EMPTORIS OFFERS CONVERSION PROGRAM TO CUSTOMERS OF FREEMARKETS AND ARIBA

For the Next 90 Days, FreeMarkets and Ariba Customers can Convert to the Emptoris Negotiation Suite at No Cost

BURLINGTON, Mass., January 28, 2004 - Emptoris, Inc., a leading provider of sourcing and spend analysis solutions that support the end-to-end strategic sourcing needs of Global 5000 companies, today announced that customers of FreeMarkets (Nasdaq: FMKT) and Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA) that are re-evaluating their E-Sourcing needs in light of Ariba’s acquisition of FreeMarkets will be able to convert to the Emptoris Negotiation Suite with no licensing costs.

“Our Negotiation Suite delivers proven value to a broad range of Global 5000 customers across diverse industries,” said Avner Schneur, President and CEO, Emptoris. “Customers of FreeMarkets and Ariba now face a choice in light of this acquisition – they can wait indefinitely for a yet-to-be-defined migration path to a platform that may not meet their needs, or they can convert to a proven, best-of-breed E-Sourcing solution that can provide them with immediate value, as many of them have done in the past two years. We realize that FreeMarkets and Ariba’s customers have made an initial E-Sourcing investment. By offering the Emptoris Negotiation Suite at no cost, we are enabling these companies to painlessly convert to the leading E-Sourcing solution on the market today.”

The Negotiation Suite, a component of the Emptoris Sourcing Portfolio, provides the key functionality needed to manage buyer and supplier interaction, from initial supplier qualification to competitive real-time bidding to complex multi-item, multi-variable RFQs. Organizations that take advantage of this offer within 90 days will receive a perpetual license for the Emptoris Negotiation Suite, paying only for maintenance and service fees.

For further details regarding this offer, please contact Emptoris Sales, at 781-993-9212 or info@emptoris.com.

About Emptoris
Emptoris is a provider of the most powerful sourcing and spend analysis solutions available to support the end-to-end strategic sourcing needs of Global 5000 companies. By implementing the Emptoris Sourcing Portfolio, a suite of Web-based sourcing solutions, enterprises are able to drive millions of dollars in bottom-line savings, execute savings initiatives faster, and improve the productivity of their procurement teams. Emptoris customers include American Express, Boeing, Cigna, Fleet Financial Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, Keyspan, Motorola, Owens Corning and Samsung America. Emptoris, a privately held company, is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

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