September 1, 2010 - John Hutchinson, President of Vinimaya, the premier provider of Smart Marketplace Technology™ for the supply chain, was featured in the Business Courier and “Fifth Third Business Beat” on WCET, public access television.  In the interviews, Hutchinson shared that the company headquarters is moving from Shelton, CT to Cincinnati, OH in order to be closer to other hi-tech holdings of its parent company, the Vora Group. Although Vinimaya will retain a presence in Connecticut, the organization’s planned headcount growth will occur in Ohio.

"By moving the HQ to Cincinnati, Vinimaya’s customers and prospects can further benefit from the shared knowledge base and resources available within the Vora Group,” stated Hutchinson. “The Vora culture promotes cooperative, supportive, dynamic business environments which result in high-speed innovation and outstanding customer service.” Some of the other Cincinnati-based organizations under the Vora Group umbrella include Bluespring Software, Ascendum, and Zakta.

Both general business media interviews highlight how Vinimaya provides end-users with a simple, “Google-like” search capability -- making it fast and easy for them to find the items they need, much like the consumer online shopping experiences they are used to.  However, Vinimaya’s patented “behind-the-scenes” SmartAgent™ technology gives companies complete control over the goods and services their employees are searching to ensure that they are taking advantages of contracted rates, maximizing rebate potential, and capturing their spend data for audit trails and reporting.
 
Global electronics and electrical engineering company Siemens uses Vinimaya Smart Marketplace Technology™ to increase compliance to their purchasing process for indirect materials. Chittu Desai, IT Manager at Siemens, provided a customer testimonial for the article in the Business Courier.

“We will continue to deliver superior solutions and services to our blue-chip clients – like Siemens, 3M, McDonald’s, and Corning -- but we will be better positioned to capitalize on the strengths of the other Vora companies,” stated Hutchinson.

Hutchinson took over as Vinimaya’s president in 2009. Within the interviews, Hutchinson stated that the company has seen sales increase by 200 percent to 300 percent during the last three years.

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http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/03/15/story7.html

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About Vinimaya
Vinimaya, Inc. is a privately held software solutions company that provides innovative e-Procurement Catalog and B2B Shopping solutions for both buyers and suppliers based on their patented Vinimaya Smart Marketplace Technology™ platform. Vinimaya products are seamlessly integrated with systems from Ariba, SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft among others and are used by global companies such as 3M, Alcoa, Sunoco, Agilent Technologies and Corning Inc. Vinimaya is a Vora Group company with offices in Cincinnati; Shelton, CT; and Bangalore, India. For more information please visit www.vinimaya.com or call 888-618-8634.