SAP Ariba: inside the Ariba Network

SAP Ariba is the world’s leader in global spend management.

Through its Ariba Network, the largest digital business-to-business network worldwide, collaboration is streamlined as buyers and suppliers work together on transactions, strengthening their relationships and unlocking new business opportunities together. In a bid to expand the value the firm delivers to its customers, SAP Ariba and Swisscom has this week announced a partnership to connect the Ariba Network and Switzerland’s leading procurement platform, Conextrade, together.

“We are opening the Ariba Network to well-established geographic and industry-specific networks that are preferred for their unique capabilities with regulations, protocols and formats,” said Sean Thompson, senior vice president, Business Network and Ecosystem, SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass. “With this move, we are taking a leading step forward to create a network of networks that delivers even greater value to our customers.”

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The partnership signifies intent. The connection between the networks will allow suppliers to reach new buyers while keeping procurement operations in an established and preferred, but now connected, system. While at the same time, buyers will be granted access to new suppliers through connection to Conextrade by expanding the Ariba Network.

SAP Ariba is providing its customers with access to trade with companies on industry-specific business networks and in different geographies as well as additional integration capabilities and industry-specific protocols and formats. Connecting over 4.4mn companies in 190 countries, the Ariba Network provides companies with a single, centralized place to identify opportunities, find innovative solutions and securely share information and close deals. Having been acquired by SAP in 2012, Ariba became the world’s largest business software firm following the launch of its brand identity in 2016 with over $2.9trn in commerce is transacted annually on the Ariba Network.

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SAP Ariba ranked in first place in Supply Chain Digital’s Top 10 software companies in October.

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