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Table of Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. INDUSTRY KEYNOTE SOFTWARE M&A ECOSYSTEMS
  3. CISCO IS USING ACQUISITIONS OF SOFTWARE COMPANIES TO REINVENT ITS 'PLATFORM CORE'
  4. USING ECOSYSTEM MODELING TO DRIVE ECOSYSTEM PROJECTS
  5. MANAGEMENT OF PARTNER ECOSYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY