Ariba Expands Offerings For Small And Medium Enterprises
Ariba, Inc., the leading spend management solutions provider, recently expanded its offerings to help small and medium enterprises drive better commerce with the launch of Ariba® StartContracts. A unique on-demand solution, Ariba StartContracts combines industry-leading technology and best-practice processes to help organizations quickly and cost-effectively manage buy and sell side agreements, mitigate risk, drive compliance and boost revenue.
"Effective contract management is a critical lever that companies can pull to quickly find contract information, optimize profits, identify risks and opportunities," said Steve Markle, Senior Director, Solutions Management, Ariba. "Traditionally, only the largest of organizations have been able to afford a contract management solution to effectively record and manage their agreements. But that has changed."
Enterprise-Class Software Delivered On-Demand
Ariba StartContracts makes contract management automation an option for all organizations. With a flexible, user-based pricing model, the solution provides small and medium organizations with the technology and processes needed to improve their contract management and administration functions without investing substantial time or resources.
Key Features
Delivered in a completely web-based environment, the SaaS solution allows contracting, sales, and procurement professionals to enter and manage contracts online in a matter of minutes. And optional electronic signature capabilities make contract execution cheaper, faster, and more secure. With Ariba StartContracts, companies have all the tools needed to:
- Create a central, online contract repository
- Specify important fields and terms within agreements to be monitored
- Manage contracts on across the organization using robust free-text search and reporting capabilities
- Establish task-driven reminders based on important dates and milestones to drive use and compliance
- Go completely paperless and sign agreements electronically
Ariba StartContracts complements Ariba StartSourcing™, an intuitive, web-based RFX management solutions that empowers sourcing professionals within smaller enterprises to create, execute and manage sourcing events from their desktops.
For more information, visit www.ariba.com/solutions/startsourcing/
About Ariba, Inc.
Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand spend management solutions. Our mission is to transform the way companies of all sizes, across all industries, and geographies operate by delivering technology, service, and network solutions that enable them to holistically source, contract, procure, pay, manage, and analyze their spend and supplier relationships. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain performance. More than 1,000 companies, including more than half of the companies on the Fortune 100, use Ariba solutions to manage their spend from sourcing and orders through invoicing and payment. For more information, visit www.ariba.com
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