Ariba has released a new version of Ariba Sourcing, the company's application for managing the purchase of direct materials.

Ariba is partnering with Dell Boomi to allow for faster integration to the Ariba Network for business-to-business collaboration.

In today's global business environment, smart companies are learning to collaborate more efficiently, connecting and interacting with ever-expanding communities of customers, suppliers and peers. And they are, in the process, unleashing a new model for operating that is helping to improve their productivity, profits and ultimately, their advantage in an ultra-competitive marketplace. According to Collaborate to Win, a report produced by CFO Research in collaboration with Ariba, Inc., they are capitalizing on the convergence of recent technology trends, including cloud computing, mobility, social and business networks.