Tagetik Launches its New Tagetik 4.0 Software Platform at 2011 Global Conference
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Tagetik Launches its New Tagetik 4.0 Software Platform at 2011 Global Conference
LUCCA, Italy, September 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Over 400 Participants Worldwide Will Learn About the Company's
Accomplishments and Future Developments at This Two-Day, Annual Event
Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for
Performance Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Business
Intelligence, today opened "Tagetik in Touch", its fifth global conferenceat
the historical Real Collegio in Lucca, Italy (
http://www.tagetik.com/conference-2011). The company welcomed over 400
customers, analysts, partners and industry experts to celebrate its latest
accomplishments in delivering flexible, effective solutions for the Office
of Finance. One highlight of the two-day event is the official launch of
Tagetik 4.0, the latest release of its renowned software platform.
During the first-day general sessions, Manuel Vellutini, Chief Operating
Officer, and Marco Pierallini, Chief Development Officer, gave a keynote
speech reviewing key milestones for Tagetik in the past year as well as an
outlook of the road ahead. The company's executives emphasized Tagetik's
specialist vendor approach and ongoing focus on product innovation, customer
satisfaction and partner collaboration.
- Vision Keynote - Tagetik: Global Reach, Worldwide Partners
and Customers, Excellence in Innovation, Head to Head with Mega-Vendors
- Solution Value Keynote - Tagetik 4.0: Product Roadmap & New
Functionality
"Our company has made a rapid, successful ascent into the Performance
Management and Business Intelligence software markets in the past years,"
explains Vellutini. "Our undying determination and specialist vendor
approach are the reasons why we have been winning against major global
competitors. Tagetik is positioned among the top five worldwide vendors in
the Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management solutions. As market
studies show, we have strengthened our position year after year through our
proven track record for innovation and execution, high customer satisfaction
rates and our complete focus on financial process excellence."
"Tagetik is both global and 'boutique' because we deliver our undivided
attention to performance software - and not many different types of
solutions like most other players on the market," adds Vellutini. "Our vast
expertise in finance and performance management flows back into our
technology to provide a unified, collaborative platform that simplifies and
streamlines business processes throughout the Office of Finance. We believe
we do it better than anyone else and we are pleased that Microsoft has
awarded our efforts by naming Tagetik its 2011 Microsoft ISV/Software Line
of Business Partner of the Year." (
http://www.tagetik.com/events-news/press-releases/microsoft-award-2011)
"In addition to exploring the brand-new functionality in Tagetik 4.0,
attendees will learn about our upcoming developments," explains Marco
Pierallini. "Tagetik has exciting new and upcoming features in the areas of
mobile BI, in-memory technology and cloud computing." The session 'The
Future of BI in Tagetik 4.0: Mobile BI with Roambi and SQL Server Denali'
will include an introduction and demo of these new technologies and provide
the roadmap for their integration within Tagetik 4.0. "Throughout the
conference, we will also present case studies of customers who share
Tagetik's vision for 'Collaborative' Performance Management which makes
Business Intelligence and Performance Management processes as collaborative
as possible," he continues.
Pierluigi Pierallini, President and CEO at Tagetik, adds, "We have
revamped the traditional format of our annual conference to promote even
more dialog among our participants and truly 'get in touch' with peers,
colleagues and experts around the globe." On both days of the conference,
users can participate in five breakout sessions on a variety of topics
including:
- Budgeting, planning and forecasting
- Disclosure management, consolidation and reporting
- Business intelligence and profitability analysis
- C-Level challenges
- Financial services (industry challenges and solutions)
Tagetik customers will share project experiences and best practices in
informative case studies hosted by Keller Group, Platinum Administrative
Services, KAR Auction Services, Talanx AG, Vinson & Elkins, Crif, ISAB,
Dyckerhoff AG, Bolton Group, Oetker Group, Propex and Lombardini Group.
Users can also preview the latest Tagetik 4.0 features in demo presentations
and 1-hour, hands-on workshops
[http://www.tagetik.com/conference-2011/hands-on ] with Tagetik product
experts. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to liaise with
conference partners and sponsors including Accenture, KPMG,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Microsoft, Roambi, Excent, Twinergy, Aeonvis, Age
Consulting, Altea, Blue Sof Consulting, Reply, ANDAF, Data Manager,
Executive.it and ZeroUno.
