BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - June 17, 2009) -
Aberdeen
Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
NYSE:
HHS), announced today the top
performing vendor rankings in its
Transportation Management Systems (TMS) AXIS™
Report. Aberdeen's AXIS™ is a report that provides a competitive
intelligence perspective that allows organizations insight into the
technology providers that helped leading companies achieve superior
performance. The research showcases which vendors enabled client success
based on the value delivered and the ability of the vendor to support and
service its clientele. According to John Pearson, VP Competitor
Intelligence Products for Aberdeen, "The 28-page vendor assessment is based
on two key dimensions: first, Aberdeen aggregated top performance of
companies in the target marketplace based on 990 primary surveys conducted
typically over the past eighteen months; and second, Aberdeen conducts a
vendor readiness assessment which includes evaluation of responses to a
standardized vendor questionnaire, analyst briefings, public records and
customer interviews."
The Transportation Management Systems (TMS) AXIS™ Report, authored by Nari
Viswanathan, Vice President & Principal Analyst, Aberdeen, and his Supply
Chain Execution team, found that an increasing number of companies are
making resources and budget available to determine what tools are available
to help bring better visibility and control of transportation business
processes. "Reducing transportation costs while simultaneously ensuring
that the business goals of the organization like customer service levels
and inventory turns are met is the goal of Transportation Management. A
Transportation Management System (TMS) is a complex category of software
application with significant number of players with varying levels of
maturity," says Viswanathan. He explains, "The goal of Aberdeen's AXIS
report on TMS is to educate the end users on the different solution
providers and how they help companies better control and reduce their
transportation expenses, in spite of the rising costs associated with fuel
and other charges." According to Aberdeen's findings after evaluating 17
TMS vendors, the solution providers offering the best combined Value
Delivered and Market Readiness scores include: i2, Sterling Commerce, JDA,
RedPrairie and SAP.
Aberdeen Group's President Andrew Boyd reports that AXIS™ was developed in
response to requests from Aberdeen's 2.5+ million business readers spanning
40 countries, including representation from 90% of the Fortune 1000.
"Aberdeen's mission is clear as we take yet another step to educate
businesses to action by providing them with relevant and timely information
to make more informed decisions, understand efficient and effective ways of
accomplishing a task, and maximize their ability to gain competitive
ground," according to Boyd. "With AXIS™, Aberdeen provides a competitive
intelligence perspective that allows organizations to understand their
peers' experience with various service and product providers, and to
determine which are best positioned to help them achieve their goals."
According to Lauren McCollem, Director of Marketing for Dimensional
Insight, "The approach that Aberdeen has taken here is truly unique and
exceptionally valuable to the marketplace." With this new research in
hand, technology solution providers will be able to refresh their product
roadmaps to reflect market successes and business user demands, and educate
their market on how solutions impact customers' business results.
To obtain a copy of The Transportation Management Systems (TMS) AXIS™
Report visit:
http://axis.aberdeen.com/index.php/Global-Supply-Chain/transportation-management-axis.html
About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
Aberdeen provides fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers
demonstrable results. Having queried more than 30,000 companies in the
past two years, Aberdeen is positioned to educate users to action: driving
market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering
meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the
global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that
drive decisions.
As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in
context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's
analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of
Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement -
Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role
Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit
Aberdeen or call (617) 723-7890, or to
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Contact Information: Media Contact:
John Pearson
Aberdeen Harte-Hanks
(617) 854-5301
john.pearson@aberdeen.com