ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The GL Company, a certified member of the Oracle(R) PartnerNetwork and the leader in the Accounting Intelligence market, has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the March 2008 Gartner report "Cool Vendors in Procurement and Finance, 2008" by analysts Debbie Wilson and Nigel Rayner of leading industry research firm Gartner, Inc.

The GL Company's Really Real Time(R) Inquiry Suite has long been the inquiry and reporting solution of choice for many users of JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne, and it is currently deployed in a growing number of businesses in North America, Europe, and Australasia. In 2007, The GL Company introduced its parallel product line to the Inquiry Suite for JD Edwards: The GL Company's Really Real Time Inquiry Suite for Oracle E-Business Suite (Oracle EBS).

The Gartner report notes in "Recommendations" that "organizations that want to obtain and leverage analytics to manage accounting, procurement, or supplier performance management should explore the latest developments in applications technology" profiled in the report.

"We're delighted to be included in the list of 'Cool Vendors' by Gartner, said Nick Gomersall, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, The GL Company. "While our customers have considered us 'cool' for a long time, we are honored by this recognition from a leading analyst firm, and believe it is a testament to the fact that we are addressing a very real reporting need in a uniquely effective manner," said Gomersall.

By enabling users to run time-consuming reports in just seconds and create real-time inquiries for rapid review and analysis without assistance from IT, The GL Company's Inquiry Suite is a true real-time inquiry, consolidation and reporting system for JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne and Oracle EBS.

About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process

Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.

Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

About The GL Company

The GL Company is the leader in the Accounting Intelligence market and a certified member of the Oracle(R) PartnerNetwork. By using Really Real Time(R) technology, The GL Company addresses the inquiry, consolidation and reporting needs of "The Flash Reporting Cycle"; the 5 day build up to the month end and the 5 day post month close. Accounting Intelligence is overcoming the deficiencies of paper based reporting and the shortcomings of generic Business Intelligence products, by specifically targeting the needs of the finance and project managers who require true real time solutions. For further information, please call: USA: 303 872 6959, UK: +44 (0) 1494 582 039, AUS: +61 (0) 2 8216 0810, or visit http://www.theglcompany.com/.

Oracle and JD Edwards are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. The GL Company, Really Real Time, and the Inquiry Suite are trademarks or registered trademarks of The GL Company. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

CONTACT: The GL Company, USA: +1-303-872-6959, UK: +44 (0) 1494 582 039,
AUS: +61 (0) 2 8216 0810

Web site: http://www.theglcompany.com/