Over the next twelve months I plan to start taking a closer look at the procurement technology solutions currently available. My journey will explore solutions with a range of functionality and scalability. As a former technologist, I look forward to learning about the different solutions and how they can benefit the business community. The first entry will look at the Zycus solution and its ability to deliver "Actionable Spend Analysis".

If there are particular solutions you would like me to review, then please feel free to make your suggestions. 

In parallel to the reviews of procurement technology, I will also be sharing my experiences of using Microsoft Vista and Office 2007. Diving in head first I have got a new laptop en route with the new Vista operating system installed on it. People might suggest using a version of Windows before service pack1 has been released is crazy. However, as the likelihood of any large organisation adopting Vista in short term is very low, I thought it would be interesting for me to let you know what your missing and not missing about the new Microsoft experience.