[OFBiz] Users - OFBiz Case Studies and Testimonials

[David E. Jones]

Brett,

It will be great to have them whenever you are ready... For the  
release and conference it would be nice to have them soon. I really  
should have written this email a couple of weeks ago as the time for  
the release is coming up soon, and the conference too.

I guess the best short answer is that it would be nice to have as  
many as possible in the next 2 weeks... That should coincide with the  
release fairly well and give a few weeks before the conference.

-David


On May 31, 2005, at 4:21 PM, Brett Palmer wrote:

> David,
>
> What date do you need a testimonial or case study by?  I've got a
> first draft completed, but I can hurry up the process if you need it
> soon?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brett
>
> On 5/31/05, David E. Jones <jonesde at ofbiz.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> For many users of OFBiz the price, source code, transparent
>> development, community, and other factors are important, but so is
>> the issue of privacy and independence from sometimes over-controlling
>> software vendors. For some users of OFBiz it is not an option to
>> reveal what they are doing with the software, but for those who are
>> not in this situation I have a special request...
>>
>> The 3.5.0 release will be out soon. I was hoping for this week but
>> with increased client needs and such I'm way behind on keeping up
>> with reported bugs and cleaning things up. So, it will probably be
>> out next week or possibly the following. We still want to make sure
>> it is out a few weeks before the conference, and that is the other
>> big thing coming up.
>>
>> To prepare for this release and the conference and to take advantage
>> of the marketing opportunities that can go with these, we really need
>> help from those who are using OFBiz.
>>
>> We have received many bug reports and fixes and all sorts of help
>> recently, without which the upcoming release simply couldn't be what
>> it will be. Whether or not you have been able to participate in this,
>> you can add to the value of OFBiz immeasurably by spending a half
>> hour writing a testimonial, or perhaps a bit more time to put
>> together a more detailed case study.
>>
>> There are various reasons for this:
>>
>> 1. Grow the community! New users feel much more comfortable with
>> software if they can see the successes that others have had with it.
>> A larger community means more and faster progress in the project,
>> which means more features and more stability for you with less and
>> less cost to each member of the community.
>>
>> 2. A chance to learn from others in the community. There are so many
>> things that can be done with OFBiz, but like any medium of expression
>> creativity and skill can be applied to produce amazing results.
>> Sharing the results with others or reading about what others have
>> done edifies everyone involved.
>>
>> So, please send us information about what you are doing with OFBiz
>> and how you have overcome the obstacles and supported the important
>> things for your organization. A selection of these will be put on the
>> Marketing page of the ofbiz.org site, and the rest will be linked to
>> from that page. There are a few testimonials up there now, but they
>> are fairly dated and there are SO many live deployments of OFBiz now
>> that it would be great to dramatically expand this.
>>
>> We would also like to represent the global nature of the community,
>> so for those outside the USA we need you too!
>>
>> Part of the upcoming users conference will be dedicated to this, so
>> if you are planning on coming and sharing there please get started in
>> advance! This will generate more interest in what you are doing, and
>> increase attendance at the conference as well.
>>
>> Which brings me to my last point... Many users of OFBiz are services
>> organizations who are often looking for new clients. Writing Case
>> Studies and Testimonials will increase your exposure on the ofbiz.org
>> site, and in other community marketing efforts.
>>
>> -David
>>
>> P.S. Over the next day or so I will also be sending personal requests
>> to those who I know have done great things with OFBiz, so don't be
>> surprised if you see that. And, if I don't send something to you it
>> may be because I'm not very aware of what you are doing... all the
>> more reason to write something up and send it over!
>>
>> P.P.S. Don't worry if you don't have live sites or deployments to
>> reference, a write-up of your experiences with OFBiz and what you
>> have done with the project or are doing with it is also quite  
>> valuable.
>>
>>
>>
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