| Steelwedge Software Announces “Out-of-the-Box” OnDemand Sales and Operations Planning in 30 Days for SAP customers
Steelwedge “Compass Express S&OP” helps companies improve their profitability by offering global manufacturers the first “out-of-the-box” OnDemand Executive S&OP Solution offering standard integration into SAP
Pleasanton, CA - May 18, 2009 - Steelwedge Software, the leading innovator in OnDemand Executive Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) solutions, today announced a new release called “Compass Express S&OP” which offers a highly scalable “out-of-the-box” S&OP solution that can be implemented in less than thirty days. The solution leverages Steelwedge’s award-winning Sales Planning and Performance Management Platform (SPPM) and advanced partnership with SAP. The solution also draws on leading-edge technological developments to usher in a level of ease-of-implementation and ease-of-use never before available.
Steelwedge Compass Express S&OP delivers the full range of functionality available in SPPM in a packaged, best practice-based format that expedites implementation, integration and training. Standard functionality includes Executive S&OP, collaborative demand planning, revenue planning, and performance management. The next release of Compass Express will also include direct integration with SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius and SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for enhanced data analysis, reporting and business intelligence capabilities. Steelwedge Compass Express S&OP also includes standard integration with Salesforce.com (SFDC).
Steelwedge Compass Express was developed in response to growing demand from manufacturing companies in North America, Europe and Asia for an easy, highly cost-effective packaged OnDemand S&OP solution with standard integration into SAP, very low upfront costs, low total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) and a subscription pricing model. “Steelwedge Compass S&OP represents a major milestone for the software industry. Compass Express offers a packaged, OnDemand S&OP solution with standard integration points that enables manufacturing companies to increase planning visibility and improve profitability.” said Glen Margolis, CEO.
Steelwedge Compass Express Release is scheduled for general availability in Q2 of 2009.
ABOUT STEELWEDGE
Steelwedge Software Iinks Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes to existing systems including SAP and Oracle through familiar desktop applications such as email and Excel. Steelwedge helps companies improve the effectiveness of their Executive Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Performance Management processes. Steelwedge customers include Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, Sara Lee, Emerson Electric, SunPower, Juniper Networks, Enterasys Networks, Nvidia, Spansion, Tellabs and Teledyne. For more information, please visit www.steelwedge.com.
Steelwedge and all Steelwedge product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Steelwedge Software, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective holders.
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