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eProcurement Delivered to Meet Public Sector Needs.

Warrington, PA, April 02, 2012 – ESM Solutions, the leading provider of spend management solutions for the public sector, announced two new versions of the easyPurchase eProcurement solution. In addition to their traditional enterprise SaaS offering, easyPurchase is now available in Basic and Professional editions. One size does not fit all, and ESM Solutions continues to respond to market need, always delivering valued and affordable purchasing tools.

easyPurchase Basic unifies and presents organizations’ specific contracts to end-users through an intuitive and consumer-friendly shopping interface. In as little as three steps, end users can search, manage a cart, and submit an order. Customers can include a combination of hosted and punch-out catalogs, and, both purchase orders and P-Cards are supported. easyPurchase Professional includes all Basic features with additional functionality and integration capabilities.

“End-user adoption is one of the hardest obstacles for eProcurement success in any organization,” says Dan Corazzi, CEO, ESM Solutions. “The new editions of easyPurchase were designed with end-user utilization in mind, further decreasing time to savings.”

For an overview of functionally across all three easyPurchase editions, please visit http://tinyurl.com/752skpj.

Tuesday, March 6, 2 – 3pm ET. Rick Gay, CPPO, Purchasing Manager for The Baltimore County Public Schools will share his eProcurement success and best practices. Register here.

Finally – an eProcurement Solution You Can Afford! Demonstration 101

Hosted by: E&I Cooperative Purchasing/ESM Solutions

Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 2 p.m. Eastern

To register, click here.

Thank you for registering for the November launch of the E&I Marketplace.  The response among colleges and universities has been tremendous.

Now, institutions of every size can harness the power of eProcurement…for free!

Please join us for a short demonstration about the E&I Marketplace, the new eProcurement solution enabled by E&I and powered by ESM.  ESM Solutions and E&I will conduct a Webinar to demo the product to colleges and universities – see what the E&I Marketplace looks like and how it functions!

Enablement of the free marketplace provides instant access to 20 select E&I contracts in a p-card and purchase order enabled environment. An affordable upgrade path provides the option to add more services including ERP integration, multi-level workflow approvals, institution-specific contracts and more. The E&I Marketplace is completely customizable to meet your procurement needs and your budget.

Attend this Webinar and you’ll discover:

- How the E&I Marketplace can bring significant savings to your institution

- All the functionality that the E&I Marketplace offers E&I Members at no cost!

- How fast and easy implementation can be for your institution

- How the E&I Marketplace can be customized to include the contracts and sourcing tools important to your institution

Speakers:

Gary Wilson – Vice President of Market Development, E&I Cooperative Purchasing

Anthony Rotoli – Vice President of Sales, ESM Solutions

Who Should Attend:

·  Business Officers

·  Chief Procurement Officers

Space is filling up fast – reserve your place today!

To register for this training session click here.

Prior to the event, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the session.

Now you can purchase items from your select E&I contracts online. Introducing the E&I Marketplace, enabled by E&I, powered by ESM Solutions. Free to E&I Members.

The E&I Marketplace offers no cost online access, with select punch-out and hosted catalogs displaying E&I contract pricing.   Purchase online through the easy-to-use E&I Marketplace with built in P-Card (credit card) and Purchase Order capabilities.  The E&I Marketplace also includes functionality for basic approvals and back office support.

With the E&I Marketplace, both small and large institutions can:

• Further stretch their budget dollars.
• Save on the administrative time spend on procuring.
• Enable faster, more effective communication between buyers and suppliers.

ESM Solutions has been serving the Higher Education market for over 12 years with their Mercury Commerce branded solutions.  If you want additional functionality beyond the E&I Marketplace, ESM Solutions provides an affordable upgrade path at a discount to E&I Members:

• easyPurchase Marketplace Plus™: Electronic access to your own non-GPO contracts and internal catalogs.
• easyPurchase Marketplace Enterprise™: Add more E&I catalogs plus other supplier catalogs.  Other features include robust workflow, multi-level approvals, receiving and electronic invoicing with optional mobile access.
• easyPurchase™ Interface: Integrate with your ERP/ GL financial system, plus warehousing capabilities, offers significant accounting, reporting and AP savings.
• easySoucing Enterprise™: Implement sourcing solutions, manage bids and quotes that meet your business requirements and any local or state government regulations.  Gain access to sealed bidding, RFQ, reverse auction and procurement project tools.

Enrolling now with immediate deployment.  
For more information or to enroll contact: Anthony Rotoli of ESM Solutions at arotoli@esmsolutions.com or 919.789.1225; Gary Wilson of E&I at gwilson@eandi.org or 623.266.2445; or visit eandi.org.

Listen to Dan Corazzi of ESM Solutions present “How to Stretch Your Budget Dollars Further” at the 12th Annual Pennsylvania Banner Users Group (PABug) being held in Grantville, PA on November 21-22, 2011.

