PHD.L Regulatory News (PHD)

29 Aug 2007 12:00

Proactis (LSE:PHD), the Spend Control Company, today announces aglobal technical and marketing agreement with Microsoft Corporation todeliver "off the shelf" integration between the Proactis Spend Controlsolution and Microsoft Dynamics GP and Dynamics AX Enterprise ResourcePlanning (ERP) platforms. The agreement also provides forcollaborative marketing, sales and training activities. £ Proactis Spend Control is an advanced eProcurement solution thatdelivers comprehensive spend management capabilities whilestreamlining the entire procurement process. It empowers employees toeasily purchase the goods and services they need to effectivelyperform their jobs, thus increasing productivity and reducingpurchasing costs, while maintaining compliance to corporate budgetary,sourcing and approval policies. £ "Organizations can achieve dramatic cost savings, budget controland compliance improvements with a combined Proactis/MicrosoftDynamics solution," says Sig Behrens, Director of Business Solutionsfor Microsoft Public Sector. "We are pleased to collaborate withProactis and together provide customers and partners with a truly £ integrated offer." £ Rod Jones, CEO at Proactis, comments: "This agreement furtherstrengthens our growing relationship with Microsoft. The seamlessintegration of these two world-class solutions will deliver a combinedapplication that enhances corporate compliance and improves the userexperience. £ "Proactis solutions make it easy for users to buy, which drivesgreater adoption and procurement compliance throughout anorganization. The integration package will extend Dynamics financialcontrols across the organisation to provide complete budgetary andaccounting control at the point of order," says Kevin Chidlow, ChiefTechnology Officer at Proactis. "Proactis also provides organizationswith cost pipeline visibility, reduction of maverick spend andimprovements to the month-end close process." £ The integration package will be maintained and supported byProactis as a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) product. "Productintegration lowers the implementation costs for customers andsimplifies the implementation process for Microsoft / Proactispartners," says Duncan Shaw, Co-President of Cogsdale Corporation, aleading Microsoft and Proactis Solution Provider serving the publicsector in North America. "This is the first time a truly integratedoffer has been available." £ About Proactis £ Proactis is a specialist in Spend Control software helpingorganizations achieve dramatic cost savings, streamlined procurementand corporate compliance since 1996. £ Proactis Spend Control is an advanced eProcurement solution thatmoves responsibility to requesting users whilst maintaining completebudgetary and sourcing control. It incorporates purchase-to-pay,eSourcing, eCommerce and Supplier Relationship Management. Benefitsinclude cost-pipeline visibility, source consolidation, reduction inmaverick spend and major improvements to the month-end close cycle. £ Proactis' customer base has grown to more than 200 userorganisations across diverse industry sectors, including financialservices, government and not-for-profit. £ Proactis is headquartered in the United Kingdom, and isrepresented throughout Europe and North America. It is listed on theAlternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange underthe symbol PHD.L Copyright Business Wire 2007