News
Defence extends contracts
January 2007
Land Systems Division extended contracts for the provision of engineering support services for a further six months.
The Defence Material Organisation has contracted eVALUA to provide VFMFocus® tender evaluation services for Project AIR7000 Broad Area Surveillance capability. eVALUA has also been providing VFMFocus® facilitation services for the selection of new amphibious ships for the Navy.
eVALUA Signs Partnership Agreement with Mincom
December 2006
eVALUA has signed a partnership agreement with Mincom the leading global software solutions and services provider to asset-intensive industries. eVALUA will provide e-tendering and evaluation solutions to complement Mincom's Contract Management Solutions. www.mincom.com.au
eVALUA appoints Arabian Advanced Systems as our Agent in the Middle East
December 2006
eVALUA has signed an agency agreement appointing Arabian Advanced Systems, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as our new agent in the Gulf.
Arabian Advanced Systems is the Arab World's premier provider of information solutions and library technologies. With an experience of more than 15 years; AAS offers end-to-end information management tools and services to the region’s leading organizations, enabling them to effectively control the process of acquiring, managing, and disseminating knowledge and information. AAS has been proudly serving the Arabic Information Community since 1989. www.aas.com.sa
eVALUA Gold Sponsor at 2nd CIPSA Annual Conference
17-18 October 2006
eVALUA was a Gold Sponsor at the 2nd CIPSA Annual Conference held at the Crown Promenade, Melbourne. Attended by over 550 delegates, the Conference was a resounding success. eVALUA was one of the key exhibitors among over 30 stands.
eVALUA was the only exhibitor at the first ever CIPSA event held in Sydney September 2005. At the inaugural CIPSA Annual Conference in December 2005, eVALUA was one of 12 exhibitors.
"We are very proud of our involvement with CIPSA, and will continue to provide our full support to CIPSA as it grows" said Terry Charman, eVALUA's CEO
Declan Devenny MCIPS, Procurement Manager, University of Sydney, gave the highest attended workshop of the 2nd Annual Conference, where he presented "A Case Study; Decision Support Tools" in which he outlined the benefits of using eVALUA's eRFx Solution.
eVALUA Launches eTenderBox II at 2nd CIPSA Annual Conference
18 October 18 2006
eVALUA launched the updated release of the eTenderBox component of eVALUA+ at a breakfast launch at the 2nd CIPSA Annual Conference held in Melbourne. The breakfast was attended by over 35 Senior Procurement Managers from a wide range of government and industry organisations. The launch generated so much interest that the breakfast extended well beyond time. eTenderBox II provides many exciting new functions to eVALUA+. For further details contact eVALUA.
CIPSA, The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (Australia) Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of CIPS (based in UK) and is Australia's premier organisation for professional procurement practitioners.With over 40,000 members in 120 countries CIPS is dedicated to promoting best practice and provides a program of continuous improvement in professional standards, raising awareness of the effective contribution management of supply markets makes to corporate, national and international prosperity www.cipsa.com.au
eVALUA launches its User Acceptance Testing Business Unit
October 2006
eVALUA has announced the appointment of Mr Chris Green as Business Manager of our new business unit; Test Services, providing independent User Acceptance Testing capability. The Unit's first task is to assist Ocean Software of Melbourne in delivering an operational software solution for Australian Defence Force aircraft squadrons.
eVALUA Presents at Interact 2006
17-20 September 2006
eVALUA presented a well attended break out session on electronic tendering at the Mincom Asia-Pacific User Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Coolum, Queensland.
Mincom is a leading global software solutions and services provider to asset-intensive industries.
For more than 25 years, Mincom has been providing world-class enterprise resource planning and asset management software solutions to organizations that manage and operate complex capital infrastructure.
Mincom delivers total industry solution sets that address the unique business processes and needs of asset-intensive organizations in mining, utilities, transportation, defense and government.
Mincom's complementary cross-industry solutions and services support a broad range of industries and include B2B integration, electronic cataloging, and IT outsourcing. www.mincom.com.au
eVALUA Launches eVALUA+ at Gitex2005, Dubai
20 September 2005
eVALUA will be launching its new hosted web service eVALUA+ at Gitex2005. eVALUA+ combines the functionality of eTenderBox and VFMOnline® into a single solution delivered as an Application Service Provider (ASP) online service.
Gitex2005 from the 25 th – 29 th September 2005 is one the largest IT Fairs in the World. eVALUA’s stand is in the Pavilion at booth TP-K6.
eVALUA Presents to Hong Kong
August, 2005
In August, Brisbane City Council (BCC) hosted a fact finding delegation from the Hong Kong Government. Headed by Ms Joyce Tam , the Delegation is visiting Australia and the UK to see how these two countries are moving towards electronic tendering. Ms Tam expressed her thanks for the comprehensive presentation from Brisbane City Council and eVALUA, and has issued an invitation for eVALUA to visit Hong Kong in October to meet key managers.
Brisbane City Enterprises to Represent eVALUA
August, 2005
Brisbane City Enterprises Ltd (BCE)markets Brisbane City capabilities and services to the World. The CEO, Mr John Orange proposed in August 2005, that BCE will actively promote eVAUA’s products through the BCE Marketing arm. eVALUA installed eTenderBox for BCC in July 2004. BCC has been using VFMOnline since 2001. John Orange said “eVALUA produces products that fully support BCC’s processes. BCE can provide the consulting and support services to support the eVALUA products”
eVALUA Releases V1.1 of eTenderBox
July, 2005
In July, V1.1 of eTenderBox went live at Brisbane City Council. Along with new features, such as restricted tendering, V1.1 provides significant performance improvements. “We are extremely happy with the new version” said Mr Neil Abel , BCC Project Officer, “and the conversion worked flawlessly”.
eVALUA Selected on Australian Customs Panel
July, 2005
eVALUA is part of a winning team, assembled by the SME Gateway Pty Ltd, that has been selected by the Australian Customs Service to provide professional services, over the next five years.
eVALUA Participates in ACT Trade Missions to the Middle East, USA and Canada
June, 2005
eVALUA joined a Trade Mission to the US and Canada in June 2005, led by Mr John Stanhope the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. This followed on a very successful mission to the Gulf States , by Mr Ted Quinlan the Deputy Chief Minister in March 2005.
eVALUA to Represent Pragmatech in Canberra
March, 2005
Pragmatech appoints eVALUA as exclusive reseller of its Proposal Management Software for the Canberra market. RFP Express and SmartDocs can cut tender response and proposal writing time by 85%, whilst improving the win rate. “The Pragmatech software is a natural extension for us, as we are in the tendering space” said eVALUA’s MD, Hugh Howell . Three eVALUA staff members have just completed a week long course conducted by Ms Stacey Huntington from Pragmatech’s USA Office.