What is SAP Business One?

SAP Business One is an integrated enterprise resource planning software that targets business software requirements of small and medium sized enterprises.

SAP Business One contains 14 core modules:

• Administration Module, where configuration is performed
• Financials Module, where various accounting and financial activities are conducted
• Sales Opportunities Module, where existing customers and potential accounts are structured tracking
• Sales Module, where orders are entered, shipped and invoiced
• Purchasing Module, where purchase orders are issued and goods received into inventory
• Business Partners Module, where Business Partners (customers, vendors, and leads) are contacted and maintained
• Banking Module, where cash is received and paid out
• Inventory Module, where Inventory is valued and managed
• Production Module, where bill of materials is defined and manufacturing is tracked
• MRP Module, where purchase and production planning takes place
• Service Module, where after-service products are managed
• Human Resources Module, where employee information is kept
• Reports Module, where system-default and user-defined reports are generated (as on-screen tables, printouts or Excel files: Print Layout Designer, Advanced Layout Designer and XL Reporter)
• E-commerce, allowing customers to buy and sell online to consumers or other businesses.

Additional Resources:
SAP Business One Test Composer Presentation(PDF 387 KB)
SAP Business One Application and SDK 2007 New Features Presentation(PDF 3 MB)
Overview of Management Reporting in B1iSN Presentation(PDF 123 KB)
SAP Business One Test Composer Presentation(PDF 387 KB)
SAP Business One UI API Performance Tips Article(PDF 62 KB)
SAP Business One 2007 A RampUp version Article(XML 5 KB)
Customizing the Control Center in B1iSN Article(PDF 165 KB)
Detailed Overview of SAP Business One Integration for SAP NetWeaver Article(PDF 454 KB)
SAP Business One Integration Technology (B1i) Introduce.pdf Article(PDF 6 MB)
COM License Bridge to CORBA License Manager 2005 Article(12 KB)
.NET Server for SAP Business One License Server API Article(4 KB)
SAP Business One Test Composer Article(6 KB)
SAP Business One COM License Bridge Article(PDF 69 KB)
Licensing and Upgrade Processes for SAP Business One and Partner Add-On’s processes for SAP Business One and Partner Add-Ons Article(PDF 301 KB)
SAP Business One Licensing Service Overview Article(PDF 94 KB)
B1DE and B1TE Introduction: The Efficent Way to Test Your Add-Ons Presentation(PDF 1 MB)
SAP Business One: .NET Profiler 2.0 – How to Use It Efficiently Presentation(PDF 2 MB)
SAP Business One Integration Technology – Technical Information Presentation(PDF 293 KB)
SAP Business One Integration for SAP NetWeaver Release 2005 – Detailed Content Presentation(PDF 2 MB)
Subsidiary Integration with SAP NetWeaver – Integration for SAP Business One Presentation(PDF 1 MB)
SAP Business One Pros/Cons
References : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAP_Business_One