This is a re-post. Original post from December 12, 2014 can be found here.

Ithaca, NY, December 12, 2014 — Ithaca College, one of the top private Liberal Arts Colleges in the country, and Unimarket, an innovator in spend management solutions, have signed an agreement to implement Unimarket’s e-Procurement full suite of modules (including e-Invoicing, e-Sourcing, Contract Management and Supplier Registration), with integration via Unimarket’s Connector middleware to Ithaca’s R12 Oracle E-Business Suite Financials.

Rigorous and competitive bidding process

Bryan Roberts, Associate Dean at the Roy H. Park School of Communications, and Chair of the Information Technology Committee, explains,

“A critical component of our Strategic Sourcing Initiative has been the research, review and selection of an e-Marketplace provider.”

“After a rigorous and competitive bidding process, one which garnered participation from a large cross-section of the campus community, I am very pleased that Ithaca College has engaged with Unimarket to provide our first e-marketplace solution.”

“Already serving institutions such as Creighton University and University of New Hampshire, Unimarket’s “Amazon.com-like” electronic online marketplace will provide an intuitive and user-friendly shopping experience for faculty and staff. Leveraging our current spending habits, Unimarket’s e-marketplace will allow the campus to obtain contract pricing for products from the College’s preferred suppliers while cutting down on the costs associated with procurement card usage.”

– Bryan Roberts, Associate Dean at Ithaca College

Customer endorsements invaluable

Peter Kane, CEO of Unimarket adds,

“Unimarket is delighted to add Ithaca College to our growing list of New York State customers. While we had no interaction with Ithaca prior to the RFP, coming out the other end with an agreement in place I think speaks volumes, not only about Unimarket’s comprehensive solutions, reputation in the marketplace and experience, but also about Ithaca’s thorough process, particularly, the importance they placed on staff and faculty involvement.”

“As with any award, we are conscious that a key aspect of the selection process is the customer references. We have a very collaborative customer-base, and we sincerely thank our existing customers for endorsing our solutions, experience and the value we deliver on an on-going basis. Procurement excellence is a journey and Unimarket looks forward to supporting Ithaca every step of the way.”

– Peter Kane, CEO at Unimarket

The Unimarket eProcurement solution implementation will commence within the coming weeks and is expected to launch campus-wide in June 2015.

Author: Daniel Perry

About Ithaca College

Founded in 1892, Ithaca College is a coeducational, private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is also known internationally for its communications program, the Roy H. Park School of Communications, which was most recently ranked as a top school for both journalism and film.

Ithaca College has been ranked among the top ten master’s universities in the North by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1996. Ithaca College is also consistently named among the best colleges in the nation by Princeton Review, with the annual guide also ranking the college at #1 for radio and #7 for theater.

For more information visit: http://www.ithaca.edu/

About Unimarket

Unimarket was formed in 2005 to deliver collaborative electronic procurement solutions for businesses using the latest technology to enable them to easily connect and transact with their suppliers in a single portal to save costs, improve efficiency, and reduce paperwork. The solution uses a multi-tenant architecture and is provided on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model.

The hallmarks of Unimarket’s solution are ease-of-use and an open-market philosophy of unlimited users and unlimited supplier connections delivered in a cost-effective manner. Having great technology is just the enabler so Unimarket takes a unique partnership approach with all their customers to ensure they get the most from their product on an on-going basis, including proactive assistance with supplier enablement, organizational rollout, best practice process improvements, and more.

For more information visit: http://www.unimarket.com/