KSS Joins SAP Partner Ecosystem For Oil And Gas Industry

by Oliver Long

Following the recent certification of its RackPrice wholesale fuels pricing application on the SAP NetWeaver platform, KSS has announced that it has joined SAP Industry Value Network (IVN) for oil and gas as an Independent Software Vendor member. The company is already established as a global leader in retail and wholesale pricing automation and optimisation solutions.

The SAP IVN for oil and gas is a collaboration of key independent software vendors, systems integrators and technology vendors with SAP and executives from 17 oil and gas companies of varying size including Shell, Statoil, Tesoro and Valero.

The IVN will address the most pressing industry business challenges by accelerating the solution innovations the industry needs and leveraging investments in SAP and partner solutions to optimize asset utilisation and lower IT investment risk.

Through its current PriceNet and RackPrice pricing applications, KSS will work with other members of the IVN to provide fully integrated solutions for price optimisation and margin management for the downstream hydrocarbon supply chain. By delivering pre-integrated, standard, end-to-end solutions and services based on the SAP NetWeaver platform, customers can avoid costly integration projects.

“We are delighted to be a member of the IVN and to focus on the key industry challenges in collaboration with SAP, oil and gas companies and other key technology providers to rapidly deliver the innovative and integrated pricing solutions customers need,” said Mark Hawtin, KSS vice president of business development.