Ariba Ready Program

Ariba Ready is a marketing and solution validation program that differentiates suppliers and promotes them to buying organizations via the Ariba Supplier Network. Ariba Ready represents a special Ariba designation between trading partners that awards targeted marketing opportunities to suppliers who have demonstrated the ability to effectively transact with and provide content to organizations using Ariba Buyer over the Ariba Supplier Network. Ariba Ready promotes transaction, Ariba PunchOut, and static catalog capabilities.

As an Ariba Ready supplier you'll receive the following benefits:

  • Ariba Ready portal test account. Use this account to test transaction and content solutions against Ariba Supplier Network and Ariba Buyer.
  • Access to an Ariba Supplier consultant. You will have access to two hours of senior-level consulting to guide evaluation and testing of your solutions against best practices.
  • Ariba Ready Logo. If you are a qualifying supplier, you may use the Ariba Ready logo on your Web site, company collateral, business cards and other marketing materials.
  • Designation as Ariba Ready on Ariba corporate site. You will receive promotional designation at www.ariba.com, which is searchable by Ariba buying organizations and prospects.
  • Press release. You'll have the opportunity to announce and promote your Ariba Ready designation and Ariba Supplier Network capabilities.
  • Ariba Ready Status on Ariba Supplier Network profile. The Ariba Supplier Network highlights each Ariba Ready supplier by providing a designated field in the supplier's profile that is searchable by Ariba buying organizations.
  • Ariba Supplier Spotlights. Ariba offers a joint marketing opportunity to all Ariba Ready suppliers for publishing and promoting trading partner successes.
  • Participation in Ariba Ready Supplier Pavilion. The Supplier Pavilion is a premier online area in the secure Ariba Knowledge Base that presents Ariba Ready suppliers to Ariba Buyer customers and prospects. A buyer has access to detailed supplier information that can include an extended Ariba Ready Supplier Profile, supplier web presentations, audio-enabled presentations and supplier spotlights.
  • Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at AribaLIVE events. AribaLIVE is a customer forum that brings together high-level executives from across the world to share ideas and learn about the latest spend management solutions. AribaLIVE events are the leading branding and customer prospecting events in the spend management marketplace. As a booth exhibitor or sponsor, you can promote your Ariba Supplier Network capabilities and meet with Ariba customers, prospects and partners.

To qualify for the Ariba Ready program you must be registered on the Ariba Supplier Network, be in production with at least one Ariba Buyer customer, and have either a CIF catalog or PunchOut. Please view the Ariba Ready Fact Sheet for further program qualification and testing requirements.

Apply now for the Ariba Ready program.