Zilliant Adds Sunbelt Rentals to Customer Advisory Council

June 24, 2009 - PRLog -- Austin, Texas – Zilliant, the leading provider of price optimization and management solutions for B2B manufacturers, distributors, high-tech, and industrial service companies, today announced the addition of Sunbelt Rentals to the Zilliant Customer Advisory Council. Sunbelt Rentals is the first member of the council from the industrial services market, and will help to guide initiatives in this sector by sharing approaches, best practices and insights gained through their implementation of Zilliant's pricing software.

"Participating on Zilliant's Customer Advisory Council gives us an additional opportunity to provide real-world insight into not only our own experiences, but also the needs and expectations of the industrial services market overall," said Charles Snyder, EVP fleet operations, Sunbelt Rentals. "We expect to benefit significantly by collaborating with company leaders and industry peers to identify new opportunities for innovation and improvement, and look forward to being a proactive member of the Council."

Zilliant's Customer Advisory Council is made up of distinguished pricing executives from leading B2B companies in the distribution, manufacturing, high-tech, and industrial services markets. The Council was formed as an interactive platform for collecting direct input from customer thought-leaders on market trends, emerging opportunities, and best practices to help shape company price optimization and management standards. Sunbelt Rentals joins council members from Acuity Brands, HD Supply, Hubbell, Inc., Akzo Nobel, Ingram Micro, Parker, PPG, Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co., Schneider Electric, Shaw, Siemens Energy and Automation, Thomas and Betts, and others.

"Zilliant's Customer Advisory Council demonstrates our commitment to work with customers to understand both their needs and the industry requirements," said Laura Case, director, customer advocacy at Zilliant. "Sunbelt's expertise and knowledge adds value as we continue to service the industrial/commercial market. We expect our Advisory Council to continue to grow and evolve, providing us with further opportunities to align our solutions with their pricing objectives."

Members of the council collaborate with Zilliant executive and product management teams on an ongoing basis. To keep on top of Zilliant developments, news, events and happenings subscribe to the Zilliant RSS feed.

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About Zilliant
Zilliant is the leading provider of price optimization and price management applications for manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, and industrial service companies. Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite (ZPPS) uses existing transactional data to improve decisions across all facets of price analysis, setting and execution. ZPPS applications combine powerful price segmentation and optimization science with easy-to-use business applications to help companies achieve the best pricing possible on every deal, increasing profits by tens of millions of dollars. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Zilliant is a privately held company. Investors include Austin Ventures, Cardinal Ventures, JP Morgan Partners, and Trellis Partners. For more information contact Zilliant at 877.893.1085 or visit www.zilliant.com.