Upside Software Counted Among Top 100 in Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine’s Annual Listing of Innovative Vendors

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Upside Software Inc. announced it has been selected amongst the Top 100 most innovative supply and demand chain vendors for Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine’s annual listing. Companies on the Top 100 list detailed how their solutions and services address the challenges of the supply chain in the 21st century. The complete list will be released in the June/July 2007 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine. 

“Upside Software is proud to be named on this influential Top 100 List,” said Ashif Mawji, President and CEO, Upside Software. “The solutions that we develop are all flexible and therefore applicable to various business models and industries, particularly to the supply and demand chain sector. With the increasingly competitive business environment, the Top 100 will definitely showcase a ‘who’s who’ list of today’s top supply chain vendors.” 

Nominees of the Top 100 List are solution and/or service providers who support organizations in a variety of 21st century supply chain functions. These nominees enable a broad spectrum of businesses — of all sizes and industries — to facilitate their roles within the supply and demand chain sector. The judging committee was comprised of members of Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine’s editorial staff and editorial advisory board. The list highlights those solutions which best met the criteria of addressing the needs of companies of different sizes in diverse industries, and also aiding in the transformation of supply chain functions.

"Our readers turn to Supply & Demand Chain Executive to learn about new solutions and best practices for enabling the supply chain, to understand trends in supply chain technology, and to benchmark their own companies' enablement initiatives with those of other enterprises across industry verticals," explained Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "The corporate executives and line-of-business leaders who rely on the magazine want to know what the different supply chain solution and service providers are doing to help them meet the challenges of the 21st century supply chain." 

Upside Software’s solutions are used by a number of industry-leading organizations such as HP, Microsoft, BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association, Hospital Corporation of America, John Deere, NCR Corporation, Northern Trust, JCPenney and numerous others. 

For more information about the Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Top 100, please visit http://www.SDCExec.com 

About Upside Software Inc.

Upside Software is the worldwide leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions. Customers around the globe use UpsideContract and other integrated business solutions to confidently perform Contract Management, Sourcing & Procurement, and Invoice & Billing Management activities throughout their organizations. Upside Software’s products address the needs of Enterprise (e.g. Fortune 500, Global 2000), Public sector (Federal, State/Provincial, Municipal and Health Care), and Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) customers. Customers realize significant cost savings while improving customer and supplier relationships. Upside Software’s solutions are deployed in as little as 3 days and typically provide a full return-on-investment (ROI) in under a year. Founded in 2000, Upside Software is a profitable, growing company with an advanced, yet mature, and comprehensive product suite. The company has extensive experience delivering real value to customers of every size and in most industry verticals. Upside Software is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – for more information visit the company’s website at http://www.upsidesoft.com/

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