STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2016--
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company providing
innovative products and solutions to power commerce, has been selected
as the 2016 Ventana Research Business Technology Leadership Award winner
in Cloud Computing for innovative work with Aria
Systems.
The annual 2016 Ventana Research Business Technology Leadership Awards
recognize noteworthy industry leaders that have effectively leveraged
their people, processes, information and technology to achieve the best
results. The Cloud Computing award is presented to the company that has
best utilized cloud computing to deliver notably improved business
efficiency and effectiveness.
"The Leadership Awards are the most prestigious annual industry awards
today. They acknowledge and honor individuals, organizations, supporting
vendors and consulting firms for their accomplishments using technology
to drive exceptional results in achieving their goals and objectives,"
said Mark Smith, CEO and chief research officer of Ventana Research. "I
would like to personally congratulate all the Leadership Award winners –
individuals and companies that have gone the extra mile to advance the
use of technology through best practices and leadership."
Pitney
Bowes chose Aria’s Cloud-based Monetization Platform as the key
billing and monetization component of the new Pitney Bowes Commerce
Cloud Platform, a commerce enabler, providing access to solutions,
analytics and APIs across the full commerce continuum with speed and
agility to help clients identify customers, locate opportunities, enable
communications, power shipping from anywhere to everywhere, and manage
payments.
“With Aria, we are able to quickly respond to our customers’ needs in
terms of product and service offerings at a speed that was once
unthinkable with traditional technology,” said Joseph Schmitt, Vice
President and Chief Information Officer of Pitney Bowes. “We are honored
to accept this prestigious award for Cloud Computing.”
About Aria Systems
Aria Systems’ cloud billing and monetization platform is the consensus
analyst choice, top ranked by leading research firms. Innovative
enterprises like Adobe, Philips, and Zipcar depend on Aria to accelerate
time to market and increase flexibility, enabling them to maximize
customer value and grow recurring revenue through subscription and
usage-based offerings. For more information, visit www.ariasystems.com.
Aria Systems and the Aria logo are trademarks of Aria Systems, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company powering billions
of transactions – physical and digital – in the connected and borderless
world of commerce. Clients around the world, including 90 percent of the
Fortune 500, rely on products, solutions and services from Pitney Bowes
in the areas of customer information management, location intelligence,
customer engagement, shipping, mailing, and global ecommerce. And with
the innovative Pitney Bowes Commerce Cloud, clients can access the broad
range of Pitney Bowes solutions, analytics, and APIs to drive commerce.
For additional information visit Pitney Bowes, the Craftsmen of
Commerce, at www.pitneybowes.com.
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Pitney Bowes
Carol Wallace, 203 351 6974
Carol.wallace@pb.com
