Ariba.com Network
Ariba''s approach to content management employs indexing techniques
rather than content aggregation. Through their Operating Resource
Management System (ORMS), standardized access and control of supplier
catalog data provides comprehensive and robust searching capabilities
for interested buyers. Multiprotocol support eases the routing and
translation of transaction data across a number of industry standards,
including cXML, Internet EDI, Value-Added Network (VAN) based EDI, OBI,
secure HTTP, e-mail, auto-FAX, and Catalog Interchange Format (CIF).
Suppliers need only register once through a simplified sign-up process
to indicate transaction standards and configurations. Buyers can
sign-up at Ariba.com to register themselves and their preferences.