April 28, 2005

Puridiom 3.0 offers new self-service hostable enabled procurement solution.

Mechanicsburg, PA (PRWEB) April 28, 2005 -- Procurement solution provider TSA (Technical Services Associates) today released the latest version of the Puridiom procurement software brand, adding intuitive process and analytics functionality, as well as new procurement workload tools and self-service automation.

TSA said Puridiom 3.0 is the first complete 100% web-based Req-to-Check solution that redefines outsourced procurement solutions. Al Jacobs, VP of Operations, states, "Increasingly, more and more companies across the world are opting to outsource purchasing functions to enhance productivity. Puridiom 3.0 empowers companies to achieve strategic procurement goals through enabling self-service procurement. Our clients demand flexible solutions and to that end, Puridiom 3.0 is available in hosted and non-hosted versions."

"The end result is that Puridiom clients have attained a lot of benefits including reduced prices paid for goods and services, cut sourcing and procurement cycles by half and reduced procurement administration and procurement automation costs", says Jacobs.

Altogether, the Puridiom 3.0 software release offers 40-plus new or upgraded features to the Puridiom system, including the following components:

Procurement Workload Activity Center — The center aggregates all related purchasing events per user that not only displays historical and current activity in an intuitive form, the center tracks last 10 requisition actions, last 10 frequently ordered items, and on-the-fly options to create requisitions with one click. The center's intuitive design allows users to quickly create requisitions, check statuses and receive and close Purchase Orders.

Electronic Invoice Presentation & Payment (EIPP) - The EIPP interface allows suppliers to electronically submit invoices into Puridiom via cxml technology, streamlining Accounts Payable invoice processing.

Catalog Punch-out - Puridiom 3.0's catalog punchout has been enhanced to quickly access supplier web sites, select items via their shopping cart system, and then easily transfer these back into Puridiom.

Other enhanced capabilities include new intuitive user interface, more efficient transaction processing, improved response times, enhanced item search functionality, redesigned receiving process, Custom Supplier Performance Evaluations, full Procurement Cycle History, Bid Board with Reverse Auctions, LDAP Capabilities, Inventory Order Fulfillment & Forms Management, Asset management, Budget Control and seamless integration with other systems.

TSA, Inc., is a Mechanicsburg, PA Procurement Solution Provider, featuring software solutions, procurement consulting services, hosted solutions, technical support and Help Desk Services.

Contact information provided: Mr. Al Jacobs, VP of Operations, 2 Kacey Court, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. (800) 388-1415, ext. 103