Ariba Factfile

Key Financials

1999/2000/2001
Revenues: $45.3m/$279m/$408.8m
Profit/Loss: undisclosed/$29.5m/$88.1m

Key Executives
Bob Calderoni, CEO
Jim Frankola, CFO
Michael Schmitt, CMO
Eileen Basho-McPartland, Executive VP of solutions development
James Steele, Executive VP of worldwide sales

High Profile customers
Federal Express
Unilever
Dutch Railways
General Electric
Accenture
IBM
Bristol Myers Squibb

The Products
The Ariba Spend Management Suite - Product suite released in September 2001 to herald Ariba's change of direction. A set of applications designed to streamline the electronic purchasing process, from sourcing suppliers to negotiating contracts, to settlement of payment. Designed to allow companies monitor and control spend. Includes the following applications:

-Ariba analysis
-Ariba sourcing
-Ariba buyer
-Ariba contract
-Ariba invoice
-Ariba workforce
-Ariba e-forms
-Ariba Travel & Expenses

Ariba Marketplace - Ariba's original B2B offering. Designed to create both public and private online trading hubs bringing together buyers and suppliers. Integrates with the Ariba supplier network

Ariba Supplier Network - A global directory cataloguing details of Ariba suppliers and distributors. Buyers can access the network through a single access point.

Ariba Punchout - An application that allows buyers to configure their existing e-procurement programme to access complex supplier product directories -for example products with a number of options or configurations, or products that need to be customised for each customer.