This week, the SEC documents from Ariba filing of the recent acquisitions, were made public. Wow, they are packed full with incredible information. For those that do not enjoy reading financial filings, here are some of the gorey details of the string of acquisitions that led us to today.
Procuri was losing money and not getting [...]
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May 1st, 2006 | Posted in General, acquisition, ariba, cmsi, e-Sourcing Marketplace, procuri, truesource, valuation
Apparently, it is showing major cracks too, although I will only speak for others as Iasta will be clocking in some pretty good numbers in 2008.
First, there were the rumors about major problems at Emptoris. A week before this post come online, I knew something was going on, as I got 4 resumes from [...]
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May 1st, 2006 | Posted in General, ariba, e-Sourcing Marketplace, emptoris, esourcing industry
With everyone talking recession, I’ve been asking colleagues over the past couple of weeks whether they’d rather be Coupa or Ariba in this economic climate. Almost unanimously, my colleagues have said Ariba because it’s better to be a more well-known brand in a down-turned economy, but I’m not so sure. Like a body, when an [...]
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March 11th, 2010 | Posted in Coupa, Vendor Management, ariba, economy, recession, strategic planning