%0 Journal Article %J Open Source Business Resource %D 2008 %T Open Source e-Procurement Software %A Dave Stephens %X 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. %B Open Source Business Resource %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %8 03/2008 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/129 %N March 2008 %9 Articles %1 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.