Ariba and IBM Unveil Complete B2B E-Commerce Solution for Suppliers.Business Editors BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2000 Ariba Supplier Conference-- E-Commerce Leaders Enable Mid-Sized Suppliers to Connection to their Trading Partners, Buyers and Marketplaces IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA) today announced the first complete solution to enable suppliers to participate in B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. . The 'IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive' enables suppliers to build an e-commerce site on the Internet that is automatically connected to multiple buyers and marketplaces on the Ariba Commerce Services Network. The offering uses networking solutions from Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. and provides integrated, plug-and-play solutions for suppliers, allowing participants to generate B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business transactions rapidly for a low up-front cost. Developed by Ariba and IBM, the offering dramatically streamlines the process through which suppliers participate in e-commerce by providing all the components for a complete solution, including: Hardware, application and middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a software, services and support, financing, B2B connectivity with the Ariba platform, and networking solutions from Cisco Systems. This offering is the first of several complete supplier enablement Supplier Enablement is the process of electronically connecting suppliers (or other trading partners) to a company's supply chain. Supplier enablement is achieved when suppliers of goods and services are connected to a company's back-office systems to exchange critical business solutions to be offered under the Ariba SupplierLive program. Based on IBM's WebSphere Commerce Suite and the IBM Netfinity(R) and AS/400(R) server platforms, and incorporating Cisco networking solutions, IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive' offers easy access to multiple procurement systems and e-marketplaces from a single platform. The solution is part of the IBM Start Now e-business Solutions program, a marketing and enablement program designed to enable IBM Business Partners to quickly implement e-business solutions for customers. It will be available through the worldwide reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. channels of IBM, guaranteeing easy customer access, high adoption and rapid implementation. Networking solutions provided by Cisco Systems will give the supplier the capacity to handle the connectivity demands of business on the Internet to meet customer demands and improve internal efficiencies. "More than ever before, suppliers want to get involved in global B2B e-commerce," said Ed Kilroy, general manager, IBM electronic commerce software. "IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive meets the needs of suppliers that do not have all of the technological capabilities, expertise, budget and time to build a customized B2B e-commerce solution. Suppliers can drive costs and inefficiencies out of their supply chain by streamlining and automating core business processes. This solution allows suppliers to quickly, efficiently, and affordably integrate into the Ariba Commerce Services Network." "Ariba, IBM and Cisco recognize the need to help mid-sized suppliers compete within the global e-commerce market, and we are the first to meet that need with a single integrated solution," said Cindy Elkins, senior director, global supplier and content solutions, Ariba. "With the addition of our Ariba SupplierLive solutions for mid-tier suppliers, we now have a complete set of solutions to meet the needs of all suppliers, regardless of their size or level of e-commerce experience and requirements." Key Features Multiple selling models: enables suppliers to build a differentiated e-commerce site on the Internet and to connect to buyers and marketplaces across the Ariba Commerce Services Network Seamless cXML PunchOut: allows buyers live access to a supplier's e-commerce site, maintaining differentiation and streamlining content management Robust implementation for buyer specific catalogs and pricing: IBM's WebSphere Commerce Suite enables customers to create bundles, packages, cross-sells, and up-sells Pre-negotiated prices: buyers and suppliers can securely contract with each other for discounted prices Back-end integration: orders can now flow directly from Ariba Buyer to IBM's WebSphere Commerce Suite without human intervention, and IBM's WebSphere Commerce Suite can be integrated directly into the supplier's 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. system B2B interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. : allowing suppliers to connect and do business with various B2B ecosystems Continuous connectivity: networking solutions provided by Cisco provide suppliers the capacity to handle the increased demand for connectivity Customers IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive targets medium-sized suppliers requiring an all-in-one solution for B2B e-commerce transactions. MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. Industrial Direct (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS ) is a pilot customer implementing the solution. "The IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive" is an innovative solution that will enhance MSC's value to our customers," noted Mitchell Jacobson, Chairman and 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. , MSC Industrial Direct. "It will shorten implementation time, reduce our costs, provide better information, and enable us to leverage our assets as part of our program to access Fortune 1000 customers." IBM Business Partners IBM is working with OnLink and Profile Systems to provide value-added solutions around the offering. OnLink Sales (superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. : TM) configuration