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		<title><![CDATA[Ariba expects subscription model to broaden its customer base.(ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4372/is_200512/ai_n18925035]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Studies of strategic sourcing generally produce the same  conclusion: the practice yields substantial benefits-ranging from lower  procurement costs to improved product quality-but developing a  successful strategic sourcing program isn't easy.           Studies of strategic sourcing generally produce the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ariba expects subscription model to broaden its customer base (Manufacturing Business Technology)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Studies of strategic sourcing generally produce the same conclusion: the practice yields substantial benefits--ranging from lower procurement costs to improved product quality--but developing a successful strategic sourcing program isn't easy.      Studies of strategic sourcing generally produce the same conclusion: the practice yields substantial benefits--ranging from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sourcing vendors say acquisitions aim at one-stop data cleansing and analysis.(SPEND MANAGEMENT)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4372/is_200509/ai_n18926815]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Materials procurement was supposed to be among the first business  processes to be transformed by the Internet. Vendors even created a  catchy name--strategic sourcing--for what was billed as a revolutionary  method of cutting procurement costs. Yet w    Materials procurement was supposed to be among...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ariba Positioned in ``Visionary'' Quadrant in Strategic Sourcing Applications Magic Quadrant]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Feb_3/ai_n9490518]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Ariba Serves More Than 300 Sourcing Customers Who Have Collectively Sourced More Than $225 Billion Globally Using the Company's Products and Services]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ariba, as solutions provider, will have new competitors.(Strategic Sourcing)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ariba is going through the third stage in its evolution as a  company, and at least its second attempt at educating the market for its  solutions.       Ariba was born roughly six years ago as an e-procurement company;  later it morphed into...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ariba to acquire Softface.(Buylines: strategic sourcing news for supply chain & purchasing professionals)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise spend management software provider Ariba continued its  2004 spending spree with the news that it plans to acquire Softface, a  provider of spend performance management solutions. The deal, which is  expected to close in April, will expand     Enterprise spend management software provider...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Alcoa/Ariba]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alcoa is widely known as the world's largest producer of aluminum and aluminum products, with 350 operating locations in 41 countries, bringing revenue of $23.5 billion a year. However, staying at the head of the pack is not easy. Alcoa's sourcing and procurement team was challenged to decrease the overall...]]></description>
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