Other highlights of the event include presentations from Gartner
analysts as well as industry experts from Microsoft:
- 'Using Disclosure Management Solutions to Automate The Last
Mile of Finance' by John Van Decker - VP Research, Gartner
- 'The New Era of BI: as Microsoft is Innovating through
Self-Service BI' by Luca Venturelli - Business Group Lead Server, Tools
& Cloud, Microsoft Italy
- 'The Evolving Importance of CPM in a BI, Analytics and PM
Strategy' by John Van Decker - VP Research, Gartner
- 'How Can CPM Help Organizations Better Understand the Drivers of
Cost and Profitability?' by Neil Chandler - Research Director, Gartner
- 'Optimize Your Business for the Digital Data Explosion Era Using
Microsoft Technologies' by Persio Afonso - Partner Marketing Director,
SQL Server Product Group, Microsoft Corporation
Day 2 will end with a panel discussion on "BI and Performance Management
at the Core of Finance" hosted by Neil Chandler, Research Director at
Gartner. Rounding out the panel are Bani Brandolini, President International
at Tagetik; Achim Heidebrecht, Head of Group IT at Talanx AG; and Mike
Willis, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, Global XBRL Leader and Chairman
Emeritus XBRL International.
Prior to the conference, Tagetik partners and system integrators
worldwide attended an exclusive partner summit bringing together leading
consulting, software and technology professionals throughout the industry.
In addition to Tagetik executives and senior consultants, speakers included
prominent experts from Microsoft Corporation: Persio Afonso, Partner
Marketing Director, SQL Server Product Group; Chris Dial, Director, ISV
Partner Development, Western Europe; and Sanjay Jacob, Senior Manager. The
agenda focused on the competitive landscape positioning Tagetik and
Microsoft against mega-vendors as well as an array of Tagetik developments
and partner experiences in new application areas such as Collaborative
Disclosure Management (CDM). Strategic and Premiere Partners also met
one-on-one with Tagetik management to discuss joint go-to-market
opportunities and plans for the upcoming year.
The 2011 conference presentations and videos will be published on the
Tagetik Web site ( http://www.tagetik.com/events-news/virtual-conference
) by mid-November.
Follow @Tagetik [http://twitter.com/#!/tagetik ] on Twitter and tweet
the conference: #tagetikintouch
About Tagetik
Tagetik delivers a unified software solution for Performance Management,
Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Disclosure Management with
specialized Business Intelligence tools to optimize Collaboration and
Communication.
Tagetik 4.0 creates value by simplifying complex business processes for
CFOs and CIOs: budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, statutory and
management consolidation, cost allocation, profitability analysis, financial
close and fast closing, dashboard, scorecarding, collaborative disclosure
management and compliance/industry requirements. Tagetik 4.0 is the solution
to translate strategy into operations, manage and control overall
performance down to business transactions, and improve decision-making
across the whole organization while achieving faster ROI and lower total
cost of ownership (TCO). Tagetik's vision to extend Performance Management
and Business Intelligence to collaborative decision-making inspired us to
develop Tagetik 4.0 Enabled by Microsoft SharePoint, moving CPM from
Corporate to Collaborative Performance Management.
Tagetik operates in 20 countries leveraging a close partnership with
Microsoft. Its market experts are totally committed to the success of 400
customers worldwide, including some of the largest Fortune 1000 companies
representing all industry sectors, as well as to build strong relationships
with system integrators, technology leaders and local consulting
specialists.
Tagetik is a Microsoft Gold Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and has
won the 2011 Microsoft ISV/Software Line of Business Partner of the Year
Award.
To learn more: http://www.tagetik.com
Corporate Press Contacts:
Elisabetta Pierallini
Luca Pieretti
+39(0)583-96811
press@tagetik.com
UK Press Contact:
Shak Akhtar
Managing Director
+44(0)8708510540
shakakhtar@tagetik.com
US Press Contact:
Alessandra Gamba
+1-203-391-7520
alessandragamba@tagetik.com
Source: Tagetik
.
