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Indianapolis, IN, March 1, 2010-  Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, this week announced the tenth annual listing of Pros to Know in the Supply Chain Industry.  The 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 clients address the challenges of the recession and prepare for the recovery ahead. This year's list included more than 130 Provider Pros to Know.

Four “Pros to Know” from Iasta were honored for 2010 including David Bush (CEO), a fifth year honoree, Jason Treida (COO), a third year honoree, Sean Delaney (Managing Director - UK), a second year honoree and Mireia Brancos (Managing Director – Northeast US), first year honoree.  Iasta would also like to congratulate Juan Molina (Chief Purchasing Officer of Westinghouse), an Iasta customer, for his well-deserved inclusion as a first year "Pro to Know" Practitioner.

“What a great honor it is to be named among the ‘Pros to Know,’ especially with the tough year our customers faced,” says Delaney.  As a Managing Director and second time “Pro to Know” honoree, Delaney has contributed to Iasta’s record growth, including the expansion of Iasta’s presence in Europe to serve the sourcing and related needs of procurement organizations.  “Not only have we been extremely successful in helping our customers improve their bottom-line with our SmartSource SRM® technology, but we also recognized and responded to their emergent need for a spend analysis and visibility solution using SmartAnalytics®.”

Beginning in January, the magazine's editorial selection committee culled through more than 400 submissions to find the applicants that best fit the criteria. Selection criteria Pros to Know included the programs/initiatives the Provider work on with their clients last year address the challenges of the recession, and what were the benefits of those projects/initiatives and lessons learned from the recession. 

 "This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in the Supply Chain industry," said Reese. "Highlighting the learning’s that the Provider ‘Pros to Know’ have taken out of the Great Recession provides our readers with a wealth of best practices that they can apply in their own supply chains, as well as insights into how leading organizations are positioning themselves for competitive advantage in the Great Recovery ahead."

The full listing of the 2010 Pros to Know will be available in the February/March 2010 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and e-book beginning in the third week of March and on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at SDCExec.com/2010Prostoknow.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

About Iasta
Iasta® is a proven leader of Enterprise Spend Management through SRM Best Practices. Founded in 2000, Iasta helps organizations solve traditional business problems in new ways by providing its customers with cutting-edge tools for making strategic decisions on how to save and spend their valuable resources.  Iasta's flagship products, SmartAnalytics and SmartSource SRM, are cornerstones to any effective supplier relationship management strategy as they enable companies to analyze, source and optimize business decisions. SmartAnalytics provides users with comprehensive and detailed access to the entire organization’s purchasing data while SmartSource SRM combines best-of-breed functionality that includes sourcing (auction, RFx), award analysis, contract management and supplier management.

Iasta continuously attends, exhibits and hosts Spend Management related conferences throughout the year to expand our network with other sourcing professionals and stay current with the latest industry knowledge and best practices.

Iasta Conference Schedule for 2010

• February 24-25 (Birmingham, UK): eWorld Purchasing & Supply 
  
• April 25-28 (San Diego, CA): ISM International Supply Management
• June 30-July 1 (Chicago, IL): reSource '10
• August 18 (Procurement Leaders): Iasta Sponsored Executive Webinar
• September 21-22 (London, England): Euro reSource '10
• September 28-29 (London, England): eWorld Purchasing & Supply
• September 29 (Boston, MA): Procurement Leaders
• October 4-5 (Philadelphia, PA): reSource '10
• October 14 (Amsterdam): Procurement Leaders
• October 19-20 (San Francisco, CA): reSource '10
• November 15 (Boston, MA): Executive reSource '10
• November 16-17 (Boston, MA): Aberdeen Group's CPO Summit