SAPPHIRE 2015: Running Simple and Connecting the Business World
In a busy week that began in Phoenix at ISM’s 100th annual conference (more on that conference next week), I was able, nonetheless, to get to SAPPHIRE in Orlando for…
Breaking News: Basware to Acquire Procserve for EUR 25.9 Million
On Wednesday, April 8, Basware, the Finland-based provider of procure-to-pay (P2P) and e-invoicing solutions, announced that it has signed an agreement with Procserve to acquire the UK-based public sector e-procurement solutions provider…
Concur Fusion and Business Network Evolution
Today’s ever-changing and dynamic business world necessitates the alignment between an enterprise, its suppliers, and the myriad processes and capabilities that are required to effectively manage corporate spend. The overarching…
Technology Round-Up – February 24, 2015 – Part III
Editor’s Note: Welcome to February’s edition of our Technology Round-Up. Over the past month, we’ve tracked so many exciting developments within the supply management solution provider market that we decided…
Technology Round-Up – October 14, 2014
BravoSolution Appoints Jim Wetekamp as its next CEO By Andrew Bartolini Last week, BravoSolution, a supply management solution provider, announced that its current SVP of Solution Strategy and industry veteran,…
Procurement Influencer Series: Subhash Makhija of GEP on the Industry’s Future
When Dr. Subhash Makhija co-founded GEP in 1999, along with Neha Desai Shah, Jagadish Turimella, and Roopa Gandhi, their initial vision was to use technology to streamline procurement processes. Makhija…
Technology Round-Up – July 23, 2014
Basware Releases Second Quarter Earnings Report Earlier this month, Basware, the Finnish Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and eInvoicing solution provider, held its second quarter earnings call, led by their CEO Esa Tihila…
Proactis to Acquire Intesource
Note: Andrew Bartolini contributed to this article. Late last month, UK-based Proactis announced its plan to acquire US-based Intesource in a deal totaling $3.9 million (of which Proactis will fund…
What Every Executive Should Know About Business Networks
This is your final chance to participate in our annual AP market research study - click here to take the survey. All participants get a free copy of the final…
The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (2)
We continue today with more of the strategies that Tim Cook executed at Apple that helped to make him the logical heir to Steve Jobs (Part One is here). Besides…