Ariba Acquires French Electronic Invoice Network

b-process acquisition extends company’s global e-invoicing capabilities

Sunnyvale, CA—Oct. 20, 2011—Ariba, Inc., a provider of collaborative business commerce solutions, today announced that it has closed the acquisition of b-process, a privately held provider of France’s largest electronic invoice network and one of the largest e-invoicing networks in Europe.

With the acquisition, Ariba further expands its global footprint and extends its leadership position in the market for e-invoicing solutions.

“With the dynamics of today’s global economy, companies around the world are beginning to embrace invoice automation to streamline financial processes and improve cash flow,” said Bob Calderoni, chairman and CEO, Ariba. “With the acquisition of b-process, Ariba can help more companies enable a smart invoicing process by delivering a platform that helps them automate invoice management in more geographies than any other solution on the market.”

Certified by an independent accounting firm to handle value-added tax and invoicing regulatory requirements in 24 countries, b-process delivers a flexible set of solutions for e-Invoicing that are used by large buyer customers across industries, including: Carrefour, EADS, Eurocopter, Gefco, IATA, Marmara, Saint-Gobain and Vinci Energie. The solutions accept invoices in any type of structured format files, including positional, EDI, XML and PDF, allowing buyers and suppliers to quickly and easily connect to the B-process commerce network and begin processing invoices immediately, regardless of the AP, ERP, or other back office systems they are using.

Combined with the Ariba Invoice Management suite of solutions, the offerings will enable companies to implement a touchless global invoicing process that reduces operating costs by up to 70 percent, supports complex compliance requirements, and improves business commerce collaboration. b-process transacts more than 40 million invoices annually with an estimated value of over $80 billion.

“In joining our networks and solutions, b-process and Ariba can deliver unparalleled scale and global reach that enables buyers and sellers around the world to optimize their invoicing and payment/collection processes,” said Alexis Renard, CEO, b-process. “Through the combined businesses, companies will have access to a truly global platform through which they can improve their processing flows, and thus, their competitiveness.

For more information, visit www.ariba.com/commercecloud/.

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