“This huge concentration in buying power has created explosive demand in the supplier community to connect to Ariba ORMS customers,” said Keith Krach, president and CEO at Ariba. Clients include Advanced Micro Devices, Chevron, Cisco Systems, FedEx, Merck and Visa.Īriba’s existing customers spend more than $67 billion (US$) in operating resource purchases annually. Suppliers include Barnes & Noble,, Digital River, Office Depot, pcOrder and Staples. The site will connect buyers to suppliers using Ariba’s Operating Resource Management System (Ariba ORMS).Ī will user Hewlett-Packard’s hardware and technology to run the Web site, which already has an impressive list of suppliers and clients. The two companies will create a site that will allow businesses to purchase everything from books and office products to software and hardware. On Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard announced that it has partnered with privately held Ariba to launch, the world’s largest business-to-business commerce network for operating resources over the Internet. One day after Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) launched its online store, and two days after Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) announced its deal with (Nasdaq: BYND), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP) made its major e-commerce plans public.
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