Rexam Wraps Up Savings with Ariba

In a time when every penny counts more than ever, Rexam plc, the global consumer packaging company, wanted to improve visibility into its spend and identify opportunities for savings that it could quickly drive to the bottom line. With the aim of consolidating more than 20 different systems housing data across its global operations, it has tapped into Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, and is using Ariba^® Spend Visibility^™ to achieve its goals.

"In the face of rising commodity prices and increasing global competition, we are taking aggressive measures to control our costs and enhance the efficiency of our operations,” said James Mortimer, Group Supply Chain Manager, Rexam. "With Ariba Spend Visibility, we have access to technology and best practice processes that we can use to standardize information and management reporting at the executive and business unit level, as well as to increase savings performance with some quick wins.”

Delivered on-demand, Ariba Spend Visibility provides decision makers with rapid access to meaningful intelligence regarding spend, supplier performance and procurement processes. By combining an industry-leading knowledge classification base with advanced technologies and an integrated database of over 150 million suppliers, Ariba Spend Visibility enables rich and accurate classification and enrichment of spend and allows companies across all categories, systems and divisions.

To date, Rexam has enriched and classified more than 96 percent of its nearly £3 billion in annual spending and identified very substantial savings using Ariba Spend Visibility.

"We are now leveraging the solution to collaborate better and to identify additional opportunities for 2010, and expect to realize even more savings going forward,” Mortimer said.

Rexam joins more than 170 companies that currently use Ariba’s visibility solutions to manage their spend, including: AstraZeneca, H&R Block, Inc., National Grid, Nestlé USA, Inc., PPG Industries, Inc., The Stanley Works, Tyco International, and many others.

"Global economic conditions are certainly improving, but companies must maintain a laser focus on controlling costs,” said Alex Saric, Director, Ariba Visibility Solutions. "With Ariba Spend Visibility in place, Rexam has a clearer view into its spend and access to information and tools to effectively manage it.”

To learn more about Ariba’s Visibility solutions and the results that they are delivering to companies around the world, please visit: www.ariba.com/go/visibility

About Rexam PLC

Rexam is a leading global consumer packaging company. It is one of the leading global beverage can makers and a major global player in rigid plastic packaging. It partners with some of the world’s most famous and successful consumer brands as well as young, entrepreneurial start-ups. It offers a broad range of packaging services and solutions for different industries, using different materials and technologies. Rexam's sales from ongoing operations are in the region of £4.6 billion. It employs around 23,000 people in more than 20 countries and is a member of the FTSE 100.

About Ariba, Inc.

Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand spend management solutions. Our mission is to transform the way companies of all sizes, across all industries, and geographies operate by delivering technology, service, and network solutions that enable them to holistically source, contract, procure, pay, manage, and analyze their spend and supplier relationships. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain performance. More than 1,000 companies, including more than half of the companies on the Fortune 100, use Ariba solutions to manage their spend from sourcing and orders through invoicing and payment. For more information, visit www.ariba.com

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