CNQR news today. Nearly up 10%. Two items:
AnswerThink and Concur Technologies Form Alliance To Provide Premier Workplace eCommerce Solutions
PR Newswire - October 20, 1999 10:51
MIAMI, and REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSR) today announced it has joined Concur Technologies, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: CNQR) Global Alliance Network. Concur is a leading provider of workplace eCommerce solutions. AnswerThink will support the implementation of Concur eWorkplace to Global 2000 corporations looking to improve workplace productivity and reduce operating costs. Concur eWorkplace complements AnswerThink's Web-focused Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS) solutions.
Concur eWorkplace is an integrated suite of workplace eCommerce solutions, including business-to-business electronic procurement, human resource (HR) self-service, and travel and entertainment expense management. Through a common user interface, Concur eWorkplace provides a business portal through which employees can access critical information and services required to get their work done. This includes activities such as filing expense reports, booking travel reservations, selecting benefit plans, or ordering office supplies. Companies are able to leverage their investment in ERP systems by using Concur's workplace eCommerce solutions to gain access to, or review and update information stored in, the back-office using their corporate Intranet.
AnswerThink, whose strategic capabilities include a Fortune 1000, best practices benchmarking database, helps businesses reduce costs by streamlining their workflow. Concur's solutions incorporate best practices workflow processes, with easy to manage forms and fully automated approval processes, all of which are easily customizable to model a company's own business practices.
"We are committed to meeting the needs of our customers, and will continue to expand our Global Alliance Network with partners that deliver rapid ROI," said Steve Singh, president and chief executive officer of Concur. "AnswerThink is a great addition to our network, delivering cost-efficient and timely best practices in e-Business within global companies."
"Companies are looking for a high return on their ERP investment, and Concur's solutions help to achieve this in a relatively short time," asserted Beth Stanley, AnswerThink director. She explained that the browser-based products require little in the way of training, while providing a high degree of self-sufficiency to users. According to Stanley, Concur's solutions enable organizations to reduce cycle times and operating costs, increase productivity, and realize a rapid return on investment.
AnswerThink and Concur are presently working together on several engagements where they are implementing Concur Human Resource (formerly The Seeker Workplace), Concur's market-leading suite of Web-based HR employee and managerial self-service solutions within Concur eWorkplace.
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Leading Communications Companies Choose Concur eWorkplace.com
Business Wire - October 20, 1999 08:30
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1999--
AVT, Mediacom, Unitrin Data Systems Select Concur eWorkplace.com for
Internet Outsourced Workplace eCommerce Capabilities
Concur Technologies (Nasdaq:CNQR), a leading provider of workplace eCommerce solutions, announced today that AVT Corporation (Nasdaq:AVTC), Mediacom LLC, and Unitrin Data Systems have selected Concur eWorkplace.com(TM) (www.concureworkplace.com), and will use the Concur Expense(TM) and Concur Travel Network(TM) modules within Concur's eCommerce business portal.
Concur eWorkplace.com automates everyday business processes for reduced operating costs and increased employee productivity.
"The introduction of Concur eWorkplace.com has set the precedent for Internet outsourced workplace eCommerce solutions," said Bruce Chatterley, executive vice president of eServices for Concur. "With our solution we can offer companies rapid deployment and low up-front costs for increased productivity and fast ROI. We are pleased that AVT, Medicom, and Unitrin have joined the growing list of more than 25 companies that have signed on as customers."
Travelers are able to access Concur eWorkplace.com from any location, whether at home, the office, or on the road, to manage all aspects of their travel planning, booking, and expense reporting processes. Concur Expense, the expense reporting functionality within Concur eWorkplace.com, enables employees to efficiently use their time to submit accurate expense reports in compliance with corporate policy.
"We found Concur eWorkplace.com to be a very attractive solution in that it offered us more features and functionality than any system we could manage in-house," said Linda Kuehl, corporate controller, AVT. "We expect to quickly streamline our manual expense reporting process for improved policy compliance, faster expense reimbursement, and greater control."
Through Concur eWorkplace.com, companies have anytime, anywhere access to Concur's workplace eCommerce solutions, including Concur Expense for travel and entertainment expense management, Concur Travel Network for travel booking, Concur Procurement(TM) for business-to-business eCommerce, and Concur Human Resource(TM) for human resource self-service. Delivered directly to the desktop via standard Internet connections, Concur eWorkplace.com offers low cost implementation, IT infrastructure, and maintenance requirements for a fast return on investment to businesses of any size.
AVT, Mediacom, and Unitrin Data Systems join the more than two dozen companies across a wide variety of industries that have selected Concur eWorkplace.com, including Chas. Levy, DoubleClick Inc, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., and Sonoma Systems Corp.
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