The largest SAP implementation of HANA goes to Ariba social network

SAP announced plans for SAP implementation of HANA in the largest business network Ariba. On November 21, 2012 it is said in the statement of concern.

Advantages

As a result of implementation the entrepreneurs entering into network will get the maximum range of advantages from new methods of cooperation which will provide the high level of efficiency of sales, purchases and processes of drawing of invoices and and payments.

Solutions based on SAP HANA will stimulate cooperation, to increase performance and knowledge of participants of business network.

Project scale

According to the cochairman of board SAP Jim Snabe, tools of social networks changed communication and opened new methods of interaction and use of information. "Now we open new methods for the companies of any scale. Today the business network SAP Ariba is also integrated already by more than 1 million companies - it became the world's largest business network", - he told.

New operational model

Based on Ariba SAP will create a new operational business model which will erase borders between the companies. The companies will be able to work in the integrated environment irrespective of geographical regions.

Features

The Ariba Network business network allows already now:

• Contact the perspective customers entering into community
• Manage running state of orders on the scale of real time
• Accelerate payment for goods and services and to optimize a cash flow, performing advance payment
• Use the analytics collected by business community.

Thanks to SAP implementation of the HANA company will be able to get data access about the market, suppliers, the history of transactions and conditions of agreements in real time, and to use everything through a user-friendly interface in any place.

Russia

The press service of SAP CIS of TAdviser reported that any Russian companies also have an opportunity to use all services and advantages of SAP HANA through Ariba business network on an equal basis with other foreign enterprises. "Ariba is as social network, only for business. The main thing that to the company there was an interest to use innovations. Accession to network is also simple as well as registration on any other social network", - told TAdviser in the press service.