{"id":2758,"date":"2009-10-09T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2009\/10\/09\/the-purchasing-certification-blog-welcomes-iasta-as-a-new-sponsor\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T06:19:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T10:19:49","slug":"the-purchasing-certification-blog-welcomes-iasta-as-a-new-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-purchasing-certification-blog-welcomes-iasta-as-a-new-sponsor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Purchasing Certification Blog Welcomes Iasta As A New Sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am pleased to announce that Iasta has become the newest sponsor of the Purchasing Certification Blog. Unless you haven\u2019t been paying attention, there has been a lot of buzz around this eSourcing software and services company of late, both within and outside of the procurement field.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples of the splash that Iasta has made in recent months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the sixth year in a row, Iasta was named to the Supply &amp; Demand Chain Executive 100 \u2013 a list of the top service providers in the supply chain space<\/li>\n<li>Iasta once again made the Inc. 5000 \u2013 a prestigious list of the fastest growing privately-held companies in the USA<\/li>\n<li>Iasta was named to Software Magazine\u2019s Software 500 \u2013 \u201ca revenue-based ranking of the world\u2019s largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the above accolades, Iasta has also recently earned kudos in Spend Matters\u2019 recent four-part series on the company. 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