Altran Outsources Procurement to Ariba; Leading European Consulting Firm Taps Ariba to Manage Indirect Spend, Drive Savings and Operational Excellence.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Ariba(R), Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that it has been selected to provide procurement outsourcing Procurement Outsourcing is the transfer of specified key procurement activities relating to sourcing and supplier management to a third party — perhaps to reduce overall costs or maybe to tighten the company's focus on its core competencies. services for Altran Group, the European leader in high technology and innovation consulting. Under the terms of a multi-year agreement, Ariba will set up a technology and service infrastructure to manage non-strategic spend for Altran in an effort to help the company drive savings and operational excellence. "At Altran, we have our sights set on becoming the world leader in innovation consulting," said Mr. Eric Albrand, Chief Financial Officer, Altran. "As such, we are taking aggressive steps to drive operational excellence. By selecting Ariba to manage our indirect spend, we can focus our efforts on reaching this goal." As part of its agreement with Altran, Ariba will manage spend across a range of indirect categories, including: office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). , travel, IT Hardware, facilities and marketing services. Through its Managed Procurement Services organization, Ariba will drive everything from spend analysis, category sourcing, supplier negotiations and spend compliance to requisition A written demand; a formal request or requirement. The formal demand by one government upon another, or by the governor of one state upon the governor of another state, of the surrender of a fugitive from justice. The taking or seizure of property by government. management, invoice services, catalog and supplier enablement Supplier Enablement is the process of electronically connecting suppliers (or other trading partners) to a company's supply chain. Supplier enablement is achieved when suppliers of goods and services are connected to a company's back-office systems to exchange critical business services, procurement help desk and application hosting. "Altran recognized early on that innovation is not only a differentiating factor, but the key to success in today's global economy," said Shahriar Broumand, Vice President and General Manager, Ariba Managed Procurement Services. "In selecting Ariba to manage its indirect procurement, Altran has access to an innovative solution designed to help it quickly lock in significant year-over-year savings while maintaining its focus on driving its strategic objectives." About Altran Altran is the European leader in high technology and innovation consulting. The Group's 14,000 consultants worldwide bring together the entire range of engineering and consulting fields: electronics, information technology, quality and organization. They assist corporations throughout their innovation process, ranging from technological monitoring, applied fundamental research, preparation for production, right through to manufacturing processes and information services See Information Systems. , serving most business sectors: automotive, aeronautics aeronautics: see aerodynamics; airplane; aviation. , space, telecommunications. Founded in 1982, Altran is present in 20 countries. Altran had a turnover of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1,430 million in 2005. For more information, please visit: www.altran.com. About Ariba, Inc. Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of spend management solutions to help companies realize rapid and sustainable bottom line results. Successful companies around the world in every industry use Ariba Spend Management(TM) software and services. Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at 1.650.390.1000 or at www.ariba.com. Copyright (C) 1996 - 2006 Ariba, Inc. Ariba, the Ariba logo, AribaLIVE and SupplyWatch are registered trademarks of Ariba, Inc. Ariba Spend Management, Ariba Spend Management. Find it. Get it. Keep it., Ariba. 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Factors and risks associated with its business, including a number of the factors and risks described above, are discussed in Ariba's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed December 7, 2005 and in its Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed August 9, 2006. |
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