<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">James Makienko</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leonard De Baets</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Implementing a Deal Development Platform for Business Ecosystems</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Open Source Business Resource</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">08/2010</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://timreview.ca/article/372</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Talent First Network</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ottawa</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This article describes a project to develop a platform that promotes transactions between customers and suppliers within a business ecosystem. A web-based platform is being developed to track customer interactions and manage the flow of deals through development stages. The solution will be implemented using an open source customer relationship management tool that will be customized to suit the particular needs of a business ecosystem.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">August 2010</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Articles</style></work-type><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carleton University
James Makienko is an M.A.Sc. student in the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University. His research interests include business ecosystems, go-to-market channels, deal and contract development, and web-based deal development platforms. He holds a B.Eng. in Computer Systems Engineering from Carleton University and previously worked in software development, technical support, and security.</style></custom1><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carleton University
Leonard De Baets is an M.Eng. student in the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University. His background is in telecommunications and he holds an M.Sc. Computer Science from the University of Manitoba.</style></custom2></record></records></xml>