Host Media Coverage

Gartner Magic Quandrant: CPM software split between 'integrators' and 'innovators'

by Jeff Kelly, News Editor, SearchDataManagement.com

January 29, 2010

Though still relatively small in comparison to other enterprise applications markets, the corporate performance management (CPM) software market has enjoyed significant growth in recent years, according to the recent Gartner Magic Quadrant report....

Fast, Classy, and SaaSy

by Business Performance Management
January, 2010

Following a change of ownership in 2007, Red Roof Inns Inc. needed to revamp its budgeting and planning systems -- fast. But the hospitality giant wasn't about to settle for a one-dimensional stopgap. BPM talked with Shawn Anderson, Red Roof's director of financial planning and analysis.....

The Top 10 Trends for 2010 in Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Performance Management

by Nenshad Bardoliwalla
December 1, 2009

In the wake of the long-running massive industry consolidation in the Enterprise Software industry that reached its zenith with the acquisitions of Business Intelligence market leaders Hyperion, Cognos, and Business Objects in 2007, one could certainly have been forgiven for being less than optimistic about the prospects of innovation in the Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Performance Management markets.....

Execs Want Focus On Goals, Not Just Metrics

by Doug Henschen, InformationWeek
November 13, 2009

They're still using analytic dashboards, but tying the data to strategic goals....

Top Women CFOs: How They Got There

by Liz O'Donnell (Boston), The Glass Hammer
October 26, 2009

In an effort to support and promote women looking to become Chief Financial Officers, Deloitte Consulting LLP interviewed 15 of the top women CFOs in the United States and Europe. The firm asked a series of questions including....

Red Roof's Finances Move to the Cloud

by Hospitality Technology
October 9, 2009

In 2007, Red Roof Inn (www.redroof.com) underwent a major transformation when its parent company, Dallas-based Accor (www.accor.com), sold the 345-hotel chain to a private equity group. The most daunting challenge was that Red Rook had to quickly set up its own IT infrastructure and update many of its core business applications including budget and planning software......

Companies investing in SAP ERP FI, core financials apps

by Courtney Bjorlin, News Editor, SearchSAP.com
Aug 14, 2009

When it comes to buying financial applications, the recession is having the opposite effect of what one might expect - encouraging companies to invest more in essential systems like accounting, financial reporting, treasury, collections and budgeting and forecasting....

Imperfect Futures

by Alix Stuart - CFO Magazine
July 15, 2009

Is forecasting an art , a science, or an exercise in futility? As the recession drags on, companies rethink their attitudes and approaches......

Host Analytics achieves success by helping others manage theirs

by San Jose Business Journal
July 3, 2009

REDWOOD CITY — At a time when finance is tight, Host Analytics Inc. is winning fans where it counts — among the corporate and venture capital number crunchers. The Redwood City company provides software that helps companies budget, manage, forecast and analyze their financial performance, helping them move beyond Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.....

Host Analytics - New Release and New Funding

by Ben Kepes - Cloud Ave.
June 19, 2009

Host Analytics is a corporate performance management (CPM) SaaS offering which last week briefed me on some changes that they believe will turn up the heat on the CPM market. The company, which claims 8,000 active, and more importantly paying, users from enterprises like JP Morgan Chase, Procter & Gamble, Otis Spunkmeyer and Pitney Bowes, released version 9.0 of its cloud CPM suite..... Cloud Ave. blog on Host Analytics' software version 9.0 and new funds

CFOs on the Move - Week Ending June 19

by Joan Urdang - CFO.com
June 18, 2009

Host Analytics Inc., a provider of Software-as-a-Service corporate performance management, has appointed Kelley Bodnar Battles CFO. Battles comes to the company from Cisco Systems, which acquired IronPort Systems, where she was vice president of finance.... CFO.com on new CFO Kelly Battles

Another Hot Market for SaaS: Business Intelligence

by Mary Hayes Meier - Information Week
June 17, 2009

Host Analytics Names CFO

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
June 17, 2009

Software-as-a-Service company Host Analytics Inc. on Wednesday named Kelly Bodnar Battles chief financial officer.... Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal on new CFO

CPM in the Clouds

by Alan Radding - Wired Finance
June 15, 2009

This spring has seen corporate performance management (CPM) move squarely into the cloud, propelled by Host Analytics, a player that didn’t even find a place as a niche player or challenger among the quadrants (Niche, Challengers, Visionaries, Leaders) of the latest Gartner CPM Magic Quadrant report. However, the research firm did give a shout-out in the report to Host and competitor Adaptive Planning as CPM SaaS players.... Wired Finance on CPM Growth

