by Robert Solomon | Oct 8, 2013 | Supplier Credentialling |
A while back I wrote about Vertical Supplier Information Management, but I did not do the topic justice. The term “vertical SIM” is insufficient to describe what the best of these providers offer– not just industry-relevant information...
by Robert Solomon | Oct 4, 2013 | E-invoicing, Electronic Payments, Enterprise Software
Spend Matters, a sourcing and procurement website, is reporting that JPMorganChase is going to shut down its Order-to-Pay (nee Xign) business unit and that clients will need to find another solution at a future date (seems like 2015). It is an slightly unusual, and...
by Robert Solomon | Oct 3, 2013 | Uncategorised
Just a quick note that Accenture has announced that it will buy the Procurian unit of ICG Group (ICGE). Procurian was formerly known as ICG Commerce and had built a nice business in procurement outsourcing. Because ICGE is public and Procurian is separately reported...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 30, 2013 | Ecosystem, Healthcare, Oracle, Veeva |
Veeva Systems, which has filed to go public, is an incredible example of what an Industry Cloud provider can achieve in a short time period with focus and use of the latest technology. As Veeva notes in their prospectus: “We founded our company in 2007 on the...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 27, 2013 | Consolidating Competition, Healthcare, Industry Concentration, Pricing
Everyone once in a while, the average investor gets the chance to invest in a company that has a special relationship with the government, a unique business structure, or a special antitrust exemption. Fannie Mae was one. Visa and Mastercard were cooperatives owned...
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