Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the world's business commerce network, today
announced that Simply Market, the French brand group of Auchan
supermarket stores, will leverage cloud-based solutions from b-process,
an Ariba company, to streamline its eInvoicing process.
"The benefits of eInvoicing are widely acknowledged within Groupe Auchan
and the retail industry," said Philippe Le Goff, Directeur des Services
Comptable et Financier at Simply Market. "Using b-process' solution
will significantly enhance the exchanges of invoices between our
suppliers and our salespoints, and the productivity gains we expect to
generate will create substantial value for both our suppliers and
ourselves."
Australia's Dataline is teaming up with NASDEQ-listed multinational
Fundtech to offer electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) and
related financial supply chain services to corporate customers in Asia
Pacific.
Established in 1987, Dataline has developed its accounts payable
automation solution in addition to a range of payment processing
services it provides major corporations and financial institutions in
the region.
Finnish e-procurement and e-invoicing software company Basware has seen
its automation services business (which includes SaaS and e-invoicing)
grow by 32.2 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, with net sales also
growing by 4.5 percent to EUR 107.7 million during the same interval.
Global provider of transaction banking services Fundtech has entered a
partnership with Australian payment services developer Dataline to
provide electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) and related
financial supply chain services to corporate customers in the
Asia-Pacific region.
GXSTM, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce
solutions, today announced that Nigel Taylor, GXS global head of
e-invoicing, has joined the executive committee of the European
E-Invoicing Solutions Providers Association (EESPA) following his
nomination and voting at the recent annual general meeting. Taylor was
selected for his extensive e-invoicing expertise and proven commitment
to advocating and supporting the widespread adoption of e-invoicing by
engaging in public policy debate and recommending best practices within
European forums. His appointment to this executive committee
demonstrates GXS's industry leading expertise in providing compliant
e-invoicing solutions and in helping companies around the world with
moving from paper to electronic invoices.