Host Analytics Take Corporate Focused Performance Management to the Next Level

by Robert D. Kugel - Ventana Research
June 11, 2009

Host Analytics a key provider of corporate-focused financial performance management applications recently announced it has over 8,000 users of its software and that it completed its Series B financing round.... Ventana Research Blog on Host Analytics' Performance Management Applications

SaaS Leaders PivotLink and Host Analytics Join Forces to Optimize Business Performance

Pivotlink
June 9, 2009

PivotLink, the leading provider of business intelligence solutions delivered via Software as a Service (SaaS), and Host Analytics, the fastest-growing SaaS corporate performance management (CPM) vendor, today announced a strategic partnership through which Host Analytics will resell PivotLink’s market-leading analytics and reporting solution. With a combined reach of nearly 15,000 business users across a range of vertical markets, the move unites the fastest-growing SaaS vendors in the hottest market categories.... Blog on the partnership between Host Analytics and Pivotlink

Host Analytics Offers Team Financial Consolidations

by WebCPA Staff
June 9, 2009

Host Analytics has introduced version 9.0 of its Web-based corporate performance management software, along with a discounted “team edition” that focuses on consolidations for midsized companies.... WebCPA on Corporate Performance Management Software Version 9.0

Venture Capital Watch

San Francisco Chronicle
May 22, 2009

Each week The Chronicle tracks the latest investments, fundraising, mergers and IPOs involving Bay Area venture capitalists and startups. Host Analytics in Redwood City, whose software manages corporate and financial performance, raised around $9 million in a Series B round led by StarVest Partners.... San Francisco Chronicle on Venture Capital Updates

Host Analytics Gets Funds for Financial Management Software

by Camille Ricketts - Deals & More
May 21, 2009

Host Analytics, a Redwood City, Calif.-based maker of financial performance management software, has raised an undisclosed second round of funding to expand its product portfolio and to strengthen its marketing efforts. Advanced Technology Partners, Trident Capital and StarVest Partners participated in the round.... Deals&More on Host Analytics' Increased Funds

Breaking the Excel Habit

by Robert W. Scott - WebCPA
March 1, 2009

Many years ago, a survey of computer usage showed that Lotus 1-2-3 was the most commonly used spreadsheet, database, graphics package and word processing package used by members of the American Institute of CPAs. Replace the nearly forgotten Lotus package with the almost universally used Microsoft Excel, and the results would probably be the same. Accountants use Excel for everything, including tasks it really wasn't designed for.... WebCPA on Eliminating Excel Hell

New Economy Requires Manufacturers to Plan Better

Manufacturing.net
January 16, 2009

Business conditions are bad and experts agree the economy will probably deteriorate further in 2009 before improving. In many cases, the problems are the result of banks and other companies making expensive business decisions without properly assessing risk first.... Manufacturing.net on Manufacturers Survining in the Current Economy

If Not Now When? Business Conditions are Ripe for SaaS CPM, Part II

The IT-Finance Connection
January 20, 2009

For organizations that have considered implementing Corporate Performance Management (CPM), one of the major stumbling blocks involves overcoming internal operational imperatives.... The IT-Connection on Business Intelligence and SaaS CPM

If Not Now When? Business Conditions are Ripe for SaaS CPM, Part I

The IT-Finance Connection
January 14, 2009

Economic conditions are bad. Experts agree the economy will probably deteriorate further in 2009 before improving. Some of the current economic meltdown stems from banks and other companies that made risky bets without modeling.... The IT-Finance Connection on Business Intelligence and Saas CPM

The S&OP Sweet Spot

by Stephanie Neil, Editorial Staff - Managing Automation
December 31, 2008

During the holidays, cookies are in high demand. Elementary school students are selling baked goods as part of their school fundraisers, and supermarkets and restaurants are upping their orders. That's a good thing for Otis Spunkmeyer, a San Leandro, CA-based cookie manufacturer that has seen its revenue nearly double over the past five years. But all of this holiday season activity puts pressure on the company to reconcile sales forecasts with inventory and production operations.... Managing Automation on Otis Spunkmeyer's Success

Up and Away

by Russ Banham - CFO Magazine
December 1, 2008

Companies are feeling a little less trapped by spreadsheets these days.....

