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CombineNet Inc

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Epiphany Supply Chain Solutions to Run its GPO Business on the Ketera Network

Epiphany Buying Portal on the Ketera Network is an online procurement site that provides pre-negotiated advantageous pricing for a selected group of categories to its GPO customers... http://ping.fm/fYaYY

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Zycus Spend Management Contract

Zycus Spend Management Solutions Confirms Procurement Contract http://ping.fm/G5imG

Spend Assessment Workshop

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A Chinese Spend Management Vendor? Will CDC Software Target the Buy-Side?

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Oracle launch spices up spend classification

Analysis: Oracle launch spices up spend classification

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Rosslyn Analytics` Spend Analysis Solution Delivers ROI for Aberdeen Asset Management and Clifford Chance within Eight Weeks | Reuters

Rosslyn Analytics, a technology company, is setting a new standard in spend intelligence for procurement and finance by developing an advanced web-based spend analysis solution that delivers a return on investment for organizations in weeks, not months or years.

Rosslyn Analytics announced that its flagship spend analysis solution, RA.Pid Enterprise, has enabled Aberdeen Asset Management and Clifford Chance to achieve, on average, a return on investment of 175%.

"Spend analysis, the process of obtaining visibility of spend data, should be as simple as flipping a switch on in order to obtain accurate, actionable intelligence," said Charles Clark, CEO, Rosslyn Analytics. "Rosslyn Analytics believes SaaS cloud spend analysis is the key to enabling procurement and finance professionals to drive immediate and sustainable cost savings.The speed and low cost of software as a service also enable decision-makers to receive a return on investment in weeks, not months, compared to traditional spend management solutions."

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Reducing Outsourced Manufacturing Cost and Risk at Tellabs

Discover how Tellabs, a leading telecommunications OEM, partnered with Bristlecone to implement SAP BusinessObjects Spend Performance Management - integrating spend analytics into the quoting process and gaining timely, accurate insight into global spend by supplier and commodity. Tellabs is leveraging this insight to project future quarterly and annual spend, reduce costs and spend, align sourcing strategies, and ensure contract compliance.

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Supplier Risk Management

Using spend analysis, companies can analyze their supply base across multiple dimensions in order to identify suppliers than pose risk.

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Recession: How Will You Play to Win? | Chief Financial Officer | CFO | Economic Downturn - Deloitte LLP

Chief financial officers (CFOs) are confronted with unimaginable circumstances resulting from a worldwide credit crunch and an inevitably challenging recession. It’s increasingly important for CFOs to be efficient operators of their finance business, stewards who manage to preserve value, catalysts for changes that drive new efficiencies and strategists in a new, post-recession environment.

Recession: How Will You Play to Win? | Chief Financial Officer | CFO | Economic Downturn - Deloitte LLP

ICG Commerce Increases Spend Under Management

Results Underscore Trend of Fortune 1000 Companies Increasingly Looking to Procurement Outsourcing to Maximize and Accelerate Cost Reductions.

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Ariba Named Best Supply Chain Management Company

Ariba, Inc. , a leading spend management solutions provider, named Best Supply Chain Management Company by Financial-i Magazine.

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Spend Visibility: Increasing Credibility & Influence

Attended Spend Management Day in Palo Alto on 1/15/09 in order to hear the presentations by several people leading top notch spend management efforts in their organizations.

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