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Instant Analysis: SciQuest Sees “Upside” in Contract Lifecycle Management (I)

By Andrew Bartolini July 26, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

On Tuesday, after the market closed, SciQuest (ticker: SQI), a provider of cloud-based supply management solutions, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Upside Software Inc. ("Upside"),…

Payables Place Asks “Would You Bet On Paper or Against It?”

By Andrew Bartolini July 24, 2012Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Earlier today, Vishal Patel, Director of ePayables Research at Ardent Partners posed an interesting question on Ardent's new site, Payables Place, regarding the amount of paper invoices in the marketplace…

M & A(riba) – SAP’s Big Bet

By Andrew Bartolini June 21, 2012Articles, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Building on our "instant analysis" of SAP's multi-billion dollar bid for Ariba, we've now come back with a comprehensive report that covers the deal in greater detail. For those of…

Introducing Payables Place

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2012Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

For the past six years, the analysts (Andrew Bartolini & Vishal Patel) at Ardent Partners have been closely covering the ePayables (or AP Automation) market. During that time, we've published…

Sourcing for Value: Using Non-Price Attributes to Find the Best Suppliers

By Andrew Bartolini May 25, 2012Articles, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We recently published a series focused on the use of non-price attributes to improve the sourcing and supplier selection process. And now, that series has spawned a webinar and a…

Instant Analysis: Acquisition in the Clouds – SAP to Acquire Ariba for $4.3 Billion

By Andrew Bartolini May 22, 2012Articles, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

The procurement-themed events held at SAP's SAPPHIRE in Orlando last Monday night were abuzz with the rumor that SAP was going to make a huge cloud procurement announcement the next…

CPO News – April 25, 2012

By Andrew Bartolini April 25, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Lots of movement this month so, this edition of CPO News offers more, but shorter stories. Yahoo CPO Joins BuyerQuest Earlier this month, Ron Carcamo, industry veteran and longtime Chief…

Heinz – Keystone to Procurement Success (Part 2)

By Andrew Bartolini April 23, 2012Articles, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today we continue with Part Two of the H.J. Heinz procurement story as told in three parts (two presentations and one, one-on-one interview all by/with Christopher Yope, Heinz' Global SRM…

Heinz’ Keystone to Procurement Success (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini April 20, 2012Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Another day, another article, another event, another great presentation from a leading procurement group..... This time, we focus in on the H.J. Heinz procurement story as told in three parts…

CPO Shop Talk: Ariba LIVE 2012

By Andrew Bartolini April 16, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Ariba’s North American Conference Ariba LIVE 2012 was held last week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. What I said last year about the event still holds true that "Ariba’s…