I like the idea of my company data being a single, coherent unit.

I would like personell, customer relationship management, sales, inventory tracking, accounting, everything, all handled by a single, integrated application.

What are the best options to get something like this?

What are the best options to get something like this?
Search Freshmeat and SourceForge for "CRM"?

It's called ERP too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterpr...ource_planning

THanks for the links!

Here is a list of ERPs from Wikipedia. I would be keen to hear what people have to say about them. Which is the one of the future???

[edit] Free and Open Source ERP software
(sorted alphabetically)

Adempiere
Compiere
GNU Enterprise
OFBiz
OpenMFG

[edit] Proprietary ERP software
24SevenOffice Start, Premium, Professional and Custom from 24SevenOffice
Accpac from The Sage Group
ORION from 3i-INFOTECH LTD.
BPCS from SSA Global Technologies
CIG from FEDITEC ENTERPRISES
Enterprise Business System from Made2Manage Systems
Epicor Enterprise from Epicor
Guide from Guideix
IFS Applications from Industrial and Financial Systems
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne from Oracle
kVASy4 from SIV.AG
Lawson Financials from Lawson Software
MFG/PRO from QAD
Microsoft Dynamics
Movex from Intentia
NetERP from NetSuite Inc.
Oracle e-Business Suite from Oracle
PeopleSoft from Oracle
PRONTO-Xi from Pronto Software
Ramco e.Applications from Ramco Systems
Sage MAS 500 from The Sage Group
SAP R/3 from SAP
mySAP from SAP
SSA ERP LN from SSA Global Technologies
SYSPRO ERP software from SYSPRO
AMS Advantage from CGI Group (formerly American Management Systems)
1C:Enterprise from 1C Company
WinMan ERP Software