Media Coverage - Prior Years
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The FSN Review 2006
FSN - Dec 2006
Later in the year, Clarity Systems made its entry in the European market with a flourish, bringing a uniquely consultative approach to the application of performance management.
Beyond Finance: BPM Breaks Out
Business Finance - Dec 2006
John McMahan, Vision Awards judge and finance advisory practice leader with The Hackett Group in Atlanta, was impressed with how well Wyeth Canada, a pharmaceuticals manufacturer based in Markham, Ontario, has worked complexity out of its financial system.
Port Coquitlam brings Clarity to financial reporting system
itbusiness.ca - Nov 2006
The City of Port Coquitlam in British Columbia is saving itself a thousand hours per year on financial reporting thanks to Clarity 6, a performance management suite from Clarity Systems.
FSN Product Review: Clarity 6
FSN - Oct 2006
Clarity 6 provides a technically elegant and robust solution to the challenges of CPM. Existing spreadsheet based budgeting, consolidation and reporting systems can be migrated to a web based environment which leverages the simplicity of the Excel interface.
Infusing BPM into IT
Business Finance - Oct 2006
With Clarity Systems Aimco Capital achieved dynamic forecasting, improved quality of data, and better IT positioning to serve the company's ongoing business needs. IT staff now spend their time on strategically focused business decisions, rather than on administrative chores...
Microsoft re-ignites “IT Doesn't Matter” debate in mid-market
FSN - Oct 2006
"Some of today's most successful companies are those that effectively identify and execute on opportunities brought about by the changing world we live in. IT alone is not a competitive advantage, however, IT does deliver competitive advantage when IT enables a company to effectively execute on its business opportunities and plans,” says Clarity Systems' CEO, Frank Pizzolato in this article debating IT's role in business success.
Quantifying the benefits of BPM
FSN - Sept 2006
With a myriad of technologies and vendors to choose from, selecting a business performance management system can be daunting. The development of a business case to justify the planned expenditure on a new system can be even more bewildering.
American Eagle Outfitters Strengthens Budgeting Process with Clarity
DMReview - Jul 2006
American Eagle Outfitters wanted to re-engineer their existing budgeting system because it couldn't handle their current and future requirements. Special challenges in managing financial performance included price markdowns and inventory shrinkage. The budgeting process took as long as six months. They wanted a comprehensive budgeting system...
Clarity is One of the Top 10 Business Performance Management Vendors
DMReview - Jul 2006
While probably not as well known as some of the other vendors on this list, Clarity does have a fairly complete BPM suite and a satisfied client base. Clarity started life as a consulting company, and this background serves them well in a continued focus on meeting customer needs. Clarity's Web-enabled solutions makes extensive use of Excel...
Clarity Receives Reader Satisfaction Award
DMReview - Jul 2006
A survey was conducted by independent research firm Gantry Group, LLC, to determine which technology companies are serving the needs of the business intelligence (BI) community in specific market segments. Clarity’s innovative suite of solutions and services were evaluated by DM Review and BI Review readers based on overall satisfaction...
Stores - Jul 2005
As Guitar Center grew to more than seven times its original size, it became evident that the labor-intensive finance management process would not suffice anymore. By switching to a web-based solution that stores data centrally Guitar Center gained a manageable system that decentralizes budget-creation responsibilities, reduces labor and creates more accurate financial reports...
DMReview - Jul 2005
Clarity provided Adelphia a Web solution that allows near real-time access for its users. Clarity's product significantly increased networking utilization and improved response time. Clarity provided an end-user tool which removed the need for IT to write reports. Because Clarity has acquired comprehensive knowledge of Adelphia's needs, it is able to provide outstanding support...
Is BPM Performing? Surveys Highlight the Market’s Needs
BPM Magazine - Jun 2005
In two separate surveys not sponsored by vendors, conducted by BPM Magazine and BPM Partners, Clarity Systems received top ranking in technology and functionality satisfaction. Clarity Systems also ranked among the top five on ease of use, integration and cost of implementation and maintenance...
Signs of Intelligent Life
Hospitality Technology - Jun 2005
White Lodging Services, the 90-hotel operator, chose Clarity Systems for its daily reporting, forecasting, STAR data comparison, and purchasing needs. Company's operations got too complex to send Excel worksheets back and forth; keeping track of changes was difficult. The solution has enabled hotels to access their own data, and made decision-making more proactive...
Second survey of business intelligence systems
CA Magazine - Jun 2005
Most organizations do not get the information they want from their existing systems. Business Intelligence tools take the mechanics out of the reporting process, help better analyze operations and can help answer the right questions. The vendor survey shows costs, user base, target market, technology, as well as BI functionality of the leading BI systems...
Grand & Toy employs software to sniff out 'defectors'
IT Business - May 2005
Grand & Toy and Clarity Systems co-developed an early warning customer defection system, which gives Grand & Toy's 400 account managers Web-based access to customer relationship management (CRM) sales information. Customer order defection tracking is one of several business intelligence (BI) applications that was developed using Clarity Systems product...
A World of Pain Points
CFO IT Magazine - May 2005
Grand & Toy has a secret weapon against customer defections: Defector Detector. But it doesn't come from the customer relationship management (CRM) world, nor is it some specialized, homegrown concoction. Rather, it's based on the same package that the company's finance department relies on - business performance management (BPM) software from Clarity Systems...
Canada Slips in IT Innovation
Computer Dealer News - Mar 2005
Clarity helped Grand & Toy develop an Internet-based ordering system. The application offers streamlined ordering functionality, enhanced inventory monitoring, product searching capabilities and a user-friendly design. More recently, Grand & Toy implemented Clarity Systems' Web-based solution for their business performance management needs...
How CPM Software Empowers Users
CFO.com - Feb 2005
Moving your company's budgeting, general ledger, and other financial reporting systems to sophisticated databases operating on a Web-based platform is a major step. Clarity Systems and CFO present a report that summarizes suggestions and recommendations from senior finance executives who have successfully implemented CPM systems within their organizations...
Canada dragging behind U.S. in IT investment: panel
IT Business - Feb 2005
Clarity Systems has worked on two major projects with Grand & Toy recently. They developed a streamlined Internet-based ordering systems, which offers enhanced inventory monitoring, product search capabilities, and user-friendly design. Grand & Toy also implemented a Web-based suite of performance management applications from Clarity Systems...
DM Review - Feb 2005
O&Y Enterprise is one of Canada's leading third-party property management companies. The turnaround time from data collection to review of results used to be very long. Using Clarity Systems' application to prepare the budget and forecasts, rolling the results together became a non-event. O&Y was able to develop and rapidly deploy the software in just four weeks...
DM Review - Jan 2005
White Lodging Services Corp. was getting too large to control the budget process efficiently, and needed the ability to control the process centrally. Tracking budget versions and approved budget changes was difficult. The search lasted three months, but once the solution from Clarity Systems was found, the decision was very quick...
