New Customers in the Consulting Industry Validate Growing Demand for SaaS Professional Services Automation Software to Better Manage Resources and Projects BOSTON, Nov. 18
BOSTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenAir, Inc., a NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N)
company and a leading provider of on-demand professional services automation
(PSA) software, today announced the latest customers from the consulting
industry to choose OpenAir's on-demand professional services software to
automate project management and resource management. The growing list of new
customers is a testament to the value OpenAir has brought to these businesses
by allowing them to do more with less. By using OpenAir, these companies have
reduced IT costs and kept their workforces lean and nimble, thus improving
their bottom lines.
For example, EpikOne chose OpenAir to manage consultants' time across
multiple projects and forecast their future availability. Solusoft integrated
OpenAir with its NetSuite system to ensure that consultants aren't over-booked
or under-utilized. BioPharm selected OpenAir to have better visibility into
key financial metrics. Finally, OpenAir helps APTEC manage growth while
reducing costs. For more information about OpenAir customers, please visit
www.openair.com/customers.html.
New Customer Wins
The new customers from the consulting industry referenced above are the
latest in a growing list of consulting firms that have adopted OpenAir in
recent months-a list that includes firms like Novations Group, PRTM and
Marketbridge. In addition, EpikOne and Solusoft are also NetSuite customers
who chose OpenAir to take advantage of the full NetSuite Services Resource
Planning (SRP) solution, the industry's first and only on-demand business
management software suite for the overall management of a professional
services business. For more information about NetSuite SRP, visit:
www.netsuite.com/srp.
EpikOne (www.epikone.com), based in Burlington, Vt., is a global analytics
consultancy specializing in web analytics consulting, website optimization,
and online marketing services. A NetSuite user since 2005, EpikOne recently
chose OpenAir for project management, resources management, forecasting and
human resources (HR). It plans to integrate OpenAir solutions with NetSuite to
automate back-office operations such as billing and expense reimbursement and
reporting.
"Because of the number of clients our consultants work with at any given
time, managing their time and forecasting future availability was very
challenging across the various disparate applications we use," said Rebecca
Becker, Managing Director, EpikOne. "We found a solution in OpenAir that
provided project management processes, resource management and financial
forecasting, as well as basic HR functionality all in one customizable easy-
to-use interface. We looked to OpenAir to solve one of our biggest challenges
and found that OpenAir solved four."
Solusoft (www.solusoft.com), based in Panama with additional offices in
Puerto Rico and Florida, is a business-consulting and technology services
company servicing the northern Latin America and Caribbean region with IT-
enabled solutions that optimize operations and increase revenue and
profitability. Solusoft has been a NetSuite customer since 2003 and recently
integrated OpenAir with NetSuite via the SuiteFlex platform to increase the
performance of the company's projects, resources and revenue forecasting. The
integrated NetSuite-OpenAir solution gives Solusoft access to a real-time
dashboard that provides metrics across its entire business portfolio and
creates a comprehensive cradle-to-grave view of all client relationships.
"What our new OpenAir environment delivers is full visibility into every
customer project and all the time commitments of every one of our 45
consultants," said Glenn Tjon, Managing Director, Solusoft. "As a result of
OpenAir, which we have now integrated with our NetSuite system of record for
accounting and CRM, we can ensure that consultants are not over-booked or
under-utilized, that project managers always have access to the resources they
need to be successful, and that our revenue streams are always recognized,
realized, and recorded."
BioPharm Systems (www.biopharm.com), founded in 1995, is an information
technology company that provides implementation, consulting and application
hosting services to the clinical trials industry. BioPharm Systems recently
chose OpenAir to have better visibility into the key financial metrics needed
to manage its 40 consultants.
"Our company has been looking for a web-based time and expense entry
system to replace the use of spreadsheets," said Alex Sefanov, Founder and
CEO, BioPharm Systems. "We decided to take our company to the next level and
implement a PSA solution to assist us with resource management, more accurate
billing, and integration with Salesforce.com and QuickBooks, and to provide
better visibility into our operations by tracking key performance indicators
(KPIs). We issued an RFP, and compared several PSA systems. OpenAir was a
clear winner with robust functionality, intuitive user interface, and
excellent support. We will be going live in about two weeks, and are very
excited about new opportunities that OpenAir will open for us."
APTEC LLC (www.aptecllc.com), based in New York, N.Y., is a technical
consulting firm that provides services to improve insight into business
operations, mitigate risk, and enable organizations to increase their growth
capacity. APTEC selected OpenAir recently to automate its service delivery
operations as the company prepares for significant growth and expansion in
2009 and beyond.
"OpenAir provides a comprehensive, user friendly and affordable platform
for the management of professional services in the areas of project
management, time and expense reporting, and invoicing," said Aaron Perry,
President, APTEC. "We are excited about the move to OpenAir, which is a
critical component of the 'high-speed/low drag' infrastructure necessary to
support our company."
About OpenAir
OpenAir, Inc., a NetSuite Inc. company, is a leading provider of Software
as a Service (SaaS) services automation software. Offering both professional
services automation (PSA) and project portfolio management (PPM) solutions,
OpenAir provides project-based organizations and firms the tools they need to
grow their businesses quickly and profitably. Providing enterprise-level
functionality for businesses of all sizes, OpenAir has more than 42,000 active
users at over 300 world-class firms using the software to better capture
billable time, manage projects and resources and bill customers. Coupled with
a team of highly experienced consultants from some of the world's leading
services firms, OpenAir's services automation solutions drive higher profits
through improved utilization, visibility and data collection. To learn more,
please visit www.openair.com.
SOURCE OpenAir, Inc.
