Stories about: CascadeWorks

Andrew Bartels tracks contingent-workforce management tools and services for Giga Information Group Inc. in Cambridge, Mass. Computerworld's Gary H. Anthes asked Bartels to comment on the state of today's products and how these tools will evolve and integrate with other enterprise software in the future.

Vendors are maneuvering to offer strategic sourcing solutions to meet the growing demand for technology that cuts straight to the bottom line of enterprise operations.

Ariba and CascadeWorks have teamed up to offer a spend-management solution designed to reduce the cost of procuring temporary workers and consultants, the companies announced Tuesday.

E-procurement is becoming viable as a long-term solution for the business-to-business realm, but significant hurdles remain before confidence will return to the embattled sector, according to industry observers.

Start-up CascadeWorks Inc. has emerged as the first application service provider to focus on the market for procuring personnel services, such as the hiring of temps, contractors and consultants. The company's offering turns the typically paper-heavy process of hiring such personnel into a Web-based document workflow available through a hosted application called Clarity.