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SAP’s acquisition of Ariba

SAP and Ariba: Initial Customer and Competitive Takeaways

SAP and Ariba: Initial Customer and Competitive Takeaways

By Jason Busch on May 23, 2012

Last night, Spend Matters published our initial detailed comparative analysis (for Spend Matters PRO subscribers) of the SAP/Ariba acquisition announcement from a customer vantage point in the areas of sourcing, spend analysis, supplie…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Ariba, CombineNet, Coupa, oracle, sap, sapariba

SAP and Ariba: How Much Has the Business Case for Acquisition Changed Over the Years?

SAP and Ariba: How Much Has the Business Case for Acquisition Changed Over the Years?

By Jason Busch on May 22, 2012

The Spend Matters team is furiously writing and research stories on the SAP and Ariba transaction for publication tomorrow and later in the week (you can read our initial coverage here, here and here). In the process of looking at what…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, Enterprise resource planning, erp, oracle, procurement, sap, sapariba, spend analysis

Ariba: Probing on SAP’s New Procurement and Supplier Network “Angel”

Ariba: Probing on SAP’s New Procurement and Supplier Network “Angel”

By Jason Busch on May 22, 2012

When a company goes through the due diligence process looking to acquire another organization prior to the signing of a definitive agreement or announcement, it typically has a code name for the project. Historically, the suitor uses t…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, basware, Coupa, sap, sapariba, TradeShift

SAP ruptures the procurement universe by scooping up Ariba

SAP ruptures the procurement universe by scooping up Ariba

By Phil Fersht on May 22, 2012

With its $4.3 billion cash offer, SAP answered every procurement technologist’s question, “Who is going to buy Ariba?” While this acquisition will rupture the procurement technology universe, HfS believes the real question that supply chain and finance professionals must ask is, “Now that SAP finally has a credible commerce network, can I eliminate and automate processes I’ve been busily outsourcing?”

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Ariba, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Current Affairs, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, filippone, HfS, IaaS and BPaaS, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Vendors, PaaS, procurement, SaaS, sap, sapariba

SAP Assembles Powerful Cloud Portfolio with Ariba, SuccesFactors Acquisitions

SAP Assembles Powerful Cloud Portfolio with Ariba, SuccesFactors Acquisitions

By Zoli Erdos on May 22, 2012

Emphasis on  “assemble”, as opposed to develop.  For years SAP and Oracle fought a religious war of acquire/assemble vs develop in-house.  SAP’s view was (even under the current Co-CEOs) that you can only get to a coherent, seamlessly integrated suite by development.  Apparently they have changed religion, borrowing a chapter or two from Larry Ellison’s […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Business ByDesign, Larry Ellison, Lars Dalgaard, netsuite, sap, sapariba, sapphirenow, SuccessFactors | 3 Responses

SAP, Ariba, and SuccessFactors -- By the Numbers

SAP, Ariba, and SuccessFactors — By the Numbers

By Jason Busch on May 22, 2012

Please excuse our back-of-the-napkin math, but while we’re waiting on hold to join the SAP/Ariba analyst call, we thought we’d share some quick arithmetic on SAP’s recent cloud transactions.

SuccessFactors

2011: 1,578 employees, sal…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, Business Model, Cloud Computing, netsuite, sap, sapariba, SuccessFactors | 2 Responses

SAP to Acquire Ariba at a 20% premium ($45/Share)

SAP to Acquire Ariba at a 20% premium ($45/Share)

By Jason Busch on May 22, 2012

Moments ago, SAP announced it would acquire Ariba. According to the news, “SAP AG and Ariba announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire Ariba for $45.00 per share, representing an enterp…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, sap, sapariba, SuccessFactors

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