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PRESS RELEASE
December 12, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Jeffrey M. Kaplan
Managing Director
781-431-2690
 Skire Unifier Wins THINKstrategies' Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award 
 

Cloud-Based Solutions for Managing Capital Projects, Facilities and Real Estate Reduce Costs and Cycle Time

Wellesley, Mass. - December 12, 2011 - THINKstrategies, Inc.the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the on-demand services market, announced today that Skire Unifier has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.BoSS Award Logo 

The BoSS Awards is an ongoing program of THINKstrategies' new Cloud Computing Showplace which recognizes SaaS companies that are producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability.
 

Skire Unifier is a leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for managing capital projects, facilities and real estate. Skire's Unifier system has managed over $300 billion in capital projects and over 3 billion square feet of facilities and real estate.

 

Two examples of the business benefits derived from the Skire Unifier solution are Anheuser-Busch which was able to reduce cycle time by 20% and Navy Federal Credit Union which reduced the time required to estimate the value of all of its existing lease obligations from 1-2 weeks to 4 hours.

 

It is for these reasons that Skire Unifier has been named a Best of SaaS Showplace Award winner. A summary of the company's winning BoSS Award submission can be found at http://cloudshowplace.com/awardSummary.php?key=2458
 
"We are pleased to be recognized by THINKstrategies and the Cloud Computing Showplace for the business value of our solution," said Steve Apfelberg, chief marketing officer at Skire. "Unifier enables our world class customer base to address mission critical construction, facilities and real estate processes more effectively and to benefit from all of the advantages of a Cloud-based solution."
 
"Managing the costs of capital projects, facilities and real estate is especially important in today's uncertain economic environment," stated Jeffrey M. Kaplan, the founder of the SaaS Showplace which is now a part of the new Cloud Computing Showplace, and Managing Director of THINKstrategies, the strategic consulting firm which conceived and administers the Showplace. "Skire Unifier's Cloud-based solution enables organizations to manage their capital projects, and facilities and real estate assets more easily and effectively."
 
For more information about the rules for applying for a BoSS Award or to find a list of previous winners of the BoSS Awards, go to http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/boss.html.
 
Based on the success of the BoSS Awards program which focuses on SaaS solutions, THINKstrategies has launched the Cloud Computing Business Value (CCBV) Awards program to recognize companies which are delivering Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions producing measurable business benefits for their customers. For more information regarding the CCBV Awards, see http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/ccbv.php.

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About the SaaS and Cloud Computing Showplace

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Showplace is a part of the newly expanded Cloud Computing Showplace, the largest, vendor-independent, online directory and best practice resource center of SaaS, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions including Managed Services, founded and administered by THINKstrategies.

The original Showplace was established in 2006 to provide the following benefits,

  • Give enterprise decision-makers a quick directory of the leading SaaS providers and a convenient source of valuable insight regarding SaaS trends.
  • Give SaaS providers a targeted tool to increase their visibility among enterprise decision-makers, and gain access to key enabling technology suppliers.
  • Give enabling technology suppliers a specialized platform to increase industry awareness regarding their SaaS solutions. 

 

For more information, go to www.cloudshowplace.com.

 

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About THINKstrategies, Inc.

 

THINKstrategies, Inc. is the only strategic consulting services company focused entirely on helping its clients capitalize on the unprecedented business opportunities created by the technology industry shift from a product-centric to a services-driven orientation and an 'on-demand' delivery model.

 

THINKstrategies' mission is to help our clients re-THINK their corporate strategies, and refocus their limited resources to achieve their business objectives. THINKstrategies helps enterprise decision-makers with their sourcing strategies, IT solutions providers with their marketing strategies, and VCs with their investment strategies.

 

For more information regarding THINKstrategies' unique consulting services, visit www.thinkstrategies.com, or contact us at info@thinkstrategies.com.

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