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	Ariba Buyer: System Architecture and Topology
		Ariba Buyer uses an EAI approach to integrate with existing enterprise applications, allowing any data from other back-office systems such as accounting data, lists of users, addresses, and supplier data to be read from existing databases.
		Ariba Buyer supports real-time integration, which may be field-based, event-based, or use generic listeners.
		Ariba Buyer can pull data such as user details, suppliers, account structures, and currencies from ERP systems, and then push data such as requisitions, purchase orders, receipts, and accounting details back to these systems.
	www1.us.dell.com /content/topics/global.aspx/power/en/ps1q01_ariba?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz (1746 words)

	Ariba to restate more results, appeal Nasdaq delisting - Computerworld
		Ariba Inc. extended the period for which it is restating its financial results following the announcement of previously undisclosed off-the-books transactions and warned investors that its stock may be delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market because of a failure to file its 2002 fiscal-year report on time.
		Ariba also said this week that it is recategorizing the cost of stock options issued to several individuals by companies Ariba acquired during its 2000 fiscal year.
		Ariba has not yet completed an accounting review, which is delaying the filing of a financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2002, the company said.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/2003/0,4814,77645,00.html (420 words)

	Analyst Corner - Ariba’s Latest Release To Impact Strategic Sourcing - Analyst Corner - CIO
		Ariba raises the stakes in the strategic sourcing space where a number of competitors have introduced a planning or project management component to their enterprise strategic sourcing platforms.
		Ariba's product integration and technology improvements to its overall portfolio address the "evolved" nature of its product set, and bring its platform more in line with some rival platforms that were designed "from the ground up" for strategic sourcing.
		Ariba has not yet clarified its plans for data integration/transformation that is central to facilitating spend analysis in large enterprises with heterogeneous legacy environments.
	www2.cio.com /analyst/report722.html (1875 words)

	Fool.com: No Slowdown for Ariba [News] January 11, 2001
		Ariba is the crème de la crème of the B2B sector, and investors were paying close attention today when the company announced better-than-expected earnings, citing strong top-line growth and profitability.
		All the same, Ariba is the crème de la crème of the B2B sector and investors were paying close attention today when the company announced quarterly results.
		Ariba expects revenues next quarter to be between $180 million and $185 million and earnings to come in at $0.06 per share.
	www.fool.com /news/2001/arba010111.htm?ref=yhoolnk (542 words)

	Business Wire: Ariba and Softface Team to Deliver Advanced Spe... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Ariba Analysis provides a single global view with a best-of-breed spend data model, over 150 pre-delivered reports and seamless integration with other Ariba Spend Management solutions, giving customers strategic insights to plan and manage their spend across the entire source-to-pay process.
		Ariba helps companies develop and leverage spend management as a core competency to drive significant bottom line results.
		Ariba Spend Management software and services allow companies to align their organizations with a spend-centric focus and deploy closed-loop processes for increased efficiencies and sustainable savings.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:110290554&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (981 words)

	IT-Director.com: Ariba at Radio City: our take on the day's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Ariba's Security and Exchange Commissions filing clearly states it may not be able to match the production and branding power of these companies, and that their core strength will be maintaining the first mover advantage that has made their name.
		Ariba is still pushing to deepen the functionality of their product, and stated they hope to increase their desktop penetration within the enterprises by a factor of ten.
		Ariba is already a prime player in the UDDI standard, collaborating with both IBM and Microsoft to produce the first beta edition.
	www.it-director.com /article.php?id=1618 (1161 words)

	Ariba: Company Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Ariba Spend Management Solutions comprise a unique, comprehensive blend of domain expertise, operational services, and technology that accelerate each customer's journey toward an improved bottom line.
		Ariba delivers sourcing, procurement, and commodity expertise that enables organizations to optimize their Spend Management processes and supplier relationships.
		Ariba applications currently operate on nearly four million desktops around the world.
	www.ariba.com /company/company_overview.cfm (208 words)

	Ariba Expands Capabilities of Ariba Commerce Services Network
		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 is experiencing massive growth in adoption and liquidity -- with individual companies bringing billions of dollars of spend, and trading directly with more than 7,000 suppliers, and providing access to an additional 30,000.
		NOTE: Ariba and the Ariba logo are registered trademarks of Ariba, Inc. Ariba Commerce Services Network is a trademark of Ariba, Inc. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-10-2001/0001465905&EDATE= (643 words)

	Ariba’s New CEO Promises Tighter Focus
		Ariba's new chief executive said Monday that his top priority will be to narrow the focus of the software company's sales strategy, concentrating on industries in which the company already has a strong lead.
		Krach recently told analysts that Ariba would not be providing a revenue forecast for the second quarter or for the full year, because executives cannot yet gauge whether businesses will start ramping up spending on their software.
		Ariba also said Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son was appointed to the company's board, succeeding Crosspoint venture capitalist John Mumford, who retired from the board.
	www.thestandard.com /article/0,1902,24102,00.html (581 words)

