Emptoris Positioned as a Market Leader in Independent Research Report on eSourcing Software

BURLINGTON, MA, Mar 24 (MARKET WIRE) --
Emptoris, a leading provider of enterprise supply and contract
management software, today announced that Forrester Research, a leading
independent research and analysis firm, has positioned Emptoris as a
leader in a March 2009 research report titled, "The Forrester Wave:
eSourcing, Q1 2009."(1) Emptoris received the report's top ranking in two
of the main categories companies are evaluated and positioned in, both
"Current Offering" and "Strategy."

The report reviews ten sourcing software solutions and evaluates them on
54 criteria, and positions Emptoris as a "Leader" in the market -- and
the top rated company in terms of "Current Offering." As the report
states, "after examining past research, user need assessments, and vendor
and expert interviews, we developed a comprehensive set of evaluation
criteria," and "in Forrester's 54-criteria evaluation of eSourcing
vendors, we found that [certain providers] are leaders, due to their
support for global program management and advanced sourcing techniques."

Emptoris is also one of the top ranked solution in terms of "Customer
Satisfaction" and top in "Strategy" which encompasses and weighs
considerations such as "Corporate Strategy," "Product Strategy" and
"Financial Resources to Pursue Strategy." The Forrester report states,
"Emptoris continues to be at the leading edge of innovation in eSourcing.
The product rated joint highest on current functionality, scoring
exceptionally well in support for central CPOs wanting to manage sourcing
activity across a global organization and for optimized evaluation of
complex bids... The company is the Leader for current strategy."

The report also discusses the importance of solutions suites, noting that
"eSourcing vendors are adding Contract Lifecycle Management and spend
analysis to create sourcing suites. These three subcategories are still
separate markets -- but enterprises are increasingly looking to buy an
integrated set from a single source. Strategic sourcing directors cannot
focus on the best sources of potential savings without spend analysis, and
they want to reduce leakage by using CLM to integrate awarded contracts
with execution systems."

"We are quite proud of the fact that Emptoris is positioned as a leader in
Forrester's independent research reports. Of course, we believe our
recognition by Forrester and others is based upon our customers' successes
and execution of industry best practices in sourcing and contract
management," said Kevin Potts, Vice President, Product Management and
Marketing, with Emptoris, Inc.

For further information on independent research of the sourcing and
contract management industry, visit:
www.emptoris.com/newsroom/analyst-research.asp. For a complimentary copy
of "The Forrester Wave: eSourcing, Q1 2009" report, visit
http://www.emptoris.com/forresterwave

About Emptoris

Emptoris is a 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, Boeing, ConocoPhillips, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft, Motorola, Owens
Corning, Syngenta, and Vodafone.

(1) "The Forrester Wave: eSourcing, Q1 2009," by Duncan Jones of Forrester
Research, published March 2009.

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