Charlotte, NC — April 17, 2007 — Verian Technologies is pleased to announce that Bilal Soylu, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, has been named to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive's seventh annual Pros to Know list. 

Soylu co-founded Verian as a procurement consulting firm in 1996 with past Pro to Know nominee Tehseen Ali.  In 1997, Soylu developed the first version of ProcureIt — a true web-based purchasing system for mid-sized organizations. Since that time, Soylu has architected the product into one of the top purchasing and invoice automation solutions used by organizations throughout the US and Canada. He has led countless customer advisory groups, mentored many developers and stayed on the forefront of technology standards in order to continually better Verian's product offerings.

The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy, or analyst or research firm who have personally helped raise the profile of Supply Chain and increased the recognition of the importance of Supply Chain as a strategic function within the enterprise; shared why they personally believe that it is important for Supply Chain to be recognized as a strategic function within the enterprise; and have given their opinion on technology's role in enabling Supply Chain to achieve a more strategic role within the enterprise.

"This honor for Bilal is a tribute to his amazing ability to solve customer business challenges in truly innovative ways with technology," states Tehseen Ali, President & CEO of Verian Technologies.

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For more information, contact:

Anna Rushing, PR Coordinator

arushing@verian.com

1-704-602-3372 (office)

1-704-609-2740 (cell)

 

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About Verian Technologies

Verian Technologies helps mid- and large-sized organizations control spending by providing easy-to-use solutions that automate procurement, invoice processing, employee reimbursements and asset management — capturing all expense data in a single database for analysis. ProcureIt, Verian's product suite, is one of the most widely adopted "procure-to-pay" systems among North American organizations. Verian was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. The company's clients represent industries such as banking, insurance, healthcare, industrial services, construction, retail and the public sector. Clients include Boeing, Yale University, Allstate Insurance Company of Canada and GNC Corp. For more information on Verian Technologies, visit http://www.verian.com.

ProcureIt is a registered trademark of Verian Technologies, Inc.