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SPS Commerce Named a 2008 Tekne Award Finalist
Award Program Recognizes Minnesota Companies and Individuals for Technology Innovation and Leadership
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 15, 2008 - SPS Commerce, the leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), has been named as a finalist in the Technology Services category for 2008 Tekne Awards, Minnesota's annual awards program that recognizes companies and individuals who have shown superior technology innovation and leadership.
Presented by the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alley, the Tekne Awards annually recognize Minnesota’s best and brightest technology users and developers in innovation, development, education, commercialization and management of technology in Minnesota. A list of finalists is available online at www.tekneawards.org.
“Every finalist should be proud of this accomplishment,” said Kate Rubin, president of MHTA. “For nearly a decade the Tekne Awards have shined a spotlight on our state’s best and brightest technology innovators. Great companies like SPS Commerce give us hope that we’ll be in good hands for years to come.”
“We are pleased to be formally recognized for our continued growth and innovation by being named as a finalist for the 2008 Tekne award in their category for SaaS solution providers,” said Archie Black, president and CEO of SPS Commerce. “The quality and variety of organizations named as finalists for this award each year clearly demonstrate the wealth of technological innovation in the Twin Cities and the region. SPS Commerce is pleased to be a part of this thriving technology marketplace.”
The 2008 Tekne Awards will be presented on Thursday, October 30th at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
About SPS Commerce
SPS Commerce is the leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) B2B integration, connecting every partner in the supply chain. Retailers, manufacturers and 3PLs have selected SPS Commerce as their outsourced provider to automate and integrate their trading relationships. Using the SaaS model, SPS Commerce dramatically lowers setup and on-going costs, along with the time and risks of traditional EDI software by outsourcing the entire B2B communication process. The company’s offerings leverage its multi-tenant architecture, multi-party sharing, comprehensive knowledge of thousands of retailer’s business processes and specifications and integration expertise with a variety of systems for accounting (Great Plains, Quickbooks, MAS series), ERP (Oracle, NetSuite, SAP), packing and shipping (Agile, InSite, Scancode), and WMS (HighJump, Infor, Manhattan Associates). SPS Commerce is the recognized SaaS leader in B2B integration with more than 10,000 recurring revenue customers, pre-built integrations spanning 2,700 unique fulfillment workflows across 1,200 retailers, grocers and distributors, a customer satisfaction rate of 93% and the most comprehensive SaaS product suite available. SPS Commerce is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100.
