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Reverse Auctions on the Cheap

Feb 16, 2010 Charles' Purchasing Certification Blog discuses free and lost cost approaches for running reverse auctions, and lists the pros and cons of a build-your-own solution using free discussion boards.

Purchasing.com: What $100K buys in spend analysis software

Feb 11, 2010 Purchasing set out to find spend analysis software for under $100,000. At Ketera, you get access to the reporting application for up to 20 users, initial analysis of up to 50,000 suppliers and 1.5 million transactions,, a one-time initial analysis of historical data, and quarterly data refreshes for one year.

Purchasing.com: On the hunt for contract management software under $100K

Jan 14, 2010 Purchasing recently undertook a unique effort to analyze the contract management software market with a particular eye towards how contract management users can quickly get to ROI and what providers will offer contract management buyers for under $100,000. For $1,000/month, up to 15 users in a mid-sized enterprise can get Ketera's SaaS-based enterprise-class contract management solution.

Spend Matters: Ketera Joins the Free eRFX Fray

Jan 11, 2010 There's nothing overly novel in the approach of providing a free forum to connect buyers and suppliers, but it's quite interesting that Ketera is tying this to its nearly free sourcing tool, which provides expanded e-sourcing capabilities. Moreover, this public-marketplace notion builds on an already accepted supplier-identification and research model that's been around for quite some time...

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Ketera to Lead Best Practices in Social Commerce Workshop at Procure-to-Pay Summit

Feb 17, 2010 Ketera's Mary Ellen Mitchell will be leading a best practices workshop at next week's Procure-to-Pay Summit in Miami, FL on the benefits of conducting source-to-pay activities on a buyer-supplier community-based network.

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

Jan 21, 2010 Ketera today announced that Epiphany Supply Chain Solutions, a provider of procurement and supply chain related services, has selected the Ketera Network as the platform to manage transactions for its no-membership-fee Group Purchasing Organization (GPO). The Ketera Network will enable the Epiphany Buying Portal to manage purchasing transactions of mid-sized businesses.

Free Online Sourcing on Ketera Network Reduces Costs

Jan 6, 2010 Ketera today unveiled an offering designed to introduce more companies to the cost-savings potential of moving sourcing events online. With this announcement, Ketera now offers Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Quote (RFQ), and Requests for Proposal (RFP) to the Ketera Network online business community at no charge.

Ketera Inventory Data Cleansing Reduces Costs

Dec 18, 2009 Ketera today unveiled its technology-enabled Inventory Data Cleansing offering, which allows customers to reduce costs from duplicate and obsolete inventory, minimize errors in buying and using replacement parts, and improve standards for inventory management.

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“ We selected the Ketera eRFX tool because it is quick to implement, cost effective and drives efficiencies into the sourcing process.  Its portal design streamlines the communication, document traffic and analysis associated with conducting our RFPs.  The entire Ketera package has allowed us to run more events with fewer resources, leading to increased procurement efficiencies. ” Michael Feeney Vice President, Corporate Procurement for U.S. Bank

“ When using a hard copy or .pdf system to manage our contracts, Luminex would sometimes miss key milestones.With Ketera Contract management we now have full contract compliance and sufficient advanced warning to take the appropriate actions in a timely fashion.  The Ketera solution also has resulted in huge time savings for us; deciphering language in a contract used to take us hours, now it takes us minutes. ” David Mendoza Director, Strategic Planning and Business Development Group for Luminex

“ We recognized an opportunity to enhance our purchasing process with state–of–the–art technology – without the up–front investment and ongoing resource commitment associated with the implementation of enterprise software. ” Mitch Platt VP Contract Services for Con-way

“ Ketera′s on demand solution is ahead of the competition – we will be able to implement the solution in weeks and we never have to worry about taking the system down to install upgrades or make changes. ” Steve Kenny Vice President Risk Management and General Services for Columbia Credit Union

“ From the beginning, Ketera explained everything to us, both from the technical and sales side. They′ve accommodated our needs and have been very helpful and responsive. ” Michael Kapeles Senior Supply Manager for Cabot Microelectronics

“ Not only does Ketera provide innovative solutions for spend management, they also offer high quality professional services that let you get the most from their solutions. Working with Ketera is like a breath of fresh air. ” Nick Walker Procurement Manager for BTP

“ Ketera's new solution is really an amazing innovation that will revolutionize the purchasing industry. ” Dian Trosclair VP of Supply Chain Management for ServiceMaster

“ Using Ketera, we've lowered our costs and improved our compliance with negotiated corporate contracts. By buying on contract, we typically see a ten percent reduction in cost. ” Jim Cebula Director of Global Purchasing for Kennametal

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