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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Vena Earns 100% Product Satisfaction Rating and 55 Leading Rankings in BARC Planning Survey 25
Recognized with 18 top ranks and 37 leading positions across four peer groups, highlighting industry leadership in customer satisfaction, price to value, project success and product satisfaction TORONTO, June 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vena, the only Complete FP&A platform powered by agentic AI and purpose-built to fully amplify the Microsoft technology ecosystem, today shared it has been named a top-ranked or leading product in 55 categories across four peer groups in The Planning Survey 25 conducted by the Business Application Research Center (BARC). With 18 top ranks and 37 leading positions, Vena continues to stand out as a customer-centric, technologically advanced leader in the FP&A software space. Survey participants reported exceptional results with Vena: 100% are satisfied with Vena.* 94% are satisfied with Vena's performance.* 97% achieved a better quality of planning results with Vena. 97% increased the transparency and traceability of planning with Vena. 97% achieved more precise/detailed planning with Vena. "Vena's top-tier rankings in key performance indicators such as project success, price to value and customer satisfaction underscore its commitment to excellence and customer-centric innovation," said Dr. Christian Fuchs, Senior Analyst for Data & Analytics at BARC. "The strong customer feedback in our survey reinforces Vena's ability to deliver rapid, effective implementations while maintaining very high satisfaction levels." A number of surveyed customers cited Vena's deep synergy with the Microsoft technology ecosystem, particularly its integration with Microsoft Excel, as a major strength. The "seamless" Excel integration played a key role in Vena's top ranking in the ease-of-use category, outperforming the peer group average by almost two full points. In addition, Vena's recent launch of workflows embedded directly within Microsoft Teams continues to enhance productivity and collaboration, enabling finance professionals to plan, report and share insights where they already work. Vena also ranked as the top provider for user experience in the Integrated Products for Planning and BI & Analytics peer group, which combines scores for self-service, flexibility, ease of use and performance satisfaction, underscoring the platform's overall usability and strength. "These recognitions highlight our commitment to delivering innovative, high-impact solutions that empower our customers with the flexibility, insights and support they need to plan with confidence. We're especially proud of our rankings across price to value, customer satisfaction, project success, sales experience and implementer support—all on par or even ahead of the biggest players in this space," said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. "From launching the first FP&A-specific AI agents to expanding our footprint through Microsoft Azure Marketplace availability, we're dedicated to delivering solutions that meet FP&A professionals where they are." The Planning Survey 25's validation of Vena's leading FP&A technology adds to a number of recent accolades, including: Recognition in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions A leading position on the 2025 Nucleus Research CPM Value Matrix Being named a Provider of Assurance in four ISG Buyers Guides Winning the inaugural Dresner Applications Innovation Award for Workforce Planning and Analysis A G2 2025 Best Software Award A 2025 BIG Innovation Award for Software The Planning Survey 25 is based on the world's largest survey of planning software users conducted from November 2024 to February 2025, with 1,187 respondents and analysis of 19 products. It evaluates user feedback on 33 criteria (KPIs), such as Business Benefits, Project Success, Customer Satisfaction and more. Click here to view The Planning Survey 25. About Vena: Vena is the only agentic AI-powered FP&A platform purpose-built to harness the full power of the Microsoft technology ecosystem for finance teams everywhere. Vena amplifies Microsoft's world-leading productivity tools, cloud technology and AI innovation to make FP&A, operational planning and adjacent strategic processes more flexible, efficient and intelligent. Thousands of the world's leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Jonathan PaulVice President, Content Marketingjpaul@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
National Post
5 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Vena Earns 100% Product Satisfaction Rating and 55 Leading Rankings in BARC Planning Survey 25
Article content TORONTO — Vena, the only Complete FP&A platform powered by agentic AI and purpose-built to fully amplify the Microsoft technology ecosystem, today shared it has been named a top-ranked or leading product in 55 categories across four peer groups in The Planning Survey 25 conducted by the Business Application Research Center ( BARC). With 18 top ranks and 37 leading positions, Vena continues to stand out as a customer-centric, technologically advanced leader in the FP&A software space. Article content Survey participants reported exceptional results with Vena: Article content 100% are satisfied with Vena.* 94% are satisfied with Vena's performance.* 97% achieved a better quality of planning results with Vena. 97% increased the transparency and traceability of planning with Vena. 97% achieved more precise/detailed planning with Vena. Article content 'Vena's top-tier rankings in key performance indicators such as project success, price to value and customer satisfaction underscore its commitment to excellence and customer-centric innovation,' said Dr. Christian Fuchs, Senior Analyst for Data & Analytics at BARC. 