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NEW YORK, N.Y. and SANTA CLARA, Calif. â€� July 26, 2023 â€� ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø and (NYSE: NOW), todayÌýannounced an expanded commitment to reimagine finance, supply chain, and procurement operations.ÌýTheÌýexpanded partnership is part of a decade-long relationship that spans IT, HR, risk, cybersecurity, and environmental, social and governance (), includes investment from both organizationsÌýto create new offerings that bring together AI, , and deep industry knowledge and expertise.

ServiceNow estimates there is a $11B total addressable market by 2025 for sourcing and procurement operations as well as a multibillion-dollar opportunity for finance and supply chain solutions that bring together people, processes, data, and technology on one, simplified platform. While early engagement is critical for procurement to be able to influence spending and enable better decision making, many internal customers are frustrated by the lack of transparency and fragmentation across the procurement and approval processes.

The joint effort combines the breadth of experience and market‑leading industry insights of ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø professionals with ServiceNow’s recently announced AI-powered that complements customers' existing procurement and supply chain systems, streamlines processes, and improves the employee experienceÌýwhile helping reduce costs and increasing efficiency.

ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø firms will use the new workflows to modernize their own processes and enhance the employee experience. Further, ServiceNow will leverage ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø’s advisory expertise to optimize operations within its own finance organization.

TheÌýexpanded partnership will build on ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø’s professional services expertise and ServiceNow’s Finance and Supply Chain Workflows in the following areas:

• Intelligent automation: Complex procurement processes, such as IT and professional services, are streamlined using intelligent automation across intake, sourcing, contracting, risk review, and finance. ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø clients can increase procurement productivity by reducing non-value-added tasks while also significantly improving cycle times.
• Low-code: ServiceNow’s Clean Core ERP with App Engine, a low‑code development tool that uses AI and identifies legacy ERP technical debt that can be removed, replaced, or automated. Clients and ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø employees can build custom applications that help to meet their unique business needs, while also creating easy to use experiences.
• Generative AI: ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø firms will embed ServiceNow’s recently announced generative AI capabilities into their operations to help enhance the and work experience for employees and clients. The solution will help to reduce the need for dedicated teams to triage and manage time-consuming, but low value procurement and supplier inquiries, allowing more time to focus on more critical business imperatives. ServiceNow’s generative AI capabilities will enable better and faster answers to customer inquiries, unlock insights within the Now Platform®ï¸�, and help to improve overall work processes for increased efficiency and business transformation.
• Enterprise risk management: Through ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø’s deep risk and procurement expertise and ServiceNow's workflows, automated security and compliance monitoring is built directly into the portfolio of joint offerings, helping organizations to continuously track and identify high-impact risks. Using ServiceNow’s risk and compliance solutions and third-party risk management offerings will assist businesses to operate with the confidence that they are consistently meeting regulatory compliance requirements and mitigating issues.

In recognition of ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø’s work to deliver game-changing digital solutions that help to significantly transform organizations through outstanding value and impact, the company was named the 2023 and 2022 ServiceNow Worldwide Transformation Partner of the Year.

To learn more about ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø and ServiceNow’s work together, visit kpmg.com/servicenow.

This press release contains “forward‑looking statementsâ€� about the expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions and strategies relating to the market opportunity and growth of the Now PlatformÌýand partnership with ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø. Forward‑looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward‑looking statements. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward‑looking statements we make. We undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update the forward‑looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward‑looking statements include difficulties and expenses in achieving market growth and/or opportunity and delays and unexpected difficulties and expenses in executing the alliance or delivering the expected product capabilities and offerings. Further information on factors that could affect our financial and other results is included in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

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Brian O’Neill
Senior Manager Global External Communications, ÀÖÓ㣨Leyu£©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø International
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E: brian.oneill@kpmg.co.uk

ServiceNow

Lindsay Capurro
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