- Emptoris, Inc.
Infobox Company
company_name = Emptoris
company_
company_type =Privately held company
foundation = 1999
location = flagicon|USABurlington, MA United States
key_people = Avner Schneur, President & CEO
industry =Enterprise Software
revenue = Unknown
homepage = [http://www.emptoris.com]Emptoris is a provider of
supply management andcontract management software solutions. According to IDC, the information technology research firm, "the company’s software suite combines contract management, sourcing,spend analysis, compliance, and supplier performance management." [ IDC, Manufacturing Insights, Theory & Practice, January 2008. [http://www.emptoris.com/newsroom/pdfs/TheoryandPractice.pdf#nameddest=User_Conference] ]According to the company's website, “Emptoris solutions allow business to quickly and successfully drive ongoing total cost reductions; increase revenue; and manage compliance and mitigate risk.” According to a report in Procurement Leaders in June 2008, Emptoris solutions are used by
Global 2000 companies in every industry including byAmerican Express ,Boeing ,Cigna ,ConocoPhillips ,GlaxoSmithKline ,Kraft ,Motorola ,Syngenta ,UnitedHealthCare andVodafone . [Procurement Leaders, Executive Network, June 2008. [http://www.procurementleaders.com/resourcecentre/supplier-directory/emptoris/] ]Gartner , Inc., a leading independent provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, has positioned Emptoris in the leaders quadrant in its research report titled, “Magic Quadrant For Sourcing Application Suites, 2008.” [Garnter, Inc., "Magic Quadrant For Sourcing Application Suites, 2008" by Debbie Wilson, April 2008] Gartner also rated Emptoris a "Strong Positive," the highest possible rating, in its "MarketScope for Contract Management Software, 2007" report. [Gartner, Inc., "MarketScope for Contract Management Software, 2007" ]Forrester Research , in its report entitled “The Forrester Wave™: eSourcing Suites” gave Emptoris the number one ranking for its sourcing suite. [“The Forrester Wave™: eSourcing Suites”]Emptoris is headquartered in Burlington, MA, along the
Route 128 technology corridor, with operations inSilicon Valley , CA, as well as in London, UK; Paris, France; Munich, Germany; Singapore; andPune, India , according to the company's website. The company was founded by Avner Schneur, the company’s president and Chief Executive Officer, in 1999.References
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