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The State of Oregon Selects SciQuest’s Complete Source-to-Settle Solutions to Streamline Purchasing and Reduce Spending

December 08, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced that the State of Oregon, a member of the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA), will implement SciQuest. WSCA chose SciQuest’s eProcurement solution as the platform for its multi-state purchasing consortium in June of 2011. The State of Oregon will utilize SciQuest’s full suite of procurement solutions, including Sourcing Director, Spend Director and Total Supplier Manager, to enhance collaboration with suppliers, improve strategic purchasing and increase overall visibility into spending. (more…)

SciQuest Customer Recognized for its Sustainability Initiative

November 14, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest (NASDAQ: SQI), a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, congratulates its customer Arizona State University on receiving a Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2011 Green Supply Chain Award. Arizona State University (ASU) was selected for its ambitious sustainability initiative. (more…)

Houston Independent School District Selects SciQuest Technology

October 18, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced that the Houston Independent School District (HISD) has selected SciQuest’s Supplier Diversity solutions to support its best-in-class supplier diversity program. (more…)

Culture of “Giving Back” Encourages SciQuest to Make a Difference Through Charitable Fund

August 31, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, announced the formation of the SciQuest Charitable Fund. The Charitable Fund is a donor advised fund created by SciQuest through the Triangle Community Foundation. The mission of the SciQuest Charitable Fund is to support causes that are important to SciQuest employees and the company. (more…)

SciQuest Adds Veteran Technology Leader

July 27, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced the appointment of Peter N. Asmar to vice president, Customer Operations. Asmar brings decades of experience managing large information system teams at world class organizations to SciQuest. As Vice President of Customer Operations, he will develop strategy and lead the successful execution of SciQuest’s customer facing operations. This includes client delivery, customer support, client partner and supplier network services organizations. (more…)

SciQuest Delivers Integrated Source-to-Settle Solution Suite

July 26, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced the latest version of the SciQuest eProcurement solution. The solution reflects the first phase in integrating SciQuest’s eProcurement suite with the supplier management and sourcing technology from AECsoft, which SciQuest acquired in January, 2011. (more…)

Triangle Business Journal Names SciQuest’s Rudy Howard CFO of the Year

July 15, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced that its CFO Rudy Howard has been awarded CFO of the Year by the Triangle Business Journal. Howard received the award at a luncheon on Thursday at the Raleigh Marriott City Center. (more…)

SciQuest Announces Dates and Location for NextLevel 2012

July 08, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, has announced the venue, dates, early bird registration special and “call for speakers” for the NextLevel Annual Conference. NextLevel is the procurement industry’s signature event for communication, conversation and collaboration around challenges, successes and the future of strategic source-to-settle initiatives. (more…)

Stony Brook University Selects SciQuest for eProcurement

June 29, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced that Stony Brook University will deploy the company’s source-to-settle automation solutions. SciQuest will enable Stony Brook University to streamline its purchasing process, gain unprecedented visibility and control over spending and fully utilize the contracts negotiated by the purchasing department. (more…)

SciQuest Participates in President Obama’s Jobs Council Meeting

June 16, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, announced that its President and CEO Stephen Wiehe participated in President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Listening and Action Session held on June 13 at the McKinney offices in Durham, NC. In one of several sessions taking place on Monday, Wiehe and other local business leaders contributed ideas and experiences to the entrepreneurship-focused discussion. Wiehe and other business leaders presented ideas and discussed challenges to be overcome to promote job growth in North Carolina. (more…)

SciQuest Sees Continued Momentum in Higher Education

May 24, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced it continues to gain momentum within higher education as the leading provider of eProcurement solutions for colleges, schools and universities. SciQuest has a proven track record of helping schools increase efficiencies and savings, gain greater visibility into spending and purchasing and form more strategic purchasing groups. In 2010, 38 higher education institutions selected SciQuest as their eProcurement vendor. (more…)

SciQuest CEO Steve Wiehe Awarded CED Technology Leadership Award

March 15, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Procurement

(Cary, N.C.) SciQuest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SQI) a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, today announced that its CEO Steve Wiehe has been awarded the Technology Leadership Award by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED). The award will be conferred at the Venture 2011 Conference at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 27-28, 2011. (more…)

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