Supplierforce has announced its participation in Ireland's second "All Island Public Procurement" exhibition and conference over May 1st/ 2nd in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin. Given the opportunities for public sector organisations to achieve value for money from the supplier base, using Supplierforce solutions, the company is delighted to be contributing to the event. The event is being hosted by The Department of Finance and Personnel Central Procurement Directorate, Department of Finance and InterTradeIreland. Visit www.allislandppc.com for further details.

For the founders and shareholders of many Irish technology firms, 2006 was the year in which they saw some financial return after several difficult years.

Dublin firm Supplierforce emerged from ‘‘stealth mode’’ in 2006 with technology that it claims can revolutionise relationships between large companies and their suppliers.

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