	Fool.com: Ariba Acquires Agile Software [News] January 29, 2001
		Ariba understands that enabling procurement is necessary, but only begins to fulfill customer demands.
		Despite shares of Ariba falling nearly 8% today, the deal appears to be a good strategic fit, expanding the company's product footprint into the sizzling supply chain collaboration market.
		Ariba clearly understands that enabling procurement is necessary, but only begins to fulfill customer demands.
	www.fool.com /news/2001/arba010129.htm?ref=yhoolnk (629 words)

	Ariba buys hosting partner \| Tech News on ZDNet
		Ariba announced on Wednesday its intention to buy Alliente, a privately held company of about 100 employees that was spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 2000.
		Ariba, based in Mountain View, Calif., did not disclose the terms of the deal.
		Schmitt said Ariba, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., plans to retain most of Alliente's staff, including its top executives, and is still determining how to charge for the Alliente services.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-3513_22-5136936.html (620 words)

	IT-Analysis.com - Ariba spends wisely on FreeMarkets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Whereas Ariba maintained for many years that FreeMarkets was not a direct competitor, it changed its stance recently and acknowledged in its last filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it now considers FreeMarkets to be a direct competitor in the sourcing market.
		Ariba has recently been on a spending spree: in January 2003, it acquired sourcing services firm Goodex which, along with additional services personnel hired by Ariba in North America, resulted in a strong increase in services revenue during fiscal 2003.
		Ariba managed its last acquisition well, namely that of Goodex, which was evident from recent company figures that indicate that the resources from Goodex were making a positive contribution to the company within a very short time of the firm's acquisition by Ariba.
	www.it-analysis.com /article.php?articleid=11619 (1155 words)

	Ariba to buy FreeMarkets for $493 million \| Tech News on ZDNet
		Ariba announced on Friday that it plans to purchase FreeMarkets in a deal valued at $493 million, bolstering its position in the market for online business software services.
		Ariba said it will conduct a reverse stock split of either 1-for-5 shares, or 1-for-6 shares, once the merger is completed.
		Shares of Ariba, meanwhile, were down in early trading by 22 cents, or nearly 6 percent, to $3.48.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-3513_22-5146475.html (582 words)

	The Cover Pages: Ariba Supports Commerce XML (cXML) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Ariba's existing customers currently have an annual spend of more than $US68 billion in operating resources, the goods and services required to operate their businesses.
		Ariba's comprehensive ORM solution leverages the Internet, corporate intranets, and an advanced network application architecture to efficiently connect requestors to approvers, buyers to suppliers, and the Ariba system to other enterprise applications.
		NOTE: Ariba is a registered trademark of Ariba Technologies Inc. Ariba Operating Resource Management System, Ariba ORMS, and Walk-Up User Interface are trademarks of Ariba Technologies Inc. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
	www.oasis-open.org /cover/aribaCXML.html (1315 words)

	Ariba Case Study
		As Ariba’s business expanded with the addition of several new solutions, and with increases in both the diversity and volume of customer calls, Ariba’s need for a robust, real-time feedback system became mission critical.
		On a continuous basis, Ariba customers are invited to rate and comment on their technical support experience within 24 hours after the case is closed.
		Ariba’s feedback solution will continue be a critical component of improving customer satisfaction and retention by basing actions on direct, real-time customer feedback.
	www.customersat.com /Customers/CS_ariba.asp (1106 words)

	Forbes.com: Ariba Buys Agile In $2.6 Billion Deal
		But nobody can find fault with Ariba's news today that it is paying about $2.6 billion in stock for Agile (nasdaq: AGIL - news - people), another business-to-business firm.
		Ariba's shares fell 4.1% to $38.38 on the news, while Agile's shares rose 17.7% to $50.38.
		For the first quarter of its fiscal 2001, Ariba's net income was 5 cents per share, or $14 million, on $170 million in revenue.
	www.forbesimg.com /2001/01/29/0129agile.html (498 words)

	Ariba to Buy Alliente, Enter the Procurement BPO Market
		Ariba, which sells procurement software and services to manage enterprise expenditures, will buy Alliente, a vendor of business process outsourcing (BPO) for procurement.
		Ariba customers don't need to change their strategies, except in the few cases where the Alliente offering may boost faltering procurement reform.
		Ariba prospects should recognize that Ariba is becoming less of an application vendor and more of a solution provider, with a different value proposition.
	www.gartnerweb.com /DisplayDocument?doc_cd=119287 (635 words)

	Media Net Link - THE LINK - AUGUST 2004 Ariba Analysis Metadata XML for Database Schemas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Ariba, Inc., is a B2B e-commerce corporation that has ridden the wave of Internet adoption by becoming very good at "spend management" software: enterprise-wide software that enforces the control of costs.
		Ariba computer scientists have worked in Internet standards bodies to create XML standards, such as ebXML ("electronic business XML," described at http://www.ebxml.org/).
		Early on, Ariba recognized the fundamental benefits of XML and made it the core of their software architecture and infrastructure.
	www.mnl.com /thelink/0804/ariba0803.html (667 words)

