Travel and Expense Management Automation: Reduce Costs & Improve Control

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Tue Jul 7, 2009 1:16pm EDT 

  BOSTON, MA, Jul 07 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), announces the release
of its latest report, "Travel and Expense Management Automation: Reduce
Costs, Improve Control." This report examines how Best-in-Class
enterprises have used process automation and employee communication to cut
costs and increase compliance with travel and entertainment expense
policies.

    "Budget reductions are in direct response to the global financial downturn
that has touched all industries and enterprises in some way," said
Christopher Dwyer, analyst, Aberdeen. "The net impact of this reduced
spend is that enterprises must seek ways to maintain and/or grow their
business with fewer financial resources."

    Aberdeen identified top-performing enterprises based on two measures: the
average cost to process an expense report and the overall percentage of
compliance with travel and expense policies. When compared to their peers,
Best-in-Class enterprises are more likely to standardize travel and
expense policies across the entire enterprise, conduct regular training
on T&E policies and management tools, and report on T&E policy
compliance. The results are impressive: top-performing organizations
report 73% lower expense report processing costs while achieving 36%
higher T&E policy compliance.

    A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: Certify, Concur, and Infor. To obtain a
complimentary copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=5797.

    Visit Research.Aberdeen.com for additional access to complimentary Global
Supply Management Research.

    About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

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Media Contact:
Christopher Dwyer
Aberdeen Harte-Hanks
(617) 854-5280
 chris.dwyer@aberdeen.com

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