SPS Commerce Appoints New COO

SaaS Industry Veteran, Mike Gray, to Provide Leadership and Advance SPS' Technology Strategy and Operations

Minneapolis, Minn. (PRWEB) November 19, 2008 -- Leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) trading partner integration center provider, SPS Commerce, announced today that Mike Gray has joined the company as its Chief Operations Officer (COO) and Executive Vice President. With more than 27 years of experience working with SaaS technology and operations, Mr. Gray will set SPS Commerce's operational and technology strategy, deliver industry-leading customer support, and advance SPS' solutions using the latest technologies for continual improvement and quality.

Prior to joining SPS, Mr. Gray served as Chief Technology Officer at IDeaS, a provider of SaaS applications for revenue management. At IDeaS, he led a global team who were responsible for the company's data center, infrastructure development, application development, quality, and technology business development. Mr. Gray has also served in various leadership and technical positions during more than 20 years at Thomson Reuters and West Publishing, delivering SaaS solutions to the legal and publishing communities.

"Mr. Gray brings a wealth of SaaS experience to SPS Commerce and shares our commitment to delivering superior customer service and the most reliable, stable SaaS infrastructure using the latest technologies," stated Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. "In his years at Thomson and West, he was one of the forefathers of what is now known as the SaaS delivery model. We are pleased to add his leadership and expertise to SPS' executive team."

About SPS Commerce
SPS Commerce provides the largest SaaS Trading Partner Integration Center, SPSCommerce.net, connecting every partner in the supply chain using its proven multi-tenant, outsourced services. Through its on-demand platform, the company offers a wide range of services, including trading partner integration, trading partner enablement, trading partner applications, trading partner intelligence, and trading partner supplies designed to transform how trading partners manage and fulfill orders in the consumer packaged goods industry. More than 37,000 retailers and grocers, and their global fulfillment partners, including suppliers, third-party logistics providers, sourcing companies, QA firms, brokers, carriers, factors, software providers, factories and systems integrators rely on SPSCommerce.net to enhance their trading relationships. Utilizing the SaaS model, SPS Commerce dramatically lowers setup and on-going costs, along with the time and risks of traditional software by outsourcing the entire B2B process. SPS Commerce is the recognized SaaS leader in B2B integration pre-built integrations spanning 2,900 unique fulfillment workflows across 1,300 retailers, grocers and distributors, a customer satisfaction rate of 93%, and the most comprehensive suite of SaaS trading partner integration services available. SPS Commerce is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100 or visit www.spscommerce.com.

SPS Commerce is a registered trademark of SPS Commerce Inc. SPSCommerce.net and the SPS Commerce logo are the property of SPS Commerce, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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