Supply & Demand Chain Executive Names Oco as a Top Supply Chain Innovator in its Annual Awards Program

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Award Recognizes Oco`s Innovative Business Intelligence Solutions for Providing
Supply-Chain-Wide Visibility; Solving Targeted Business Problems
WALTHAM, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Oco, Inc., a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of business
intelligence (BI) and data integration solutions, announced today that it has
been honored as one of the top supply chain providers in the eighth annual
Supply & Demand Chain Executive100, which appears in the June/July issue of the
popular business-to-business magazine. The awards program features the leading
providers of supply chain services and technologies that are helping customers
to not only meet the urgent business imperatives of the current economic
downturn, but also to thrive as the economy rebounds. Oco was awarded this
recognition for its innovative BI solutions that help companies solve specific
business issues and achieve greater visibility of their operations throughout
the supply chain. 

Oco`s SaaS-based BI solutions give customers supply-chain-wide visibility,
enabling them to address a number of business issues, such as helping them
reduce transportation costs, improve supplier collaboration, reduce inventory
while maintaining target customer service levels, and improve operational
performance. "Oco`s solution provided Welch`s with insight to drive significant
supply chain improvement in transportation, and improve collaboration with our
carriers through shared information and analytics," said Bill Coyne, director,
purchasing and logistics, Welch`s. 

Each year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive publishes the Top 100 to make its
readers aware of those enablers that are leading the way in providing
cutting-edge solutions and services to help enterprises address pain points in
their supply chains through the application of new technologies and new
processes. Based on submissions to the top 100 from end-users and solution
providers, the judging committee for the top 100, including the editorial staff
of the magazine, in conjunction with the editorial advisory board, has compiled
a list of leading supply and demand chain innovators. Oco, as well as other
final recipients, will be featured in the cover story of the June/July 2009
issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive, as well as online at www.SDCExec.com. 

"In today`s complex business environment and tough economic climate, companies
must find ways to work faster and smarter," said William Copacino, president and
CEO of Oco, Inc. "Oco`s business intelligence solutions help them to gain
visibility into cross-functional processes across their enterprises and beyond,
identify and enable cost reduction opportunities, and uncover opportunities for
growth. We`re quite honored to be recognized for these achievements by Supply &
Demand Chain Executive, since these capabilities are essential to helping
companies survive the recession, and be well-positioned for post-recession
growth." 

"The 2009 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 includes supply chain solution and
service providers that are helping their customers and clients both respond to
the downturn and, more importantly, position themselves for growth ahead," said
Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Our goal with the
'100' is to highlight a broad range of solutions and services targeted at a
variety of industries, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes, and
assisting in the transformation of the diverse mix of the functions that make up
the supply chain." 

Oco`s business intelligence solutions give organizations immediate access to
timely information, helping them achieve ROI within 90 days and a return of
three times their investment in the solution (3X ROI) - at a fraction of the
cost and time of traditional approaches. Oco`s BI solutions leverage a library
of leading-edge, best-practice analytics (reports, dashboards and key
performance indicators) to help companies gain new insights and drive business
improvement across their organizations. Since Oco`s rapidly deployed solutions
can cost-effectively address particular business areas, many companies are using
them to complement and leverage their existing BI investments. 

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful
supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis,
viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management
professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand
chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com. 

About Oco, Inc.

Oco is a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based business
intelligence (BI) and data integration solutions. The company provides complete
BI solutions to customers such as Casual Male, Dunkin` Brands, Fidelity
Investments, Office Depot and Welch`s. Oco`s unique business-centric approach to
BI helps companies solve targeted business issues, achieve ROI within 90 days
and triple their return on investment. Leveraging a library of best-practice
analytics, pre-built data models, and patented technology, Oco's SaaS-based
solutions are delivered in a fraction of the time, at a fraction of the cost of
traditional solutions, with fewer IT resource requirements than traditional
approaches. In addition to its own product portfolio, Oco also offers an
on-demand BI solution through its partnership with SAP BusinessObjects. Oco was
founded in 1999 and its headquarters are in Waltham, Mass. More information
about Oco can be found at www.oco-inc.com. 

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