'The strong customer feedback in our survey reinforces Vena's ability to deliver rapid, effective implementations while maintaining very high satisfaction levels.' Article content A number of surveyed customers cited Vena's deep synergy with the Microsoft technology ecosystem, particularly its integration with Microsoft Excel, as a major strength. The 'seamless' Excel integration played a key role in Vena's top ranking in the ease-of-use category, outperforming the peer group average by almost two full points. In addition, Vena's recent launch of workflows embedded directly within Microsoft Teams continues to enhance productivity and collaboration, enabling finance professionals to plan, report and share insights where they already work. Vena also ranked as the top provider for user experience in the Integrated Products for Planning and BI & Analytics peer group, which combines scores for self-service, flexibility, ease of use and performance satisfaction, underscoring the platform's overall usability and strength. Article content 'These recognitions highlight our commitment to delivering innovative, high-impact solutions that empower our customers with the flexibility, insights and support they need to plan with confidence. We're especially proud of our rankings across price to value, customer satisfaction, project success, sales experience and implementer support—all on par or even ahead of the biggest players in this space,' said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. 'From launching the first FP&A-specific AI agents to expanding our footprint through Microsoft Azure Marketplace availability, we're dedicated to delivering solutions that meet FP&A professionals where they are.' Article content The Planning Survey 25's validation of Vena's leading FP&A technology adds to a number of recent accolades, including: Article content The Planning Survey 25 is based on the world's largest survey of planning software users conducted from November 2024 to February 2025, with 1,187 respondents and analysis of 19 products. It evaluates user feedback on 33 criteria (KPIs), such as Business Benefits, Project Success, Customer Satisfaction and more. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content Article content
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Vena Earns 100% Product Satisfaction Rating and 55 Leading Rankings in BARC Planning Survey 25
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vena, the only Complete FP&A platform powered by agentic AI and purpose-built to fully amplify the Microsoft technology ecosystem, today shared it has been named a top-ranked or leading product in 55 categories across four peer groups in The Planning Survey 25 conducted by the Business Application Research Center (BARC). With 18 top ranks and 37 leading positions, Vena continues to stand out as a customer-centric, technologically advanced leader in the FP&A software space. Survey participants reported exceptional results with Vena: 100% are satisfied with Vena.* 94% are satisfied with Vena's performance.* 97% achieved a better quality of planning results with Vena. 97% increased the transparency and traceability of planning with Vena. 97% achieved more precise/detailed planning with Vena. 'Vena's top-tier rankings in key performance indicators such as project success, price to value and customer satisfaction underscore its commitment to excellence and customer-centric innovation,' said Dr. Christian Fuchs, Senior Analyst for Data & Analytics at BARC. 'The strong customer feedback in our survey reinforces Vena's ability to deliver rapid, effective implementations while maintaining very high satisfaction levels.' A number of surveyed customers cited Vena's deep synergy with the Microsoft technology ecosystem, particularly its integration with Microsoft Excel, as a major strength. The 'seamless' Excel integration played a key role in Vena's top ranking in the ease-of-use category, outperforming the peer group average by almost two full points. In addition, Vena's recent launch of workflows embedded directly within Microsoft Teams continues to enhance productivity and collaboration, enabling finance professionals to plan, report and share insights where they already work. Vena also ranked as the top provider for user experience in the Integrated Products for Planning and BI & Analytics peer group, which combines scores for self-service, flexibility, ease of use and performance satisfaction, underscoring the platform's overall usability and strength. 'These recognitions highlight our commitment to delivering innovative, high-impact solutions that empower our customers with the flexibility, insights and support they need to plan with confidence. We're especially proud of our rankings across price to value, customer satisfaction, project success, sales experience and implementer support—all on par or even ahead of the biggest players in this space,' said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. 