Webinar Featuring Procure-to-Pay Expert Jon Casher and 170 Systems on Top 10 Must-Have Metrics for Managing Accounts Payable

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Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:05am EDT

BEDFORD, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
170 Systems, a worldwide leader in Accounts Payable automation, today announced
that Jon Casher, one of the most respected experts in procure-to-pay operations
and technology, and Rakesh Shukla, Co-Founder of 170 Systems will be featured in
a webinar, "10 Must-Have AP Metrics" on Wednesday, May 6, 11:00 AM ET/8:00 AM
PT. 

The webinar, for Finance executives, Accounts Payable directors and managers,
will describe 10 key indicators of AP performance and how top performing AP
managers are tracking these indicators to demonstrate operational effectiveness
and efficiency. The webinar will focus on 2 critical metrics:

* Input Quality, which dramatically affects AP productivity 
* Customer/Vendor Satisfaction, which has become a significant factor in an
organization`s ability to obtain the goods and services it needs to operate -
and to do so cost-effectively

Webinar attendees will learn when, why and how Input Quality and Vendor
Satisfaction should be measured. Attendees will also learn how to gather and
analyze metrics, and take appropriate actions to continuously improve AP
operations.

                                                                                        
 WHEN:             Wednesday, May 6th, 11 am (ET)/8 am (PT)/4 pm (GMT)                  
                                                                                        
 WHO:              Jon Casher, President of Casher Associates, Inc.                     
                   Rakesh Shukla, Co-Founder of 170 Systems                             
                                                                                        
 TO REGISTER:      http://www.170systems.com/learn_more/webcast_desc.cfm?WebCastID=106  


About 170 Systems

170 Systems provides complete proven end-to-end Finance solutions for Accounts
Payable process automation, including the 170 MarkView Financial Suite; 170
MarkView Advisor, a real-time AP performance management application; and
SupplierExpress, a self-service supplier portal. The 170 MarkView Financial
Suite has built-in best-practice workflows; real-time Oracle and SAP
integration; and the most advanced Invoice Capture options, including OCR.
Finance professionals, line-of-business-users, executives and suppliers
experience the benefits of these comprehensive best-of-breed applications, which
are built to reduce costs and cycle times; improve accuracy, visibility and
service levels; strengthen internal controls; maximize cash from operations; and
provide payback in less than 8 months.

For more information about 170 Systems, please call 781.743.1900 (North
America), +44 0208 610 6009 (other regions) or visit www.170systems.com. 

170 Systems and 170 MarkView are registered trademarks of 170 Systems, Inc.
SupplierExpress and 170 MarkView Advisor are trademarks of 170 Systems, Inc. 



170 Systems
Pam Kukla, 781-743-1992
pkukla@170Systems.com

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