LUCCA, Italy, September 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Over 400 Participants Worldwide Will Learn About the Company's
Accomplishments and Future Developments at This Two-Day, Annual Event
Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for
Performance Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Business
Intelligence, today opened "Tagetik in Touch", its fifth global conferenceat
the historical Real Collegio in Lucca, Italy (
http://www.tagetik.com/conference-2011). The company welcomed over 400
customers, analysts, partners and industry experts to celebrate its latest
accomplishments in delivering flexible, effective solutions for the Office
of Finance. One highlight of the two-day event is the official launch of
Tagetik 4.0, the latest release of its renowned software platform.
During the first-day general sessions, Manuel Vellutini, Chief Operating
Officer, and Marco Pierallini, Chief Development Officer, gave a keynote
speech reviewing key milestones for Tagetik in the past year as well as an
outlook of the road ahead. The company's executives emphasized Tagetik's
specialist vendor approach and ongoing focus on product innovation, customer
satisfaction and partner collaboration.
- Vision Keynote - Tagetik: Global Reach, Worldwide Partners
and Customers, Excellence in Innovation, Head to Head with Mega-Vendors
- Solution Value Keynote - Tagetik 4.0: Product Roadmap & New
Functionality
"Our company has made a rapid, successful ascent into the Performance
Management and Business Intelligence software markets in the past years,"
explains Vellutini. "Our undying determination and specialist vendor
approach are the reasons why we have been winning against major global
competitors. Tagetik is positioned among the top five worldwide vendors in
the Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management solutions. As market
studies show, we have strengthened our position year after year through our
proven track record for innovation and execution, high customer satisfaction
rates and our complete focus on financial process excellence."
"Tagetik is both global and 'boutique' because we deliver our undivided
attention to performance software - and not many different types of
solutions like most other players on the market," adds Vellutini. "Our vast
expertise in finance and performance management flows back into our
technology to provide a unified, collaborative platform that simplifies and
streamlines business processes throughout the Office of Finance. We believe
we do it better than anyone else and we are pleased that Microsoft has
awarded our efforts by naming Tagetik its 2011 Microsoft ISV/Software Line
of Business Partner of the Year." (
http://www.tagetik.com/events-news/press-releases/microsoft-award-2011)
"In addition to exploring the brand-new functionality in Tagetik 4.0,
attendees will learn about our upcoming developments," explains Marco
Pierallini. "Tagetik has exciting new and upcoming features in the areas of
mobile BI, in-memory technology and cloud computing." The session 'The
Future of BI in Tagetik 4.0: Mobile BI with Roambi and SQL Server Denali'
will include an introduction and demo of these new technologies and provide
the roadmap for their integration within Tagetik 4.0. "Throughout the
conference, we will also present case studies of customers who share
Tagetik's vision for 'Collaborative' Performance Management which makes
Business Intelligence and Performance Management processes as collaborative
as possible," he continues.
Pierluigi Pierallini, President and CEO at Tagetik, adds, "We have
revamped the traditional format of our annual conference to promote even
more dialog among our participants and truly 'get in touch' with peers,
colleagues and experts around the globe." On both days of the conference,
users can participate in five breakout sessions on a variety of topics
including:
- Budgeting, planning and forecasting
- Disclosure management, consolidation and reporting
- Business intelligence and profitability analysis
- C-Level challenges
- Financial services (industry challenges and solutions)
Tagetik customers will share project experiences and best practices in
informative case studies hosted by Keller Group, Platinum Administrative
Services, KAR Auction Services, Talanx AG, Vinson & Elkins, Crif, ISAB,
Dyckerhoff AG, Bolton Group, Oetker Group, Propex and Lombardini Group.
Users can also preview the latest Tagetik 4.0 features in demo presentations
and 1-hour, hands-on workshops
[http://www.tagetik.com/conference-2011/hands-on ] with Tagetik product
experts. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to liaise with
conference partners and sponsors including Accenture, KPMG,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Microsoft, Roambi, Excent, Twinergy, Aeonvis, Age
Consulting, Altea, Blue Sof Consulting, Reply, ANDAF, Data Manager,
Executive.it and ZeroUno.
