
Cloudbuy — Digging Into the Amazon-Besting Rhetoric
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 […]

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

Alert – PurchasingNet Customers Should Evaluate Other Options
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…

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