The essence of what's novel in the OpenERP 7.0 open-source business suite boils down to the concept of "Integrated Apps", which the company says "bring together the best of the ERP and the standalone app world". The idea is that as customers proceed to install applications, the new ones will integrate automatically with existing ones. Other aspects of the complete product redesign include a full-featured library of open-source business apps and out-of-the-box use with no prior configuration, all driven using "a stunning user interface". OpenERP 7.0 comes with new modules including touchscreen POS, contract management, fleet management apps, LinkedIn and Google docs integration, social collaboration between apps as an alternative to traditional e-mail, innovative kanban views to manage sales pipeline and projects, and an integrated customer portal, among others. The portal includes hundreds of modules developed by the community. OpenERP 7.0. is available either as an on-site deployment or via OpenERP's SaaS platform.
