Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that it has, for the third time in three years, been recognized as �Best Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment Services Provider� by Global Finance Magazine. Ariba was selected on the basis of its profitability, market share, global reach, product innovation and customer service.

�In today�s competitive global economic environment, treasurers need the best tools and advice available to make capital work harder than ever,� said Global Finance Magazine publisher Joseph D. Giarraputo. �Our awards identify providers of solutions that consistently improve transaction processes to speed collections, reduce risks and help finance executives achieve their strategic goals.�

Ariba provides a comprehensive range of on-demand spend management solutions that enable large and growing enterprises to develop and implement a highly integrated cash management strategy while improving the efficiency of the entire procure-to-pay cycle. Ariba�s Invoice Professional� On-Demand solution and the Ariba Supplier Network� effectively enable companies to optimize their invoicing and reconciliation processes to achieve straight through processing and generate measurable and sustainable results, including:

  • Reduction of paper invoicing volume by more than 60 percent;
  • Decrease in PO-Invoice error rates by over 50 percent;
  • Trimming of invoice & payment cycle times by 75 percent;
  • Capture of negotiated and early-pay discounts otherwise lost to manual processes; and
  • Bulk enablement of several thousand suppliers in months rather than years.

�Research suggests that the average organization loses $15 million per year for every $1 billion in spend from inefficient A/P processes. In today�s economic environment, it is critical that organizations stem these losses,� said Drew Hofler, Senior Manager, Financial Solutions, Ariba. �With Ariba�s Invoice and Payment solutions, companies can streamline and enhance the Accounts Payable function and deliver immediate, measurable and sustainable results.�

For more information on Ariba Invoice and Payment solutions and the results they are delivering for companies around the world, please visit www.ariba.com.

About Ariba, Inc.

Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand spend management solutions. Our mission is to transform the way companies of all sizes, across all industries, and geographies operate by delivering software, service, and network solutions that enable them to holistically source, contract, procure, pay, manage, and analyze their spend and supplier relationships. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain performance. More than 1,000 companies, including more than half of the companies on the Fortune 500, use Ariba solutions to manage their spend from sourcing and orders through invoicing and payment. For more information, visit www.ariba.com.

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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995: Information and announcements in this release involve Ariba's expectations, beliefs, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future and are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Ariba as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to Ariba's operating and financial results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the impact of the credit crises on Ariba�s results of operations and financial condition; delays in 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 orders; declining economic conditions, including the impact of a recession; inability to control costs; 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-Q filed with the SEC on February 6, 2009.

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