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5x Technology Announces GSA Acceptance with Launchworks

Written by 5x Technology | 10/31/13 11:30 AM

San Diego, CA (October 31, 2013) - Launchworks, a partner of 5x Technology, is a leading provider of Embedded Business Intelligence solutions to commercial and government entities. The Launchworks software platform serves as a plug and play solution for business intelligence report integration, embedding business intelligence from various channels such as Crystal Reports®, BI LaunchPad® (WebI), and Xcelsius® directly into SalesForce or SharePoint. Launchworks also creates an ease of accessibility for users to desktop reports from various devices such as Apple IOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile device as well as the simplicity of sharing BusinessObjects with external customers, partners and vendors through a single interface.

“By teaming with LaunchWorks, 5x Technology will have the ability to not only increase feature and value, but give our customers a best of breed solution which is unmatched in the market place. “Through our combined experience we will be able to help customers provide drastically increased ROI via their pervasive and supply chain analytics platforms as well as realizing their goals in weeks vs. months” said William Collins, Vice President of Business Development at LaunchWorks.

GSA, known as the U.S. General Service Administration, oversees the business of the U.S. federal government. Established by President Harry Truman on July 1, 1949, the GSA was created to streamline administrative work of the federal government. Its mission and priorities are to deliver better value and savings, serving the needs of their partners, expanding opportunities for small businesses and creating a more sustainable government. GSA establishes long-term government contracts with commercial firms in order to provide access to commercial products and services at volume discount rate. Customers who order from GSA schedules have an advantage in savings, flexibility and options, shorter lead time, transparency, control of procurement, lower administrative costs, and reduced inventories.

 “5x Technology is elated to add the LaunchWorks product platform to our GSA contract as it is a huge value to government agencies by allowing them to have a better utilization their SAP Business Objects platform” Said Jeffrey Yefsky, Chief Executive Officer of  5x Technology.

About LaunchWorks                                                                                                                                   

LaunchWorks is a specialized provider of Embedded BI Solutions supporting Americas and EMEA markets and is ranked in Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Embedded BI Tools".  Embedded BI – analytics embedded directly into operational applications and processes that in turn more effectively drive the business – has always occupied a central position in the LaunchWorks portfolio. LaunchWorks supports their customers with solutions, multiple competencies and extensive expertise architecting and delivering superior Embedded BI projects. The LaunchWorks product portfolio has multiple business applications including CRM integration/enhancement; enhanced internal and externally facing reporting and applicability to both Public and Private sectors and across multiple vertical markets.  For more information about LaunchWorks, visit www.LaunchWorks.com.