01513nas a2200133   4500008004100000022001400041245007300055210006900128260004200197520106200239100001901301700002301320856003601343       2011                        eng d  a1913-610200aCarleton Entrepreneurs: The First Keystone Off-The-Shelf Application0 aCarleton Entrepreneurs The First Keystone OffTheShelf Applicatio  aOttawabTalent First Networkc04/20113 aIn this article, we describe the first application of the Keystone Off-The-Shelf (KOTS) platform. KOTS integrates software applications available under open source licenses with proprietary applications and services offered by small local technology companies, most of which are Carleton University spin-offs.

KOTS is the engine behind the website for the Carleton Entrepreneurs program. The goals of this unique program are to: i) strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit at Carleton University; ii) help graduate and senior undergraduate students transform their ideas into compelling opportunities and successful ventures; and iii) share the best opportunities with potential investors, alumni, and friends of Carleton University. KOTS will enable the Carleton Entrepreneurs collective to achieve significant system-level outcomes that are not attainable without the platform. This collective is comprised of students, mentors, internal and external reviewers, top managers of technology university spin-off companies, academics, and friends of Carleton.1 aBailetti, Tony1 aPrattico, Ludovico  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/433