Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the world’s business commerce
network, announced today that it is teaming up with Microsoft Corp.
(Nasdaq: MSFT) to help millions of businesses plug into the
Networked Economy. Through a strategic alliance, the companies will
link their leading business commerce and ERP applications,
providing businesses using Microsoft Dynamics AX with access to the
Ariba® Network, so that they can connect and collaborate more
efficiently and effectively across the entire commerce process. The
news came during Ariba LIVE 2012, the business commerce event of
the year being held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
“Business has officially entered a new era,” said Tim Minahan,
Chief Marketing Officer, Ariba. “It’s social, it’s mobile, it’s
collaborative and it’s creating a major shift in how companies
interact.”
Enabled by trends like cloud computing and the convergence of
enterprise applications, social media and communities, more and
more organizations are looking beyond the four walls of the
enterprise to extend their processes and systems to connect and
collaborate more efficiently with customers, suppliers, and other
trading partners across the street and around the globe.
“Traditional operating models and enterprise applications limit
collaboration,” said Dana Gardner, principal analyst, Interarbor
Solutions. “The pairing of Microsoft’s ERP capabilities with the
Ariba Network enables a unified, open, and collaborative community
accessible by any application or via any device. The result will be
more efficient ways to achieve new levels of productivity among and
between companies from any corner of the globe."
Uniquely designed to help companies be more agile and simplify
decision-making, Microsoft Dynamics AX includes built-in
capabilities for multiple industries and geographic regions, lets
people make quick and easy changes to processes and personal
experiences to fulfill the shifting needs of their business, no
matter how complex the organization. The application gives people
across the company the information they need to do their job,
access to the Microsoft productivity tools they use every
day, and built-in, contextual business intelligence,
empowering better decisions.
As part of the strategic alliance, Ariba will develop an adapter
that will allow Microsoft Dynamics AX customers to connect to the
Ariba Network.
“By combining the powerful capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics AX
with the world’s largest business trading network, we can deliver a
solution that enables companies of all sizes to connect with their
trading partners electronically, helping businesses improve
collaboration, grow their business with existing customers and
discover new opportunities,” said Doug Kennedy, vice president,
Partners and Existing Customer Service Programs, Microsoft
Dynamics.
Used by companies around the world to transact more than $300
billion in commerce on an annual basis, the Ariba Network
provides:
- Cloud-based applications that allow
organizations that share a business process to share the underlying
technology infrastructure that enables that process.
- A community of partners through which
companies can quickly discover, qualify, connect, and collaborate
with trading partners.
- Capabilities in the form of best
practices, community-derived intelligence and other unique features
or services that are only available to members of the community,
such as unique analytics, preferred financing, and ratings.
For more information on the Ariba Network and the value that it
can deliver to your organization, visit:
http://www.ariba.com/supplier/suppliernetwork/ To learn more about
Microsoft Dynamics, visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/default.aspx
About Ariba, Inc.
Ariba, Inc. is the world’s business commerce network. Ariba
combines industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world's
largest web-based trading community to help companies discover and
collaborate with a global network of partners. Using the Ariba®
Network, businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading
partners anywhere, at any time from any application or device to
buy, sell and manage their cash more efficiently and effectively
than ever before. Companies around the world use the Ariba Network
to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance the results that
they deliver. Join them at: www.ariba.com
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results could differ materially from our current expectations.
Factors that could cause or contribute to Ariba's operating and
financial results to differ materially from current expectations
include, but are not limited to: the impact of the credit crises on
Ariba’s results of operations and financial condition; delays in
development or shipment of new versions of Ariba's products and
services; lack of market acceptance of Ariba's existing or future
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; the impact of any
acquisitions, including difficulties with the integration process
or the realization of benefits of a transaction; the impact of our
disposition, including the potential disruption of our ongoing
business; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees;
long and unpredictable sales cycles and the deferrals of
anticipated orders; declining economic conditions, including the
impact of a recession; inability to control costs; changes in the
company's pricing or compensation policies; significant
fluctuations in our stock price; the outcome of and costs
associated with pending or potential future regulatory or legal
proceedings; the impact of our acquisitions and dispositions,
including the disruption or loss of customer, business partner,
supplier or employee relationships; and the level of costs and
expenses incurred by Ariba as a result of such transactions.
Factors and risks associated with its business, including a number
of the factors and risks described above, are discussed in Ariba's
Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on February 7, 2012.
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