Consumer technologies and social networks have made it easier than ever
for us to shop, share and consume. Companies want this same simplicity.
And Ariba,
an SAP
Company, is delivering it. The company today announced innovations to
its cloud-based applications and global business network designed to
deliver a personal, contextual and mobile user experience that enables
businesses to run with greater simplicity and efficiency than ever
before. The enhancements were unveiled during Ariba
LIVE, the business commerce event of the year being held at The
Venetian Las Vegas.
“We live in a digital world and are more connected and empowered by
information than ever. And this has created an entirely new set of
expectations for what business software should do,” said Sanish Mondkar,
Chief Product Officer, Ariba. “Just like the technologies we use in our
personal lives, we expect our business software to simplify the way we
work. To guide our decisions and trigger real-time actions within the
context of our business process so that we can streamline how we
discover, connect and collaborate with our trading partners and improve
how we buy, sell and manage our cash. The innovations that we are
unveiling today are uniquely designed to deliver all of this and more.”
A Total User Experience
Today’s employees want to be able manage work activities with the same
ease that they manage their personal lives, and through a newly designed
Ariba user interface (UI), they can. Inspired by SAP® Fiori,
Ariba has renewed its UI to deliver a highly intuitive experience that
dramatically simplifies task and process execution for all users—from
frontline requisitioners to strategic sourcing professionals.
But it takes more than a pretty face to overcome today’s business
commerce challenges. That’s why Ariba delivers a total user experience
that includes:
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Powerful, scalable, and secure network-centric solutions that are
simple to use
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Built-in access to the largest global community of buyers and
suppliers—and their expertise
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Relevant information automatically delivered in the context of key
business processes
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Fast and easy trading partner onboarding
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Adoption services
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24X7 global, multi-lingual support
Ariba Anywhere
Whether they are technicians on the plant floor, service agents in the
field, or sales people at client meetings, employees must be empowered
to do their jobs anytime, anywhere, on any device. And through new apps
like Ariba Mobile, they can be. Delivered as a feature of Ariba’s procurement
solutions and available for download through Apple
App Store and Google
Play, Ariba Mobile works in all the places people work and provides
a fast, easy and intuitive way to conduct business commerce on the go.
Using the app, users can quickly and easily view, track, and act on
requisitions from their mobile devices, transforming the speed and
efficiency with which work gets done. And, because Ariba’s approach is
not just about replicating existing user interactions onto mobile
devices, but providing continuity between desktop interactions and
working outside the office, they can enable new, more efficient and
effective processes.
“The Ariba Mobile app provides our requisition approvers with easy
access to requisitions anywhere, anytime and gives them the information
they need to make spend decisions while keeping up with global demand,”
said Alice Hillary, P2P Enablement Lead, Wiley. “Using the app,
approvers can view their requests in a sleek interface and access
details in an easier-to-read format than general emails. The feature has
also helped us to address security concerns with approvals done through
email.”
Information Delivered When and Where It’s Needed
Today’s users expect their apps to deliver relevant information when and
where they need it to make better, more informed business decisions and
act on them. The Ariba
Network is an intelligent network that automatically delivers the
right expertise, community-generated content and interactive support
material at the right time. So whether finding a new, quality source of
supply, optimizing cash flow or qualifying new business opportunities
and determining how best to win them, buyers and sellers can do so in
more informed ways.
And as part of planned innovations, Ariba will provide access to
templates, best practices, videos and more within many of its
applications, beginning with its Seller solutions. Users will also be
able tap directly into the Ariba Exchange Community, enabling
collaboration within the context of their apps with professionals who
have the expertise, experience and knowledge to help them execute a
process such as responding to an RFP or creating an auction.
“The future of business commerce is collaborative, efficient and
informed. And with the functional enhancements Ariba is making across
its solutions, we are delivering it today,” Mondkar said.
To learn more the Ariba’s solutions and the value they can deliver,
visit: www.ariba.com.
About Ariba, an SAP Company
Ariba is the world’s business commerce network. Ariba combines
industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world's largest
web-based trading community to help companies discover and collaborate
with a global network of partners. Using the Ariba® Network,
businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading partners anywhere,
at any time from any application or device to buy, sell and manage their
cash more efficiently and effectively than ever before. Companies around
the world use the Ariba Network to simplify inter-enterprise
commerce and enhance the results that they deliver. Join them at: www.ariba.com.
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