Department of Defense Selects Ariba B2B E-Commerce Solutions
Ariba CSN and Network Connect to Help Government Agency Drive Supplier Participation
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Ariba Inc., (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce solutions provider, today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has selected the Ariba(R) Commerce Services Network(TM) (Ariba CSN) and Network Connect program to drive supplier adoption to the DoD EMALL, the agency's internal marketplace and procurement system, while improving the management of it purchasing process, increasing efficiencies and reducing costs.
DoD EMALL is the DoD's single entry point for its customers to find and acquire off-the-shelf, finished goods and items from the commercial marketplace and Government sources. The DoD will leverage the Ariba Network Connect program and Ariba CSN to significantly increase the number and types of suppliers -- particularly small and disadvantaged suppliers -- supported on the site. A Network Connector, developed by the DoD will enable the agency to connect its buyers and suppliers to ERP and other procurement applications.
"We're really looking forward to working with Ariba," said Don O'Brien, DoD Emall program manager, Defense Logistics Agency. "It will enable the DoD EMALL to quickly and easily access the many Ariba suppliers. They will be able to use the same Ariba-enabled catalog content and business processes for the DoD that they use with their commercial customers. The resultant efficiency will provide benefits to both parties."
"Ariba CSN maximizes the ability of buyers such as the DoD to attract and rapidly enable all of their target suppliers, regardless of the complexity of their eCommerce project," said Shannon Lynch, vice president and general manager, Network Solutions, Ariba. "Ariba CSN supports the industry's largest network of value chain partners, including thousands of suppliers registered and transacting on the network. This established supplier community will enable the DoD to gain access to their strategic suppliers and continue to ramp their entire supplier base."
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. The Network Connect program allows any non-Ariba buy-side procurement, marketplace, and ERP system to connect to the Ariba CSN.
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 Buyer and Ariba Commerce Services Network are trademarks 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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SOURCE Ariba, Inc.
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