University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Upgrades Solicitation Process with Ion Wave Technologies' eSourcing Technology:
University Begins Issuing and Receiving Bids Online
SPRINGFIELD, MO, December 23, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the University of Minnesota is live on Sourcing Manager. The University’s purchasing department will begin transacting electronic bids and accepting online registrations from suppliers desiring to compete for the university system’s business. The application will be hosted by IWT and available to the University and suppliers on-demand.
Sourcing Manager is an on-demand bid management solution that helps organizations achieve significant process efficiencies and cost savings over traditional paper-based bid processes. This solution streamlines the creation and issue of bid requests, supplier response submissions and awarding of bids. By providing a single platform for managing all sourcing activities and information, organizations can minimize costs and time delays associated with creating, packaging and distributing bid documents. In addition, sourcing professionals can easily expand the number of suppliers invited to bid, there by enhancing competition without increasing distribution costs.
“Professional purchasing departments are challenged with a tremendous demand to streamline and automate procurement transactions,” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “by upgrading to our electronic sourcing suite of applications, procurement professionals can leverage world class technology to work more efficiently.”
Socorro Independent School District Adds Ion Wave Technology's Contract and Insurance Certificate Management Module
SPRINGFIELD, MO, December 15, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the Socorro Independent School District located in El Paso, Texas, has added IWT's Contract and Insurance Cetificate Management Module to its existing Enterprise Sourcing license. The District’s purchasing and contracts department will benefit from the centralization of contract files, reminders, and reporting tools designed to streamline and automate the tasks associated with managing supplier agreements. The licensed applications will be managed and hosted by the district’s technology department.
“Districts like the Socorro Independent School District are using contract administration tools to significantly reduce the effort of managing the contractual relationship with their suppliers,” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “IWT is committed to equipping the district with the right tools to fulfill their goals.”
City of Pearland, Texas, Makes Ion Wave Technology’s Enterprise Sourcing Application Its Choice for Electronic Bidding.
SPRINGFIELD, MO, December 1, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the City of Pearland, Texas, has subscribed to IWT’s Software as a Service for Enterprise Sourcing. The City's purchasing department will begin transacting electronic bids and accepting online registrations from suppliers desiring to compete for the city’s business. The application will be hosted by IWT and available to the city and suppliers on-demand. IWT will provide the software as a service to the district managing the application’s hosting, availability, and system infrastructure.
Enterprise Sourcing is an on-demand bid management solution that helps organizations achieve significant process efficiencies and cost savings over traditional paper-based bid processes. This solution streamlines the creation and issue of bid requests, supplier response submissions and awarding of bids. By providing a single platform for managing all sourcing activities and information, organizations can minimize costs and time delays associated with creating, packaging and distributing bid documents. In addition, sourcing professionals can easily expand the number of suppliers invited to bid, there by enhancing competition without increasing distribution costs.
“Municipalities are rapidly adopting procurement automation technology. Adding staff is simply no longer an option for most procurement departments.” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “IWT is committed to ensuring the city realizes the benefits of eSourcing.”
Klein Independent School District Adds Ion Wave Technology's Contract and Insurance Certificate Management Module
SPRINGFIELD, MO, December 1, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the Klein Independent School District located in Houston, Texas, has purchased IWT’s Contract and Insurance Cetificate Management Module. The District’s purchasing and contracts department will benefit from the centralization of contract files, reminders, and reporting tools designed to streamline and automate the tasks associated with managing supplier agreements. The application will be hosted by IWT and available to the District's contract administration team on-demand. IWT will provide the software as a service to the district managing the application’s hosting, availability, and system infrastructure.
Klein ISD, a member of the Harris County Department of Education Purchasing Cooperative, purchased the application utilizing the cooperative’s competitively bid contract for eProcurement software.
“Districts like the Klein Independent School District are using contract administration tools to significantly reduce the effort of managing the contractual relationship with their suppliers,” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “We are thrilled Klein ISD has chosen our solution and are committed to ensuring their success.”
