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| Ketera "Consumerizes" Corporate Procurement: Unveils New "Point, Click, Buy, Save" Solution |
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New Procurement Solution Brings Consumer–Style Shopping to the Corporate Desktop; Streamlines End–User Experience and Makes it Even Easier for Customers to Save Money
Santa Clara, Calif., April 24, 2006 – Ketera, the leading provider of On Demand Spend Management solutions, today unveiled the newest version of its Ketera Procurement solution delivering the functionality and ease–of–use that enables companies to "consumerize" the e–procurement experience for their users. The new version of Ketera Procurement enables rapid adoption as users don′t have to learn a complex corporate purchasing system and can instead leverage their ecommerce shopping experience at work. The look and feel of the new solution can be completely customized to match the customer′s website for a seamless user experience. Additionally, the on demand solution has been optimized for the fewest "clicks–to–completion." Any user can now quickly complete procurement transactions, and maximize efficiency by using a web–based tool to "point, click, buy, save," while maintaining compliance to negotiated contracts.
"Our goal in building the Ketera Procurement solution was to enable our customers to rapidly achieve their spend management goals without a substantial investment – ideally, users are comfortable with the solution and buying on day one with minimal training," said Pravin Kumar, vice president of products, Ketera. "The new solution allows our customers to customize the look and feel, as well as the content of their on demand procurement solution; which translates into greater, faster and broader internal adoption. For our customers this means more on–contract spending and a faster ROI."
The new Ketera Procurement solution features improved search capabilities allowing users to search by expanded criteria, including cost range or specified vendors, to find what they are looking for more efficiently. It also incorporates Web 2.0 technologies such as AJAX to make the user interface much more dynamic and easier to use than traditional web–based applications. The service also streamlines the approval process so managers spend less time on administrative tasks and shortens the procurement cycle significantly. The new procurement solution is also flexible enough to allow administrators to tier the complexity of the user experience based on the user′s role in the procurement process and their level of technical savvy.
Pricing and Availability
The new version of Ketera Procurement will be available to all customers in the Summer of 2006. Pricing is available upon request.
About Ketera
Ketera is the leading provider of on demand, spend management solutions, providing companies with the applications and services needed to control and reduce corporate spending at a low cost of ownership.
Ketera Spend Management includes applications for spend analysis, sourcing, procurement, contract management, supplier performance and payment and reconciliation. The Ketera difference is our on demand delivery model, which combines hosted spend management applications with the "heavy lifting" services required for success, including supplier enablement, hardware infrastructure, project resources, system administration and solution upgrades.
For more information about Ketera and the Ketera Spend Management suite of services, please visit www.ketera.com. |
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| To learn how Ketera Spend Management Solutions can help your business, call 1–877–486–4340 |
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