Colleges and universities with electronic sourcing and procurement solutions can save even more time and money. They may be surprised to learn that a little re-tooling of their procurement processes could translate into significant savings. This session will look at how to:

• Increase utilization of your electronic procurement system;
• Manage your spending against your contracts;
• Use historical data to develop strategic vendor relationships; and
• Benchmark your progress using data.

Whether you’re a veteran of electronic procurement or you just implemented a new solution, this session will offer great tips that will help you further stretch your budget dollars.  For more information about PABug, please visit pabug.org.

“Finally – an eProcurement Solution You Can Afford!”

E&I Cooperative Purchasing/ESM Solutions
Live Webcast – NACUBO Studio
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 1 p.m. Eastern
Register today!

Join us for a live webcast to learn more about the E&I Marketplace, a new eProcurement solution enabled by E&I and powered by ESM.

Now, institutions of every size can harness the power of eProcurement…for free!

Enablement of the free marketplace provides instant access to 20 competitively bid E&I contracts in a p-card and PO enabled environment. An affordable upgrade path provides the option to add more services including ERP integration, multi-level workflow approvals, institution-specific contracts and more. The E&I Marketplace is completely customizable to meet your procurement needs and your budget.

Attend this webcast and you’ll discover:

• How eProcurement can bring significant savings to your institution
• How the E&I Marketplace can offer all the benefits of eProcurement – at a price your institution can afford
• How fast and easy implementation can be for your institution
• How the E&I Marketplace can be customized to include the contracts and sourcing tools important to your institution

Speakers:

• Stephen Spinelli: SVP Member Services and Communications, E&I Cooperative Purchasing
• Dan Corazzi: CEO/Founder, ESM Solutions

Who Should Attend:

• Business Officers
• Chief Procurement Officers

Because budget is no longer a barrier, it’s easy to revolutionize the eProcurement process on your campus. No matter the size of your institution, the E&I Marketplace is the game-changer you’ve been waiting for.

Space is filling up fast - reserve your space today!

We are excited to announce enhancements to the ESM Solutions Sourcing Applications, more specifically upgrades to the Award Tab and the Vendor Response Tab.   These improvements will provide additional flexibility with how sourcing events are managed, as well as, enrich the overall vendor experience when responding to events.

The implementation of these enhancements is scheduled for the weekend of October 28, 2011 and includes the following:

•            Support for Alternate Vendor Responses
•            Ability to Award a Single Item to Multiple Vendors
•            New User Interface Design for the Award Tab and Vendor Response Tab

… and many more.

We encourage you to learn about the new enhancements before they go live.  Customers and vendors(that participate with entities that use our applications to host events) are invited to participate in a free WebEx online review of the enhancements starting this Friday.

Register for one of the available customer sessions, as follows:

• Friday 10/21/2011, 10:00 – 11:00 AM Eastern Time
• Friday 10/21/2011, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time
• Monday 10/24/2011, 10:00 – 11:00 AM Eastern Time
• Tuesday 10/25/2011, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time
• Wednesday 10/26/2011, 10:00 – 11:00 AM Eastern Time

Register for one of the available vendor sessions, as follows:

• Monday 10/24/2011, 2:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
• Tuesday 10/25/2011, 10:00 – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
• Wednesday 10/26/2011, 2:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
• Thursday 10/27/2011, 10:00 – 10:30 AM Eastern Time
• Thursday 10/27/2011, 2:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern Time

Please email customer support at support@esmsolutions.com indicating which session you would like to attend.

Ohio eSchoolMall Users Group Meeting

Thank you to Orange City Schools for sponsoring, and organizing, this event.  ESM Solutions is excited to participate in the Ohio eSchoolMall Users Group Meeting, sponsored by Orange City Schools, being held on October 25.  For more information on how to attend, contact Jackie with ESM Solutions customer support 877-969-7246 (toll free).

When:

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Where:

Orange City Schools – Pepper Pike Learning Center
32000 Chagrin Blvd
Pepper Pike, OH  44124

Time:

Agenda:

• Welcome of New Users
• Announcement of upcoming enhancements
• How Much Integration To Do and Why – Where Do You Stand?
• eSchoolMall Questions & Answers
• E-Invoicing/Payable – What you Should Know Before Jumping In
• Purchasing Cards as a Solution
• Open Discussion

The 2011 Ohio eSchoolMall Users Meeting is a wonderful opportunity for users to learn the ins-and-outs of the eSchoolMall program while serving as a forum for networking with other users.

All eSchoolMall and Mercury Commerce systems are designed to remain operational in the event of storm related power outages.  However, you may experience difficulty contacting our offices or Customer Support during this period.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

On August 1, ESM Solutions launched our new look and feel for eSchoolMall and Mercury Commerce.  The positive reception of thenew look has been overwhelming.

Our school district, university, and government clients are saying:

• Perfect timing for our school to train new users on eSchoolMall for the fall;
• The new look makes Mercury Commerce easier to use; and
• This enhancement will further drive adoption within our organization – it’ll help us further stretch our budget dollar.

We’re excited to receive so much positive feedback only 24 hours after launch.  This new look is part of our business philosophy to bring you ongoing product enhancements.