Can SaaS Keep Your Budget and Planning Processes from Becoming Victims of the Economy?

by Gary Damiano posted on Sandhill.com
December 1, 2008

The gyrations of the stock market have made many savvy executives uneasy. The natural reaction of many businesses in times like now is to back off any plans for process improvement especially if it involves technology..... Sandhill Blog on Poor Economy Prevention with Budgeting and Planning Solutions

Host Analytics Version 8.1 is Here

by Meg Waters
September 25, 2008

This month Host Analytics released a new version of its software-as-a-service BPM suite. Host Analytics version 8.1 includes some new functionality, but the biggest change is in the packaging of the company's performance management offerings into three editions....

Host Analytics Expands Performance Management

by WebCPA Staff
September 16, 2008

Host Analytics introduced the latest version of its financial and corporate performance management software. Improvements in sales forecasting will help customers better synchronize planning with production.... WebCPA on financial and corporate performance management software

Stainless strategy: Elkay taps cost-efficient, hosted BPM

by Jean Thilmany, contributing editor (thilmanyj@gmail.com) - Manufacturing Business Technology
September 1, 2008

Plumbing products maker Elkay Manufacturing Co., considered midsize in scope, derives much the same functionality from its business performance management (BPM) solution as does a larger company, thanks to a subscription-based model with a less-expensive delivery cost...

New Hopes for Host

by Meg Waters
July 31, 2008

Host Analytics, which offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for its BPM suite, announced some major corporate changes this month. The company appointed a new CEO, Jon Kondo, who comes to Host from senior positions in the performance management division of Oracle and, before that, the BI division of Hyperion...

Host Analytics appoints Kondo CEO, Damiano CMO

St. Louis Business Journal - by Kelsey Volkmann
July 21, 2008

Host Analytics said Monday that it has appointed Jon Kondo as CEO and Gary Damiano as chief marketing officer and vice president of marketing...

Host Analytics Hires New CEO

by WebCPA Staff
July 18, 2008

Host Analytics, a developer of on-demand financial and corporate performance management applications, has appointed a new CEO and chief marketing office... WebCPA on Internal Improvements at Host Analytics

Host Analytics Secures Investment for Business Expansion

St. Louis Business Journal - by Matt Allen
May 22, 2008

Host Analytics said Thursday it has secured a multi-million dollar investment in its first institutional round of financing to fund aggressive growth plans aimed at growing the company's presence in the Software as a Service (SaaS) corporate performance management category...

Host Analytics Releases Budgeting Software

by WebCPA staff
May 16, 2008

Host Analytics has released the latest version of its on-demand corporate performance management software, with enhanced budgeting, planning and modeling features...

SaaS CPM Suite Helps Link Strategic, Operational Goals

by Diane Himes, Editorial Staff - Managing Automation
May 16, 2008

On-demand corporate performance management software provider Host Analytics has released a new version of its self-named product suite, which features upgrades designed to provide finance executives and department managers with improved visibility into business operations, greater short- and long-term financial planning flexibility, and tighter integration... Managining Automation on HA's CPM Software

Business Analytics SaaS Expands

by Brian McDonough, Dan Vesset, Erin Tenwolde
December 28, 2007

Business analytics software as a service (SaaS) is gaining attention and traction in the market. Successful on-demand software vendors have been instrumental in educating the marketplace on the benefits of accessing software functionality through such a model. More and more business analytics software providers are moving to address increasing market demand for software that is updated frequently, hosted off-site and purchased on a subscription basis. Several factors will spur growth for business analytics software offered as a service... More on SaaS and Business Expansion

What Does Software as a Service Mean for Business Intelligence?

by Colin White
December 6, 2007

As companies move toward the use of software as a service, they must carefully evaluate the impact of this on the overall enterprise business intelligence system... More on Business Intelligence

The Need for Easier and Lower Cost Business Intelligence

by Colin White
September 19, 2007

As customers look for BI approaches that are less costly and easier to use, a key focus for business intelligence vendors and implementers over the next few years is likely to be solving these cost and complexity issues... More on Cost Effective Business Intelligence

Breaking BI Bread, or Mixing Livestock Fodder?

by Madan Shiena
July 25, 2007

Vendors and analysts continue to talk up various trends in business intelligence. But what's real and what's hype? That got me thinking about bread…yes the kind you toast and butter... More on Business Intelligence Trends

Host Analytics Upgrades SaaS PM Offering

By Madan Sheina
22 March, 2007

Host Analytics Inc, a provider of on-demand business performance management software, has taken the wraps of a new version of its BPM Suite that it claims is much easier to use... More on Host Analytics' New BPM Software

LucidEra Launches Into SaaS BI Market

By Madan Sheina
6th March, 2007

Silicon Valley startup LucidEra Inc hopes to shake-up the pricy business intelligence market with a more affordable software-as-a-service offering aimed at mid-sized firms... More on LucidEra Entering the BI Market

