Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA) Reports
20% Growth and It Begins International Expansion
Released
on: June 3, 2009, 11:28 am
Author: TEMIA
Industry: Management
The
Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA) (http://www.temia.org),
the authoritative voice for the Telecom Expense Management (TEM)
industry, today announced that five new companies have joined
the association. More new member signings are expected with recent
program expansion and a reduction of membership fees that demonstrates
the financial strength of TEMIA.
In
today’s cost conscious environment, enterprises are actively
seeking help from TEM providers. “A TEM provider's membership
in TEMIA should be a strong consideration for any organization
evaluating TEM solutions. TEMIA membership indicates thought leadership,
an investment in the future of effective TEM solutions, and a
long term commitment to the TEM market,” said Al Subbloie
president and CEO of Tangoe (http://www.tangoe.com)
one of the original founders of TEMIA.
The
TEM market is growing as more organizations learn about the opportunity
to improve supply chain management for telecom expenses and reduce
expenses through optimizing inefficient processes. “TEMIA
is ideally positioned to drive adoption of key performance benchmarks
and metrics across the industry. We are eager to contribute to
that effort in a meaningful way,” said David C. Snow, Vice
President, Customer and Field Operations for Cerylion (http://www.cerylion.com).
While
many of TEMIA members are competitors, they recognize the value
that an association can bring. TEMIA is well positioned to help
enterprises and TEM providers by developing industry standards
for electronic bonding, electronic billing, and augmenting overall
service quality. “TEMIA is the foremost organization leading
the efforts of creating awareness for Telecom Expense Management
at enterprises. It provides a platform to discuss telecom billing
issues and standards. It also provides a framework for members
to improve the overall TEM industry," said Pankaj Gupta (PJ)
President and CEO of Amtel. (http://www.amtelnet.com).
TEMIA
occupies a niche that does not compete with other analysts or
firms that offer educational programs. “We believe that
our joining TEMIA is essential to our business future for two
reasons: to cooperate with and learn from respected competitors
and to work more closely to insure that the TEM industry develops
real industry metrics to better service all clients,” said
Joseph B. Chopek, President, Avalon Global Solutions Inc. (http://www.avalonglobalsolutions.com)
“The
number of providers that offer some form of a TEM or TLM solution
keeps growing; end-users need industry standards to assess and
evaluate the viability of these solutions. I am encouraged by
TEMIA's accomplishments over the past twelve months towards its
mission of developing and promoting industry standards. TEMIA
is now well positioned to guide this growing industry for years
to come,” said Troy McCracken CEO of Spectrum, Inc. (http://www.3spectrum.com)
The
association is also expanding overseas with the recent addition
a member with headquarters in France and new signings expected
from other firms based in Europe, Latin America, Canada, India,
and Asia. “We joined to learn from other companies, share
our practices, and help promote TEM standards in Europe,”
stated Shahram Sharif, Vice President of Global Strategy and Business
Development, for Anatole (http://www.anatole.fr).
“TEMIA
is shaping the future of the industry, and we are pleased these
organizations have decided to join us in that effort,” said
David C. Perdue, TEMIA membership chairman and CEO of Asentinel
(http://www.asentinel.com)..
“As the authoritative voice for the TEM industry, TEMIA
offers companies significant resources and advocacy, while educating
potential customers about the value of TEM.”
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TEMIA, the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association, was
founded in late 2006 by the country's largest Telecom Expense
Management (TEM) service providers that cumulatively manage $31
billion of telecom and data spend. TEMIA's mission is to raise
awareness and knowledge of the benefits of TEM solutions, to improve
the quality and value of TEM solutions through the development
and promotion of industry standards, and to cultivate shared industry
knowledge among TEM providers, business partners, telecom service
providers, and enterprise clients. For more information about
TEMIA, please visit, http://www.temia.org/
or contact info@temia.org
Contact Details: TEMIA
info@temia.org
www.temia.org
973 763-6265
1311 South Route 59, Suite #201
Naperville, IL 60564