Ariba Teams With Amalto Technologies to Expand Supplier Solutions.Ariba to Offer Amalto's Data Integration Technology to Suppliers of All Sizes to Help Automate Order and Invoice Management SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that it is working with Amalto Technologies, a global provider of data integration solutions, to help suppliers quickly and cost effectively automate their order and invoice management processes. As a result of integration work included in the terms of a joint marketing agreement, members of the Ariba([R]) Supplier Network([TM]) will gain the ability to connect to Amalto b2box([R]), a packaged solution sold separately by Amalto, that can be used to electronically convert and integrate purchase orders and other transactional documents received from the network with a variety of back-end order and invoice management systems. "Receiving and managing purchase orders and invoices is a time-consuming and costly task, particularly for mid-size organizations that lack the resources and budget for solutions to automate the process," said Don Darby, Director of Supplier Solutions, Ariba. "By enabling integration with Amalto, Ariba can help supplier organizations overcome this challenge, providing a fast and easy way to streamline and integrate their order and invoice management processes and systems and reap the savings and efficiencies that end-to-end coordination provides." An easily deployed solution that requires no investments in technology infrastructure or resources, Amalto b2box is pre-configured with the most common formats and protocols for electronic data exchange and can be used with a variety of back-end systems, including ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. solutions and accounting software. Leveraging Amalto b2box, suppliers can automatically convert purchase orders from the Ariba Supplier Network into the format used by their order management systems and convert invoices produced by these systems into CXML (Commerce XML) A set of XML tags that defines the characteristics of a sale over the Web. It defines tags for purchase orders, changes, payments, order status and shipping information and is designed to provide a common interchange language for sales transactions. for processing on the network. "Ariba has set the standard for electronic commerce with the Ariba Supplier Network," said Jean-Pierre Foehn foehn (fān, Ger. fön), warm, dry wind that occurs on the leeward slopes of a ridge of mountains. The term was originally applied to a wind of the Alps but is now used as a generic term for all winds of this type. , Amalto's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "With the Amalto b2box, Ariba can extend the value it delivers by making electronic enablement and system integration accessible and affordable for suppliers of all sizes." Ariba and Amalto will host a webcast to discuss the Ariba-Amalto b2box offering on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. The live session will take place at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. For more information, or to register for the session, please visit: http://www.ariba.com/go/amalto About Amalto Technologies. Amalto Technologies provides solutions both for Master Data Management and Transactional Data Management based on leading technologies like native XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. servers or Service Oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. Architecture. Amalto has customers in the mining, automotive, railway and retail industry both in Europe and USA. For more information call 33-155060659 (France) or 1-8322395355 (U.S) or visit www.amalto.com. About Ariba, Inc. Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of spend management solutions to help companies realize rapid and sustainable bottom line results. Successful companies around the world in every industry use Ariba Spend Management[TM] software and services. Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at 1.650.390.1000 or at www.ariba.com. Copyright [c] 1996 - 2007 Ariba, Inc. Ariba, the Ariba logo, AribaLIVE and SupplyWatch are registered trademarks of Ariba, Inc. Ariba Spend Management, Ariba Spend Management. Find it. Get it. Keep it., Ariba. This is Spend Management, Ariba Solutions Delivery, Ariba Analysis, Ariba Buyer, Ariba Category Management, Ariba Category Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , Ariba Contract Compliance, Ariba Contracts, Ariba Contract Management, Ariba Contract Workbench, Ariba Data Enrichment enrichment Food industry The addition of vitamins or minerals to a food–eg, wheat, which may have been lost during processing. See White flour; Cf Whole grains. , Ariba eForms, Ariba Electronic Invoice Presentment presentment: see indictment. and Payment, Ariba Invoice, Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Spend Visibility, Ariba Travel and Expense, Ariba Procure-to-Pay, Ariba Workforce, Ariba Supplier Network, Ariba Supplier Connectivity, Ariba Supplier Performance Management, Ariba PunchOut, Ariba QuickSource, PO-Flip, Ariba Settlement, Ariba Spend Management Knowledge Base, Ariba Ready, Ariba Supply Lines, Ariba Supply Manager, Ariba LIVE and It's Time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for Spend Management are trademarks or service marks of Ariba, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Ariba Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 1995: Information and announcements in this release involve Ariba's expectations, beliefs, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future and are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Ariba as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual 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 its current expectations include, but are not limited to: 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 ability to attract and retain qualified employees; difficulties in assimilating as·sim·i·late v. as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing, as·sim·i·lates v.tr. 1. Physiology a. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion. b. acquired companies; long and unpredictable sales cycles and the deferrals of anticipated orders; declining economic conditions; 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 All actions that are authorized or sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition of rights or the enforcement of remedies. ; the impact of our acquisitions, 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 SEC filings, including its most recent report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed February 2, 2007. |
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