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SAP Ariba was founded under its original name of Ariba in 1996 , before coming under the wing of enterprise software grandfather SAP in 2012 . Founded specifically with the intent of digitalising procurement , among its many solutions are supplier management , strategic sourcing , direct spend and fulfillment solutions , catering to companies of all sizes . SAP Ariba emphasises the openness of its product , enabling connection to existing systems , with the Ariba Network connecting over 4.6 million companies trading more than $ 8.7bn in goods and services every day . Its commitment to the cloud is such that it now only sells the cloud version of its product , with end-of-life support for existing on-premise solutions .
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