July 2007
Abbey’s Supplier Payments # 1 – Process Unravelled!
Yesterday, I had the pleasure to speak to Marcus Hughes of Abbey UK Corporate Banking, and learn bit more about the solution they have brought to market jointly with OB10. Abbey calls this reverse factoring. Let’s review the business process: Supplier sends the invoice to buyer through OB10 e-invoicing platform. I assume everyone knows how […]
News Page added
Just to let you know that I am experimenting with a new page titled “News”, which tracks Google News on “EIPP” and “e-invoicing”. There is not much value addition here, as you can set this yourself. But it will help me to find stories easily. In the past, I have received news releases directly from OB10, […]
United Data Ltd # 1 – Mark Morahan is back!
Note (1st October 07) – I have tone down the following article which was posted on 27th July 2007. There has been numerous occasions when I wanted to write about Mark Morahan but have resisted the temptation. But this article (update: link no longer working) caught my eye. I came to know Mark through Morahan International, […]
OB10 #7 – OB10 teams up with GXS
On 19 July 2007, OB10 and GXS announced a partnership to build an integrated e-invoicing solution. Few years ago, perhaps this would not have happened. XML was going to rule the world – EDI was dead, they said. Today, the level of market penetration by both EDI and XML combined is still very small. Paper […]
OB10 # 6 – Abbey UK Partners with OB10 and becomes a customer at the same time!
According to the press release today, OB10 has announced a partnership with Abbey UK Corporate Banking, part of Santander Group. The emphasis is on cash flow benefits and processing cost savings to businesses in the UK, Europe and internationally. According to the press release: The new service, Supplier Payments, is aimed at large corporates, mid-corporates […]
OpenCoffee Manchester – 5th Event
OpenCoffee Manchester 5th event was held on past Tuesday at the same venue. Here are some pictures: Attendees Stewart Townsend – Sun Microsystems – Stewart and I are collaborating on number of initiatives Aldo De Leonibus – Director of Inventya. He also brought two of his colleagues Siobhan Clarke – MBA Student from Manchester […]
Honouring Supply Chain Leaders 2007
Andrew K. Reese and Sarah Murray recently published a comprehensive article on Supply Demand Chain Executive honoring the Supply Chain leaders of 2007. If you are interested in the Supply Chain, I recommend you to read the full article here. As you very well know, Supply Chain continues to have a significant presence within the […]
e-invoicing/EIPP hubs #1 – Dangers of Customisation
All of us are in business (with respect to B2B) to provide a product and/or service to satisfy a business need and in most cases to relieve a pain suffered by a business customer. In doing so, we all have two broader options that could be followed, these being: Provide a solution combining product and/or […]
OpenCoffee London #3 – Where are all the investors and deal makers?
I had the opportunity to attend OpenCoffee London yesterday morning, as I was in London for a private matter, having stayed the night before at Bourne End where Causeway Technologies is Head Quartered. As expected, the buzz is still there. But except for Saul Klein, I could not see any investors or deal makers among the […]
iContact # 1 – A celebration of funding round
Ryan Allis, CEO of iContact pinged me the other day to invite me to a party in Durham (USA) to celebrate closing of $5.35 million funding package from Updata Venture Partners and IDEA Fund Partners. How nice? Unfortunately, I hate to leave wet Manchester (UK) for no doubt sunny Durham. Ah! its time I do another […]