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Report:2013 Predictions: The ePurchasing Software Market Will Grow 5%

More SaaS And Commoditization Shape 2013 Growth

CIOs should take an interest in the market for ePurchasing software (software to support buying, sourcing, contracting, and vendor management activities) for two reasons: 1) to find technology tools...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:A Buyer's Guide To Invoice-To-Pay Solutions

Twelve Invoice-To-Pay Technologies And Where They Fit In Forrester's Road Map To Accounts Payable Invoice Processing Excellence

Procurement and finance managers struggling with inefficient invoice-to-pay (I2P) processes are often confused by the plethora of diverse technology products and services that are available today,...

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Report:Market Overview: ePurchasing And Contract Life-Cycle Management In 2011 To 2012

The Four Forces Of Cloud, Smart, Verticals, And Networks Are Reshaping Markets

Four forces are keeping the $5 billion ePurchasing and contract life-cycle management (CLM) software markets highly competitive and dynamic. First, cloud delivery via software-as-a-service (SaaS) is...

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Report:Predictions 2011: ePurchasing Market To Grow 12%

SaaS Products Will Lead Growth; The Pace Of Acquisitions Will Pick Up As Well

The ePurchasing software market in 2011 will continue to be dynamic, with relatively strong growth of 12% overall, even faster growth in new categories, as well as a variety of mergers, acquisitions,...

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Report:Predictions 2010: ePurchasing Market

Growth Will Accelerate After A So-So 2009

The ePurchasing market will post a very good growth rate of 12% in 2010, rising to $4 billion. This market for software products like eProcurement, eSourcing, contract life-cycle management (CLM),...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Taming Invoice Processing: Still Work To Do

For many companies, invoice processing (IP) stands today as one species in a kingdom of untamed business processes overstuffed with inefficiencies, manual tasks, and disjointed transitions from one...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:Enterprises Should Push Supplier Networks To Deliver Interoperability

The Plethora Of Discrete Networks Detracts From ePurchasing's Value

Enterprises use supplier networks to trade electronically with their suppliers, but they find that insufficient cooperation between rivals limits potential progress. Chief purchasing officers (CPOs)...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:TechRadar™ For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals: ePurchasing, Q3 2009

Services Procurement And EIPP Are Hottest, Supplier Performance And Automated Spend Analysis Show Promise, But Supplier Portals Start To Decline

Forrester has used its TechRadar™ on the various subcategories of ePurchasing software to identify which offer the most reliable and fastest-growing sources of business value. We found that...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Predictions 2009: ePurchasing Market

Growth Slows Both Overall And For eProcurement But Is Strong In Other Areas

The ePurchasing market — software solutions for eProcurement, eSourcing, contract life-cycle management (CLM), automated spend analysis, accounts payable electronic invoice presentment and...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:Case Study: Global Pharmaceutical Company Cuts AP Cost-Per-Invoice By Half

Ariba Helps The Company Build On Its eProcurement Foundation

A global pharmaceutical company processes nearly two million invoices per year through a handful of shared service centers (SSCs), but was suffering with a 20-day backlog. The company was already...

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Report:Case Study: Maintenance Services Company Uses Supplier Self-Service To Cut AP Costs

A $3 billion maintenance services company faced many challenges processing six million invoices per year, most from small-business subcontractors. The accounts payable (AP) director knew that full...

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Report:Best Practices: Invoice-To-Pay Process Automation

Accounts payable electronic invoice presentment and processing (AP-EIPP) applications help companies automate their invoice-to-pay (I2P) processes. Inefficient manual processing can cost $20 or more...

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Report:Holistic View: The ePurchasing Software Market

Strong Growth And Dynamism Despite Maturing eProcurement And eSourcing

Vendors have both opportunities and challenges in the dynamic ePurchasing market, with strong double-digit growth projected for 2008 despite a slowing overall IT market. While products like...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: AP-EIPP, Q2 2008

Basware Leads For Products That Streamline The Invoice-To-Pay Process, But Other Vendors Also Have Strong Offerings

In Forrester's 78-criteria evaluation of accounts payable electronic invoice presentment and payment (AP-EIPP) vendors, we found that Basware leads the pack, closely followed by Ariba, JPMorgan Xign,...

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Report:The EIPP Market Is Ripe For Consolidation

Demand For Applications To Streamline Buy-Side Invoice-To-Pay Processes Will Continue To Grow Rapidly

Most invoices start life in order management applications and end up in accounts payable (AP) products, yet almost all must first become paper, processed by expensive, slow, and error-prone human...

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Report:ePurchasing Software Market

eProcurement And eSourcing Mature; CLM, EIPP, And Automated Spend Analysis Grow

The market for ePurchasing software, also called spend management or supplier relationship management solutions, will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% from 2003 to 2008, with more...

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