<?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%">Dave Stephens</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Open Source e-Procurement Software</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%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">03/2008</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://timreview.ca/article/129</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%">While every business needs to track the purchase of goods and services, many small and midsize businesses  have been discouraged from using centralized software solutions due to high up-front licensing fees, expensive implementations, and the level of organizational training necessary to get the full value out of an enterprise-class procurement solution. This article provides an overview of the benefits provided by e-procurement solutions, then introduces the first open source e-procurement software and the business model for the company behind the open source project.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">March 2008</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Articles</style></work-type><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Coupa
Dave Stephens is CEO and co-founder of Coupa. Prior to co-founding Coupa, he was VP of Oracle Procurement Applications. A  strong advocate of open source in the enterprise, Dave introduced Oracle's first Apache and JServ-based application in 1998 and delivered Oracle's first multi-tenant SaaS in 2000. Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley.</style></custom1></record></records></xml>