BravoSolution Posts Record Revenue
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Economic Challenges Accelerate Growth as Companies Worldwide Tap Strategic Supply Management for Immediate and Sustainable Financial Improvement MALVERN, Pa.--(Business Wire)-- BravoSolution (www.bravosolution.com), the world leader in Supply Management software and services, continued its rapid growth in fiscal 2008 with a remarkable 38% percent surge in revenue, considerable expansion of its international presence and successful penetration into new markets. In 2008 BravoSolution added offices in the United States, The Netherlands, and Mexico to complement existing operations in Italy, Spain, France, China, and the UK. Despite reduced global IT and professional services spending, the company posted record revenues of $68.3 million, its fifth consecutive year of profitable growth. Having nearly doubled its size in the past 2 years BravoSolution today is an increasingly diverse company offering ever more sophisticated solutions to the evolving needs of its best in class customers. "In the current economy, finding, achieving, and sustaining meaningful cost savings is more important than ever for businesses throughout the world," said Nader Sabbaghian, BravoSolution CEO. "This reality drives market demand for our best-in-class supply management solutions, proven to deliver rapid tangible benefits to organizations of all sizes and sectors. Our ability to assist our clients under such challenging economic conditions will continue to be the key measure of our success in the coming year." Customer acquisitions and transactions BravoSolution is seeing widespread adoption around the globe, with a remarkable increase in new customers from leading businesses in every field, public and private. In 2008, more than 400 companies across dozens of industries and sizes used BravoSolution`s suite of solutions and services to drive their supply management strategies including advanced spend visibility, complex category sourcing, innovative eSourcing techniques, supplier performance and risk management, contract management, and process oversight. Bravosolution added more than 100 new organizations to its list of clients last year, including Axa, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Compass, Veolia, RTE, The Crown Estates, RJReynolds, and Sodexo and retained 95% of customers up for renewal in 2008. In 2008 alone over 20,000 procurement professionals used BravoSolution technology to manage in excess of $450 Billion in spending within their global supply chain. More than 230,000 suppliers worldwide are currently managed through BravoSolution tools for eSourcing, vendor registration, contract management, and strategic vendor performance management activities. BravoSolution is proud to support a portfolio of leading client organizations worldwide including Delta Air Lines, EDF Energy, Hanesbrands, L`Oreal, PepsiCo, United Airlines, and Unilever. SaaS builds from a strong base Having pioneered software as a service (SaaS) delivery in the supply management space, BravoSolution continues to dominate in this marketplace with a robust, flexible, secure and cost effective solution offering. BravoSolution sees significant growth opportunities in SaaS as more and more organizations look to leverage the proven benefits of SaaS as part of their IT investment strategy. Continued Growth in 2009 BravoSolution enjoyed considerable geographic growth in 2008, expanding internationally through both acquisitions and new-office openings. The company`s comprehensive technology footprint combined with its broad international presence will allow it to provide a unique and highly competitive offering to multi-national organizations where significant local implementation support is a key requirement for enterprise-wide adoption of strategic sourcing solutions. BravoSolution forecasts continued growth in 2009 in spite of the global economic downturn. BravoSolution figures: About BravoSolution > BravoSolution is a leading international provider of Supply Management Excellence, delivered through software, professional services and category expertise > 12 officesin 8 countries (United States, China, France, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, and United Kingdom) across 3 continents > 420 employees from 37 nationalities >400 clients in 30 countries > Supply management software used by over 20,000 procurement professionals and 230,000 suppliers worldwide BravoSolution Press office: Liz Flynn l.flynn@bravosolution.com www.bravosolution.com or Media: George Robertson grobertson@corporateink.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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