Since the announced transaction, a range of Ariba and SAP competitors have been making aggressive moves to unseat their large rivals, taking a classic software FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) approach to clouding prospect and customer impressions of the deal. Some have suggested what we believe to be unsubstantiated claims about a proposed Ariba/SAP combined solution roadmap to create further uncertainty around integration timelines and the benefits of an integrated Ariba/SAP organization (at least for a number of years).
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