SPI, the African distributor for utility software products and services to the Open Systems segment of the IT industry and the Southern African reseller for Esker, a leader in document process automation solutions, today announced the availability of the latter's solution integration with Oracle E-Business Suite that enables Esker customers to receive supplier invoices directly in Oracle E-Business Suite Payables application. With paper and manual handling removed from the equation, companies can dramatically improve their workflow efficiency and staff productivity while providing full visibility and accountability from start to finish.
Esker's accounts payable automation solution (AP) is built on standard Oracle E-Business Suite objects and communication methods, providing customers with a safe, seamless integration and offering IT departments the peace of mind they require during rollouts of new technologies. Companies can be up and running in just a few weeks and benefit from AP automation sooner rather than later.
Esker's automation solution provides a single solution for document processing, directly into and out of Oracle E-Business Suite, to automate, streamline and simplify AP processes, including invoice verification, approval and mobile support. Based on Esker customer results, AP automation can help businesses receive and enter invoices up to 65% faster, lower processing costs as much as 60% and improve invoice accuracy up to 99%.
Oracle E-Business Suite customers can leverage the value they have invested in their ERP system while taking advantage of specific features, including:
* A quick solution setup that enables communication between Esker's accounts payable solution and Oracle E-Business Suite to be fully operational in just a few weeks.
* Automatic supplier and invoice data synchronisation that helps leverage Oracle E-Business Suite data to support full AP process automation.
* Invoice posting error management that provides support so that if an error occurs when the invoice is pushed to Oracle E-Business Suite, the information is made available to the user in Esker's solution and the issue can be handled immediately.
* Purchase order (PO) and non-PO invoice posting that is automated and fully auditable.
* AP workflow residing outside of Oracle E-Business Suite, thus delivering better business continuity, 24/7/365 access, non-Oracle E-Business Suite user approval capability, easier training and greater user acceptance.
* Mobile invoice approval application that brings improved efficiency and on-the-road invoice accessibility for managers.
* Invoice archive link in Oracle E-Business Suite that enables users to conveniently access the original invoice image and processing data directly from the ERP invoice record.
* Invoice payment status and information that is automatically updated and available in Esker's accounts payable solution.
"The integration between Esker's AP processing solution and Oracle E-Business Suite enables customers to process their vendor invoices faster, with fewer staff, and with better control over their financial processes," commented Esker CEO Jean-Michel B'erard. "As we further our investment in the Oracle business ecosystem, we will continue to deliver new integration capabilities to provide customers with even more value as they address AP automation."
For further information, please contact Chris Anderson at tel. (+27) 11 234 1560; fax (+27) 11 234 1387; e-mail chris@spi.co.za
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Esker
Esker is a worldwide leader in cloud-based document process automation software. Organisations of all sizes use its shared platform of solutions, offered on-demand or on-premises, to automate accounts payable, order processing, accounts receivable, purchasing and more. Esker's solutions are compatible with all geographic, regulatory and technology environments, helping over 11 000 companies around the world in their efforts to Quit Paper.
SPI
SPI is a company that provides utility software products and services to the Open Systems segment of the IT industry. It is the sole Sub-Saharan Africa distributor for US-based Innovative Routines; US-based Help/Systems; US-based Linoma Software; France-based Esker; and; UK-based OpusVL (ex Xi Software). SPI also develops some of its own software utilities to complement the overseas products that it distributes.
SPI has a wide and varied customer base and includes organisations such as Aspen Pharmacare, Johannesburg Municipality, University of Johannesburg, MMI Holdings, Nampak, National Brands, Stellenbosch University and UNISA.
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