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Cloudbuy — Digging Into the Amazon-Besting Rhetoric

Cloudbuy — Digging Into the Amazon-Besting Rhetoric

By Jason Busch on May 2, 2014

It’s amusing being a spectator on the sidelines of the current tech investment bubble (granted, some air was let out of it a few weeks ago). Last time around, I was in the midst of it working for a company called FreeMarkets, which had one of the most successful IPOs in history. I also found […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Amazon, American Express, Cloudbuy, Commerce One, rant

Ariba Breaks Up With "The Cloud," Romances "Enterprise Networks"

Ariba Breaks Up With "The Cloud," Romances "Enterprise Networks"

By Jason Busch on April 12, 2012

It seems that for every few “persons of interest” Kim Kardashian is seen with, Ariba comes up with a new corporate umbrella from which to dangle its overall company and product positioning. Fortunately, we all know the results that goo…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Ariba, Ariba network, Business-to-Business, Cloud, Commerce One, Kim Kardashian, procurement, Spend Management, VerticalNet

Alert - PurchasingNet Customers Should Evaluate Other Options

Alert – PurchasingNet Customers Should Evaluate Other Options

By Jason Busch on January 21, 2010

Following the announcement of Versata’s acquisition of PurchasingNet
last week, I had the chance to catch up with Mike Williams, a general
manager at Versata responsible for its Nextance (contract
management) and newly acquired PurchasingNet…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Ariba, Bellwether, Commerce One, Coupa, Enporion, ePlus, eprocurement, Global eProcure, Ivalua, Ketera, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers And Acquisitions, Metiom, Nextance, Perfect, Proactis, PurchasingNet, roll-up strategy, Spend Management, Verian, Versata | 1 Response

Versata Buys PurchasingNet -- A Spend Management Roll-Up Strategy?

Versata Buys PurchasingNet — A Spend Management Roll-Up Strategy?

By Jason Busch on January 15, 2010

Yesterday afternoon, Versata announced it was acquiring PurchasingNet, a purchase-to-pay solutions provider that’s traditionally been focused more on the middle market than large Fortune 500 customers. There’s little to speak of in the press release …

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, Commerce One, M&A, Mergers And Acquisitions, Metiom, Nextance, PurchasingNet, Spend Management, Versata

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