News & Blogs

Back to Blog

Appointment of new Agiloft CEO coincides with $45 million investment

Agiloft welcomed Eric Laughlin as their new CEO in August. Eric has a legal background and most recently served as global leader of legal managed services for Ernst & Young LLP. Agiloft founder and previous CEO, Colin Earl, will move into the role of chief technology officer. The search for a new CEO took Colin over a year, but he says it was worth the wait to get the perfect replacement: “Eric not only has a track record of success, growing and leading large global organizations, he has the v...

Agiloft Summit going virtual this year

Due to COVID-19, the annual Agiloft Summit is unable to go ahead this year – instead, Agiloft will be hosting a virtual partner summit on the 8th of October, exclusive to Agiloft independent reseller partners and designed to facilitate ‘deeper dives’ and small group interactions.  SaaSam is excited to be involved in this event, with our CEO and founder, Heather McEwen, chairing the summit committee. The conference sessions feature both business and technical topics, including networki...

Workflow automation can ensure compliance during COVID-19

Article originally published in the Digital Journal, featuring Agiloft CEO, Colin Earl Many businesses are now more vulnerable to any mistakes that can affect compliance and legal processes. For this reason, many are turning to workflow automation to mitigate these impacts created by the current pandemic. Workflow automation can assist organizations seeking to remain compliant during the pandemic; this goal can be delivered through digital solutions and sound planning. As to how workflow automat...

E-commerce more important than ever

During the last few months of social and economic change, businesses have had to be savvy, innovative and adapt to ensure that they survive the uncertain times ahead. Businesses have been hit hard, particularly those with physical, customer facing storefronts, so now more than ever before, e-commerce is vital. Having an online presence that overcomes non-essential business closure, nervous shoppers and a clientele that is stuck at home is a game changer. During Alert Level Four New Zealand reta...

Agiloft magic leads for Gartner

Agiloft has been identified as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management and SaaSam as a top 3 implementation partner across EMEA. High levels of customer satisfaction, fast time-to-value ratios and the clear connection between functionality and customer needs have gained Agiloft this recognition. Alongside which, SaaSam is delighted to implement, configure and support our customers to secure maximum ROI from this multi-faceted technology....

Work that works for employees

It has been great to see a bigger focus on health and well being at work recently, with more and more companies stepping up the help and support they offer staff.In New Zealand the Health Action Trust has emphasised that workplaces have a duty to look after employees and, in turn, their employees' families and communities. A bad day at work that is left unresolved can lead to stress, exhaustion and extreme tiredness, which affects a person's personal life as well as their work life. On...

SaaSam Featuring at the 2019 Agiloft Summit

SaaSam is excited to be attending the 2019 Agiloft Summit at the beautiful Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas from the 22nd - 23rd October.As a Platinum Agiloft Partner we will be hosting discussions about SaaSam and mini demos of what SaaSam can do to create the perfect Agiloft system for clients. The entire Agiloft ecosystem will be present, including customers, partners and staff, to discuss emerging industry trends and how customers innovate with Agiloft to overcome challeng...

Four Ways AI is Changing Contract Management for Good

Sourced from www.agiloft.com One quick look at tech news makes one thing clear: artificial intelligence is the topic of the year - maybe the topic of the decade. And for good reason, as Gartner predicts the business value created by AI will reach $3.9T in 2022. That’s ‘T’ as in trillion. The business world is investing heavily in AI and machine learning technology so they will be able to keep pace with their machine-enabled competitors. AI is poised to fundamentally change m...

It's easy being green

No action is too small when it comes to environmental sustainability and at SaaSam we've been taking little steps to reduce our environmental footprint.We've recently stopped printing business cards, instead using digital business card software. Not only does it save on paper, ink and transport, but it's very hard to forget your business cards when they are always stored on your phone and can be sent to anyone electronically. As a tech company there are always plenty of retired compute...

SaaSam CEO named in the CRN 2017 Women of the Channel Awards

Each year, industry news publisher CRN honours women whose channel expertise and vision are deserving of recognition. This year, 545 female executives in the IT channel made the "Women of the Channel" list.We are extremely proud to announce that SaaSam CEO and founder Heather McEwen was selected for her influence in the Pacific region. Heather has over 30 years' experience in programming, business analysis, project management and executive management, having worked extensivel...

The Tipping Point

Before I knew what contract management was, I used to manage approximately 10-15 service contracts using my own ‘system’ of email, flat files, spreadsheets, clause print-outs and general knowledge recall. I prided myself on my ability to repeat clauses, milestones and contract deliverables in meetings with relative ease. The system I had was sufficient, cost effective and manageable...or so I thought.  Fast forward 10 years and I realise...