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.