Satyam, Ariba in B2B alliance

NEW DELHI: India's Satyam Computer Services Ltd. said on Wednesday it had

entered into an alliance with US e-commerce software maker Ariba Inc to offer

business-to-business (B2B) applications.

Hyderabad-based Satyam, one of India's leading software service companies,

said it would use its extensive consulting experience to build solutions around

Ariba's B2B software platform which enables firms to trade with each other over

the Internet.

"Through its innovative process methodologies, Satyam plans to

customize, implement, manage and support the Ariba B2B platform as an Ariba

Certified System Integrator," Satyam said in a statement.

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