Ariba Brings Spend Management to the Masses.Company Combines Virtual LIVE Event With Global Road Show to Deliver Leading-Edge Information and Strategies to Increasingly Cost-Conscious Audience SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Recognizing the need to provide leading-edge information on technology and processes that enable companies to minimize costs and maximize performance to an increasingly cost-conscious audience, Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today unveiled plans for Ariba LIVE 2009 World Tour. The premier conference for procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. executives and finance professionals will kick off April 28 with a two-day virtual event followed by a global road show with stops in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , London, Paris and Stockholm. "The state of the global economy has made it more important than ever for companies of all sizes to focus on spend management - and this, in many cases, means curbing travel and other discretionary spend," said Tim Minahan, Chief Marketing Officer, Ariba. "But it doesn't have to mean missing out on marquis opportunities designed to help advance spend management initiatives like Ariba LIVE. Through our virtual event, business leaders can access insights and best practices that enable them to shape and drive spending strategies that enhance corporate performance and competitive advantage without leaving their offices. And through the regional conferences we will host as part of our world tour, they can network with their peers and share their challenges and successes in a cost-effective manner." Empowering the Global Network It all gets started online April 28. Leveraging state-of-the-art virtual meeting technology, Ariba will create a unique virtual community in which leading thinkers, executives and practitioners will gather to share their thoughts on the state of the global economy and ways in which companies can leverage spend management to weather the tough times and emerge from them more strongly positioned to compete. "Spend management is a truly global discipline," Minahan said. "And to be successful, companies must empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems a global network of technology, market knowledge, trading partners and best practice processes." Like in-person LIVE events, the virtual conference will feature mainstage presentations delivered by industry thought leaders and veteran executives from leading organizations including: Ambassador Nick Burns, Former Undersecretary of State BT plc Diebold, Incorporated DonorsChoose MetLife, Inc. The H.J. Heinz Company Accelerating Results In addition to executive insights, attendees of Ariba LIVE 2009 World Tour can gather practical, actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. information they can use to fuel their spend management initiatives and accelerate results through interactive breakout sessions led by procurement professionals from leading organizations that are leveraging spend management solutions to drive their business goals. Tapping Experts Following each breakout, attendees will have the opportunity to gather additional insights from session hosts by participating in interactive question and answer sessions. Attendees can also tap Ariba category specialists for real-time insights on market trends, commodity forecasts and sourcing best practices, through an "Ask the Experts" forum. "Using live chat technology, we can facilitate meaningful discussions that can help attendees enhance their spend management strategies and accelerate the results they deliver," Minahan said. Networking with Peers At the conclusion of the virtual LIVE event, Ariba will kick-off a series of in-person events beginning in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and continuing to Chicago, San Francisco, London, Paris and Stockholm. "We know that the most powerful information at conferences is often exchanged during informal conversations," Minahan said. "By hosting these conferences in strategic locations around the world, we can provide spend management professionals with opportunities to interact with their peers in a fiscally responsible way and share thoughts and best practices that help drive spend management forward." Honoring Spend Management's Best and Brightest Once again, Ariba will honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. individuals and organizations who are pushing the boundaries to effect positive and innovative change within their organizations and blazing trails to spend management during Ariba LIVE 2009 World Tour as part of the second-annual Ariba Spend Management Excellence Awards. Do you know an innovative procurement, finance or IT executive or supplier who demonstrates unique leadership, vision and commitment in applying leading-edge Spend Management solutions and techniques? Nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. them today at: http://www.aribalive.com/award.cfm The deadline for submissions is March 31. Registration for Ariba LIVE 2009 World Tour is now open. To ensure your place, visit www.aribalive.com today. About Ariba, Inc. Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand spend management solutions. Our mission is to transform the way companies of all sizes, across all industries, and geographies operate by delivering software, service, and network solutions that enable them to holistically source, contract, procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person , pay, manage, and analyze their spend and supplier relationships. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain performance. More than 1,000 companies, including more than half of the companies on the Fortune 500, use Ariba solutions to manage their spend from sourcing and orders through invoicing in·voice n. 1. A detailed list of goods shipped or services rendered, with an account of all costs; an itemized bill. 2. The goods or services itemized in an invoice. tr.v. and payment. For more information, visit www.ariba.com Copyright [c] 1996 - 2009 Ariba, Inc. Ariba, the Ariba logo, AribaLIVE, SupplyWatch, Ariba.com, Ariba.com Network and Ariba Spend Management. Find it. Get it. Keep it. are registered trademarks of Ariba, Inc. Ariba Spend Management, Ariba. 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All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Ariba Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 1995: Information and announcements in this release involve Ariba's expectations, beliefs, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future and are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Ariba as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to Ariba's operating and financial results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the impact of the credit crises on Ariba's results of operations and financial condition; delays in development or shipment of new versions of Ariba's products and services; lack of market acceptance of Ariba's existing or future products or services; inability to continue to develop competitive new products and services on a timely basis; introduction of new products or services by major competitors; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees; difficulties in assimilating as·sim·i·late v. as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing, as·sim·i·lates v.tr. 1. Physiology a. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion. b. acquired companies, long and unpredictable sales cycles and the deferrals of anticipated orders; declining economic conditions, including the impact of a recession; inability to control costs; changes in the company's pricing or compensation policies; significant fluctuations in our stock price; the outcome of and costs associated with pending or potential future regulatory or legal proceedings All actions that are authorized or sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition of rights or the enforcement of remedies. ; the impact of our acquisitions, including the disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. or loss of customer, business partner, supplier or employee relationships; and the level of costs and expenses incurred by Ariba as a result of such transactions. Factors and risks associated with its business, including a number of the factors and risks described above, are discussed in Ariba's Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the SEC on February 6, 2009. |
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