The 15th Anniversary of the Reverse Auction?

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Ok, we can quibble over who invented the reverse auction and when (really, they existed before Internet auctions, so 15 years is really underselling the matter!). However, this is a very interesting discussion put on by Ariba (who claim - via FreeMarkets - to have invented the concept). You can access the podcast here (after supplying them with a bit of marketing info):

Spend Management, Supplier Management, and Working Capital Management Software | Ariba, Inc.

Still, the speakers are very good! The roster includes:

Harikrishnan Shankaranarayanan, Vice President, Aegis Limited
Larry Bender, Director of Contract Management, Diebold
Shannon Moore, eSourcing Manager, Home Depot
Gerald Clarke, B2B Enablement Project Manager, IBM

Well worth a listen....break out the champagne to celebrate - what do you get someone for a 15th Anniversary anyway (quick, Wikipedia....). And the answer is....Crystal!

David http://reverseauctionresearch.blogspot.com/

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