application works with WebSphere Commerce Suite to provide suppliers and buyers with order accuracy and information consistency. Profile Systems' MasterDepot solution complements WebSphere Commerce Suite, to help a selling organization gather, store, enhance and maintain their electronic product data . In addition, Xerox Connect, Trifecta tri·fec·ta n. A system of betting in which the bettor must pick the first three winners in the correct sequence. Also called triple. [tri- + (per)fecta.] , RCM RCM Reliability-Centered Maintenance RCM Royal College of Music RCM Royal Conservatory of Music RCM Royal Canadian Mint RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance RCM Revenue Cycle Management RCM Regional Climate Model RCM Ring-Closing Metathesis Technologies, Inc. and other IBM Business Partners are working with IBM to implement the IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive for customers. Ariba Supplier Enablement Program This solution is also the first of several complete supplier enablement solutions to be launched that Ariba will develop and launch under the Ariba SupplierLive program with different technology providers. By leveraging Ariba SupplierLive solutions, buying organizations and marketplaces will be able to accelerate their implementations by helping their supplier base go live rapidly, increasing their return on investment and competitive advantage. Ariba SupplierLive demonstrates Ariba's commitment to making suppliers successful by delivering a complete technological solution with pre-integrated connectivity to buyers and marketplaces on the Ariba Commerce Services Network. Ariba SupplierLive extends Ariba's existing portfolio of supplier enablement solutions, providing compelling solutions to all classes of suppliers: cXML PunchOut for large suppliers with sophisticated e-commerce sites; Ariba SupplierLive for mid-tier suppliers who want to build an e-commerce solution; and supplier hubs and network services for small suppliers with limited resources. These comprehensive solutions enable buyers, suppliers and marketplaces to get up and running rapidly, minimize time to benefit and maximizing transaction liquidity. Availability IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions for Ariba SupplierLive is immediately available via Ariba's Supplier Advisor on the Ariba Commerce Services Network, the on-line tool that provides suppliers with recommended enablement solutions that match their B2B integration requirements. The solution is offered now through the IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions program, part of the IBM Start Now Solutions for e-business program, a marketing and enablement program designed for IBM's Business Partners, to provide customers with e-business solutions Ariba Ariba, Inc. is the leading business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform and network services provider. Through the Ariba B2B Commerce platform -- an open, end-to-end infrastructure of interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. software solutions and hosted Web-based commerce services -- the company enables efficient on-line trade, integration and collaboration between B2B marketplaces, buyers, suppliers and commerce service providers. The global reach and best-of-breed functionality of the Ariba B2B Commerce platform creates Internet-driven economies of scale and process efficiencies for leading companies around the world. Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at 650-930-6200 or at www.ariba.com. IBM WebSphere Software Platform WebSphere Commerce Suite version 4.1 and WebSphere Commerce Studio software are application services See ASP and Web services. built on top of the WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition to provide a core set of technologies upon which future applications services will be built. By leveraging technologies in the WebSphere Software platform, customers will be able to use a single, unified technology foundation for a wide range of e-business applications. It allows companies to build essential e-business applications fast, leveraging additional key IBM application services in collaboration and transactions, in addition to a wide-range of partner applications as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . IBM's WebSphere Commerce Suite, the first integrated e-commerce solution, provides a wide range of easy-to-use features and functions for content management, relationship marketing, order management, and payment management for all types of Internet businesses, including business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and e-marketplaces. Sites built with WebSphere Commerce Suite can easily integrate with both internal and external systems and grow with the changing needs of an e-business. IBM WebSphere Commerce IBM WebSphere Commerce is a next-generation e-commerce software solution. It is the single, unified platform which offers the ability to do business directly with consumers (B2C), with businesses (B2B), and indirectly through channel partners (indirect business models), or all of Suite customers benefit from the functionality of the WebSphere family, which integrates Web commerce, Web application server, Web application development tools, transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. and distributed component software from IBM. IBM Corporation IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. . IBM Software offers the widest range of applications, middleware and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. for all types of computing platforms See platform. , allowing customers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. The fastest way to get more information about IBM software is through the IBM Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com * Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ** All other trademarks are owned by the respective company. |
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