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Worldwide Retail Exchange Selects E-Business Alliance of IBM, I2 and Ariba as Technology Provider
Exchange Expected to Lower Prices for Consumers and Lower Costs for Retailers and Suppliers

July 13, 2000 — The WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE), the world’s leading retail e-marketplace, today announced the selection of its technology partner, the e-business alliance of IBM (NYSE: IBM), i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITWO), and Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA).

The WWRE is an independent, member-owned, neutral organization that will permit participating retailers to conduct a full range of food, non-food, textile and drug e-commerce transactions with individual suppliers, independent of one another. With its technology partner selected, the Exchange will quickly become operational with first auctions scheduled to occur this summer.

“The Ariba-i2-IBM alliance won this multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract on the basis of the breadth, scope and depth of the capabilities it has shown it can bring to bear on our requirements, its proven ability to implement solutions quickly and by acting as a unified entity in responding to our issues and needs during the selection process,” said Patrick Steele, head of technology and operations for the WWRE and Albertson`s executive vice president of information systems and technology. “Demonstrating a clear understanding of our needs, the Alliance reached beyond its core members to bring us the valuable additional capabilities of Syncra Systems, viaLink, QRS and Retek,” said Steele.

“The technology platform that the alliance will build and manage for us will enable current member retailers, others who choose to join us, and our vendors and suppliers to increase efficiencies and reduce costs through improved collaboration and streamlined processes,” said Gerald Storch, head of marketing for the WWRE and Target Corporation president of financial services and new business. “Through technology, the Exchange will improve current relationships and build new ones between retailers and their suppliers and vendors, creating cost reductions throughout the supply chain that will ultimately translate into lower prices for consumers."

"The Exchange supports what is happening in our industry today. We`re seeing an increased use of technology across all retail sectors to reduce waste and increase efficiency in the overall supply chain," said Storch.

"A central tenet of the WWRE is to leverage standards such as the CPFR guidelines developed by the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards (VICS) Association, as well as emerging XML and Internet standards," said Steele.

IBM will provide system integration and host the exchange, which will be powered by the Ariba® B2B Commerce Platform and i2’s TradeMatrix™ solutions. Ariba will provide its Ariba Marketplace, Ariba Dynamic Trade and Ariba Buyer Solutions together with access to commerce services ranging from logistics services such as total landed cost calculation to financial services such as e-payments. i2 will also provide components to manage retail collaboration, design collaboration, supply chain visibility and catalog management services.

Syncra Systems will provide collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) capabilities. The viaLink Company`s syncLinkSM service will provide the electronic pricebook for synchronized product, price and promotion data. QRS will provide access to its Keystone™ catalog, as well as network services. Retek will provide access to its design collaboration solution.

“eCommerce and the Internet have more to offer retailers than a new kind of storefront,” said Terry Turner, group vice president, i2. “The Internet can be used to unleash retailers’ and suppliers’ hidden assets so they can operate more efficiently, keeping their costs down while serving their customers better. The WWRE is a visionary effort by retailers to collaborate for the benefit of all. We’re proud to be part of this effort.”

“The selection of our alliance as a preferred technology provider demonstrates the superiority of our technology and is a vote of confidence that the alliance has no equal in helping to transform businesses,” said Christian Nivoix, IBM general manager, Distribution Sector.

“The WWRE has the potential to quickly become one of the largest B2B marketplaces in the world based on the critical mass of spend and transaction volumes represented by its extensive global roster of leaders in the retail industry,” said Paul Work, vice president, industry solutions, Ariba. “The combined resources and market-proven, best-of-breed solutions of Ariba, IBM and i2 are uniquely capable of meeting the global requirements of the WWRE with the shortest possible time-to-liquidity.”

About the WorldWide Retail Exchange
The WWRE (www.worldwideretailexchange.org) is a Web-based business-to-business exchange designed to facilitate and simplify trading between retailers and more than 100,000 suppliers, partners and distributors. Consisting of leading retailers from Asia, Europe and the United States, the WWRE is open to all suppliers and retailers who wish to use it. Jointly, the member companies of the Exchange operate nearly 50,000 stores worldwide and have combined sales of more than $450 billion (U.S.) or 450 billion Euros.

Current members of the WorldWide Retail Exchange include: Albertson’s (U.S.), Auchan (France), Best Buy (U.S.), Casino (France), CVS (U.S.), Dairy Farm International (Hong Kong), Delhaize (Belgium), El Corte Ingles (Spain), Gap Inc. (U.S.), J.C. Penney (U.S.), Jusco (Japan), Kingfisher (U.K.), Kmart (U.S.), Marks & Spencer (U.K.), Rite Aid Corporation (U.S.), Royal Ahold (The Netherlands), Safeway, Inc. (U.S.), Safeway PLC (U.K.), SUPERVALU INC. (U.S.), Target (U.S.), Tesco (U.K.) and Walgreens (U.S.).

