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Products Sheets & Information (click here to expand)

About Upside Software - an Upside Software company overview.

Upside Software Product Suite Summary - a brief description of all our products.

UpsideContract - Product Summary - an overview of our flagship enterprise contract management solution.

UpsideContract Competitive Feature Comparison - a feature-by-feature comparison of UpsideContract versus the competition.

UpsideContract with Salesforce Integration - Product Summary - an overview of our native Force.com modules.

UpsideContract-LITE - Product Summary - an overview of our flexible and scalable contract management solution.

UpsideContract-Office - Product Summary - an overview of our integration module for Microsoft Office 2003® or higher (including Office 2007®) Editions.

UpsideForms – Product Summary – an overview of our custom, definable forms module.

UpsideRFX - Product Summary - an overview of our project and resource management tool.

UpsideBilling - Product Summary - an overview of our invoice processing and management solution for both incoming and outgoing invoices and bills.

Concept Document: Vendor Management - an overview of the vendor management process and how our software suite addresses this area.

Concept Document: Document Creation - an overview of the document creation process and how our software suite addresses this area.

Concept Document: Contract Negotiation - an overview of the contract negotiation process and how our software suite addresses this area.

Contract Management vs. Document Management - a comparison and analysis of the benefits of CM and DM.

Contract Management vs. Enterprise Resource Planning - a comparison and analysis of the benefits of CM and ERP.

Related Organizations and Publications (click here to expand)

IACCM - International Association of Contract and Commercial Managers

ISM - Institute for Supply Management

NCMA - National Contract Management Association

DocuSign - An E-Signature Partner

Contract Sales Sheet - a brief overview of the DocuSign e-signature solution and how it works.

Whitepaper: Legality of E-Signatures - important information about e-signatures and how it affects your organization.

Whitepaper: Solution in your Future - information about e-signature solutions and 12 considerations for success.

DocuSign Overview - a corporate overview of DocuSign.

DocuSign Telatron Case Study - how DocuSign helped reduce Telatron's processing time.

Analyst Reports (click here to expand)
Articles of Interest (click here to expand)

Contract Management 101: What You Need to Know

"Why Integrating Your Buy-Side and Sell-Side Agreements in One Contract Management System is Advantageous," IACCM Newsletter, June 2009

"Integrating Service Level Agreements and Balanced Score Cards Within Your Relationship Management," IACCM Newsletter, October 2008

“Leveraging automation to enhance your risk management,” IACCM Newsletter, June 2008

AMR Research Article Features an Upside Customer with 220% ROI

"Private sector can learn from government — really!", IACCM Newsletter, April, 2008

"Six steps to a successful automated KPI program," IACCM Newsletter, February, 2008

"Social networking — leverage the power of the masses for your next innovation," IACCM Newsletter, December, 2007

UpsideContract's 3rd Party Paper Handling

“Contract Lifecycle Management – Do you have a handle on yours?” Contract Management, November 2005 (www.ncmahq.org)

"Compliant or Competitive - How about both?", Contract Management, August 2005 (www.ncmahq.org)

Aberdeen Group - Upside Software snapshot, May 2004

"Reduce Risk, Increase Performance," Contract Management, March, 2004

"Business Management Autopilot," Contract Management, September, 2003

"On-Line Negotiation — Lawyer-Approved," Contract Management, August, 2003

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Contract Management to the Rescue

UpsideContract product review, Contract Management, IT Corner, September, 2002

"New Tool for CFOs," Contract Management, November, 2002 (also on the IACCM website)

"CM Software - A Key E-Business Ingredient," Contract Management, April, 2003

Presentations of Interest (click here to expand)

Webcast - Upside Software, IACMM, Forrester – Implementing Contract Lifecycle Management in Under 1 Week

This informative program will describe how Upside Software’s customers have leveraged the rapid implementation of UpsideLive to enhance their contracting processes. Dan Townsend from Upside Software will present a customer case study, discuss the value attained through deployment and share lessons learned.

