| BERLIN and BURLINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - | | | | one of the largest procurement symposiums in |
| November 4, 2009) - Emptoris, Inc., a leading provider | | | | Europe. According to the association, the BME |
| of Enterprise Supply and Contract Management | | | | Symposium offers a behind the scenes look at the |
| solutions, today announced that executives from | | | | successful strategies of well-known global companies, |
| Emptoris and Deutsche Post DHL will co-present at | | | | as well as practical education and information on best |
| the Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und | | | | practices and benchmarking and networking with |
| Logistik, or the Association of Materials Management, | | | | suppliers and technical experts from a wide range of |
| Purchasing and Logistics, BME Symposium in Berlin. | | | | companies and industries. Further information is |
| The companies will present on innovative sourcing | | | | available at |
| programs and the best-in-class application of | | | | The Emptoris Supply and Contract Management |
| technology, illustrated with case study from Deutsche | | | | solution suite integrates powerful solutions that may |
| Post DHL. | | | | be deployed flexibly or modularly to meet the unique |
| Dirk Schneider, Head of Procurement Germany, | | | | demands of global businesses. The suite includes |
| Austria, Switzerland and Russia at Deutsche Post | | | | solutions for spend analysis, sourcing, services |
| DHL, will deliver the presentation titled, "Innovation in | | | | procurement, supplier risk management and contract |
| Procurement: New approaches for Sustainable | | | | management. Whether you are identifying high-risk |
| Success via eSourcing" with opening remarks by | | | | contracts through scoring and analytics or the lowest |
| Gerald Ismaier, General Manager, Central Europe for | | | | total cost sourcing award, a common characteristic |
| Emptoris, Inc. Mr. Schneider will share insight as to | | | | across the suite is its ability to enable better visibility |
| how Deutsche Post DHL has adopted innovative | | | | and decision-making through business optimization. |
| sourcing strategies and enabling technologies, to | | | | Emptoris solutions are consistently recognised by |
| optimize procurement processes and deliver | | | | leading independent analyst firms as the market's |
| sustainable value from supplier relationships around | | | | leading solutions. Most recently, Emptoris was |
| the globe. | | | | positioned in the "leaders quadrant" in the Gartner |
| The BME Symposium will be held from November | | | | research report, "Magic Quadrant for Sourcing |
| 11th to 13th, 2009 at the InterContinental Hotel and | | | | Application Suites. |
| Conference Center in Berlin. The BME Symposium is | | | | |