About the IBM/i2/Ariba Alliance
In March, IBM, i2 and Ariba announced a strategic alliance to create a broad, end-to-end solution for business-to-business e-commerce and collaboration, leveraging the strengths of each company. The three companies together created a best-of-breed, full-service marketplace solution, an integrated supply chain solution and a set of services to help customers take full advantage of the benefits of e-commerce. Together, they now power more than 100 e-marketplaces including six of the 10 largest in the world.

IBM is the world’s largest information technology provider (hardware, software and services) with 1999 revenues of more than $87 billion and is the worldwide leader in e-business solutions. Ariba is the leading B2B eCommerce platform provider to leading companies around the world, including more than 20 of the Fortune 100. i2 is the leading global provider of intelligent e-business solutions. Founded in 1988, i2’s mission is to deliver $50 billion in value to its customers by 2005. i2 is headquartered in Dallas, has approximately 4,500 employees and maintains offices worldwide. More information about IBM is available at www.ibm.com. Visit i2’s Web site at www.i2.com. Ariba’s home page is at www.ariba.com.






Kann Commerce One das noch toppen? War es nicht ursprünglich Commerce One`s Strategie diese Superhandelsplätze zu betreiben und Ariba möglichst nur die firmenspezifischen Handelsplätze zu "überlassen". Nach den Detroit- und Boing & Co.- Plattformen hat man aber davon nicht viel mitbekommen. Anscheinend kommt die Allianz von IBM, I2 und Ariba am Markt besser an und sollte sich bei den zu verbleibenden Superexchanges nichts daran ändern, dürfte man die weitere Konkurrenzfähigkeit von CMRC wohl in Frage stellen. Nachdem zuerst die Nischenplayer wie Ventro und dann die sogenannten Giganten wie Oracle und SAP im B2B-Sektor nach anfänglicher Euphorie nichts mehr zu melden haben, dürfte in den kommenden Monaten der Showdown zwischen ARBA und CMRC ausgetragen werden. Danach wird dann nur noch eine Aktie langfristig weiter steigen. Die andere nicht.


Die nächste Superplattform, die Ihre Softwarepartner in den nächsten Tagen/Wochen benennen wird, ist Transora, die die WWRE im Volumen nochmal übertreffen und insgesammt wohl die größte elektronische Handelsplattform der Welt sein wird.

Teilnehmer an der Transora sind:
Alberto-Culver Company
Bestfoods
Bon Ami Company
Borden, Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Busch Investment Corporation (Anheuser-
Busch Companies, Inc.)
Bush Brothers & Company
Cadbury Schweppes PLC
Campbell Soup Company
The Coca-Cola Company
Coca Cola Enterprises
Colgate-Palmolive Company
ConAgra, Inc.
Danone Foods, Inc./The Dannon
Company, Inc.
Diageo PLC
Eastman Kodak Company
The Earthgrains Company
Fort James Corporation
General Mills, Inc.
The Gillette Company
H.J. Heinz Company
HC Crown Corp. (Hallmark Cards, Inc.)
Heineken International
Hershey Foods Corporation
Hormel Foods Corporation
The J.M. Smucker Company
Johnson & Johnson CCI
Kellogg Company
Kraft Foods, Inc. (an operating company of the Philip Morris Companies
Inc.)
Lance, Inc.
M&M/Mars Incorporated
McCain Foods LTD
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Morton International, Inc.
Nabisco, Inc.
Nestle Holdings Inc.
Parmalat USA Corp.
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
PepsiCo, Inc.
Perdue Farms Incorporated
The Procter & Gamble Company
The Quaker Oats Company
Ralston Purina Company
Reckitt Benckiser PLC
Rich Products Corporation
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Sara Lee Corporation
Unilever NV
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

[DimStar]

ein gewiss großer gewinn für ariba/i2/ibm

but remember: its a huge market. C1 hat zudem die Ölindustrie (u.a. Shell, BP, TotalFina, Statoil) und den amerikanischen Versorgungsmarkt (23 Betreiber mit einem Einkaufsvolumen von knapp 100 Mrd $) gewonnen. das entscheidende für die kursentwicklung scheint seit monaten zwar weniger das volumen der deals als vielmehr die fähigkeit zu sein, daraus einnahmen zu gewinnen. trotzdem werde ich gleich mal eine übersicht von allen mega-exchanges in meinen thread stellen. es gab bereits eine vielzahl von exchange-gründungen, die WWRE ist aber die erste ernstzunehmende, welche von ariba/i2/ibm beliefert wird.

