Friday, 27th May 2011

Ariba, a leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions announced the expansion of its partnership with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), providing organisations with invaluable data, enabling faster, safer business decisions. In today's globally connected, but sometimes less than stable business environment, success comes from knowing as much as possible, as early as possible. Partnering with D&B, the trusted source of commercial insight for more than 170 years, provides just that.

As Tim Minahan, Chief Marketing Officer, Ariba points out, "economic uncertainty and global expansion have made efficient discovery and qualification of the right business partners a competitive advange. This requires access to dynamic business intelligence within the context of the business process. By joining forces with D&B, Ariba delivers new levels of qualifying business insight built right into the sourcing process."

In fact, Ariba plan to incorporate D&B's insight across over 195m buisinesses worldwide. Not surprising when using this service can help to shorten the time it takes to find new, quality suppliers by up to 90%.

Jim Lawton, President and General Manager of D&B Supply Management Solutions says, "whether you're looking for a new supplier for the first time or evaluating suppliers with the intention to make changes, you'll make better decisions about who to partner with when you have reliable, complete and current information".