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The Value of Business Networks for Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini August 18, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. If you would like to access the report, it is available for…

SAP Ariba Partners with IBM Emptoris to Bring Cognitive Procurement to the Masses

By Andrew Bartolini May 17, 2017Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

This morning at SAP’s annual SAPPHIRE NOW conference, SAP Ariba President, Alex Atzberger announced that his company will partner with IBM Emptoris to bring cognitive procurement to the Ariba Network…

Three MORE Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 10, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that “it is an exciting time to work in procurement.” [Sidebar: speaking of webinars… We have an exclusive event…

What is Blockchain for Procurement?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 24, 2017Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Blockchain, along with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive technology, is one of the hottest buzzwords in the software and technology industry today, and its notoriety has spread to the…

Technology Round-up – March 23, 2017 (SAP Ariba Live Edition)

By Andrew Bartolini March 23, 2017Articles, Events, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Earlier this week, Matt York and I attended the annual SAP Ariba LIVE conference at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The event is one of the industry’s largest (~3200 estimated…

Instant Analysis: Tradeshift to Acquire IBX Business Network

By Andrew Bartolini March 8, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today, March 8, San Francisco-based Tradeshift, the cloud-based business network, announced that it has entered into an agreement with CapGemini to acquire the latter's IBX Business Network ("IBX"). The deal is expected to close in…

Technology Round-Up – December 6, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 6, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Basware Launches Catalog Management Service, Marketplace On November 29, Basware, the Finland-based provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay (P2P) solutions, announced that it has launched Marketplace, a catalog management service on the Basware Network. Marketplace had already…

Technology Round-Up – July 21, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 21, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Determine Updates Cloud-based Contract and Source-to-Pay Platform On July 18, Determine, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTRM), the Indiana-based provider of contract management and source-to-settle solutions for the cloud, announced several updates to Determine Cloud Platform, its…

Tradeshift Announces Go, Hyper Acquisition at Innovation Day

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 6, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology5 Comments

On Wednesday, June 22, San Francisco-based Tradeshift held an "Innovation Day" at the Hotel Eventi in Mid-Town Manhattan where they made several major product and brand announcements and focused on its main…

Technology Round-Up – May 26, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 26, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

SciQuest Announces Portfolio Savings Manager, Q1 Financial Results On May 16, North Carolina-based SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQI), which offers automated spend management solutions for procurement practitioners, announced the release of Portfolio Savings Manager ("PSM"), a…