It's Vendor Day!

In honor of the great work Jason's been doing on the vendor front this week, I've decided to manually index many of the great vendor posts from both of our blogs to allow you to quickly and easily find independent, (mostly) objective, third-party analysis of your favorite vendors. Enjoy!

Vendor Sourcing Innovation Spend Matters Solution(s)
Akoya Ahoya! Spend Management Goes Upstream
Next Generation Spend Analytics
Cost Analytics
Apriori Introduction Philosophy * Cost Analytics
* Process Models & CAD Integration
Aptium Global An Emerging Spend Powerhouse Note: Jason has a financial interest in this firm and will probably stay quiet on the topic since there are those that might perceive anything he had to say as biased, even though I'm sure he wouldn't be. Consulting: Direct Materials Sourcing
Aravo The Arrival
Supplier Information Management
Talking the Sustainability Talk
Its New Sustainable Direction
The Supplier Management Information Challenge
SIM: Supplier Information Management
Archstone Actualization   * Consulting: Supply Chain Operations
* Consulting: Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Arena Introduction   PIM: Product Information Management
Ariba Ariba + Orbian = ? Supply Management Unlimited
New, New Ariba
Remaking Itself Around its Supplier Network
The Third Transformation
Getting Serious about Travel Spend Management
* e-Sourcing
* e-Procurement
* e-Payment
* Spend Visibility
* Supplier Network
* Supplier Management
Austin Tetra More Than Just Supplier Master Data The Equifax Acquisition * SDM: Supplier Data Management
* Spend Management
BIQ Spend Analysis Cool Purchasing Vendor
Spend Visibility Innovation
Spend Analysis
Blinco Systems Third Wave   GCM: Global Commerce Management
Cambrian House Crowdsourced Software   Software Development
cc-hubwoo Je ne parles pas Francais tres-bien! Je suis Canadien, mais non Acadien. Bad Name, Good Company - Part I
Bad Name, Good Company - Part II
Transatlantic Puppy Love
The Intersources Deal
* e-Procurement
* Catalog Management
Claro Clarity The Ketera Partnership * Consulting: Spend Analysis
* Consulting: Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
* Consulting: Spend Management
* Consulting: SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)
Co-exprise Kick Ass Direct PLM Sourcing, Part I
Kick Ass Direct PLM Sourcing, Part II
  * PLM e-Sourcing
* e-Marketplace
Combinenet Communique I: Beginnings
Communique II: Comparisons
Communique III: Differences
Communique IV: BoB's Unique Talents
Communique V: Expressive Bidding
Communique VII: BoB's Power Source
Communique VIII: Energy!
Optimization Should Drive Complex Direct Materials Decisions
An Academic's Take on Optimization and Competition
Decision Optimization
Corporate United I guess I just don't have any Synergy. Synergy GPO: Group Procurement Organization
Coupa Procurement Independence
Coupa Cabana Cafe Open For Business
Coupa Charges Ahead
More than Coupacetic
It's ... It's ... It's Coupasonic!
Coupa Sunflower Starts to Blossom
Coupa Cabana
A Spend Management Open Source Can of WhoopAss Starts to Fizz
The Blog
Cash for Open Source
e-Procurement
CVM Solutions I found out about them a week after my last Chicago trip. Maybe next time! Making A Stir At ISM * Spend Analysis
* SRM: Supplier Relationship Management
Denali Delivers!   * Consulting: Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
* Staffing & Recruiting
* Market Intelligence
Emptoris Update
Lies, Damn Lies, And ...
Optimization-Free Advanced Sourcing Services Analysis
My Response, Part I
My Response, Part II
And Dicarta
Staying Relevant with SAP Customers
Cruising in Overdrive
Readying the Spend Visibility Armaments
Targeting Ariba/Procuri Customers
On The iPhone
* Spend Analysis
* e-Sourcing
* SRM: Supplier Relationship Management
* Contract Management
* Decision Optimization
Enporion Don't Overlook at the Emporium A Spend Management Vegetation Solution * Catalog Management
* e-Procurement
* e-RFX & e-Auction
* Contract Management
* Supplier Management
Global Data Mining Don't Underestimate Trade Compliance   GCM: Global Commerce Management
Head2Head For the Supply Chain Nail   Staffing & Recruiting
i2 New and Improved Embarrassing Itself with The Street
Commodity Sourcing Strategies
Spend Visibility
