Southwest Airlines Selects Clarity Systems

Southwest Airlines has selected Clarity 6 software as a single integrated solution for corporate planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

Clarity Systems announced that Southwest Airlines has selected Clarity 6 software as a single integrated solution for corporate planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting. After evaluating leading corporate performance management software vendors, Southwest Airlines ultimately 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. In providing the industry’s only unified CPM solution, we’re pleased to help Southwest Airlines realize their performance management initiatives and help them meet the growing demands of their business.”