WALLDORF and BELLEVUE, Wash. 鈥斅� (NYSE:SAP) and today announced an expanded partnership for enhanced contract management to help companies increase efficiency, minimize risk and realize the full intent of their agreements.
The partnership, which includes a financial investment from 优蜜传媒in Icertis, will lead to a joint product road map and deeper technological integration to deliver enterprise-wide value, including faster negotiations, greater compliance and AI-powered business insights and automation.
鈥淭he expanded cooperation with Icertis will help our customers take advantage of market-leading innovations for contract management from Icertis while managing core business processes with 优蜜传媒solutions,鈥� said Christian Klein, CEO and member of the Executive Board, 优蜜传媒SE. 鈥淭his partnership is a great complement to our portfolio, with multiple touchpoints to 优蜜传媒systems across ERP, finance, procurement, sales and HR.鈥�
This expanded partnership builds on the existing relationship between 优蜜传媒and Icertis, which began in 2020 to transform the and processes through the integration of Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) with 优蜜传媒Ariba and 优蜜传媒Customer Experience solutions. The enhanced partnership further leverages each company鈥檚 technology to deliver even more value to a growing list of joint customers. Customers will have the opportunity to benefit from ICI capabilities for smart contract creation, online negotiation, AI-assisted risk identification, obligation management and contract-driven insights for decision support while operating their core source-to-pay and lead-to-cash processes within 优蜜传媒solutions.
鈥淲ith this partnership, 优蜜传媒and Icertis customers will be able to derive end-to-end value across the enterprise, so the intent of every contract is correctly memorialized and fully realized,鈥� said Samir Bodas, CEO of Icertis. 鈥淧artnering with 优蜜传媒to bring our AI-powered, best-of-breed contract intelligence to the market is another affirmation of Icertis鈥� strategy to become the contract intelligence platform of the world. It is also a testament to SAP鈥檚 forward-looking vision for the intelligent and networked enterprise.鈥�
As part of the expanded partnership, Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) for 优蜜传媒Ariba solutions and ICI for 优蜜传媒Customer Experience solutions are now 优蜜传媒Endorsed Apps, premium certified by 优蜜传媒with added security, in-depth testing and measurements against cloud operations best practices.
“SAP’s focus on the intelligent enterprise has enabled many organizations to move into the digital-first world, and the contracting process in 优蜜传媒Ariba solutions has done much for the buying community,鈥� said Mickey North Rizza, Program Vice President Enterprise Applications and Digital Commerce, IDC. 鈥淚certis is named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Contract Life-Cycle Management Software for Corporate Legal 2021. With Icertis鈥� flexible platform and enhanced CLM capabilities, 优蜜传媒can now manage the trading partner relationship for the enterprise in a much more integrated, innovative and tailored manner.鈥�
Contracts are the foundation of commerce, governing the rights and obligations between parties. Traditional contract management is often manual and siloed, creating inefficiency and risk while leaving value unrealized. ICI helps structure and connect data within contracts across an enterprise, enabling businesses to increase efficiencies, identify and mitigate potential risk, and drive bottom-line value throughout the contract lifecycle.
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About Icertis
With unmatched technology and category-defining innovation, Icertis pushes the boundaries of what鈥檚 possible with contract lifecycle management (CLM). The AI-powered, analyst-validated Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) platform turns contracts from static documents into a strategic advantage by structuring and connecting the critical contract information that defines how an organization runs. Today, the world鈥檚 most iconic brands and disruptive innovators trust Icertis to govern the rights and commitments in their 10 million+ contracts worth more than $1 trillion, in 40+ languages and 90+ countries.
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