IMGX - another good buy - deal with Ariba today: Company Press Release
ImageX.com and Ariba Form Supplier Alliance
Online Print Provider to Market Services on Ariba Network Service
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999--ImageX.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMGX - news), a leading provider of business-to-business electronic commerce solutions that enable companies to modify, proof, order and manage printed business materials over the Internet, today announced that the company will soon begin providing its services through the Ariba Network(TM) service.
``We see procurement portals as being strategic to the future of business-to-business electronic commerce,' said ImageX.com President and CEO, Rich Begert. ``Our online system is a perfect match for leading solutions such as the Ariba Network service. This alliance enables us to introduce our services to major global buying organizations that use Ariba e-commerce solutions.'
The Ariba Network service is a business-to-business e-commerce service that provides an interactive marketplace to buyers and sellers of operating goods and services. The Ariba solution, which also includes the intranet-based Ariba ORMS(TM) application, acts as an important distribution and procurement resource channel to major companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Staples, U S WEST, and Visa.
Through the use of Commerce XML (cXML), the Ariba Network service will provide access to ImageX.com's automated business printing service, the Online Printing Center(TM), to buying organizations using Ariba Operating Resource Management System(TM). ImageX.com's innovative service allows businesses to manage the print procurement process over the Internet using a PC and any browser. Accessible via secure password-protected Web sites that are customized for each ImageX.com customer, the Online Printing Center locks-in corporate design standards, allows for quick modification and proofing, and enables distributed ordering for businesses with offices in multiple locations.
``ImageX.com is a great addition to the Ariba Network service,' said Dave Rome, Vice President of Marketing at Ariba, Inc. ``Ariba e-commerce solutions focus on strategically managing the acquisition of operating resources. The combination of ImageX.com's suite of print services and the Ariba Network service provides our customers with a quality e-commerce solution that streamlines print procurement.' |
