Erply

Today we opened up Erply with InventoryAPI. We think it's the best solution to use as backend for your web shop but you can do other things as well, for example build apps for mobile salespeople or develop something we haven't even thought of.

As Kris Hiiemaa, our CEO puts it: Our API gives control to developers and, eventually, our end users. Most of our clients want to do what they do best and this is rarely tinkering with inventory management software. They can simply use our software as the backbone to inventory management and plug in their existing tools via our brand new API, and create desktop or mobile applications on top of that.

We're expecting healthy interest from developers and we're annoucing a developer competition to fuel it. Build a web shop application using our API and win consulting time with Index’s Saul Klein, Redpoint’s Satish Dharmaraj and our very own Kris Hiiemaa. Applications are open until August 16th. Email inventoryAPI@erply.com to apply or ask any questions.

What we consider in assessing entries:

• Execution - this can either mean that it works very well, or it was built impressively fast.
• Innovation - does your application solve a problem in a novel way.
• Level of integration with InventoryAPI

Jury will consist of Erply developers, investors and board members. It'll be a good list of people to show your application to.