Pfizer Switzerland Advances Spend Management Initiatives With Ariba

26/02/2008 - 15:50

Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions
provider, today announced that Pfizer Switzerland is expanding its use
of Ariba solutions. Pfizer Switzerland has been using a range of Ariba
solutions to streamline procurement and lower costs since 2004. To
extend and accelerate the savings and efficiencies that it has
achieved to date, Pfizer Switzerland is broadening its portfolio
beyond procurement to include solutions aimed at enhancing its
sourcing process.

"A key part of our success in supply management has been the use
of Ariba´s spend management solutions, which allow us to drive
critical initiatives to manage costs and deliver bottom line results,"
said Denise Gerber, Head of Sourcing & Supply Chain Management at
Pfizer, Switzerland.

An early adopter of spend management solutions, Pfizer Switzerland
initially sought to lower its costs of doing business. Leveraging
Ariba(R) Buyer(TM), the company has achieved this goal by streamlining
the procurement of simple and complex categories from orders through
invoices and payment. In adding Ariba Sourcing(TM), Pfizer Switzerland
was able to shorten tender processes. Even complex categories of spend
such as sales and marketing and professional services can be handled
through this module.

"Successful sourcing requires more than just technology," Gerber
added. "With Ariba´s deep category expertise and market knowledge,
which is a perfect match to our sourcing project teams, we have access
to all of the tools we need to advance our initiatives and accelerate
the results that they deliver."

"Pfizer Switzerland was among the first companies to embrace spend
management and has successfully leveraged technology-based solutions
to simplify procurement and lower costs," said Mike Arenth, Vice
President and General Manager, EMEA, Ariba.

About Pfizer Schweiz AG

Pfizer Schweiz AG is the Swiss subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., the
world´s largest research-based pharmaceutical company. The company
employs approximately 220 people in Switzerland and sells more than
100 drugs. The main therapeutic classes are cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, pulmonary disease, pain, urology, eye disease, nervous
disorders, infectiology (including HIV) and oncology. The company also
offers a wide range of drugs for livestock and pets. Pfizer has been
registered in Switzerland since 1959 and is one of the most important
pharmaceutical companies in the country, with sales of more than 300
million CHF, hence Pfizer´s commitment to the base in Switzerland.

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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