Emptoris named leader

Emptoris, a provider of enterprise supply and contract management software, has been positioned as a leader in a recent Forrester Research report, says Market Watch.

The report is titled: 'The Forrester Wave: Contract Life-Cycle Management, Q3 2008'. Emptoris received the report's highest score for 'Current Product Offering'.

The report reviewed 13 contract management software providers and evaluated them on 110 criteria.

Selectica, a vendor of enterprise contract life cycle management products, has upgraded its Selectica Contract Performance Management platform with new features that further shorten time-to-contract, says TCM Net.

"Many of our customers tell us that speeding time-to-contract is an important part of their contract life cycle strategy," said Anthony Roth, senior director of product and strategy for Selectica. He added: "Our objective is to simplify document handling and speed time-to-approval for new contracts."

With CPM 3.2.2, documents can now be accessed from within e-mail, including wireless e-mail, such as on a BlackBerry, company officials say.

Diamond Wire Technology, a manufacturer of diamond wire and diamond wire saws, has hired Kim Kasprzycki as its new contract manager, says Solar Industry.

Kasprzycki has been managing contracts for six years and has a background in commercial and US government contract management.

She has had a variety of opportunities to work with different industries, including manufacturing, satellite communication, research and development, civil engineering and healthcare.