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North American Ariba User Conference:
Register by September 25 and Save $50!
And when three folks from your company register, we’ll waive the fourth conference registration fee!
View Agenda | Register Today
 User groups provide you with the opportunity to meet with other Ariba users, as well as Ariba solution experts, hear about upcoming product enhancements, and enable you to influence future product capabilities.
All user groups are open to licensed Ariba users. If you're interested in attending one of these events, please contact Polly Kruse to register or for further details.
Upcoming Regional User Groups:
Southeast User Group
September 23, 2009
Columbia, SC
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Ariba Spend Management Days - Coming to a City Near You!
The New Normal – Optimizing Spend Management Post-Recession
Pundits from the White House to the Fed have declared that the recession is over. Companies should prepare for what promises to be a new state of normal when the economy does rebound.
Find out more information, including the list of cities and dates, event details and registration, here.
Join us at an upcoming industry event!
Sept. 21-23: CFO Rising West, Las Vegas, NV
Sept. 21-23: EXPP European Summit 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sept. 23 - 25: Paystream's ePayables Summit, Charlotte, NC
Oct. 4 - 7: AFP Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA
Oct. 14: Procurement Leaders Forum 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Oct. 15-16: PEI Private Equity CFOs & COOs Forum, London, UK
Oct. 20 - 22: SIG Global Leadership Summit, San Diego, CA |
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Please join us for the following upcoming webinar.
5 Strategies to Dramatically Accelerate Procurement Performance in 2010
September 23 – Register >>
Watch a Replay!
Making Sourcing Events More Competitive: Ariba Discovery
Watch Replay >> |
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Ariba to Present at Deutsche Bank Technology Conference
Ariba Offers Remedy for Prescription Drug Ills
Ariba Helps Uncover Hidden Savings |
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New AMR Research Report
Reaching Sourcing Excellence
Forty percent of sourcing organizations are giving away 30 cents for every dollar of spend because their business strategies are misaligned, according to a recent AMR Research study. Today’s great sourcing opportunity relies on three cornerstones to excellence.
Download your complimentary AMR Research white paper, Reaching Sourcing Excellence, to find out the three cornerstones to excellence, how to capitalize on this opportunity and, ultimately, how to get your money back. |
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Ariba LIVE Virtual Keynote and Session Replays - Now Available through October 31!
If you already registered for Ariba LIVE Virtual, simply click here to access the content by using your Ariba LIVE Virtual User ID and password. If you haven’t yet registered, do so today here to take advantage of this insightful information during your free time.
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August 2009 |
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Message from Ariba's President: Kevin Costello
Proceed with Caution
Dear John Deed,
While there may be some early signs that the global economic recovery has begun, there is still a need to proceed with caution. The recession has sparked deep and widespread structural changes into how businesses operate, organize, capitalize and manage costs.
It has also created a new state of normal for business -- one in which supply volatility, capacity constraints, and global uncertainty will be commonplace and must be carefully managed. Some early signs of this:
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Oil prices are slowly but steadily rising – now topping $72 per barrel. |
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Metal prices are also climbing, with increases in steel, zinc, copper, gold, and silver. |
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Prices in several segments of the electronics sector are up – particularly silicon -- and wafer fab utilization rates are also increasing. |
Read the complete President's Message here.
Kevin Costello
President
Ariba, Inc. |
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 North American Ariba User Conference
October 11 - 14, 2009 | Nashville, TN
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Center
| REGISTRATION DISCOUNT DEADLINE EXTENDED! |
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Register by Friday, September 25, and receive $50 off you registration! And when three folks from your company register, we’ll waive the fourth conference registration fee!
This year’s conference gives you the opportunity to:
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Participate in two days of networking, breakout sessions and discounted training |
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Gain insight into the Ariba Product Roadmap and experiment with new technology |
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Interact with users, product and solution experts, and engineers |
Click Here for the Conference Agenda and to Register.
