Fujitsu Australia partners with Qvalent to deliver end-to-end e-procurement to customers

Leading e-service organisation Fujitsu Australia Limited will be able to deliver an end-to-end e-procurement solution to corporate customers and government agencies through a partnership agreement with business to business e-commerce infrastructure provider Qvalent Pty Ltd (formerly Metiom).

Qvalent's Web-based technology enables larger corporations and government agencies to extend e-procurement systems to their entire supplier base, regardless of size, geography or technological sophistication. By eliminating cost as a barrier to entry, the solution will allow many small-to-medium enterprises to reap the benefits of online procurement for the first time.

"The combination of Qvalent's software and Fujitsu's consulting, implementation, support, and content management expertise will deliver a complete, managed e-procurement solution that will streamline and enhance business processes, and enable buyers and suppliers to create a true online trading environment," Fujitsu General Manager, e-Business/CRM Solutions Suzanne Pattie said.

"Buying organisations can now trade with their entire supplier base, including SMEs. This group has previously been neglected in the e-procurement space due to the high cost of entry into the online arena. The Qvalent solution will offer customers the option to provide simple tools to SMEs through a standard web browser enabling them to build 'storefronts' so that orders can be placed and tracked online."

Qvalent Procurement is a complete procure-to-pay solution. It manages and integrates the entire procurement process, from requisition and delivery of goods through to payment, for corporate and government customers. Buyers gain access to all contracted suppliers, and management can monitor the enterprise's procurement activities for the entire company.

"The partnership is a good fit between two leading organisations. Fujitsu has a blue chip name for its ability to integrate and support wide-scale software implementations and Qvalent has a quality e-procurement application that would be of interest to Fujitsu's established client base and complements its existing suite of offerings," Qvalent Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Eugene Buckley said. "Fujitsu's industry-leading capabilities in system integration, implementation and support add value to Qvalent's infrastructure solution for customers."