Ketera Customers Join Purchasing Magazine in Spend Management ROI Webcast

SANTA CLARA, CA (September 12, 2005) - Ketera, the leading provider of on demand spend management solutions, today announced it's collaboration with Purchasing magazine on a joint executive Webcast event titled, "Spend Management Delivers 10X ROI." The complimentary Webcast, featuring Ketera customers from Delta Airlines and British Transport Police, will broadcast as a live and interactive discussion at 2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, September 14, 2005.

Industry speakers Dyan Wingo, strategic sourcing manager for Delta Airlines and Jonathan Williamson, services director for the British Transport Police will partake in a panel discussion on how spend management initiatives deliver results, led by Paul Teague, editor-in-chief of Purchasing. Participants will discuss how they streamlined procurement processes and reduced costs with Ketera's on demand spend management solutions. They'll also address with the audience specific challenges and successes relating to spend analysis, supplier enablement, content management, end-user adoption, change management and compliance.

    Who:

Dyan Wingo, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Jonathan Williamson, Services Director, British Transport Police
Paul Teague, Editor-in-Chief, Purchasing Magazine, Moderator

    What:

"Spend Management Delivers 10X ROI"
Joint executive Webcast, sponsored by Ketera and Purchasing Magazine

    When:

Live Webcast available September 14, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PDT
Webcast replay available September 15, 2005 at 12:00 p.m. EDT/9:00 a.m. PDT

    How: 

To register: http://web1.media.globix.net/client/purchasing/091405/launch_sponsor.htm
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About Ketera

Ketera is the leading provider of on demand, spend management solutions, providing companies with the applications and services needed to control and reduce corporate spending at a low cost of ownership.

Ketera Spend Management includes applications for spend analysis, sourcing, procurement and payment and reconciliation. The Ketera difference is our on demand delivery model, which combines hosted spend management applications with the "heavy lifting" services required for success, including supplier enablement, hardware infrastructure, project resources, system administration and solution upgrades.

Investors in the company include Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers and Foundation Capital. For more information about Ketera and the Ketera Spend Management suite of services, please visit www.ketera.com.

Contact: 

     Voce Communications, Inc.
     Amy Wall, 650-228-5182
     awall@vocecomm.com