May 28, 2003—Appian, a provider of real-time, enterprise Web solutions, has released Appian Procurement, the industry’s first open, standards-based, J2EE-compliant procurement solution with e-commerce, collaborative workflow, and document management features. According to the company, Appian Procurement allows organizations to standardize purchasing processes, reduce transaction costs, and strengthen relationships with key vendors.
The benefits of Appian Procurement include:
- Compliance with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.
- End-to-end procurement lifecycle support, from the initial RFP development and publication, to award and long-term contract management.
- A flexible process management engine that maps to organizational best practices.
- Authoritative, versioned, digital storage of all procurement-related information and documents.
- Real-time management reporting of order status, system performance, productivity, and other key metrics.
The Appian Procurement solution suite is available from Appian by calling 703/442-8844 or by e-mail.
