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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--A $1 million [ RFP ] for coal has been posted to [ Ariba Discovery ], the premier service for matching business buyers and sellers globally offered by Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA), the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. Is it a coincidence? Or is the Indian manufacturing company behind the posting performing the work of elves?

"And with Christmas just five days away, heall need to do it fast."

aIf the number of folks on his naughty list has grown, Santa may need to beef up his coal supply,a said Rob Mihalko, Vice President, Ariba Discovery. aAnd with Christmas just five days away, heall need to do it fast.a

As companies around the world have found, Ariba Discovery is the fastest, most efficient way to find new suppliers and lock in deals.

Delivered via the Ariba Network, Ariba Discovery is a unique cloud-based service that automatically matches buyer requirements with seller capabilities. Buyers using Discovery get access to a high-quality supply base and can reduce the time and cost of seller qualification by up to 90 percent, and overall project spend by 15 percent on average. Sellers can build relationships with real decision-makers in the worldas leading buying organizations and deliver valid buying opportunities faster than other marketing methods, boosting overall sales and marketing success.

In the past 12 months, more than 15,000 matches between buyers and sellers for more than $3 billion in business have been made through Ariba Discovery.

To learn more about the service and how your organization can benefit from it, visit [ http://discovery.ariba.com ].

About Ariba, Inc.
Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. Ariba combines industry-leading technology with the world's largest web-based trading community to help companies discover, connect and collaborate with a global network of partners a" all in a cloud-based environment. Using the Ariba Commerce Cloud, businesses of all sizes can buy, sell and manage cash more efficiently and effectively. Over 700,000 around the globe use the Ariba Commerce Cloud to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance results. Why not join them? To get on the path to Better Commerce visit: [ www.ariba.com/commercecloud/ ]

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