Trade2Gain and Ariba unite for ASP market

Trade2Gain Web Services Ltd, a B2B service provider and Ariba Inc, a B2B eCommerce solutions provider, have announced that they have teamed to offer scalable e-commerce applications, in a secure hosted environment, targeted to the specific business needs of India and South East Asian companies. 

Through its innovative solutions, Trade 2Gain will customize, host, implement, manage and support the Ariba Buyer application. As part of the agreement, it will also resell the Ariba Buyer solution. Both the companies will work closely to build vertical industry templates integrating Ariba Buyer with leading enterprise applications. 

Ariba Buyer enables companies to electronically aggregate enterprise-wide spending from user desktops and direct spending to preferred suppliers, B2B marketplaces and exchanges, resulting in streamlined processes, economies of scale pricing and improved trading partner relationships.

"Our alliance with Ariba enables companies of any size, in any industry to enjoy the benefits of e-procurement," said Subroto Banerjee, MD, Trade2Gain Inc. "Through ASP solutions, our customers can quickly, reliably and cost-effectively connect to their suppliers and the larger global Internet economy."

As said by, with this customers would realize a significant cost savings by consolidating procurement and directing company-wide purchasing to preferred suppliers. This will further minimize the overall cost of acquiring the products and services that are essential to their business.

On the occasion, M Ganesh, Country Manager, Ariba Technologies India (P) Ltd said, "Our objective is to deliver end-to-end solutions to the broadest cross-section of customers in the India & the South East Asian markets, to enable all companies to reap the rewards of Internet-based, network-centric procurement."

Trade2Gain will also work closely with Ariba implementation and consulting partners to meet individual e-commerce needs of customers. "We see an immense potential for ASP services in India and South East Asia, and therefore companies like Trade2Gain form an integral part of our alliances strategy as we increase the penetration of B2B eCommerce in this geography," added Derek Hunter, Director (Alliances), Ariba Asia Pacific.