Industry experts Duncan Jones, Forrester Research Analyst, and Tim Cummins, President/CEO of IACCM, will provide valuable insight into how Software as a Service (SaaS) and Salesforce systems can help companies looking for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions. Upside Software will present an exclusive overview of its newest SaaS offering, UpsideLive for Salesforce, now available in the Salesforce AppExchange marketplace.

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Webcast - Upside Software, University of Illinois – Leveraging Upside Forms

Hear how the University of Illinois (U of I) has leveraged the implementation of UpsideContract and UpsideForms to enhance their contracting processes. Chris Rogan from the U of I and Dan Townsend from Upside Software will demonstrate some key aspects of the system in detail and discuss the value attained through the U of I deployment. Learn how automating their contract lifecycle management has served the U of I and how leveraging Upside’s powerful product suite has streamlined their business processes.

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Webcast - Coping With The Economic Downturn: How Contract Management Automation Can Deliver Savings

This webcast outlines how a CLM solution is able to deliver tangible benefits to an organization during uncertain economic times. This was originally broadcasted on March 24, 2009. Presenters include Tim Cummins, President & CEO, IACCM; Robert Rowe, Director of Contracts Administration, OptumHealth; Mickey-North Rizza, Research Director, AMR Research; and Ashif Mawji, President & CEO, Upside Software.

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Webcast - IACCM, Upside Software, DocuSign - The importance of e-signatures as part of the contract lifecycle

This webcast outlines the importance of e-signatures as part of the contract lifecycle that was originally broadcasted on April 30, 2008. Presenters include Tim Cummins, President & CEO, IACCM; Tom Gonser, Vice President of Product Strategy, DocuSign; Ashif Mawji, President & CEO, Upside Software; and Ken Moyle, General Counsel & Vice President, DocuSign.

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Flash Presentation - Why you need contract management

Flash Presentation - Aberdeen’s Best Practices in Contract Management

Flash Presentation - Contract Management ROI

Webcast — Finding the Right Solution: The 3M Approach, featuring AMR Research

This webcast outlines 3M’s insight on finding the right CLM solution with industry facts from AMR Research. This webcast was originally broadcasted on June 5, 2007. Presenters include Mickey North Rizza, Research Director, AMR Research; Ian Black, Sourcing Specialist, 3M; and Ashif Mawji, President & CEO, Upside Software. 

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IACCM Webcast — In Pursuit of Excellence: Mastering Electronic Contracting

This webcast outlines the experiences of Hilton Hotels with contract management solutions from Upside Software and e-signature solutions from EchoSign. This webcast was originally broadcasted on May 23, 2007. Presenters include Tim Cummins, President & CEO, IACCM; Mark Robertson, SVP/Assistant General Counsel, Hilton Hotels; Jason Lemkin, President and CEO, EchoSign; and Ashif Mawji, President & CEO, Upside Software.

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IACCM Webcast – Achieving compliance through automating contract governance: The NCR Story

This webcast outlines how NCR Corporation, together with Upside Software achieved compliance through contract automation. This webcast was originally broadcasted in February of 2006. Presenters include Katherine Kawamoto, Director of Contract Management, NCR Corporation; Kirk Johnsen, Asst. Law Vice President, NCR Corporation; Tim Cummins, President & CEO, IACCM; and Ashif Mawji, President & CEO, Upside Software.

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IACCM Webcast – Driving Adoption of Contract Automation: The John Deere Story

This webcast details the experiences of the John Deere Company, with insight from IACCM’s Tim Cummins that was originally broadcast on Nov 17, 2005.

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Contract Optimization: Streamlining Processes, Reducing Risk and Increasing Visibility - the HP way

This recorded webcast provides insight into Hewlett Packard's experience deploying and using UpsideContract, as well as commentary from Aberdeen group's Tim Minahan on the benefits of improved contract management.

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Case Studies (click here to expand)
Best Practices (click here to expand)
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