Ariba Announces LIVE 2008 Global Conferences

05/02/2008 - 14:50

Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions
provider, today announced the dates and venues for Ariba LIVE(TM)
2008, the premier global conference for leaders chartered with shaping
and creating spending strategies that enhance corporate performance
and competitive advantage. The global series will kick off on May 12
in Las Vegas at the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino and continue in
Brussels on June 10 at Le Plaza Hotel.

Designed to celebrate spend management and the pioneers who have
transformed it from a procurement function viewed with skepticism to a
critical business imperative leveraged across functions, Ariba LIVE
2008 will provide access to strategies and tactics that companies of
all sizes can leverage to forge ahead and deliver results.

"Whether they have been on the spend management journey for some
time or are just getting started, companies face choices of the paths
to pursue in their quest for excellence," said Tim Minahan, Chief
Marketing Officer, Ariba. "Ariba LIVE 2008 events are uniquely
designed for those who choose not to follow the rules and maintain the
status quo, but instead rewrite them and forge new opportunities that
drive business transformation."

Through keynote speeches delivered by executives and spend
management practitioners with world-class companies to interactive
breakout sessions delivered across six different tracks, Ariba LIVE
2008 attendees will gain insights into technology and best practices
that enable them to chart new courses that enhance and advance their
spend management programs. Participants will also have ample
opportunity to network with leaders who share their passion and
commitment for spend management and learn some of the techniques they
use to accelerate the results they deliver.

Adding a new twist to the acclaimed events, Ariba will honor
individuals and organizations who are pushing the boundaries to effect
positive and innovative change within their organizations and blazing
trails to spend management at Ariba LIVE 2008 as part of the first
annual Ariba Spend Management Excellence awards. Do you know an
innovative procurement, finance or IT executive or supplier who
demonstrates unique leadership, vision and commitment in applying
leading-edge Spend Management solutions and techniques? Nominate them
today at: http://www.aribalive.com/award.cfm

Registration for Ariba LIVE 2008 events is open today and early
bird discounts are available. To ensure your place at these
industry-leading forums, register today at: www.aribalive.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(TM) software and services. Ariba can be contacted in
the U.S. at 1.650.390.1000 or at www.ariba.com.

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. This is Spend
Management, Ariba Solutions Delivery, Ariba Analysis, Ariba Buyer,
Ariba Category Management, Ariba Category Procurement, Ariba Contract
Compliance, Ariba Contracts, Ariba Contract Management, Ariba Contract
Workbench, Ariba Data Enrichment, Ariba eForms, Ariba Electronic
Invoice Presentment and Payment, Ariba Invoice, Ariba Sourcing, Ariba
Spend Visibility, Ariba Travel and Expense, Ariba Procure-to-Pay,
Ariba Workforce, Ariba Supplier Network, Ariba Supplier Connectivity,
Ariba Supplier Performance Management, Ariba PunchOut, Ariba
QuickSource, PO-Flip, Ariba Settlement, Ariba Spend Management
Knowledge Base, Ariba Ready, Ariba Supply Lines, Ariba Supply Manager,
Ariba LIVE and It´s Time for Spend Management are trademarks or
service marks of Ariba, Inc. All other trademarks are property of
their respective owners.

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development or shipment of new versions of Ariba´s products and
services; lack of market acceptance of Ariba´s existing or future
products or services; inability to continue to develop competitive new
products and services on a timely basis; introduction of new products
or services by major competitors; the ability to attract and retain
qualified employees; difficulties in assimilating acquired companies;
long and unpredictable sales cycles and the deferrals of anticipated
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changes in the company´s pricing or compensation policies; significant
fluctuations in our stock price; the outcome of and costs associated
with pending or potential future regulatory or legal proceedings; the
impact of our acquisitions, including the disruption or loss of
customer, business partner, supplier or employee relationships; and
the level of costs and expenses incurred by Ariba as a result of such
transactions. Factors and risks associated with its business,
including a number of the factors and risks described above, are
discussed in Ariba´s Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007.