Ariba Ups Ante for Sell-Side Contract Management

Business Wire, June 3, 2008

Latest Solution Release Enables Companies to Create, Manage and Drive Compliance with Various Types of Commercial Agreements

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today unveiled the latest release of its contract management solution, which enables companies to create, manage and drive compliance with various types of commercial agreements - from supplier contracts to complex leases to customer agreements - on an enterprise-wide basis. Delivered on-demand, Ariba([R]) Contract Management([TM]) can be quickly, easily and cost effectively deployed by companies of all sizes to achieve fast, measurable results.

"According to a joint study conducted by the International Association of Contracts and Commercial Management and Ariba, enterprises are experiencing an increase in the number and complexity of commercial agreements while headcount has declined," said Ken Miklos, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Ariba. "This has led to an increase in contracting cycle times and exposed companies to new risks that impact their overall performance. With the latest release of Ariba Contract Management, large and growing organizations alike can tackle these issues head on leveraging industry-leading technology that enables them to electronically store, retrieve, author and archive contracts, access and view them on an enterprise-wide basis and ensure they are deriving maximum value from every commercial agreement - all from a single platform."

Enterprise Contract Management Delivered On-Demand

With enhanced buy and sell-side capabilities, Ariba Contract Management enables companies to collaboratively create and manage contracts across categories and functions, including sales, finance, marketing, real estate, legal, procurement and IT. Through contracting tools delivered in an on-demand environment, organizations can move beyond basic authoring and document archiving to manage terms and risks and drive compliance with agreements on an enterprise-wide basis. With Ariba Contract Management[TM], companies can:

* Leverage pre-approved clauses, mitigating risky language and permitting legal to manage approvals by exception

* Eliminate delays in contract creation and approval and shorten sales cycles

* Gain detailed visibility into contracts on an enterprise-wide basis

* Verify that Service Level Agreements have been effectively met

* Track contracts and provide advanced notice of expiration

* Access multi-party collaborative drafting tools and documents in an online environment to ensure consistency and control of the contract authoring process

* Reduce revenue leakage

* Eliminate maverick buying

More Value, More Quickly

A unique combination of technology, category expertise and services, Ariba's on-demand contract management solutions require minimal investment in hardware and do not involve lengthy implementations. That means companies can quickly get their contracts under control and begin to drive efficiencies and savings. In addition, Ariba's solutions deliver low cost integration with ERP and other back-end data management systems, allowing companies to accelerate and increase returns on their investments.

Availability

Ariba's contract management solutions are available and in use today. To learn more about these offerings and the results that they are helping companies around the globe to achieve, visit: www.ariba.com/go/contracts.> 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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