Ariba LIVE 2006--It's time for spend management (AMR)

The gaming industry now generates $10B in actual gambling revenue, with the typical visitor to Las Vegas losing an average of $665 annually. Against this backdrop of excess and free spending, Ariba held its annual user conference, Ariba LIVE 2006. The theme: “It’s time for spend management.” With more than 1,300 customers and prospects in attendance, including 50% of the Fortune 100 companies, procurement practitioners gathered to hear what’s on tap from Ariba, as well as best-practice expertise from its leading customers.