Enterprise Application Showdown: Feuding Paradigms of 2006

By Enterprise Systems
December 27, 2006

SaaS and other new-fangled application deployment paradigms came to the fore in 2006, even as the fat client BI suite of old came into its own... More on Enterpise Applications

Genlyte Group, Inc. Shines a Light on Performance with Host Analytics' Host Consolidator Software

By Industrial Manufacturing News and Budgeting Software Journal
December 27, 2006

Host Analytics announced that Genlyte Group, Inc. is using Host Consolidator to simplify the financial consolidation process and improve financial reporting accuracy... More on Host Consolidator Software

LucidEra emerges from stealth mode

23rd November 2006
By Staff Writer

Californian startup LucidEra Inc is poised to step into the commercial market after announcing that customer testing of its new on-demand business intelligence system has finally begun... More on LucidEra's New On Demand BI Innovations

Host Analytics won the “Best Business Building” award

By Tech-e-News
October 12, 2006

Host Analytics offers “Better, Cheaper, Faster” BPM solution... More on Host Analytics' Best Business Building Award

SigmaTel Benefits from Use of Host Analytics

By DM Review Staff
September 2006

Host Analytics implements another BPM Software-as-a-Service customer... More on BPM SaaS Software

The rise and rise of Business Intelligence

By Madan Sheina, Computer Business Review Online
July 19, 2006

Madan Sheina rounds up the latest developments in the booming business intelligence sector... More on Business Intelligence

Heads Up: BI Leaders Join On-Demand Fray

By Penny Lunt Crosman, Intelligent Enterprise Magazine
June 1, 2006

Host Analytics is listed as a BI Leader for On-Demand BPM Software... More on Host Analytics' Business Intelligence

What Does Software as a Service Mean for Business Intelligence?

By Colin White, Business Intelligence Network
May 22, 2006

As companies move toward the use of software as a service, they must carefully evaluate the impact of this on the overall enterprise business intelligence system... More on Software as a Service

SaaS - a Logical Next Step for BI?

Datamonitor ComputerWire
May 15, 2006

The software-as-a-service, SaaS, application delivery model has already shaken up the CRM market as witnessed by the impact of salesforce.com on incumbent providers like Siebel Systems... More on the future of Software as a Service

What’s That? Business Intelligence Without the High TCO?

By Stephen Swoyer, Enterprise Systems
April 19, 2006

Some industry watchers feel the time might be right for SaaS BI—particularly in the SMB segment... More

Oco's SaaS Offering Promises

By Staff Writer, Business Review Online
March 6, 2006

The on-demand, or software-as-a-service, model is poised to hit the business intelligence and analytics software applications world in a big way in 2006 according to officials at Oco Inc... More

Software company injects 50 jobs into Ponca City

kfor.com
July 22, 2005

A meeting at a trade show in March has yielded more than 50 jobs for Ponca City... More

Fix Broken Budgets Through Real-time Forecasts

By C. Kenna Amos, Automation World
May 2005

Anyone involved in budgeting knows it’s sometimes a fire drill. It doesn’t always translate into better management, only broken budgets, says Ric Ratkowski, vice president of Host Analytics Inc., a St. Louis-based vendor of business performance-management systems... More

Host Analytics listed as one of the leaders in Business Performance Management by CFO Magazine

By Connie Winkler, CFO IT
March 15, 2005

Getting a Grip on Performance

By Connie Winkler, CFO IT
November 15, 2004

Host Analytics sponsors NFED Golf Tournament

June 6, 2003

The sold-out 13th Annual NFED Apple Classic Golf Tournament raised $26,200 for the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias (NFED)... More

Deloro Stellite outsources data collection via Web

By Lou Kalosc, ST. Louis Business Journal
July 27, 2001

In this age of economic uncertainty, companies of every size and shape across the country are looking for ways to create more efficiency in the workplace. Technology is an area where many companies are seeking to outsource work to achieve that efficiency... More

Buying Biz Smarts

By Alan Joch, eWEEK
Jan 1, 2001

Steve Poss used to shudder the week before the monthly board meeting. The corporate controller for Deloro Stellite Co. Inc., of St. Louis, would spend that week gathering faxes and e-mails from plant managers throughout Europe, Asia and North America... More

Host Analytics sponsors NFED Golf Tournament

June 23, 2000

Smiles and funds were raised at the 10th Annual APPLE CLASSIC Golf Tournament to benefit the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias (NFED) on June 23, 2000 at Spring Valley Golf Course in Okawville, Illinois...