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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Ariba's Cloud Goal: Consumerizing B2B
The recent fate of two midsize software makers tells a larger story about cloud computing. Some business software firms such as Lawson (LWSN) downplayed the cloud trend back in 2007-08. Meanwhile, Ariba (ARBA) built a Web-based cloud network for online trading among suppliers and business customers, which it completed in 2008. Last week, Lawson was bought for $2 billion, or $11.25 per share -- below the 12 at which it was trading -- by private
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