The University of St Thomas Deploy's Ion Wave Technologies' eSourcing Technology via SciQuest Partnership:
The University of St. Thomas Selects SciQuest
SciQuest Will Enable the University to Extend the Value of Existing Financial Resources and Make Purchasing Easier for Faculty and Staff
CARY, N.C., November 10, 2010 – SciQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQI), a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier enablement solutions, today announced that the University of St. Thomas, based in the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, will deploy SciQuest in its procurement and accounts payable operations.
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Selects Ion Wave Technology’s Enterprise Sourcing Application to Automate Food Service and District Purchasing Operations
SPRINGFIELD, MO, September 7, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Houston, Texas, has chosen IWT’s Enterprise Sourcing application including Supplier Management to automate the district’s public bid process. The licensed application will be managed and hosted by IWT.
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD executed an interlocal purchasing agreement with the Harris County Department of Education Purchasing Cooperative to purchase IWT’s Enterprise Sourcing application utilizing the cooperative’s competitively bid contract for eProcurement software.
Enterprise Sourcing is an on-demand bid management solution that helps organizations achieve significant process efficiencies and cost savings over traditional paper-based bid processes. This solution streamlines the creation and issue of Request for Propsals, Formal and Informal Bids, supplier response submissions and awarding of bids. By providing a single platform for managing all sourcing activities and information, organizations can minimize costs and time delays associated with creating, packaging and distributing bid documents. In addition, sourcing professionals can easily expand the number of suppliers invited to bid, there by enhancing competition without increasing distribution costs.
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's solution will be configured into multiple workgroups providing the Food Services Division and the Purchasing Department separate work areas allowing each to conduct and segregate their bid event data. Common areas such as the supplier database, libraries, and bid templates will be available to both organizations providing the ability to leverage the system's tools for common procurements.
“The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District is taking advantage of Enterprise Sourcing's unique configuration options and procurement automation tools designed for multi-facited organizations,” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “IWT is committed to equipping the district with the right tools to fulfill their goals.”
Newton County School System Adds Ion Wave Technology's Contract and Insurance Certificate Management Module
SPRINGFIELD, MO, September 1, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the Newton County School System, has subscribed to IWT’s Software as a Service for IWT's Contract and Insurance Cetificate Management Module. The District’s purchasing and contracts department will benefit from the centralization of contract files, reminders, and reporting tools designed to streamline and automate the tasks associated with managing supplier agreements. The application will be hosted by IWT and available to the District's contract administration team on-demand. IWT will provide the software as a service to the district managing the application’s hosting, availability, and system infrastructure.
Newton County School System Deploy's Ion Wave Technologies' eSourcing Technology via SciQuest Partnership:
Newton County School System Selects SciQuest to Manage Costs
Georgia School System Looking to Attain More Competitive Pricing on Supplies and Services
CARY, N.C., September 1, 2010 – SciQuest, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier enablement solutions, today announced that the Newton County School System has selected its solutions to lower costs and extend the value of existing resources. Serving more than 19,000 students in the growing metro area east of Atlanta, the school system operates 24 K-12 schools.
The Newton County School System will replace its existing bidding protocol with SciQuest’s eProcurement technology, an on-demand, strategic sourcing solution that significantly simplifies and streamlines the entire bidding process for all involved, including suppliers. Public-sector organizations gain improved visibility and control over sourcing events – enabling them to quickly pursue those agreements that offer the best value while bringing transparency to the entire process.
State of Iowa Deploy's Ion Wave Technologies' eSourcing Technology via SciQuest Partnership:
The State of Iowa Chooses SciQuest Technology to Manage Procurement and Increase Spend Visibility
SciQuest’s Comprehensive Procurement Solutions Improve Efficiencies Within the Vendor Sourcing and Bidding Processes
CARY, N.C., June 28, 2010 – SciQuest, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier enablement solutions, today announced that the State of Iowa has selected the company’s procurement management technology to harness the state’s cumulative buying power and negotiate more favorable terms and conditions for state contracts.
“This investment supports the State of Iowa’s strategic initiative to embrace a cooperative approach to procurement that will enable our agencies to purchase the goods and services they need faster, at less cost and from a balanced vendor base,” said Ray Walton, director at the State of Iowa’s Department of Administrative Services. “With the right tools, it will not only be possible to negotiate contract rates our agencies could not attain on their own, but also to act quickly when there is an opportunity to secure an even more favorable contract for Iowa.”
