Credit Today has just released "Version 2.0" of our popular Credit & Collection Technology Buyer's Guide, which was first published in 2006. The $595 Guide is available free to Credit Today Online members (credit managers and participating vendors only) on our website: www.CreditToday.net.

This issue of Credit Today will feature some of the findings from the updated Buyer's Guide, which is a must-have reference for anyone considering purchasing or upgrading technology from any portion of the order-to-cash process.

Despite the bleak economy, technology continues to advance at a rapid rate and offers some fantastic ways to cut costs, increase productivity, and improve quality in virtually any phase of the order-to-cash process, including customer service.

As always, you'll find a comprensive guide with everything you'll need to determine which technology solution is best for you.

Analyzing the Order-to-Cash Process

We've spent over a year on this project, which began by our breaking down the entire order-to-cash process into 6 broad categories:

• Application Processing & Risk Assessment Tools

• Application processing & data gathering tools

• Risk management & scoring tools

• Collection Tools

• Strategy & workflow tools

• Collector productivity tools

• Reporting management tools

• Deduction & dispute management

• Invoice accuracy tools

• Remittance processing tools

• Reporting & analytical tools

From there, we detailed 130 specific functions. We demo'd many of the products in the guide to help us develop our comprehensive vendor questionnaire, and we studied the back-end of how technology in the A/R space really works, and who's the best vendor to provide it. We gathered their data into an easy-to-review Buyer's Guide for you, featuring 13 tables, useful diagrams, and appendixes.

Credit Today Technology Editor Dave Schmidt, widely regarded as the leading thought expert in credit, collection and A/R technology, authored the report.

For Version 2.0, we updated the original questionnaire and sent it to all known technology vendors servicing the credit arena.

The result is a listing of 40 vendors and their offerings, in easy-to-read chart format.

To Get Your Copy

To get a copy of the book, you must be an active member (and either a credit exec or participating vendor) of Credit Today online. Simply go to www.CreditToday.net and click on "Tech Buyer's Guide" in the left- hand navigation panel.