Tagetik and PwC Kicks-Off First Multinational Competence Center

Strategic partnership takes off to support customers worldwide, further expanding joint programs and market presence

Lucca, Italy 2012-01-12, Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for Performance Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Business Intelligence, and PwC, the number one audit and consultancy firm in Switzerland, today announced the last, amazing outcome of their strategic partnership: the first, joint international competence center to support customers worldwide.

“Tagetik is very glad to be working with PwC as our first strategic consulting partner,” says Bani Brandolini, President International at Tagetik. “PwC has just set up a ‘Tagetik Competence Center’ based in Zurich, but our strategic relationship spans half a dozen countries throughout Europe and includes North America. This enables us for further commitment and investments in supporting joint projects with customers around the world. During 2011, we have also worked hard to expand our training and certification programs for our partners and PwC has seized as the partner with the highest number of people certified for the budgeting and the consolidation processes.”

“PwC and Tagetik share a partnership based on strong professional and personal commitment. Our leadership in consulting with Tagetik’s solution excellence is a win-win on the market. Moreover, the competence center in Switzerland supports the expansion of our Tagetik expertise within the PwC network,” adds Roger Kunz-Brenner, Lead Partner “Finance”, PwC Switzerland.

About PwC

PwC Switzerland provides industry-focused assurance, tax, legal and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. 169,000 people in 158 countries across the global network of PwC firms share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

"PwC" is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the PwC network. Each firm in the network is a separate legal entity and does not act as agent of PwCIL or any other member firm. PwCIL does not provide any services to clients. PwCIL is not responsible or liable for the acts or omissions of any of its member firms nor can it control the exercise of their professional judgment or bind them in any way.

To learn more: www.pwc.ch 

pmOne is a growing Business Intelligence provider based in Central Europe. The company’s solutions focus on three pillars: data warehousing, performance management applications, and visualization through information design. pmOne develops products that complement Microsoft technology and distributes Tagetik, a leading performance management solution. In addition, MindBusiness GmbH, a member of the pmOne Group, specializes in Microsoft SharePoint solutions and services for Microsoft Office roll-outs.

pmOne currently has 150 employees combining over 900 years of project experience. The company was founded in 2007 and is fully owned by management and staff. pmOne Group has eight offices in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Tagetik delivers a unified software solution for Performance Management, Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance and Disclosure Management with specialized Business Intelligence tools to optimize Collaboration and Communication. 

Tagetik 4.0 creates value by simplifying complex business processes for CFOs and CIOs: budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, statutory and management consolidation, cost allocation, profitability analysis, financial close and fast closing, dashboard, scorecarding, collaborative disclosure management and compliance/industry requirements. Tagetik 4.0 is the solution to translate strategy into operations, manage and control overall performance down to business transactions, and improve decision-making across the whole organization while achieving faster ROI and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Tagetik's vision to extend Performance Management and Business Intelligence to collaborative decision-making inspired us to develop Tagetik 4.0 Enabled by Microsoft SharePoint, moving CPM from Corporate to Collaborative Performance Management. 

Tagetik operates in 20 countries leveraging a close partnership with Microsoft. Its market experts are totally committed to the success of 400 customers worldwide, including some of the largest Fortune 1000 companies representing all industry sectors, as well as to build strong relationships with system integrators, technology leaders and local consulting specialists. 

Tagetik is a Microsoft Gold Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and has won the 2011 Microsoft ISV/Software Line of Business Partner of the Year Award.

To learn more: www.tagetik.com