than SMEs.
> > </quote>
> > http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/10/37FE-boss-applications_1.html
> >
> >
> > --
> > Walter
> >
>
>

[Christian Geisert]

Walter Vaughan schrieb:
> Hey, at least we got a mention
>
> After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
> surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...

Yeah, that's called marketing ;-)
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070913.html

--
Christian

[David E Jones]

Christian Geisert wrote:
> Walter Vaughan schrieb:
>> Hey, at least we got a mention
>>
>> After looking at all the eye candy that OpenBravo is today has I wasn't
>> surprised OFBiz didn't win, but at least we got a mention...
>
> Yeah, that's called marketing ;-)
> http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070913.html

Appropriate... considering they are called the "bossie" awards. ;)

I guess this is a target audience OFBiz hasn't made happy yet. Maybe it has something to do with being community driven as opposed to corporate driven.

How do we communicate that to something like InfoWorld that bases it's income on ad revenue, aka marketing?

Oh well... I'm sure we'll get there sooner or later with a fancy web site for OFBiz plus some fancy articles and awards to go along with it. And if not, some lucky tech reporter will have a chance to write an article like "How many times have you used Apache OFBiz today without even knowing it?" ;)

-David