by Robert Solomon | Mar 22, 2016 | B2B Software, Ecosystem, Electronic Payments, Indirect Spend, Supply Chain Automation |
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the inaugural Global Procurement Technology Summit sponsored by ISM and Spend Matters in Baltimore. Andrew Karpie from Spend Matters and I spoke, in part, on the difference between networks and platforms in supply chain...
by Robert Solomon | Jan 19, 2016 | B2B Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Indirect Spend, Procure to Pay |
Until now, there have been two basic business models in catalog-based e-procurement: The Buyer Pay Model: Followed by Coupa, Sciquest, Tradeshift, Basware, and others. This model charges the buyer a fee and is free to the supplier. The Buyer and Supplier Pay Model:...
by Robert Solomon | Dec 16, 2015 | Financial services, Indirect Spend, Matchmaking, Procure to Pay, Real Estate |
I normally do not write about my clients or board positions, as it is often inappropriate and it is a form of “talking up my book”. Also, the blog is about B2B software, not me. In the case of LeaseAccelerator, however, I’m going to make...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 29, 2015 | B2B Software, Enterprise Software, Indirect Spend, Procure to Pay |
I had become bored with eProcurement. The technology was more than 15 years old and the whole category, along with related categories, were well along in their “hype cycle” according to Gartner (my emphasis added). Ariba, had been purchased by SAP, Oracle...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 13, 2015 | B2B Software, Indirect Spend, Procure to Pay
I reviewed my five most popular posts of 2015 to date to see what I could learn, as well as to easily recycle some old content! (Ahh, the dog days of Summer!) I learned a little about blogging and a lot about human nature. The Top Five Posts Here are the top five...
by Robert Solomon | Mar 30, 2015 | B2B Software, Enterprise Software, Indirect Spend, Procure to Pay |
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged on the subject of valuations of public and private indirect procurement suites (here). Now, it appears there is a “new” kid on the block: Selectica (SLTC). Selectica announced this morning that it had acquired b-pack for...
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