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ePMX: The Next Generation Software for Purchase Management

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Overview Since 1985 Bellwether Software has developed software that provides enterprise purchasing and e-procurement solutions for all types of businesses. The latest generation of the software, ePMX, is e-procurement software offered using an ASP model sometimes called On-demand software or Software as a Service (SaaS). This software is also offered via the traditional software model at the data center or a hosted data center of the choice. ePMX software helps companies reduce expenses and increase profits by improving the efficiency of the purchasing function.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Bellwether Software	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Business Management, Procurement - Purchasing, E-procurement

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