- The speaker's client needed a complex B2B e-commerce solution on a small budget with vague requirements, so they chose the open source Apache OFBiz framework. - OFBiz provided out-of-the-box e-commerce and order management functionality built on a robust data model. The speaker's team customized OFBiz to meet their client's unique needs over time. - While developing on OFBiz presented challenges like a small team and lack of documentation, the speaker found the framework grew well as their system evolved and more requirements became clear.

1. OSDC 2008 Talk Implementing a Custom B2B System Using Apache Ofbiz: Stories from the front line Guy Gershoni [email_address] http://www.conchus.com/

7. What is Ofbiz – The Inspiration (Code)

8. What is Ofbiz – The Inspiration (Data Model)

10. What is Ofbiz – Framework AND Applications +

17. What is Ofbiz – Framework: Entity Reference Tool

19. What is Ofbiz – Framework: Service Reference Tool

23. What is Ofbiz – Applications: Accounting App

24. What is Ofbiz – Applications: Ecommerce App

33. Questions?