By PJ Jakovljevic
xTuple, a provider of open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions, recently announced the availability of xTupleCommerce — version 2.0 of its e-commerce Web portal. The vendor also acquired a notable Web consultancy partner, Artsmith Media, to support booming customer demand for the online business/commerce solution — investment bank Goldman Sachs expects global e-commerce sales in 2013 to reach nearly $1 trillion, growing at over 19 percent per year.