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Kinaxis Named “Company to Watch” for 2009
On-demand Supply Chain Management Service Provider Receives Intelligent Enterprise 2009 Editor’s Choice Award
Ottawa, Canada, January 20, 2009 – Kinaxis™ Inc., provider of the on-demand RapidResponse service hat empowers multi-enterprise manufacturers with the collaborative and integrated demand-supply planning, monitoring, and response capabilities required in today’s complex and dynamic world, was recently selected by InformationWeek Business Technology Network's Intelligent Enterprise as a “Company to Watch” for 2009, recognized for providing exceptional vision, technology innovation and customer leadership in attaining strategic objectives.
Kinaxis is featured among a list of 48 of information technology’s most influential and innovative companies, and is one of only four companies honored under the Performance Management category.
The Kinaxis listing cites: “Software as a service shines when collaboration crosses geographies and organizational boundaries. Kinaxis provides a SaaS-based performance management application that helps companies improves sales and operations planning as well as supply chain visibility.”
Because Kinaxis RapidResponse is a single service that solves multiple supply chain challenges, it provides opportunity to help reduce operating costs across the business, while streamlining an organization’s applications footprint. The continued downward pressure on IT budgets combined with the shifting dynamics of today’s business environment has created an environment ideally suited for on-demand supply chain management service offerings. The RapidResponse solution offers a unique combination of tangible benefits to IT (costs savings and low IT resource requirements) as well as to the business (sophisticated computing solution specifically designed to excel within today’s global and collaborative supply chains).
“We are extremely grateful for this award," said Randy Littleson, vice president, marketing at Kinaxis. “To receive independent recognition from such a well-respected resource for enterprise technology is truly an honor.”
The award selection was a collaborative endeavor, with extensive input from 12 Intelligent Enterprise contributors, each of whom are considered experts in their respective fields. Intelligent Enterprise Editor-in-Chief Doug Henschen was responsible for the final selection of award winners. A complete list of this year's honorees appears on Intelligent Enterprise’s Web site at http://www.intelligententerprise.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212800112.
Intelligent Enterprise is part of the InformationWeek Business Technology Network – a power network of industry-leading and trusted brands that provide professional business technology buyers with the information, perspective and tools they need to make optimal technology decisions.
About Kinaxis
Kinaxis™ RapidResponse is a single on-demand service that empowers multi-enterprise manufacturers with integrated demand-supply planning, monitoring, and collaborative response capabilities. RapidResponse embraces human judgment to enable planners and front-line responders to handle unpredictable changes. Global leaders such as Casio, Honeywell, Jabil, Qualcomm, and Raytheon use RapidResponse to achieve breakthroughs in sales and operations planning (S&OP), demand management, supply management, and supply chain risk management. The results are superior customer service, improved operations performance, and a competitive market advantage. For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at www.21stcenturysupplychain.com.
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