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For Concur TripLink Clients, Motivations Vary

Jay Campbell June 16, 2016

Users of Concur’s TripLink service have various reasons for participating. At IT consulting firm Sopra Steria, it’s about equipping employees. The company partnered last year…

Posted in Policy Productivity

Point-Of-Sale Benchmarks Add To Visual Guilt

David Jonas December 9, 2014

[UPDATE, March 8, 2017: Concur decided to “phase out” the Price to Beat feature, according to Rocketrip. The two companies announced an expanded partnership. More…

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Companies everywhere sound serious when they say they intend to make operations more sustainable. A surge in those publicizing targets...

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