Ariba Announces LIVE 2008 Global Conferences
Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced the dates and venues for Ariba LIVE™ 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™ 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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