Ariba Announces Agreement with Nissan; Leading Automaker Selects Sourcing Solutions to Drive Spend Management

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Aug. 2, 2004--Ariba(R), Inc. , the leading Spend Management (SM) solutions provider, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. , a leading global provider of innovative automotive products and services. Under the terms of the agreement, Nissan will use Ariba sourcing solutions to drive global spend management initiatives across its operations in Japan, North America and Europe.

"Nissan is a leader among automakers in a very demanding global automotive market," said Dave McCormick, president, Ariba. "Nissan's ability to lead in such challenging times hinges on its commitment to innovation and its willingness to adopt and implement technology-based solutions that drive enhanced efficiencies and improved results, company wide."

Under the terms of the agreement, Nissan will use Ariba solutions to source a wide range of goods and services. Nissan will also leverage Ariba's supply management services, acquired following the merger with FreeMarkets, including its Buyer and Supplier Training and Auction Engineering offerings.

"We are very pleased that Nissan is choosing to leverage Ariba solutions as part of their global spend management initiatives," said Shozo Uchida, Director of Ariba Solutions Delivery (ASD) in Japan. "Nissan has a proven track record of using innovative technologies to gain and maintain competitive advantage, and we look forward to providing the company with solutions that help them achieve their most strategic goals."

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Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of Spend Management (SM) solutions. Ariba helps 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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