SAP Ariba has announced that it intends to make its cloud-based procurement applications available in China by the end of 2016, enabling Chinese businesses to collaborate with trading partners through a single digital marketplace.
“The world is in the midst of a digital transformation and China is at the forefront,” said Alex Atzberger, president, SAP Ariba. “We look forward to bringing the world’s leading cloud procurement solution to customers in China to speed their journeys and help them drive innovation and growth.”
China is experiencing growing demand for efficient solutions for businesses to better manage operations and connect with trading partners, and Ariba will provide Chinese customers a powerful digital platform to manage their commerce activities from end to end.
“As e-commerce continues to take hold in China, SAP Ariba provides a simple, open and smart way for Chinese companies to manage everything from contracts to payments all in one place,” said Mark Gibbs, global senior vice president of SAP SE and president of SAP Greater China.
“SAP Ariba’s market-leading solutions remove the complexity from business commerce and we believe they will enable Chinese customers to gain a competitive advantage in the digital marketplace.”
The announcement was made at the SAP Select event held in Beijing. SAP Ariba currently has over 500,000 customers in Asia.
