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Perfect Commerce headquartered in Hampton, VA, offers world-class sourcing and procurement solutions for companies of all sizes. Perfect Commerce global customers include market leaders such as IBM, John Deere, Hitachi, Lexmark, ConEdison, State Street, TIAA-CREF, BNP Paribas, UCLA, University of Massachusetts and Schlumberger. At the same time, its software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery makes its offerings attractive for many small- and medium-sized organizations that need cost-effective and efficient e-sourcing. With revenues of nearly $100 million, the newly merged Perfect Commerce operates 10 offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

By simplifying the complex challenges of the purchasing process, Perfect Commerce enables businesses to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and accelerate the delivery of bottom-line results.

• Complete source-to-settle, On-Demand SRM solutions
• The Open Supplier Network^SM (The OSN)
• Deep supply chain expertise and services

As the largest independent and open supplier network, The OSN streamlines purchasing and improves spending controls by enabling buyers and suppliers to transact electronically.

On-Demand delivery of Spend Management solutions is a high-growth market driven by the need for enterprises to more efficiently manage their resources. The On-Demand computing model enables Perfect Commerce customers to rapidly realize compelling bottom-line results, including:

• Operational implementation within weeks
• Full payback and ROI within months
• Initial solution fees 50-90 percent lower than traditional software
• Ongoing operating costs half those of installed software

Perfect Commerce On-Demand solutions also allow companies more flexibility and the ability to maximize their current technology investments. These solutions work with virtually any existing procurement or ERP system - including SAP, Oracle|PeopleSoft and others. In addition, some of the biggest brands are partnering with Perfect Commerce to deliver results for their own customers - including SAP, Oracle|PeopleSoft, IBM Global Services, and Metavante.

Perfect Commerce Spend Management Services help customers expand their capabilities, tackle complex supply chain challenges and accelerate results through strategic and e-sourcing programs, best practice analyses, knowledge solutions, instant savings programs and solution deployment services.