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KDS strenghtens Ariba's travel spend management solution

KDS to power best-selling U.S. procurement management system
KDS and Ariba Join to Extend Enterprise Spend Management Benefits to Business Travel Procurement

Paris, France– April, 26 2002 – KDS, a leading global provider of web-based business travel e-procurement solutions, today announced that it is working with Ariba®, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA) to extend the benefits of Enterprise Spend Management (ESM) to joint customers. Through participation in the Ariba Solution Development Alliance Program, KDS and Ariba are working together to create complementary extensions and interoperability between KDS Corporate, KDS’ business travel management solution, and Ariba® Spend Management™ solutions.