Star Analytics to Host April 28th Webinar on the Definitive Guide to Finance System Automation Featuring Leading

SAN MATEO, CA, Apr 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
Finance organizations need simple, low cost ways to get accurate, timely
and compliant data for planning, analysis, reporting and close cycles.
Discover cost-effective strategies and new technology approaches to
address this key 2010 priority in a free webinar on Wed., April 28, 2010
co-hosted by Star Analytics, the leader in financial application process
automation and integration software, and featuring Forrester Research,
Inc.

What: Free webinar titled "The Definitive Guide to Finance System
Automation: Tips & Best Practices for Continuous Finance Improvement."

When: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. PDT / 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00
p.m. EDT.

Why: Decision makers need quick insights from data stored in
spreadsheets, cubes, databases, enterprise performance management (EPM)
applications and business intelligence (BI) tools from many different
vendors. Until now, the alternatives were for Finance managers to wait in
long queues for heavily taxed IT resources or become technologists and
manage the systems themselves.

This webinar addresses one of the most critical priorities facing finance
organizations by presenting a new way to connect and manage an ecosystem
of finance applications. The panel will describe an alternative to
building scripts and manual processes -- an approach that isn't
practical, scalable or cost-effective. Attendees will discover practical
strategies that allow the office of the CFO to spend less time managing
systems and more time driving profitability.

Speakers Tom Tortolani, vice president, products at Star Analytics, and
Paul D. Hamerman, vice president, principal analyst, Forrester Research,
Inc., will discuss the latest research and trends to help you achieve
continuous finance improvement:

-- How to avoid the pitfalls in automating financial planning, analysis
and close cycles
-- Technology innovations that allow business users to automate finance
processes without burdening IT
-- Best practices of real-world finance organizations that have moved to
continuous planning and forecasting processes

Register and Resources

RSVP for the webinar by visiting
https://staranalytics.webex.com/staranalytics/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=576201774.

Download the new white paper, "Application Process Automation - A Finance
Systems Mandate," using this link
http://www.staranalytics.com/solutions/white_papers.htm.

About Star Analytics

Star Analytics is the leader in financial application process automation
and integration software, offering enterprises a cost-effective way to
automate and integrate disparate financial and operational data for
better business decisions. Fortune 1000 companies in all major industries
use Star Analytics to improve business planning and analytics and reduce
the burden on IT by automating the integration and management of
financial processes and data. Partners include Oracle, IBM Cognos, SAP
BusinessObjects, QlikTech, and Microsoft. Headquartered in San Mateo,
California, Star Analytics is a privately-held company backed by Hummer
Winblad Venture Partners and LightSpeed Venture Partners. Visit
http://www.staranalytics.com.

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Media contact
Joanna Rustin
Rustin Communications for Star Analytics
866-496-8028
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