Southwest Airlines has selected Clarity 6 software as a single integrated solution for corporate planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Southwest Airlines says it partnered with Clarity Systems because of its Excel friendly environment and their desire for a web-based, single suite of integrated solutions that will leverage their existing Hyperion Essbase investment and streamline their data entry and consolidation processes.
"With operating revenues of over 9 Billion dollars in a fast paced, highly competitive industry, we needed a better financial solution to control and integrate our current Excel based financial planning and reporting models," said Spencer Van Ness , Senior Director Financial Planning, Southwest Airlines. " Clarity Systems did a superb job at demonstrating their ability to work with our current operational and data structures. From baseline financial forecasting, to what-if analysis, and ad-hoc reporting, Clarity Systems' flexibility stood out in satisfying all of our business requirements."
"Clarity Systems looks forward to growing our relationship with Southwest Airlines," said Frank Pizzolato , CEO, Clarity Systems. "A leading Fortune 500 customer like Southwest Airlines demands a performance management solution with a proven track record in serving the needs of large, profitable organizations."
