Ariba Helps Companies Maximize the Value of ERP Systems.

Spend Management Solutions Provide Forward Visibility Needed to Move beyond Transaction Processing to Drive Bottom-Line Results

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- When is ERP not enough? When companies want to move beyond transaction processing and routine financial reporting, but lack the forward looking visibility needed to deliver business improvements and sustainable, bottom-line results. On Thursday, April 12, Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARBA), will host an interactive webcast to discuss how companies leverage spend management solutions to increase the return on investment their ERP systems deliver. The live session will take place from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET and will feature Vance Checketts, Vice President, Global Supply Management, Aberdeen Group, and author of "E-Procurement Head-to-Head."

"Spend management extends beyond automating routine transactional processes to drive how companies excel in resource provisioning, risk management and operational excellence. To be a top performer, companies must have a clear and forward-looking view into their spend and spending patterns across departments, divisions and systems," said Christine Crandell, Vice President of Marketing, Ariba. "Ariba's spend management solutions provide this view, giving companies timely access to accurate information on what and how they are spending which they can use to support business unit decisions and perform the planning, budgeting and forecasting necessary to drive ongoing cost control."

For over a decade, Ariba has led the spend management market with a consistent track record of delivering innovative and comprehensive solutions that combine market-defining technology with deep category expertise and industry best-practices to help companies manage their spend from end-to-end. Flexible and easy to use, deploy and integrate, Ariba's solutions enable companies to understand their spending patterns, identify opportunities to tighten controls required to realize savings, and support improved decision making on spend strategies that positively impact the bottom line. Ariba's solutions seamlessly integrate with all major ERP systems, enabling companies to lower their total cost of ownership and accelerate and increase their ROI.

For more information on the April 12 webinar, or to register, please visit: http://SearchCIO.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1174058079_837.html?src=wc_sci o_Ariba_04_12_07_c&li=45045 (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

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.

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