Emptoris 6 Achieves 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver(R)' Qualification

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ORLANDO, Florida, May 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Customers Gain Contract Visibility, Controls and Compliance with a Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Emptoris, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise supply and contract management software, today announced that Emptoris 6 has achieved "Powered by SAP NetWeaver(R)" status. With this qualification, Emptoris provides its market-leading applications on SAP NetWeaver Application Server (SAP NetWeaver AS) with integration to the SAP NetWeaver Portal. The announcement was made today at SAPPHIRE(R) '06 Orlando, SAP's international customer conference.

Customers can now quickly and easily deploy Emptoris in their SAP NetWeaver-based environment. The solution delivers value to companies through the following:

Improved Business Strategy Execution -- By driving sourcing and contract decisions into SAP solution-based systems for execution, Emptoris ensures the day-to-day business operations align with the defined business strategy.

Greater Visibility & Consolidation -- Emptoris enables companies to pull contract information previously dispersed in filing cabinets throughout the enterprise, and provide a single view of all contractual relationships.

Improved Compliance -- With Emptoris, companies can proactively manage suppliers' compliance, and ERP systems can be set automatically to comply with actual agreements.

Optimized Contracts -- Emptoris allows companies to create more profitable contracts with decreased exposure to financial and legal risks.

Decreased Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Costs -- The Emptoris solution provides a controls environment for the contracting and deal-making process, and helps ensure that all contracts in SAP solution-based systems have received proper approval. It also provides powerful contract auditing tools that directly reduce the costs of audits.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership and Faster Deployment Time -- Pre-built integrations shipped with Emptoris 6 cut implementation time and eliminate potential IT hurdles to reduce the total cost of ownership.

According to Andy Kyte, Vice President, Gartner, Inc., "There is little point in having excellently-managed purchase orders if the underlying contract is flawed. Enterprises can benefit from having their strong transactional systems matched by a strong contract management application."

"Emptoris' Powered by SAP NetWeaver designation signifies our continued commitment to our large installed base of Global 2000 companies running SAP solutions," said Ammiel Kamon, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Emptoris. "With this certification, customers using SAP solutions can now integrate Emptoris contract and compliance solutions, with a shorter time-to-value and lower total cost of ownership."

About Emptoris

Emptoris is the world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions that empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth. Emptoris solutions are used by successful Global 2000 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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Contact: Jaclyn Saccone Paul Green Cohn & Wolfe Emptoris, Inc. +1-212-798-9518 +1-781-852-2805 Jaclyn_Saccone@nyc.cohnwolfe.com pgreen@emptoris.com

Web site: http://www.emptoris.com

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