As the leading provider of Spend Management solutions, Ariba helps companies analyze, understand, and manage their corporate spending to achieve increased cost savings and business process efficiency. Ariba Spend Management Solutions comprise a unique, comprehensive blend of domain expertise, operational services, and technology that accelerate each customer's journey toward an improved bottom line.

Ariba delivers sourcing, procurement, and commodity expertise that enables organizations to optimize their Spend Management processes and supplier relationships. We help companies get the critical buy-in and support required at all levels of their organization, then work with them to plan, build, and integrate a customized, effective spend management solution. We leverage a broad technology platform that makes our solution benefits repeatable in the long term.

Ariba applications currently operate on nearly four million desktops around the world. Our solutions and our rapidly scalable Ariba Supplier Network enable global industry leaders to greatly increase their competitive advantage. ABN AMRO, BMW, Chevron, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, and Unilever are among the Fortune 100 companies that put their trust in Ariba solutions.

As a supplier in today's global economy, you need a business partner that can help you streamline your prospecting-to-payment cycle and boost sales to both prospects and existing customers alike. Ariba delivers an industry-leading set of product- and service-based solutions that help you maximize the value of your eCommerce infrastructure dollars. Ariba supports suppliers across three major business processes with your customers: Sourcing, Procurement and Financial.

Sourcing. Ariba sourcing offerings streamline the process of prospecting and bidding with your customers. Ariba helps you increase sales opportunities through participation in an enhanced supplier directory, registration for new business opportunities on the Ariba Supplier Network, and participation in valuable sourcing events using the Ariba Sourcing platforms and Ariba Full Source service. Supporting over $120 billion in annual sourcing volume, the Ariba's sourcing offerings offers you:

As competition in the procurement arena intensifies, it is critical that organizations dramatically improve their effectiveness by managing spend and accelerating process performance. Leading companies understand that this can only be achieved through a comprehensive spend management solution-one that delivers cross-company spend visibility, promotes accurate decision making, and employs best practices on which to refine and grow an efficient procurement infrastructure.

The Ariba Spend Management Solutions comprise software, services and expertise that enable companies to rapidly master their spend and accelerate their journey toward bottom-line success-without costly customization or internal IT alignment issues. Combined with our comprehensive, scalable Ariba Supplier Network, Ariba solutions drive more business volume between buyers and suppliers than any other spend management system. That's why Ariba applications currently operate on nearly four million desktops around the world.