Ariba Expands Channel Partnerships

Company Teams With Additional Value-Added Resellers to Accelerate Adoption of Spend Management Across Rapidly Growing Mid-Market

Once the exclusive domain of large enterprises, spend management is increasingly being embraced by mid-market companies eager to reap the benefits that their larger peers have been enjoying for years. In an effort to accelerate their adoption and results, Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that it is expanding its channel partnerships to include additional value-added resellers.

“Ariba led the charge to make spend management affordable and available to the masses by delivering its industry-leading offerings on-demand,” said Eli Kalil, Vice President, Channel Sales, Ariba. “In expanding our channel partnerships to include additional value-added resellers, we can extend the reach and impact of spend management across geographies, industry verticals and business functions to help companies of all sizes generate results that positively impact their bottom line.”

Ariba recently signed agreements with CCP Global, Inc. (doing business as Spend Management Systems, Inc.), a leading Ariba systems integration and consulting firm since 1997, and The Shelby Group, LLC, the foremost spend management consultancy. Under the terms of these agreements, CCP Global, Spend Management Systems and Shelby will resell Ariba’s on-demand offerings to mid-market companies across North America.

“CCP Global has a proven track record of delivering technology-based solutions that enable companies to meet their strategic business objectives by identifying, capturing and maintaining cost-savings,” said Chris Wojcik, CEO, CCP Global. “Ariba’s on-demand spend management solutions are a perfect fit for our portfolio and will allow us to help even more companies — regardless of size — to streamline their operations and enhance their performances.”

“At Shelby, we help companies improve bottom-line results by solving core business issues in the areas of sourcing and procurement,” said Paul W. Bartko, Managing Partner Shelby. “As an Ariba channel partner, we can enable our customers to transform their organizations by implementing industry-leading technology solutions that are comprehensive yet approachable.”

Shelby and CCP Global, Spend Management Systems join a growing number of companies that are partnering with Ariba to deliver spend management solutions to companies around the world. To learn more about Ariba’s partner programs or to become a member, please visit: www.ariba.com/partners/partners_overview.cfm.

About CCP Global and Spend Management Systems

CCP Global is a leading systems integration and consulting firm with over 10 years of supply chain industry experience. With over 230 customers, CCP Global supports global companies through Ariba enterprise-wide business solutions. CCP Global’s newest business unit, Spend Management Systems offers Ariba on-demand products and support services to mid-market companies. For more information, please visit www.ccpglobal.com and www.spendmanagementsystems.com or call us at 1-888-MY-ARIBA.

About The Shelby Group

The Shelby Group, LLC is a leading spend management consultancy with a proven track record in the Fortune 1000. Since its inception, Shelby has been 100% focused on helping businesses manage the Source to Settle process. The practical approach we take in our consulting services combines a broad knowledge of best practices and technology expertise necessary to deliver successful solutions to our clients. For more information, please visit the company’s website at: www.theshelbygroup.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™ 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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