Iowa will use SciQuest’s technology to automate the entire bidding process, including vendor and supplier registration, sealed bidding, informal quotes and reverse auctions. SciQuest’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model enables public entities to gain significantly improved visibility and control over the sourcing of goods and services while significantly decreasing the time and labor associated with the traditional bidding process.
Clint Independent School District Adds Ion Wave Technology's Contract and Insurance Certificate Management Module
SPRINGFIELD, MO, July 1, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the Clint Independent School District located in El Paso, Texas, has subscribed to IWT’s Software as a Service for IWT's Contract and Insurance Cetificate Management Module. The District’s purchasing and contracts department will benefit from the centralization of contract files, reminders, and reporting tools designed to streamline and automate the tasks associated with managing supplier agreements. The application will be hosted by IWT and available to the District's contract administration team on-demand. IWT will provide the software as a service to the district managing the application’s hosting, availability, and system infrastructure.
“Districts like the Clint Independent School District are using contract administration tools to significantly reduce the effort of managing the contractual relationship with their suppliers,” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “IWT is committed to equipping the district with the right tools to fulfill their goals.”
Alief Independent School District Buys Ion Wave Technology’s Enterprise Sourcing Suite
SPRINGFIELD, MO, July 1, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the Alief Independent School Distirct, Houston, Texas, has chosen IWT’s Enterprise Sourcing Suite including Supplier Management to automate the district’s public bid process. The licensed application will be managed and hosted by IWT.
Alief ISD, a member of the Harris County Department of Education Purchasing Cooperative, purchased IWT’s Enterprise Sourcing Suite utilizing the cooperative’s competitively bid contract for eProcurement software.
Enterprise Sourcing is an on-demand electronic bid management solution that helps organizations achieve significant process efficiencies and cost savings over traditional paper-based bid processes. This solution streamlines the creation and issue of formal and informal bid requests, supplier response submissions and awarding of bids. By providing a single platform for managing all sourcing activities and information including the ability to strategically conduct reverse auctions, organizations can minimize costs and time delays associated with creating, packaging and distributing bid documents. In addition, sourcing professionals can easily expand the number of suppliers invited to bid, there by enhancing competition without increasing distribution costs.
“Professional purchasing departments are challenged with a tremendous demand to streamline and automate procurement transactions,” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “With our Enterprise Sourcing Suite, procurement professionals can leverage world class technology to work more efficiently. We are thrilled Alief ISD has chosen our solution and are committed to ensuring their success.”
Spring Indpendent School District Adds Ion Wave Technology's Contract and Insurance Certificate Management Module
SPRINGFIELD, MO, June 4, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the Spring Independent School District located in Houston, Texas, has purchased IWT’s Contract and Insurance Cetificate Management Module. The District’s purchasing and contracts department will benefit from the centralization of contract files, reminders, and reporting tools designed to streamline and automate the tasks associated with managing supplier agreements. The application will be hosted by IWT and available to the District's contract administration team on-demand. IWT will provide the software as a service to the district managing the application’s hosting, availability, and system infrastructure.
Spring ISD, a member of the Harris County Department of Education Purchasing Cooperative, purchased the application utilizing the cooperative’s competitively bid contract for eProcurement software.
“Districts like the Spring Independent School District are using contract administration tools to significantly reduce the effort of managing the contractual relationship with their suppliers,” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “IWT is committed to equipping the district with the right tools to fulfill their goals.”
Allen Independent School District Chooses Ion Wave Technology’s Enterprise Sourcing Application to Electronically Facilitate District's Request for Proposal Process
Approved Vendors and Related Agreement Information Will Be Easier for District Personnel to Find and Utilize
SPRINGFIELD, MO, May 3, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the Allen Independent School District, Allen, Texas, has chosen IWT’s Enterprise Sourcing application including Supplier Management to automate the district’s public bid process. The licensed application will be managed and hosted by IWT.
Allen ISD executed an interlocal purchasing agreement with the Harris County Department of Education Purchasing Cooperative to purchase IWT’s Enterprise Sourcing application utilizing the cooperative’s competitively bid contract for eProcurement software.
