This week, Jason Busch has been working like mad to cover Procuri Empower and the Emptoris User Conference and bring you great coverage of not only the events BUT the new offerings these players are releasing. As the only blogger who is capable of diving deep into both of these events, and doing so from a purely independent and objective angle (since analysts have to be careful when the company they’re writing about constitutes a large portion of their firm’s revenue), at least this week, he is the source for those of you who are considering a (new) sourcing solution and want a fresh perspective on these firms.

So even though it might look like I’ve been ripping on him a bit in the comments on his blog this week, I want to assure you that is not my intent. It’s the best coverage I’ve seen in a long time … I’m just trying to push him to go above and beyond what he’s written so far, because, let’s face it, he’s most likely not only the only blogger who can, but one of the few people in the world who can!

Plus, if you comment and ask a question, you will get an answer! How can you beat that? So, go read it – now!

Here are the links (which I’ll update when he’s done):

Procuri Empower: Dispatch One
Procuri Empower: Dispatch Two
Procuri Empower: Dispatch Three
I feel Empowered
Emptoris Ups the Supplier Performance Ante
Procuri Empower: Dispatch Four
Emptoris 7: Pushing the Sourcing Envelope
Emptoris 7 on the iPhone
The MFG.com Fusion Road Show Rolls On
Comparing User and Partner Bases at Customer Events: Procuri and Emptoris
Procuri Empower: Dispatch Five
Emptoris International User Conference Dispatch One
Procuri Empower Dispatch Six
Procuri Empower Dispatch Seven