Ariba to Present at Oppenheimer Annual Conference

Business Wire, June 2, 2008

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Ariba Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that its CFO, Jim Frankola, will present at the Oppenheimer Annual Communications and Technology Conference being held June 3 and 4 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Frankola will host a session on Tuesday, June 3 from 11:50 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. ET. The session will be webcast live and can be accessed through the investor relations section of the Ariba website at: www.ariba.com, or at: http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/opco/tech08/22307157.cfm.> About Ariba, Inc.

Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of spend management solutions to help companies realize rapid and sustainable bottom line results. 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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