Other highlights of the event include presentations from Gartner
analysts as well as industry experts from Microsoft:
- 'Using Disclosure Management Solutions to Automate The Last
Mile of Finance' by John Van Decker - VP Research, Gartner
- 'The New Era of BI: as Microsoft is Innovating through
Self-Service BI' by Luca Venturelli - Business Group Lead Server, Tools
& Cloud, Microsoft Italy
- 'The Evolving Importance of CPM in a BI, Analytics and PM
Strategy' by John Van Decker - VP Research, Gartner
- 'How Can CPM Help Organizations Better Understand the Drivers of
Cost and Profitability?' by Neil Chandler - Research Director, Gartner
- 'Optimize Your Business for the Digital Data Explosion Era Using
Microsoft Technologies' by Persio Afonso - Partner Marketing Director,
SQL Server Product Group, Microsoft Corporation
Day 2 will end with a panel discussion on "BI and Performance Management
at the Core of Finance" hosted by Neil Chandler, Research Director at
Gartner. Rounding out the panel are Bani Brandolini, President International
at Tagetik; Achim Heidebrecht, Head of Group IT at Talanx AG; and Mike
Willis, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, Global XBRL Leader and Chairman
Emeritus XBRL International.
Prior to the conference, Tagetik partners and system integrators
worldwide attended an exclusive partner summit bringing together leading
consulting, software and technology professionals throughout the industry.
In addition to Tagetik executives and senior consultants, speakers included
prominent experts from Microsoft Corporation: Persio Afonso, Partner
Marketing Director, SQL Server Product Group; Chris Dial, Director, ISV
Partner Development, Western Europe; and Sanjay Jacob, Senior Manager. The
agenda focused on the competitive landscape positioning Tagetik and
Microsoft against mega-vendors as well as an array of Tagetik developments
and partner experiences in new application areas such as Collaborative
Disclosure Management (CDM). Strategic and Premiere Partners also met
one-on-one with Tagetik management to discuss joint go-to-market
opportunities and plans for the upcoming year.
The 2011 conference presentations and videos will be published on the
Tagetik Web site ( http://www.tagetik.com/events-news/virtual-conference
) by mid-November.
Follow @Tagetik [http://twitter.com/#!/tagetik ] on Twitter and tweet
the conference: #tagetikintouch
About Tagetik
Tagetik delivers a unified software solution for Performance Management,
Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Disclosure Management with
specialized Business Intelligence tools to optimize Collaboration and
Communication.
Tagetik 4.0 creates value by simplifying complex business processes for
CFOs and CIOs: budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, statutory and
management consolidation, cost allocation, profitability analysis, financial
close and fast closing, dashboard, scorecarding, collaborative disclosure
management and compliance/industry requirements. Tagetik 4.0 is the solution
to translate strategy into operations, manage and control overall
performance down to business transactions, and improve decision-making
across the whole organization while achieving faster ROI and lower total
cost of ownership (TCO). Tagetik's vision to extend Performance Management
and Business Intelligence to collaborative decision-making inspired us to
develop Tagetik 4.0 Enabled by Microsoft SharePoint, moving CPM from
Corporate to Collaborative Performance Management.
Tagetik operates in 20 countries leveraging a close partnership with
Microsoft. Its market experts are totally committed to the success of 400
customers worldwide, including some of the largest Fortune 1000 companies
representing all industry sectors, as well as to build strong relationships
with system integrators, technology leaders and local consulting
specialists.
Tagetik is a Microsoft Gold Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and has
won the 2011 Microsoft ISV/Software Line of Business Partner of the Year
Award.
To learn more: http://www.tagetik.com
Corporate Press Contacts:
Elisabetta Pierallini
Luca Pieretti
+39(0)583-96811
press@tagetik.com
UK Press Contact:
Shak Akhtar
Managing Director
+44(0)8708510540
shakakhtar@tagetik.com
US Press Contact:
Alessandra Gamba
+1-203-391-7520
alessandragamba@tagetik.com
Source: Tagetik
.