NORESCO Transitions to More Nimble and Flexible Business Processes with BP Logix

BP Logix, a provider of web-based business process automation and reporting solutions, today announced that NORESCO, a national leader in energy savings, selected BP Logix Workflow Director as part of its core infrastructure. The product provides NORESCO with a workflow and business process-specific platform, as well as an automated electronic forms system. Workflow Director enables NORESCO to expedite and streamline its processes, including its invoicing system, reducing that process from days to hours.

As a leading U.S. energy services company, NORESCO specializes in the development, design, construction, financing and operation of energy and environmental efficiency projects, performance contracting and central energy plants. NORESCO clients include federal agencies, public housing agencies, school districts, universities, state and local governments and industrial and commercial businesses. In November 2008 Carrier Corp., the world's largest provider of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, and a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), acquired NORESCO. The acquisition adds to Carrier's commitment to environmental leadership. Carrier Corp. is headquartered in Farmington, Conn. with operations in more than 170 countries.

Chris Johnston, Director of Information Systems for NORESCO, is responsible for technology systems infrastructure as well as supporting all employees accessing these systems. As part of a shared services group until two years ago, Johnston and his team were originally able to access software from NORESCO's former parent corporation. As a result of divesting, however, it became necessary for them to create their own system and business processes. Johnston was given a challenging goal: five months to transition off of a shared services platform, create his own infrastructure and migrate 4.5 gigabytes of historical accounting data to a system of his choice.

As one of the original designers of that system, Johnston understood the business workflows. The challenge was the timeframe and amount of data that needed to be addressed. He looked at outsourcing, software as a service (SaaS) and a hosted solution but was hesitant to have data stored off site and concerned about changes to workflows being done effectively and quickly. Johnston also wanted to be able to put together workflows out-of-the-box.

After developing a spreadsheet that compared three products and looking hard at usability, cost and maintenance, Johnston's team selected Workflow Director.

"We had five months to move 4.5 gigs of data of invoices, notes and comments. That database is now 12+ gigabytes, and we use it more every day," Johnston observed. "When it was just an invoicing system, we invoiced a fair amount. Now, however, we use Workflow Director for other workflows and expect our usage to continue expanding into other areas."

BP Logix Workflow Director addresses the needs of business users to manage, automate, track, audit and report on critical business processes. "Our products provide visibility into all business processes, and for NORESCO that initially meant tracking invoices paid, on hold, on extension and those with open workflows," stated Edward Skiko, CEO of BP Logix, Inc. "We are pleased that with fifteen business days' worth of effort NORESCO had a working product and a fast and reliable deployment," he added.

Selecting Workflow Director was an IT decision that helped the business. "Our business users are so accustomed to Workflow Director that it has become a critical part of the way they work. It also enables NORESCO to eliminate costs and time delays," he concluded.

About BP Logix

BP Logix (www.bplogix.com) is an innovative provider of web-based business process automation and reporting solutions. The company is focused on providing tools that improve business management processes, enabling users to maximize efficiency and to work as intelligently with digital content as they do with paper-based information. For more information, please visit www.bplogix.com or call 877-627-5871.

The BP Logix name and logo are the registered service and trademarks of BP Logix, Inc.

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