Share Your Success Story and Earn a Free Pass! If you would like to speak at this year's conference, send an email to Polly Kruse with your content idea. All speakers will receive a complimentary registration pass! |
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Product/Technology Updates
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Contract Management |
Manage your Sales Contracts with Ariba Contract Management
Ariba’s leading enterprise contract management solution supports not only procurement contracts, but also sales agreements. The benefits of leveraging a single provider for all contracts include decreased in infrastructure, change management and training. Find out more information on the benefits of managing your sales contracts with Ariba Contract management here.
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Spend Visibility |
Enhanced Supplier Enrichment Available with D&B Partnership
Having insight into your supply base is critical in order to minimize risk, decrease costs, and meet other strategic goals. You need to be able to answer questions such as: Where do supplier linkages exist that can increase your spend leverage? Where does risk exist in your supply base? Which of your suppliers are diverse?
Ariba’s new partnership with D&B is designed to enhance supplier enrichment source data, allowing Ariba Spend Visibility to provide new visibility into your supply base. Download this fact sheet to learn more about the Ariba Spend Visibility and D&B data enhancement services.
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Supplier Network |
New Solutions to Address Supplier Information Management and Assess Supplier Risk
Ariba Supplier Risk Assessment Services and Ariba Supplier Information Management On Demand
Ariba Supplier Risk Assessment Services provide organizations with a single point of control to help govern risk activities and gain the insight needed to make effective decisions. Download more information here.
Ariba Supplier Information Management helps companies to quickly identify and assess new sources of supply, rapidly on board approved suppliers, and gain a 360-degree view of supplier information and performance. Download more information here.
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Ariba Services Updates
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Ariba Application Management Services |
Ariba Application Management Services Can Help Your Company Reduce Costs and Improve Efficiency
As you continue to focus on your company's software TCO, consider Ariba Application Management as a powerful next-step to achieving significant cost savings and improved Ariba Application oversight.
Read more about the different Application Management options here.
Consider this customer story:
A leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry with revenues exceeding $15 billion began using the Ariba Application Management Services team to support its Ariba SPM solution when they went live in the spring of 2007. After seeing the value of working with an experienced team that supports all configurations and customizations, they decided to form a more-strategic relationship with Ariba including using support for the existing internally hosted Ariba Buyer environment they were planning to upgrade. In the spring of 2009, the company went live with a hosted 9r1 solution completely supported by Ariba Application Management Services. They continue to work with Ariba Application Management Services for all functional and technical support of their integrated environment including Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Supplier Performance Management, Ariba Contract Workbench, Ariba Contract Compliance, Ariba Analysis and Ariba Buyer.
Be sure you come and hear an in-person discussion about these services at the upcoming North American Ariba User Conference.
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Make vs. Buy Analysis |
Should You Make It or Buy It?
With the significant trends towards low-cost country outsourcing of manufactured goods over the past decade,
Make vs. Buy analysis has formalized the process of quantifying the decision criteria used to determine whether global enterprises should make or buy specific manufactured components and assemblies.
Ariba employs a proven, structured approach to support clients in both the development and execution of a Make vs. Buy analysis. Ariba utilizes a shared services model to phase-in specific category expertise and support clients with broad product category diversification.
Find more information here.
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 Top 3 Ariba Resource Library Downloads
Next-Generation Spend Analysis: Beyond Commodity Classifications
AMR Research White Paper: Reaching Sourcing Excellence
Ariba SupplyWatch Q309
Has the recovery begun? And if so, are you ready?
On Supply Excellence, we asked for reader input on the challenges they'll face during the economic recovery. The numerous responses provide some great insights and advice. Check it out here ...and better yet, share your views. |
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AMR Research
"Collaborating sourcing teams use should-be cost modeling and baseline indicators to gauge success, with a focus on supplier management, including metrics based on financials, risk sharing, service level, compliance, responsiveness, and innovation. Collaborating sourcing organizations represent a culture of change, where taking risks is encouraged and rewarded.”
Reaching Sourcing Excellence, Part 2: Going From Good to Excellent, August 2009 |
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Upcoming Training Classes
Ariba offers training classes for all of our products on a regular basis. The following is a listing of the schedule for September and October. Sign up for any class on AribaUniversity.com and view a full listing of classes and our new On-Demand Learning Portal offering here.
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