Enterprise Sourcing is an on-demand bid management solution that helps organizations achieve significant process efficiencies and cost savings over traditional paper-based bid processes. This solution streamlines the creation and issue of Request for Propsals, Formal and Informal Bids, supplier response submissions and awarding of bids. By providing a single platform for managing all sourcing activities and information, organizations can minimize costs and time delays associated with creating, packaging and distributing bid documents. In addition, sourcing professionals can easily expand the number of suppliers invited to bid, there by enhancing competition without increasing distribution costs.
“The Allen Independent School District has tapped into a proven source of generating purchasing efficiency. Our customers are seeing significant process savings from utilizing our sourcing technology,” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “IWT is committed to working with the District to ensure their electronic sourcing initiative is a success.”
Harris County Department of Education Purchasing Cooperative launches
e-bidding
New law for school districts benefits both vendors, members
February 4, 2010, Houston, Texas -- Recent Texas legislation allowing for electronic bids on contracts for school districts benefits members and vendors participating in the Harris County Department of Education Purchasing Cooperative.
The 121-year-old county school district provides services to local school districts that include food, fuel and purchasing cooperatives. The HCDE e-Bid System is a Web-based, e-procurement system which allows vendors to register and bid on contracts. Vendors bid on contracts ranging from commodity foods to facility repair to business supplies to debris removal services and more. The HCDE cooperatives currently provide over 240 pre-bid contracts to its members, covering about 65 commodity categories.
The cooperatives give buying power and time savings to about 350 members. School districts, universities, community colleges and city and county entities qualify for membership in the HCDE cooperatives that serve Harris County school districts and extend to governmental entities in 24 counties throughout the state
“HCDE e-Bid will save both our clients and vendors even more time,” said Purchasing Director Jorgannie Garza. “Bids are time-logged and electronically sealed in our system in a matter of minutes with a system created by Ion Wave Technologies.”
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About Harris County Department of Education
HCDE's Purchasing Cooperatives are the best way for you to obtain supplies at a competitive price. Established more than 30 years ago, the Purchasing Cooperatives extend into 24 counties throughout Texas. The Purchasing Cooperatives offer many time-saving, value-added services as well as money-saving member benefits. With members purchasing as a collective body, all members benefit by the Cooperative's volume purchasing. The Purchasing Cooperatives are unique in that we offer local governments the ability to either "spot-buy" their requested items (typically office supplies during specified delivery windows), or take advantage of catalog discounts, which allows the delivery of requested items on an "as needed" basis. The Purchasing Cooperatives save its members time by establishing and negotiating favorable terms and conditions, obtaining competitive pricing for the products and services that are useful to the members of the Cooperative, collecting/analyzing new industry data, documenting cost-savings, tracking vendor performance, expediting orders, leveraging our business transactions with vendors, and investigating new products and services. These measures reduce your costs and save you time and money. For more information about HCDE, please visit
http://www.hcde-texas.org/default.aspx?name=programs.services or call 713 694-6300.
City of Lancaster, Texas, Makes Ion Wave Technology’s Enterprise Sourcing application its Choice for Electronic Bidding.
City Takes Advantage of IWT’s Special Pricing for Smaller Agencies
SPRINGFIELD, MO, January 12, 2010 -- Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. (IWT) today announced that the City of Lancaster, Texas, has purchased IWT’s Software as a Service license for Enterprise Sourcing. The City’s purchasing department will begin transacting electronic bids and accepting online registrations from suppliers desiring to compete for the City’s business. The application will be hosted by IWT and available to the City and suppliers on-demand.
Enterprise Sourcing is an on-demand bid management solution that helps organizations achieve significant process efficiencies and cost savings over traditional paper-based bid processes. This solution streamlines the creation and issue of bid requests, supplier response submissions and awarding of bids. By providing a single platform for managing all sourcing activities and information, organizations can minimize costs and time delays associated with creating, packaging and distributing bid documents. In addition, sourcing professionals can easily expand the number of suppliers invited to bid, there by enhancing competition without increasing distribution costs.
“The City of Lancaster, Texas, is the first City government to take advantage of IWT’s lower cost Software as a Service delivery model for smaller agencies.” said Darren Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Ion Wave Technologies, Inc. “Today, any entity that desires to automate supplier and bid management tasks will find electronic sourcing technology is within reach.”
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