PRESS RELEASE–HOUSTON, Oct. 4–Wellogix, Inc. announced today that Wellogix, SAP and ChanneLinx have successfully completed implementing Marathon Oil Company’s ("Marathon") QuickTix(SM) purchase-to-pay process for both supplies and complex oil field services. The solution allows complex oilfield service transactions to be directed through Marathon’s global procurement process, thereby improving process efficiency and streamlining overall operations. By using SAP NetWeaver(TM), SAP’s open integration and application platform, Marathon was able to integrate mySAP(TM) Supplier Relationship Management ("mySAP SRM") capabilities with the Wellogix Complex Services Management Suite.

The integrated package enables Marathon to improve complex services procurement and increase collaboration with valued suppliers.

According to Noel Garza, vice president of Global Procurement for Marathon Oil Company, "Early into Marathon’s QuickTix(SM)/Wellogix implementation, personnel have remarked that processing invoices is now taking only a fraction of the time as before."

J. Ike Epley, CEO of Wellogix, said, "Marathon has invested substantial financial and human resources in their commitment to a SAP® solution. Combining mySAP SRM with our SAP-certified and powered by NetWeaver EFT module, Marathon has been able to leverage the power of the combined offering."

"SAP recognizes a need for oil and gas industry partnerships to address expenditures on complex services procurement," said Peter Maier, vice president, Industry Business Unit for Chemicals, Mining, and Oil & Gas, SAP AG. "By leveraging Marathon’s existing ERP framework with point-to-point integration through mySAP SRM, enhanced by the use of industry standards (PIDX) and Wellogix’ industry knowledge and functionality, SAP and Wellogix have provided an economical and timely solution to meet Marathon’s objectives. Further, for the upstream oil and gas industry, we see our partnership with Wellogix fitting nicely into our enterprise services vision."

"Our oil and gas industry partner, Wellogix, has committed to build out its complex services procurement scenarios on the SAP composite application framework so Wellogix’ Complex Services Management (CSM) Suite will continue to further SAP’s vision of our xAPP products," added Maier.

About Wellogix, Inc.

Formed in 1998 and based in Houston, Wellogix is led by an experienced executive team that truly understands the issues and challenges faced by energy companies and their service providers.

Wellogix delivers on-demand business solutions that support complex services planning, procurement and payment for energy companies and their service providers. The company’s scalable, flexible and standards-based applications are available on-demand and connect to and integrate with clients’ existing applications. Wellogix customers realize immediate and lasting value by focusing resources on higher value activities by utilizing business intelligence to improve decisions and by decreasing risk.

In short, Wellogix solutions improve business performance and reduce cost. For more information about Wellogix products or services, visit http://www.wellogix.com, e-mail [email protected], or call 713-621-0931.

About SAP

SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software solutions*. Today, more than 26,150 customers in over 120 countries run more than 88,700 installations of SAP® software – from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize businesses to enterprise-scale suite solutions for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver(TM) platform to drive innovation and enable business change, mySAP(TM) Business Suite solutions are helping enterprises around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high-tech, retail, public sector and financial services. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at http://www.sap.com)
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Source: Wellogix, Inc.