Ketera and Supply & Demand Chain Executive to Host Live Webcast: ''Best Practices in e-Procurement''

Business Wire, March 16, 2006

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Ketera Inc., the leading provider of On Demand Spend Management solutions, today announced its collaboration with Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine, ServiceMaster and the Aberdeen Group to host a live webcast titled, "Best Practices in e-Procurement" on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.

Companies of all sizes are seeking a competitive edge by implementing e-procurement solutions to deliver cost savings and process improvement. Join ServiceMaster's Dian Trosclair, Vice President of Supply Chain Management and Aberdeen's Sudy Bharadwaj, Vice President of Global Supply Management as they discuss key tactics and strategies required for implementing successful e-procurement.

ServiceMaster is equipping 4,000 of its employees with Ketera's on demand procurement solution. Using the web-based Ketera system, ServiceMaster employees will now be able to make all their purchases from a centralized portal -- allowing them to buy anything from fertilizer to pencils quickly and easily. Alongside leading industry analyst, Sudy Bharadwaj of the Aberdeen Group, Trosclair will share tactical approaches that improved best prices negotiation, eliminated maverick spending, increased visibility and reduced spend cycles while enhancing compliance.

Who:  Sudy Bharadwaj, vice president of global supply management,
      Aberdeen Group
      Dian Trosclair, vice president of supply chain management,
      ServiceMaster

What: "Best Practices in e-Procurement"
      Joint webcast, sponsored by Ketera and hosted by Supply &
      Demand Chain Executive

When: Live webcast on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET

How:  Registration is free for participants. To register, click on:
      http://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target
      =lobby.jsp&eventid=19788&sessionid=1&partnerref=SDC3&key=A32E935
      152758FB469ECFBF45186F575&eventuserid=5965307 (Due to its
      length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet
      browser's address field. Remove any extra spaces that may
      exist.)

About Ketera

Ketera is the leading provider of on demand, spend management solutions, providing companies with the applications and services needed to control and reduce corporate spending at a low cost of ownership.

Ketera Spend Management includes applications for spend analysis, sourcing, procurement, contract management, supplier performance and payment and reconciliation. The Ketera difference is our on demand delivery model, which combines hosted spend management applications with the "heavy lifting" services required for success, including supplier enablement, hardware infrastructure, project resources, system administration and solution upgrades.

For more information about Ketera and the Ketera Spend Management suite of services, please visit www.ketera.com.