John S. McCright

Ariba Inc. is going to great lengths to get more mileage out of its e-commerce platform. At its Sell Side of B2B Conference in San Antonio next week, the company will announce its Supplier Hub Alliance. This will enable Ariba, of Mountain View, Calif., to refer suppliers that want to tap into their buyers Ariba-powered […]

As business-to-business marketplaces struggle to devise a profitable and sustainable business model, some B2B companies are opting to become more than transaction hosters. A small but influential group of companies, such as Ventro Corp. and e-Steel Corp., have decided to begin developing their own technology. The belief is that the winning solution for B2B involves […]