InvoiceSharing connects with SimplerInvoicing to stimulate e-invoicing

November 28, 2013  |  Cooperation, Electronic Invoicing, Europe, Financial software  |  Comments Off

InvoiceSharing is announced as the latest member of the SimplerInvoicing network of 15 Dutch software companies and e-invoicing service providers. The primary aim of the collaboration is to realize a broad acceptance, standardisation and, as a result, implementation of e-invoicing. By joining forces, the use of electronic invoices becomes easier for any organisation.
InvoiceSharing believes in the end of paper invoices and combines unique technology with a disruptive business model. InvoiceSharing is developing a platform where anybody can send and receive free electronic invoices.

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Coolblue Selects Top Image Systems for AP Automation of 80.000 invoices

November 28, 2013  |  Europe, Invoice Automation  |  Comments Off

CoolBlue needed one uniform system that would replace manual data entry, matching, routing and other routine tasks with an automated process. CoolBlue also needed a system that would work both with their customized logistic system as well as with the two different financial systems they employ – a finance system in which they process their supply chain and an accounting system where they manage invoices without POs.

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GXS to Host Members of Parliament, discussing Competitiveness of UK SMEs

November 28, 2013  |  Electronic Invoicing, Europe, Events  |  Comments Off

Electronic commerce and electronic invoicing offer many benefits to SMEs including reduced printing and postage costs, improved customer service and an enhanced ability to secure new customers locally and abroad. GXS Freeway provides a platform for SMEs focused on B2B enabling these companies for increased local and international expansion opportunity.
At this invitation only event, GXS representatives will discuss how 2,300 small and medium size enterprises use GXS Freeway to conduct B2B e-commerce with larger national and multi-national corporate customers.

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Itella Information is now OpusCapita!

November 25, 2013  |  Electronic Invoicing, Europe, Financial software, Invoice Automation  |  Comments Off

From November 1st 2013 onwards, Itella information continues under the new name of OpusCapita. The name change is one element of their sharp focus on comprehensive financial automation services and solutions.
OpusCapita name is already well known and recognized in all the key markets, and has established itself as a value-adding element of their total offering. The new company name, dignifies their capabilities in the field of cash flow automation while communicating a comprehensive knowledge in financial process streamlining.

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EESPA elects Esa Thilia and Charles Bryant as co-chairs up until 2016

EESPA elects Esa Thilia and Charles Bryant as co-chairs up until 2016

November 22, 2013  |  Electronic Invoicing, Europe  |  Comments Off

Esa Tihilä, CEO of Basware, and Charles Bryant, European Affairs Advisor at OB10, have been named as co-chairs of the European E-Invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA).
This is the first time that the EESPA has appointed co-chairs. The EESPA believes that the shared approach and co-operation model, including the close support of the Executive Committee, will continue to provide sound governance and leadership of the association.

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Barry Callebaut selects Anachron for a global hybrid e-Invoicing solution connected to SAP

November 22, 2013  |  Compliance, Electronic Invoicing, Europe, Financial software  |  Comments Off

Within a short timeframe, Barry Callebaut will serve 100% of its customers online, with over 150K e-invoices per annum. To ensure a smooth transition, paper and electronic invoicing are combined in one solution. Initially, the e-Invoicing portal will be available in eight languages, with more languages and orderto-cash functionalities planned for phase two.

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EDPS: privacy in the EU proposal for electronic invoicing in public procurement?

November 18, 2013  |  Electronic Invoicing, Europe, Government  |  Comments Off

The EDPS is an independent supervisory authority devoted to protecting personal data and privacy and promoting good practice in the EU institutions and bodies. The EDPS does so by monitoring the EU administration’s processing of personal data, advising on policies and legislation that affect privacy and cooperating with similar authorities to ensure consistent data protection.
The EDPS has been reading through the latest proposal for a directive on electronic invoicing in public procurement. Based on that they came up with the some interesting privacy conclusions and recommendations:

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OB10 helps Office Depot to win new customers, productivity and improve cash management

November 15, 2013  |  Electronic Invoicing, Europe, Payment  |  Comments Off

As part of its e-business strategy and because of operating in a highly competitive market, Office Depot is looking for every advantage to sharpen its pitches for new business, and e-Invoicing makes a difference to potential customers. With e-Invoicing it can now boost its online services, increases productivity and improves its buyers’ cost efficiencies. Office Depot Europe now sends invoices to 27 customers in 13 countries through OB10.

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Top Image Systems Wins Contract Worth $345,000 with Major European Government Office

November 12, 2013  |  Digitalisation, Europe  |  Comments Off

The deal was won based on a successful previous installation in another region of the group’s offices earlier this year. Top Image Systems now manages documents for two states and will expand to manage the document processing operations for five states by the end of 2014.
Up until now, this government office had manually processed individual folders which required vast amounts of space and time for the paperwork and filing. The office chose Top Image Systems eFLOW because of its high-performance, multiple-OCR/ICR-engine recognition platform and will now start to process a WHOPPING 100,000 documents PER DAY, eventually reaching 150,000 documents per day thanks to eFLOW’s open architecture and scalability. The project enables automatic classification and processing of document files for specific demographic groups.

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UnifiedPost highlights benefits of dematerialisation for Fedil – Business Federation Luxembourg

November 12, 2013  |  Digitalisation, Europe  |  Comments Off

UnifiedPost Luxembourg has taken part in a seminar organized by the Business Federation Luxembourg, where it focused on highlighting the advantages of document dematerialisation in the context of the interim (temporary work) sector. Another focus area of the seminar was the legal component of document dematerialisation.
The presentation delivered by UnifiedPost outlined the benefits associated with the dematerialisation of contracts, salary slips and invoices in the fast-paced environment of the interim sector, where quick access to current and archived documents, traceability, security and ease of use are paramount. The presentation delivered by UnifiedPost CAN BE VIEWED HERE.

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