Iasta Noteworthy Benchmark Findings
SmartSource 7.0
* Spend Analysis
* e-RFX and e-Auction
* Decision Optimization
* Contract Management
Informance Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence
MPM in Disguise
Aberdeen Alumni Taking Over the Vendor Marketing World Manufacturing Performance Management
Ketera A Conversation
Catching Up With
There's More than Connect
Focussing on Usability
In the WSJ
SAP Certified
Connect Dispatch One
* Spend Analysis
* Contract Management
* Supplier Network
* e-Procurement
* Catalog Management
MFG.com A Community in the Making Going Global With A Unique Leader
Smock Gets The Scoop
Fusion I
Fusion II
* e-RFX
* Supplier Discovery
Nextance (Versata) Next Generation Contract Management   Contract Management
Open Ratings Not Just for Performance Anymore Open Ratings & D&B
A New Business Model
* SDM: Supplier Data Management
* Risk Management
Oracle No Advanced Sourcing Is ERP Spend Management?
PLM & Supply Chain
Breaking the Silence
Snapping Up Hyperion
* e-Sourcing
* e-Procurement
Orbian Ariba + Orbian = ? Understanding More * SCF: Supply Chain Finance
* e-Payment
Perfect Commerce Where do I begin ... Righting the Ship
Cormine Has Its Work Cut Out
Perfect Update, Part I
Perfect Update, Part II
* e-Sourcing
* e-Procurement
* PIM: Product Information Management
* Supplier Network
Procuri Spend Analysis Apps for the Masses
Chugging Along
Empower Dispatch Two
Empower Dispatch Three
* Spend Analysis
* e-RFX & e-Auction
* Contract Management
* Supplier Management
Protiviti Manage Risk, Reap Reward Taking Supply Risk Management To The Next Level Consulting: Risk Management
Provade Outsourcing, Part I
Outsourcing, Part II
There's Room For New BPO Entrants * Outsourced Procurement
* Workforce Management
Rapt Sometimes It's Okay To Get Rapt Up In Revenue
Rapt Up In Revenue
  Price Optimization
Rearden Commerce Unique Challenges of Travel Procurement
Unique Solution For Travel Procurement
A Spend Management Blue Ocean
Buzz in the Blogsphere
Rearden Shrugged
Clarifying the Rearden-Amex Relationship
* Personal Travel Assistant
* e-Marketplace: Travel
SAP Sapphire Sensation Building Out The NetWeaver Ecosystem
Thoughts on the SAP/Frictionless Deal
Top Level Analytics Plunge
Will SAP MDM Flop? Or Get a Standing Ovation?
SCM: Supply Chain Management
Servigistics Tomorrow's Strategic Service Management Today   Service Management
Sorcity The Sorcerers   e-RFX & e-Auction
True Demand Overcome the Seven Deadly Sales Suppressors   Inventory Visibility
UGS (Siemens PLM) Understanding Siemens Scoops Up
UGS & Siemens
* PLM: Product Life-cycle Management
* e-Sourcing
Upside Software They're in Edmonton! The only place colder than Edmonton in Canada is Winnipeg! What's Your Upside?
Upside Is Winning Deals
Contract Management
Vendormate Great Fit, Less Fraud! Tackling the Compliance Side of Supplier Risk Management
Catching Up with Andy Monin
SRM: Supplier Relationship Management
VerticalNet Under the radar, but still in the game! Execute Or Die!
Unleashing Supplier Performance Management
Balancing Product and Financials
e-Sourcing
Vinimaya Shelton, CT. What's in Shelton? Heck, what's in Connecticut? Cool Purchasing Vendor Catalog Management
WhyAbe Why? Why Not? ... Too Many Questions! Free Reverse Auction Software * e-RFX & e-Auction
* Contract Management
WisdomNet Supply Risk Management Supply Chain Risk Consulting: Supply Chain Operations
Xign I guess I just never saw the Xign! JP Morgan Chase Shacks Up With Xign e-Payment
Zycus A tropical tree, shrub, or vine of the mulberry family ... no, wait ... that's a ficus! Orkla Gets Smart About Spend Visibility
Thinking and Planning for Big Things
Spend Analysis

Is your favorite vendor missing? Let us know - and - most importantly - let them know! I know I can safely speak for Jason when I say we're both more than happy to speak with vendors and review their solutions at our earliest opportunity and share our views.

Furthermore, although we both try to reach out to vendors on a regular basis, we both make our living as consultants (especially in my case!), and I know I can't be making random calls all day. (Especially when some vendors don't (yet) perceive us bloggers as important enough to bother with. Hard to believe isn't it?)

 

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