Virtual Enterprise Generic Applications

We have succeeded in building an Internet service, called VEGA* (Virtual Enterprise Generic Applications) to support virtual enterprises using a three-layered approach. In the bottom layer, community services enable companies to establish new partnerships with others. Here, the central element is the competence market, where competencies can either be bid for or called for, bringing potential partners together in the virtual space. In the middle layer, companies can become partners in dedicated business networks, reflecting such real-world consortia as groups of interest, for instance. The top layer provides project management support and actually implements the virtual enterprise