Editor’s Note: As 2015 draws to a close, it is the time of year when we revisit some of our best articles from the past year. Over the next two weeks, the Payables Place team will share an eight-part series of the “Best of 2015.” Today’s article is the analysis of Oildex’s purchase of ADP’s OpenInvoice that [...]
December 30, 2015
Andrew Bartolini
Solutions, Technology
In late June, Oildex announced that it acquired ADP’s accounts payable automation business, including the “OpenInvoice” solution—for an undisclosed purchase price. The acquisition has two immediate consequences: ADP’s exit from the AP automation space, and a consolidation of two competing solutions with strong footprints in the oil and gas industry. Oildex has focused on the [...]
September 1, 2015
Andrew Bartolini
News, Solutions, Technology
Although ADP is best known for providing payroll services, the company is playing an increasing role in the ePayables space with the ADP Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions. ADP has been in this space since January of 2010 through its acquisition of DO2 technologies, a provider of electronic invoicing solutions that was well-established in the oil and [...]
November 7, 2012
Andrew Bartolini
News, Technology