PURCHASING MAGAZINE AND EMPTORIS PRESENT SPEND ANALYSIS WEBCAST

BURLINGTON, MA – (June 26, 2007) – Emptoris, Inc., the leading provider of Enterprise Supply and Contract Management solutions, today announced the availability of a new Webcast in an ongoing series of thought leadership and educational presentations available online. The Webcast, “Building a Business Case for a Spend Analysis System,” provides a detailed outline of the business value, ROI and cost savings and spend visibility that a corporate spend analysis program can provide.

The Webcast is presented by Purchasing Magazine and will feature commentary and analysis from Paul Teague, Editor-in-Chief of Purchasing Magazine; as well as Mitch Platt, Vice President of Procurement for Con-way, a Fortune 500 transportation company, and Bill DeMartino, Director of Spend Analysis for Emptoris.

“Most sourcing and procurement professionals know that spend analytics programs generate concrete, measurable savings,” said Bill DeMartino, Director of Spend Analysis for Emptoris. “However, many professionals still face challenges in communicating the value to the rest of the organization, detailing the investment and cost savings associated with a program, and in getting new spend analysis projects funded. This Webcast is designed to help procurement professionals make the business case for spend analysis.”

The Webcast will be broadcast on Wednesday, June 27th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time and will be available for replay thereafter at www.emptoris.com. In this Webcast, attendees will learn:

Best practices in gaining internal visibility and support for a spend analysis initiative.
Strategies for addressing objections to a spend analysis program.
Tactics for leveraging existing investments to support a project.
Practical approaches for overcoming common hurdles to spend analysis success, including spend data cleaning.
The business value of spend management and spend analytics.

Registration for the Webcast, “Building a Business Case for a Spend Analysis System,” is available online on the Purchasing Magazine event registration site.

For further information on Emptoris Spend Analysis solutions, visit: www.emptoris.com/solutions/spend_analysis.asp

For information and links to Purchasing Magazine’s series, The ABCs of Spend Analysis, visit: www.purchasing.com/article/CA6436721.html?text=spend+analysis

About Emptoris
Emptoris is the world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions that empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth. Emptoris solutions are used by successful Global 2000 companies in every industry. Customers include American Express, Boeing, Cigna, ConocoPhillips, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft, Motorola, Owens Corning, Syngenta, UnitedHealthCare and Vodafone.

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