Altran Outsources Procurement to Ariba; Leading European Consulting Firm Taps Ariba to Manage Indirect Spend, Drive Savings and Operational Excellence

"At Altran, we have our sights set on becoming the world leader ininnovation consulting," said Mr. Eric Albrand, Chief FinancialOfficer, Altran. "As such, we are taking aggressive steps to driveoperational excellence. By selecting Ariba to manage our indirectspend, we can focus our efforts on reaching this goal."

As part of its agreement with Altran, Ariba will manage spendacross a range of indirect categories, including: office supplies,travel, IT Hardware, facilities and marketing services. Through itsManaged Procurement Services organization, Ariba will drive everythingfrom spend analysis, category sourcing, supplier negotiations andspend compliance to requisition management, invoice services, catalogand supplier enablement services, procurement help desk andapplication hosting.

"Altran recognized early on that innovation is not only adifferentiating factor, but the key to success in today's globaleconomy," said Shahriar Broumand, Vice President and General Manager,Ariba Managed Procurement Services. "In selecting Ariba to manage itsindirect procurement, Altran has access to an innovative solutiondesigned to help it quickly lock in significant year-over-year savingswhile maintaining its focus on driving its strategic objectives."

About Altran

Altran is the European leader in high technology and innovationconsulting. The Group's 14,000 consultants worldwide bring togetherthe entire range of engineering and consulting fields: electronics,information technology, quality and organization. They assistcorporations throughout their innovation process, ranging fromtechnological monitoring, applied fundamental research, preparationfor production, right through to manufacturing processes andinformation services, serving most business sectors: automotive,aeronautics, space, telecommunications. Founded in 1982, Altran ispresent in 20 countries. Altran had a turnover of EUR 1,430 million in2005. For more information, please visit: www.altran.com.

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Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of spend management solutionsto help companies realize rapid and sustainable bottom line results.Successful companies around the world in every industry use AribaSpend Management(TM) software and services. Ariba can be contacted inthe U.S. at 1.650.390.1000 or at www.ariba.com.

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