	Ariba Buyer and RBC
		Ariba is one of the world's leaders in electronic marketplace technology.
		One of the advantages of the Ariba system is that it supports suppliers at any level of technical sophistication.
		Another advantage for vendors in the Ariba system is that one-time registration with Ariba Supplier Network (ASN) enables a supplier to then conduct business with any other buying organizations using this Ariba marketplace.
	www.rbc.com /sourcing/eproc_8.html (347 words)

	Line56.com \| E-Business Company Profiles - Ariba, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Ariba solutions are designed to specifically address the needs of the chief financial officer and procurement professionals.
		The Ariba Spend Management Suite will provide a single point of visibility and control allowing companies to engage, manage, and leverage the entire spend lifecycle from analysis, through sourcing, to procurement across the enterprise, while providing systematic measurement, tracking and reporting of best practices.
		Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at 1.650.390.1000 or at www.ariba.com.
	www.line56.com /directory/company.asp?CompanyID=8 (459 words)

	Technology News: Supply Chain : Ariba Buys FreeMarkets for $493 Million
		Ariba has a pretty good roster of customers in its own right, he said, adding that he believes the FreeMarkets purchase is a purely strategic move intended to transform Ariba into a full-service provider of software and outsourcing solutions.
		He told CRM Buyer that Ariba has a strong presence in pharmaceuticals, financial services and retail, while FreeMarkets' presence is in manufacturing, oil and gas, with a greater global reach.
		According to Hudson, Ariba is an interesting company that "has looked death in the face and then managed to [survive]." Having barely survived the tech bust, the company held on to its good client base, shed many employees and concentrated on its core procurement functionality.
	www.technewsworld.com /story/32677.html (797 words)

	Ariba opens network to Oracle, SAP, other ERP users - Computer Business Review
		According to Ariba, their supplier network now handles between 20 million purchases orders worth $60bn to $70bn annually.
		Ariba, which began life as an e-procurement application and B2B exchange during the dot com boom, has repositioned itself in recent years as a spend management system that operates atop an e-procurement network hub.
		According to Bob Solomon, general manager of the Ariba supplier Network, the offering is aimed at SAP or Oracle customers who have not done well with their ERP vendor's supplier portals, which he claims are typically customized for each buyer in the organization.
	www.cbronline.com /article_news.asp?guid=FF65CEE1-37E9-458F-839F-C514D2A04F22 (379 words)

	CRN \| Ariba Looks Ahead_ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Undeterred by the dot-com shakeout, Ariba CEO Keith Krach is upping the ante in his drive to dominate the B2B software industry.
		The acquisition came at a time when Ariba's shares were down a whopping 78 percent,to about $40 from a 52-week high of $183.34,and a number of financial analysts had downgraded the stock following last month's news that Ariba intended to move from a perpetual to a term-based licensing model.
		Ariba steered SiteStuff to Inforte, Wallingford says, noting that Inforte's experience working with and integrating both Ariba and Vignette solutions was a strong selling point.
	www.crn.com /sections/news/top_news.jhtml;jsessionid=KAIZNCLDLVLPIQSNDBNCKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleId=18835296&_requestid=88243 (1299 words)

	Ariba to restate 2001 results - Dec. 31, 2002
		Ariba's audit committee is looking into the $10 million payment provided personally by Ariba Chairman Keith Krach in March 2001 to Larry Mueller, the company's president and chief operating officer at the time of the payment, Ariba said in a press release.
		Ariba said the payment affects only the quarters ended March 31, 2001 and not its 2002 results.
		Ariba also said it would delay filing its 2002 results until the review is completed.
	money.cnn.com /2002/12/31/news/companies/ariba (292 words)

	Ariba \| Online Learning
		The mission of Ariba Education is to offer relevant and timely high quality education services to ensure our students gain the skills and knowledge needed for success with Ariba solutions.
		Ariba Education delivers exceptional education and training to Ariba customers and partners.
		Ariba Buyer v8.2 and Ariba Sourcing 4.3 courses are now available for enrollment.
	docent.ariba.com (378 words)

	Ariba chief surveys B2B market
		Ariba, which two weeks ago broke through the doom and gloom on Wall Street to post strong quarterly financial results, is the market leader in software for wringing inefficiencies out of corporate purchasing.
		Since Ariba has valuable assets in both public and private marketplace areas, we are well-positioned here.
		What's been interesting is that everyone invested millions of dollars on their intranet infrastructures over the past few years and the thing the MIS executives love is that Ariba is their killer app for their intranets.
	www.networkworld.com /news/2001/0122apps.html (898 words)

	Supply Chain Packaged Apps Ariba
		Ariba launches a broader suite and a new moniker, ESM (Supply Chain Brain)- With its new enterprise spend management (ESM) suite, Ariba repositions itself as a total solution provider for procurement, sourcing and analysis.
		Ariba Sourcing (Ariba)- Ariba Sourcing is a leading comprehensive solution for RFQ-driven procurement of direct materials, indirect materials, services, and assets.
		Ariba Supplier Network (Ariba)- Ariba is delivering and developing the industry’s leading set of commerce services, both directly and through tight partnership with the foremost service providers.
	supplychain.ittoolbox.com /topics/t.asp?t=430&p=430&h1=430 (490 words)

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