Ariba Expands Procurement Functionality for the Mid-Market

Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, is expanding its procurement functionality for the mid-market. Today, the company is launching Ariba® Express Content, a solution that delivers pre-enabled catalogs from leading suppliers to help companies of all sizes source indirect goods and services more quickly and cost-effectively. The offering is available as part of Ariba's procurement offerings, which have been rated among the best overall eProcurement solutions by an independent research firm (The Forrester Wave™: eProcurement Solutions, Q2 2007, Forrester Research, Inc., April 2007). "One of the greatest challenges that procurement organizations face, particularly at mid-sized companies, is enabling their suppliers to do business electronically. And as a result, they struggle to gain clear visibility into and full control over their spend,” said Rick Collison, Director, Solutions Marketing, Ariba. "Through Ariba’s Express Content catalogs, buyers can overcome this challenge by gaining quick access to high quality suppliers who are already equipped to do business online. Leveraging the catalogs, they can drive rapid time to savings, high adoption, and compliance with negotiated contracts and purchasing policies.” Rapid Enablement, Fast Results Embedded across Ariba’s procurement offerings, including Ariba® Buyer™, Ariba Procure-to-Pay™ and Ariba Procurement Content™, Ariba’s Express Content catalogs provide fast access to goods and services across a wide range of indirect spend categories, including: • Knowledge Products and Services • Office Identification Products & Displays • Office Equipment • Custom Office Products (Rubber Stamps, Nameplates, Badges and Banners) • Electrical/ Electronics • Industrial Supplies and MRO • Print Products and Services • Cellular Accessories & Equipment • Office Supplies • Life Sciences and Chemicals • Pharmaceutical Products and Equipment • Computer Hardware/Networking • Software • Paper Goods & Packaging • Travel and Hotels • Promotional Goods (Apparel, Luggage, Personal Care) • Facilities and Material Handling Services • Recreational Equipment and Accessories • Health Care Services • Transportation, Storage, Mail Services • Temporary Workforce Using the catalogs, buyers can more effectively manage the procurement of indirect categories, rein in maverick spend and ultimately improve their bottom line. "Given the scale of the Ariba Supplier Network™, suppliers also stand to reap substantial benefits,” said Don Darby, Director, Supplier Solutions, Ariba. "By enabling their catalogs through Ariba’s Express Content program, suppliers can drive incremental business from the companies who use the network to process more than $100 billion in spend each year.” Recognizing this opportunity, many leading suppliers have already enabled their catalogs through Ariba, including: EBSCO Information Services®, Siegel® Display Products, Newark Electronics, Telepress, Inc., MarkMaster, Inc., Fastenal Company, Cellular Accessories For Less and others. "Through our partnership with Ariba, Telepress has realized opportunities that would have been difficult to achieve on our own,” said Tricia Johnson, Director of eCommerce, Telepress, Inc. "Our success with Ariba has provided us confidence that the Express Content program will serve to create additional revenue with new customers as well as to strengthen our position in the marketplace as an industry leader. We also realize how our customers and prospects benefit from utilizing the proven and effective solution provided by Telepress and Ariba.” Availability Ariba’s Express Content catalogs are available and in use today as part of Ariba’s Procurement solutions. In addition, the catalogs integrate seamlessly with ERP and other non-Ariba procurement systems, allowing buyers to maximize the value of their technology investments and enhance and accelerate the results that their spend management programs deliver. For more information on Ariba’s procurement solutions, visit www.ariba.com Suppliers interested in enabling Express Content catalogs may contact supplierprograms@ariba.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™ software and services. Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at 1.650.390.1000 or at www.ariba.com. Copyright © 1996 – 2007 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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