Ariba Expands Offerings for Small and Medium Enterprises
18 Mai 2010 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading spend management
solutions provider, today expanded its offerings to help small and
medium enterprises drive better commerce with the launch of Ariba®
StartContracts™. A unique on-demand solution, Ariba StartContracts
combines industry-leading technology and best-practice processes to
help organizations quickly and cost-effectively manage buy and
sell-side agreements, mitigate risk, drive compliance and boost
revenue.
“Effective contract management is a critical lever that
companies can pull to quickly find contract information, optimize
profits and identify risks and opportunities,” said Steve Markle,
Senior Director, Solutions Management, Ariba. “Traditionally, only
the largest of organizations have been able to afford a contract
management solution to effectively record and manage their
agreements. But that has changed.”
Enterprise-Class Software Delivered On-DemandAriba
StartContracts makes contract management automation an option for
all organizations. With a flexible, user-based pricing model, the
solution provides small and medium organizations with the
technology and processes needed to improve their contract
management and administration functions without investing
substantial time or resources.
Key FeaturesDelivered in a completely web-based
environment, the SaaS solution allows contracting, sales, and
procurement professionals to enter and manage contracts online in a
matter of minutes. And optional electronic signature capabilities
make contract execution cheaper, faster, and more secure. With
Ariba StartContracts, companies have all the tools needed to:
- Create a central, online
contract repository
- Specify important fields and
terms within agreements to be monitored
- Manage contracts across the
organization using robust free-text search and reporting
capabilities
- Establish task-driven reminders
based on important dates and milestones to drive use and
compliance
- Go completely paperless and sign
agreements electronically
Ariba StartContracts complements Ariba StartSourcing™, an
intuitive, web-based RFX management solutions that empowers
sourcing professionals within smaller enterprises to create,
execute and manage sourcing events from their desktops.
AvailabilityAriba StartContracts is available and in use
today. To learn more about the offering and the value it can
deliver for your organization, visit:
www.ariba.com/startcontracts
About Ariba, Inc.Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of
on-demand spend management solutions. Our mission is to transform
the way companies of all sizes, across all industries, and
geographies operate by delivering technology, service, and network
solutions that enable them to holistically source, contract,
procure, pay, manage, and analyze their spend and supplier
relationships. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings
empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and
drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain
performance. More than 1,000 companies, including more than half of
the companies on the Fortune 100, use Ariba solutions to manage
their spend from sourcing and orders through invoicing and payment.
For more information, visit www.ariba.com
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