Ariba Expands Capabilities and Reach of Ariba Commerce Services Network, The Leading Global B2B Network for Inter-Enterprise Connectivty
Open Document Routing Capabilities and Support From Global System Integrators Provide Customers with Solutions for Value Chain Management
MONACO, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Ariba Inc., (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce solutions provider, today announced at its LIVE Monaco user event, new services on the Ariba Commerce Services Network(TM) (Ariba CSN) and an expanded Ariba Network Connect program. The improvements increase the openness of Ariba CSN, enabling network participants to improve key business processes such as content creation and management, order management and fulfillment, invoicing and payment, inventory management, and direct materials planning and production.
With these new services Ariba CSN now supports more than 120 new business documents, including RosettaNet and xCBL business transactions, and provides the capability for the addition of multiple XML standards through new open document routing services. These expanded capabilities will allow Ariba Network Connect customers to use Ariba CSN to connect to the largest online community of trading partners for all of their strategic business processes, using any Ariba or third party application.
Ariba's Network Connect program enables companies running procurement, plant maintenance, supply chain and ERP applications to seamlessly integrate with the thousands of suppliers, marketplaces and value-added providers that comprise the Ariba CSN trading community. Ariba Network Connect and Ariba CSN lower the cost of value chain management implementations and transaction costs via access to an open, global, community of trading partners. By securely integrating existing procurement systems with Ariba CSN, businesses can benefit from the increased value of real-time B2B transactions, the dynamic routing of order/response transactions between suppliers and back-office enterprise applications, and the ability to shop hosted catalogs on Ariba CSN. In addition, Ariba Network Connect and Ariba CSN provide open participation to suppliers of all sizes and capabilities, with support for multiple standards, EDI, FAX, e-Mail and HTML.
"The success of supply chain and value chain management initiatives is dependent on open, scalable network-enablement of inter-enterprise processes," said Shannon Lynch, vice president Network Solutions, Ariba. "The development of Network Connect and Open Document Routing improve the core business processes, particularly those specific to direct materials procurement, used to interact with all the participants in an enterprise's value chain."
Expanded Network Connect Program
Ariba has teamed with Arthur Andersen and Deloitte Consulting to bring the capabilities of Ariba CSN to joint customers worldwide through rapid delivery of solutions based on Ariba Network Connect. As initial members of Aruba's Network Connect Program, these partners will provide experienced consulting resources, as well as industry knowledge and technical expertise into Ariba's development organization to further extend the value and reach of the Ariba CSN.
"Critical to our clients' success is the combination of leading technology solutions with our global best practices for supply chain, purchasing and fulfillment," said Greg Staszko, global Ariba alliance partner, Deloitte Consulting. "In working with Ariba to deliver Ariba Network Connect solutions for these processes, Deloitte is able to provide an important solution for our Global 2000 clients."
"As integration becomes an increasingly vital component of doing business, Andersen stresses to its clients the importance of being able to link all of their constituencies both inside and outside the enterprise," said Kevin Costello, Andersen's global managing partner for market solutions. "In working with Ariba to deliver Ariba Network Connect solutions, Andersen's clients can benefit from improved reliability and global access in key areas such as order management and fulfillment."
Network Connect goes beyond simply linking applications to Ariba CSN, it is a business-to-business integration solution that enables companies to interact with partners of all sizes in sophisticated collaborative relationships. Network Connect includes two key components: the Ariba Network Connector software, which enables any third party application to access Ariba CSN, and access to Ariba CSN services for Ariba Network Connect, which includes processes for enabling trading partners. Customers benefit from global access, reliability, scalability and reuse, dramatically lowering the costs of established manual and peer-to-peer relationships.
About Ariba CSN
First launched in March 1999, Ariba CSN is one of the most widely adopted and liquid global networks of its kind for B2B commerce and collaboration, allowing businesses of all kinds, anywhere in the world, to connect and trade. Ariba CSN is integral to Ariba's Value Chain Management (VCM) solutions, providing the scalable, global network infrastructure customers require to connect to and collaborate with their trading partners.
Ariba CSN addresses all the network needs of companies participating in B2B -- from basic interoperability and connectivity to advanced capabilities for specialized commerce processes. Ariba CSN provides: connectivity between all trading partners, integration across Ariba and non-Ariba applications, content management and search solutions, foundation services that enable management and translation of multiple document types, and commerce services, delivered by Ariba and its technology providers, that enable the end-to-end commerce process.
About Ariba Inc.
Ariba, Inc. is the leading business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce solutions provider. Ariba's open, end-to-end, interoperable software solutions and hosted Web-based commerce services enable efficient online trade, integration and collaboration between B2B marketplaces, buyers, suppliers and commerce service providers. The global reach and best-of-breed functionality of Ariba B2B eCommerce solutions create Internet-driven economies of scale and process efficiencies for leading companies around the world. Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at 650-930-6200 or at www.ariba.com.
NOTE: Ariba and the Ariba logo are registered trademarks of Ariba, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. Ariba Commerce Services Network is a trademark of Ariba Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Ariba Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995: Information and announcements in this release involve Ariba's expectations, beliefs, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future and are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Ariba as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: delays in development or shipment of new versions of our Ariba B2B Commerce Platform; lack of market acceptance of the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform or other new products or services; inability to continue to develop competitive new products and services on a timely basis; introduction of new products or services by major competitors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; difficulties in assimilating companies previously acquired, including Tradex, Trading Dynamics, and SupplierMarket.com; inability to expand our operations to support increased growth; lengthening sales cycles and the recognition of an increasing portion of revenues at the end of the quarter; declining economic conditions, including a recession; inability to control costs; changes in our pricing or compensation policies; inability to successfully manage a reduction in the company's workforce; and significant fluctuations in our stock price. These and other factors and risks associated with our business are discussed in the Company's Form 10-K filed December 29, 2000 and Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2001.
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