[Forsyth]

sicher ein schöner gweinn für ariba und co.,
aber zeigt es nicht, daß die strategie eine megaplattform von commerce one erfolgreich ist, wenn ariba versucht, so etwas nachzumachen???
nur hat commerce one doch damit schon erfahrungen.
wer weiß, wie lange und ob es ariba und co überhaupt schafft, eine megaplattform zu erstellen.

PS:bin in beide werte investiert
Gruß Forsyth-auf einmal bin ich reich

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Transplace.com Selects Ariba And IBM To Drive New Transportation e-Marketplace
TUESDAY, AUGUST 08, 2000 10:02 AM
- Internet Wire

PLANO, TX, Aug 08, 2000 (INTERNET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Transplace.com, a new Internet-based global logistics alliance formed by six of the largest United States-based transportation companies, announced today that it has selected Ariba (Nasdaq:ARBA) and IBM (NYSE:IBM)to create and operate what is expected to be one of the world`s largest transportation e-marketplaces.

Transplace.com is a consortium of transportation logistics business units from Covenant Transport, Inc.(Nasdaq:CVTI), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:JBHT), M.S. Carriers, Inc.(Nasdaq:MSCA), Swift Transportation Co., Inc. (Nasdaq:SWFT), U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:XPRSA) and Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WERN).

Transplace.com, which began operations on July 1, offers a web-enabled platform to bring together shippers and carriers worldwide to collaborate on their transportation logistics planning and execution through the deployment of efficient business-to-business (B2B)processes. In addition, it will give shippers and carriers efficiencies and cost savings from combined purchasing power on items such as fuel, equipment, maintenance and repair parts, insurance, and other services.

Since its announcement three months ago, Transplace.com`s procurement membership has grown to 1,500 carriers, representing 220,000 tractors, 800,000 trailers and millions of tires. Transplace.com is expected to generate $800 million in transportation logistics revenue over the next year.

Transplace.com has selected Ariba (TM) Marketplace and Ariba (TM) DynamicTrade software solutions as its technology infrastructure, providing browser-accessible auctions, reverse auctions, and procurement services on the Internet. In addition, the Transplace.com marketplace will have access to the Ariba Commerce Services Network for security, payment and logistics services.

IBM Global Services will provide consulting services, web hosting and systemsintegration for Transplace.com`s procurement system. The site will be managed by IBM at its Raleigh, North Carolina web hosting facility.

"Ariba and IBM technologies are already leading many of the world`s largeste-markets and their experience will give Transplace.com a solid technologyfoundation to streamline our procurement process and create efficiencies and cost savings for both our member carriers and suppliers," said Dr. Jun-Sheng Li, CEO of Transplace.com. "Ariba`s leadership position as a B2B e-commerce platform provider and leading marketplace enabler,along with its strong relationship with IBM will also help us accelerate our B2B eCommerce initiative. IBM`s traction in the e-marketplace arena made it a natural choice to help develop and implementthe technology behind Transplace.com."

Transplace.com, Ariba and IBM have signed a memorandum of understanding andare finalizing additional design and implementation agreements. The Transplace.com e-marketplace is expected to be operational by late fall.

"Transplace.com represents the kind of e-marketplaces that are fundamentallytransforming businesses and markets around the world," said Karl D. Salnoske,vice president of e-procurement services for IBM Global Services. "The selection of Ariba and IBM means that Transplace.com knows it can count on the experience, leadership and responsiveness of this groundbreaking technology relationship to connect all of the many dots in the transportation industry."

"Ariba and IBM provide proven B2B e-marketplace infrastructure to expand the functionality of the global Transplace e-marketplace, bringing cutting edge technology and value to the transportation industry. In addition, along with its proven track record, Transplace.com`s use of Ariba and IBM technology places Transplace.com on the path of creating the world`s largest transportation e-marketplace," stated Jon Corshen, vice president of marketplace development at Ariba.

Transplace.com, whose vision is to be The Supermarket for TransportationSolutions, has headquarters in Plano and satellite locations in Arkansas,Arizona, Nebraska and Tennessee. The current workforce of over 500 will be expanded when a new headquarters facility in Plano is completed.

Transplace.com is based on a "click-and-mortar" B2B model whose power is in the network density and strong support founded by the established assetproviders.

It leverages the vast network of business relationships that have been builtover the last several years by the six companies mentioned above. It hasunmatched vertical industry knowledge, expertise and technology and helpscarriers improve utilization and efficiency through the reduction of empty miles and detention hours, as well as combined purchasing power. It provides the shipping public easy access to virtually unlimited capacity with operational efficiency unmatched by any single shipper or carrier. For more information on Transplace.com, please visit the company`s web site, www.transplace.com.