EMPTORIS FEATURED IN NEWLY-RELEASED BOOK: “STRAIGHT TO THE BOTTOM LINE”

Definitive Procurement Book Launch Supported by Book Signing at Emptoris’ Annual User Conference on October 18, 2005

BURLINGTON, MA, October 17, 2005 – Emptoris, the leading provider of Enterprise Supply Management solutions for Global 5000 companies, today announced that the company is profiled in “Straight to the Bottom Line™.” Available now, the book examines strategies that enable corporate executives to turn the enormous top-line and bottom-line potential of supply chain and procurement into reality. “Straight to the Bottom Line” is authored by Robert A. Rudzki, President of Greybeard Advisors LLC, and former Chief Procurement Officer of Bayer Corporation; Douglas A. Smock, Editorial Director of GlobalCPO.com; Michael Katzorke, Vice President Supply Chain management with Smiths Aerospace; and Shelley Stewart, Jr., Vice President of Supply Chain at Tyco.

Based on the authors’ collective experiences leading eight transformations, the book has already received high praise from executives at Fortune 500 companies such as Alcoa, Hewlett-Packard and Lucent Technologies and analysts from the Aberdeen Group, the Hackett Group and The Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The book’s North American launch is being supported with a book signing at Emptoris Empower 2005, the company’s fourth annual user conference, on Tuesday, October 18 in Boston (please visit http://www.emptoris.com/bottomline for more details).

“‘Straight to the Bottom Line’ showcases the opportunity that procurement and supply management offers to today’s organization,” said Rudzki, president of Greybeard Advisors LLC and a member of Emptoris’ Advisory Board. “This opportunity is often not well understood, nor is the path to achieving it is easy. With this book, we offer an in-depth look at the opportunities for dramatic and sustainable bottom-line impact, and illustrate the leadership role that senior executives need to play in implementing effective strategies.”

A key component of “Straight to the Bottom Line” is the inclusion of real - world examples for leading organizations that have implemented procurement and sourcing strategies and the benefits they have achieved. One such case study is how GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a $32 billion global pharmaceutical company, implemented Emptoris’ strategic enterprise supply management platform. Leveraging Emptoris’ solution, GSK has gained significant ROI while enhancing its supplier relationships and improving the quality of both its supply base and the goods and services sourced.

“Procurement is playing an increasingly important role in today’s organization as it drives profitability for companies,” said Avner Schneur, CEO of Emptoris. “By strategically managing procurement, companies can access the best quality goods and services along with the right mix of suppliers in the most cost efficient manner. This book is an excellent resource for companies looking to achieve this objective, and we are proud to have our customer’s strong ROI highlighted.”

About Emptoris
Emptoris brings innovation to supply management, empowering enterprises to realize the best value from their supply base and accelerate profitable growth. Emptoris’ solutions are used by Global 5000 companies in every industry. Customers include American Express, Bank of America, Boeing, Dow Corning, GlaxoSmithKline, Motorola, Owens Corning, Samsung America, and Toro.

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