Technology Round-up – March 23, 2017 (SAP Ariba Live Edition)
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Business Networks Extend Their Reach into Direct Materials
In an age of global commerce, connectivity between buyers and suppliers that is enabled by technology will be a critical piece of the global business networks and supply chains that…
SAP Ariba Live 2016 Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline and the Boulders, Rocks, and Sand of Business Networks
Business networks are web-based platforms that enable interconnected buyers and suppliers to trade, communicate, and collaborate with each other. As a result of this inherent nature, and the drive among…
Technology Round-Up – March 24, 2016
E2Open Acquires Terra Technology On March 8, E2Open (NASDAQ: EOPN), a California-based provider of supply chain collaboration, planning, and execution solutions for the cloud, announced that it acquired Terra Technology, the Connecticut-based…
Technology Round-Up – February 4, 2016
Coupa Announces Contractually Acquisition Last week, Coupa, the California-based provider of spend management solutions for the cloud, provided Ardent Partners with a briefing on its recent acquisition of Contractually, the Vancouver, Canada-based…