Manoj Ranaweera
What has Manoj Ranaweera been up to this week?
I had the fortune to speak and/or meet number of ebdex’s competitors this week. These include Simon Fox (CEO of TBiConnect), Rhys Jones (CEO of Accountis), Philip Brown (CEO of Causeway) and Mike Gibbard (Chief Solutions Architect of Burns e-Commerce Solutions). I wish I can share what we discussed openly. But alas, I had to […]
Bottomline Technologies adopts Oracle Fusion Middleware
One idea I recently entertained was to examine the possibility of adopting Oracle Fusion Middleware within ebdex Document Exchange for integration with Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards, as well as using it for such functionality as business rule engine, mobility, etc. It seems I was not the only one having these thoughts. Recently, Bottomline Technologies […]
Where’s the Fire? What’s Hot and Why
WTF = Where’s the Fire? – According to Technorati (a new feature): Ever wonder why something is sooooo popular? Why are the hot topics hot? WTFs explain the buzz around people, things, and events. Who writes these WTFs? You do! Anyone can write one on any topic, and everyone can vote for the best explanations. […]
Technorati Rankings – Starting all over again
Back to the drawing board with respect to Technorati Rankings. Appreciate reseting any links you have! Tags: Technorati rankings
Introducing TBiConnect – Another EIPP player
The following is based on an analysis of TbiConnect’s website. TBiConnect is another UK based EIP player. TBiConnect passed the 3 million transaction volume mark in 2005 with over 60 clients benefiting from their services. They estimate a savings of 40 Euros per transaction. Further data and analysis is needed to understand this figure. Soon […]
Who has been most active in terms of marketing this month?
I just had a quick glance at key players in the EIPP (specially those who are considered to have models similar to ebdex) space including those who integrate with accounts payable systems. To my disappointment, Accountis, Causeway Technologies, Burns e-Commerce Solutions, and Tradocs have no news to share this month. How sad is this? These […]
200 blog posts over 297 days
This is my 201st post. I started blogging on 9th Apr 06. Here are some statistics: 1 Authors To This Blog. 200 Posts Were Posted. 11 Pages Were Created. 161 Comments Were Posted 80 Different Nicks Were Represented In The Comments. 9 Links Were Added For a live update, click here. What I really miss […]
European companies raised €52.9 million last week including $4.5m for UK based Shiny Media
According to Library House, 35 European companies raised €52.9 million (15 deals were undisclosed) last week – i.e. an average of €2.6 m per company. Among the UK based deals were: Shiny Media – a blog network – raised $4.5m from Bright Station Ventures in exchange for 50% of the company. Shiny Media attracts almost […]
29-Jan-07: New look – time for experiments
I moved my blog today (29/01/07) for the second time since starting to blog in Apr 06. Please bear with me whilst I experiement with the freedom this hosted version of wordpress gives. Do let me know your comments as usual and please reset your links. Any idea where I can locate the WP blog […]
Success measured by transaction volume – A maturing industry
In Nov 2006, Causeway reported annual transaction volume in excess of 2.5 million for its Tradex platform, which has been operational for number of years and was originally designed specifically for the construction industry. Causeway also reported the value of transactions to be in excess of £1bn, i.e. an average transaction value of £400. Tradex’s […]