'From launching the first FP&A-specific AI agents to expanding our footprint through Microsoft Azure Marketplace availability, we're dedicated to delivering solutions that meet FP&A professionals where they are.' The Planning Survey 25's validation of Vena's leading FP&A technology adds to a number of recent accolades, including: Recognition in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions A leading position on the 2025 Nucleus Research CPM Value Matrix Being named a Provider of Assurance in four ISG Buyers Guides Winning the inaugural Dresner Applications Innovation Award for Workforce Planning and Analysis A G2 2025 Best Software Award A 2025 BIG Innovation Award for Software The Planning Survey 25 is based on the world's largest survey of planning software users conducted from November 2024 to February 2025, with 1,187 respondents and analysis of 19 products. It evaluates user feedback on 33 criteria (KPIs), such as Business Benefits, Project Success, Customer Satisfaction and more. Click here to view The Planning Survey 25. About Vena: Vena is the only agentic AI-powered FP&A platform purpose-built to harness the full power of the Microsoft technology ecosystem for finance teams everywhere. Vena amplifies Microsoft's world-leading productivity tools, cloud technology and AI innovation to make FP&A, operational planning and adjacent strategic processes more flexible, efficient and intelligent. Thousands of the world's leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Wolters Kluwer named Market Leader in BARC Score Financial Performance Management 2025
CCH® Tagetik expert solution recognized by BARC for eighth consecutive year NEW YORK, March 31, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services, today announced that its CCH Tagetik® expert solution has retained its leadership position for the eighth consecutive year in the prestigious BARC Score Financial Performance Management (FPM) report. Karen Abramson, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Corporate Performance & ESG, said: "The BARC Score FPM Report has ranked CCH Tagetik as a market leader year after year, recognizing our consistent commitment to product excellence and innovation. We are focused on empowering CFOs to drive digital transformation, manage complex global requirements, and connect enterprise-wide insights to deliver growth and navigate change." Developed by BARC, one of Europe's leading analyst firms for business software, the reports highlight CCH Tagetik's strength as a unified platform for financial corporate management (financial consolidation and close; budgeting, planning, and forecasting; ESG and regulatory reporting; corporate tax) that can be used by individual subsidiaries or at group level. Positive client sentiment related to the business benefit of the CCH Tagetik expert solution and its price/performance ratio, planning and financial consolidation functionality, workflow support and ease of use was highlighted in the BARC Planning Survey, a key input for the BARC Score FPM Reports. Dr. Christian Fuchs, BARC Senior Analyst Data & Analytics, commented: "The BARC Financial Consolidation Survey – our counterpart to the Planning Survey for financial consolidation and group accounting – has revealed a high level of customer satisfaction with CCH Tagetik projects. Clients particularly highlighted the key strengths of the workflow and comprehensive financial consolidation and close functionality. This positive customer feedback underscores CCH Tagetik's continued strong performance in the BARC Scores." Wolters Kluwer Corporate Performance Management (CPM) business unit is part of the Wolters Kluwer Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) division. The division is the world's leading provider of integrated software solutions for EHS, ESG, Corporate Performance Management and Audit and Assurance. Through innovative technology and unique expertise, Wolters Kluwer CP & ESG solutions enable business leaders to drive financial and sustainability performance, manage risks, meet reporting requirements, improve safety and productivity, and reduce environmental impact. For more information about Wolters Kluwer, please visit: Download the BARC Score Financial Performance Management 2025 report. About Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a global leader in information, software solutions and services for professionals in healthcare; tax and accounting; financial and corporate compliance; legal and regulatory; corporate performance and ESG. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with technology and services. Wolters Kluwer reported 2024 annual revenues of €5.9 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. For more information, visit follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. About BARC Score Since 2015, BARC has been classifying providers of business software in various market segments and economic regions. BARC analysts evaluate each vendor that meets a number of technical and financial criteria according to their "Portfolio Capabilities" and "Market Execution". Behind these two dimensions lie detailed, weighted criteria that determine the placement of the vendors in the BARC Score chart. In addition, BARC draws on the results of user surveys such as The Planning Survey and The BI & Analytics Survey. For a concise overview of the market, all vendors are classified on the BARC Score chart in one of five segments: "Dominators", "Market Leaders", "Challengers", "Specialists" and "Entrants". For more information on BARC Score and the methodology behind it, please visit: About BARC BARC (Business Application Research Center) is one of Europe's leading analyst firms for business software, focusing on the areas of data, business intelligence (BI) and analytics, enterprise content management (ECM) and customer relationship management (CRM). The company was founded in 1999 as a spin-off of the Chair of Business Administration and Information Systems at the Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg. Today, BARC combines empirical and theoretical research, technical expertise and practical experience, including a constant exchange with all market participants. View source version on Contacts Media Contact Sarah WhybrowAssociate Director, External CommunicationsCorporate Performance & ESGWolters KluwerMob: +44 7855
