Tuesday September 28, 7:44 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Ariba, Inc.
Ariba Network to Include Compaq
Products
Compaq to Connect its Web Site to Ariba Network Using cXML
BURLINGAME, Calif., and HOUSTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA - news),
the leader in business-to-business eCommerce solutions for operating resources today announced that
Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ - news), the largest global supplier of computer systems will sell
its products through the Ariba Network(TM) eCommerce platform. Ariba and Compaq will also
collaborate on the continued development of Commerce XML (cXML), an XML-based Internet standard
for exchanging supplier content and transaction information between buyers and suppliers.
''We view eCommerce networks as paramount to meeting our customers' requirements for robust,
streamlined procurement,'' said Flint Brenton, vice president, eCommerce, Compaq Computer
Corporation. ''By making our products and services available through the Ariba Network platform and the
Ariba ORMS(TM) application, Compaq is quickly able to leverage a single connection point into many
customers' buying processes. It also allows Compaq to extend our reach into the growing number of
buying organizations using the Ariba Network platform.''
Compaq will make its products and services available to buying organizations using cXML and the Ariba
Network platform, a shared Internet service that integrates business buyers, suppliers, and service
providers. This will provide the opportunity for joint Ariba® and Compaq customers to gain additional
cost savings, efficiencies, and convenience in acquiring Compaq computer products and services.
As one of more than 90 members of the Ariba Supplier Link(TM) program, Compaq gains an additional
eCommerce distribution channel to domestic and international corporate buyers using Ariba
eCommerce solutions. Ariba's customer base includes more than 10 percent of Fortune 100 and many
Global 2000 companies representing over US$138 billion in aggregate spending on all operating
resources. Ariba customers include Andersen Consulting, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Charles Schwab &
Co., Chevron, Cisco, CIBC, CNA, FedEx, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent, Merck, MCI
Worldcom, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Motorola, Nestle, Philips, SAirGroup, Sonoco Products,
Staples, Transamerica, U S WEST, and Visa.
Compaq will add cXML capabilities to its existing Web site, enabling Ariba users to use the Ariba
Internet Catalog feature to directly view and access the Compaq Web site from within the Ariba solution.
By providing access to the Compaq Web site, the Ariba solution captures and manages purchasing
information and user benefit from the advanced services of the Compaq Web site without leaving the
Ariba user interface. This allows Compaq to leverage its extensive sell-side eCommerce capabilities,
dynamic content, and brand image while allowing the buying organization to maintain control of its
purchasing processes, such as approvals and accounting, in a unified environment through the
intranet-based Ariba ORMS application.
''Compaq's advanced sell-side eCommerce capabilities and its tremendous breadth of products,
services, and solutions it provides add incredible value and momentum to the Ariba Network platform,''
said Dave Rome, vice president of marketing at Ariba. ''By making Compaq computer product and
service information and the Compaq shopping experience readily available to all organizations that use
Ariba eCommerce solutions, Ariba and Compaq will jointly provide our clients with more efficient means
of doing business.''
ABOUT ARIBA, INC.
Ariba, Inc. is the world's leader in business-to-business electronic commerce services and software for
operating resources, the non-production goods and services companies require for day-to-day
operations. The company provides the Ariba Network platform, the industry's leading open, global
platform for business-to-business commerce on the Internet. Together, Ariba's software and services
leverage the Ariba Network platform to automate and integrate the internal and external commerce
processes of buyers, suppliers, and value-added service providers, delivering a global eCommerce
infrastructure that provides cost saving and revenue opportunities for businesses of all sizes. Ariba can
be contacted in the U.S. at 408-543-3800 or at www.ariba.com.
NOTE: Ariba and the Ariba logo are registered trademarks of Ariba, Inc. Ariba ORMS and Ariba Network
are trademarks of Ariba, Inc. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification
purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Ariba, Inc.
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