Some quick updates on some open-source vendors and companies we have recently covered in the pages — both paper and Web — of CRM:

• Open-source software company xTuple recently announced that, despite the economic recession, the company realized record revenue growth in 2008. Sales were up 250 percent year-over-year compared with 2007, according to information provided by xTuple. A leader in last year’s Open-Source CRM category for CRM‘s Market Awards issue, the company looks to continue growing with its latest product release loaded with more CRM features and other improvements.

• Technical support provider Geeks on the Way (GOTW) was recently named the winner of the CRM Implementation & User Adoption Program category in the third annual 2009 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Profiled in our December issue of CRM, the company utilized open-source pioneer SugarCRM to keep pace and scale effectively to its ever-growing business. Stay tuned to find out if GOTW can continue its ambitious growth plans with the help of SugarCRM.