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New Version of SciQuest Business Automation Suite Features Consumer-like User Experience to Turn Spe

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New Version of SciQuest Business Automation Suite Features Consumer-like User Experience to Turn Spending Into Savings

New Release Goes Live With Clean, Modern User Experience, Including New Digital Mailroom and Workflow Inspector Tool

CARY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SciQuest (NAS: SQI) , the leading provider of cloud-based business automation solutions, today announced the next major version of its spend management product suite. Available today, the release features a new user interface that includes consumer-like features and experiences similar to sites like Amazon, Facebook and LinkedIn. Combined with other significant new features such as a Digital Mailroom for accounts payable, tighter contract management integration, a new Workflow Inspector and shared shopping cart, SciQuest is making it even easier for customers to cut costs, automate processes and gain transparency to turn spending into savings.

The latest product enhancements are the result of direct customer feedback, which reinforces SciQuest’s commitment to deliver innovative products that meet organizations’ needs to more effectively manage spend through automation The new product was previewed to customers at NextLevel, SciQuest’s annual user conference held last month. Customers provided extremely positive feedback about the new user interface in particular, commenting on the ease of navigation and intuitiveness of the experience.

“We are committed to continuous enhancements to enrich the user experience across our suite of cloud-based applications,” said Mark Digman, SciQuest Vice President, Product Marketing and Strategy. “This release represents a tremendous leap forward, by enabling users to shop within their organization much like how they purchase goods on-line as consumers. Along with other key features of this release, we have streamlined key processes within AP, procurement, purchasing and contract management to empower our customers to contribute to the bottom line.”

New SciQuest User Interface

  • Simple, Intuitive Site Navigation –Clean slide-out side menus replace tab-driven navigation menus and enable users to quickly find where they want to go. In addition to a newly reorganized menu structure, new search options are available that help users find what they need and determine their next task.
  • In-application notifications – Notifications and action items will be communicated in an interactive, easily accessed fashion within …read more
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Accenture Achieves High Vendor Assessment by Gartner Inc. in Vendor Panorama for Trade Promotion Man

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Accenture Achieves High Vendor Assessment by Gartner Inc. in Vendor Panorama for Trade Promotion Management

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Accenture (NYS: ACN) received a high vendor assessment for its Accenture CAS Trade Promotion Management (TPM) software solution in Gartner Inc.’s recently published “Vendor Panorama for Trade Promotion Management in Consumer Goods.”1

Gartner assessed 14 service providers for the Vendor Panorama, which focused on the TPM marketplace and leading vendors that help consumer goods companies use technology to better manage their trade promotions.

“We believe the assessment of Accenture CAS in this new Vendor Panorama report is recognition of our advanced trade promotion capabilities and cements our reputation as a leading provider of TPM software,” said Henning Fromme, Accenture CAS software product strategy and development lead. “Since introducing the first web-based TPM solution, we’ve been dedicated to creating an integrated sales platform that uses trade promotion management and optimization to drive exceptional sales planning.”

Gartner believes that technologies related to managing trade promotions have never been more relevant, as the average revenue expended by manufacturers for promotions now exceeds 20%. More and more companies are leaving spreadsheets for automated technologies, while others are adding promotion optimization capabilities. In the Vendor Panorama, Gartner profiles the TPM/TPO market and the leading software vendors across core areas, including: Completeness, User Experience, Product Vision, Analytical Strength and Configurability.

Accenture CAS is also a key component within Accenture Perfect Promotion, part of Accenture’s set of business services, which brings together Accenture’s management consulting capability, industry skills, and Accenture CAS software to create a highly differentiated solution for the consumer goods industry. This end-to-end service is designed to help clients increase trade promotion volume and effectiveness with less investment.

1 Gartner, Inc. “Vendor Panorama for Trade Promotion Management in Consumer Goods,” by Dale Hagemeyer, August 31, 2012.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 259,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$27.9 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2012. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

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