1084755--11/25/2009--ARIBA

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The Current Economic Downturn Has Adversely Impacted Our Business and May Adversely Impact Our Business Beyond Our Expectations. We May Fail to Achieve Our Financial Forecasts Due to Inaccurate Sales Forecasts and Other Factors. Our Business Is Susceptible to Numerous Risks Associated with International Operations. Our Success Depends on Market Acceptance of Standalone Spend Management Solutions. We Have a History of Losses and May Incur Significant Additional Losses in the Future. Our Quarterly Operating Results Are Volatile, Difficult to Predict and May Be Unreliable as Indicators of Future Performance Trends. Our On-Demand Strategy Carries a Number of Risks Which May Be Harmful to Our Business. We May Incur Additional Restructuring Charges that Adversely Affect Our Operating Results. Limitations of Our Existing ERP System and Problems With the Timing, Design or Implementation of Our Planned New ERP System Could Adversely Impact Our Business and Operations. Our Business Could Be Seriously Harmed If We Fail to Retain Our Key Personnel. Our Revenues In Any Quarter May Fluctuate Significantly Because Our Sales Cycles Can Be Long and Unpredictable. Revenues in Any Quarter May Vary to the Extent Recognition of Revenue Is Deferred When Contracts Are Signed. As a Result, Revenues in Any Quarter May Be Difficult to Predict and Are an Unreliable Indicator of Future Performance Trends. Revenues From Our Ariba Spend Management Sourcing Services Could Be Negatively Affected If Customers Elect Not to Renew Their Contracts and New Deals Are Signed More Infrequently and at Lower Selling Prices. A Decline in Revenues May Have a Disproportionate Impact on Operating Results and Require Further Reductions in Our Operating Expense Levels. We Are Subject to Evolving and Expensive Corporate Governance Regulations and Requirements. Our Failure to Adequately Adhere to These Requirements or the Failure or Circumvention of Our Controls and Procedures Could Seriously Harm Our Business and Results of Operations. We Sometimes Experience Long Implementation Cycles, Which May Increase Our Operating Costs and Delay Recognition of Revenues. If a Sufficient Number of Suppliers Do Not Join and Maintain Their Participation In the Ariba Supplier Network, It May Not Attract a Sufficient Number of Buyers and Other Sellers Required to Make the Network Successful. We Could Be Subject to Potential Claims Related to Our On-Demand Solutions, As Well As the Ariba Supplier Network. Failure to Establish and Maintain Strategic Relationships with Third Parties Could Seriously Harm Our Business, Results of Operations and Financial Condition. We Face Intense Competition. If We Are Unable to Compete Successfully, Our Business Will Be Seriously Harmed. Any Future Acquisitions Will Be Subject to a Number of Risks. If We Fail to Develop Products and Services on a Timely and Cost-Effective Basis, or If Our Products or Services Contain Defects, Our Business Could Be Seriously Harmed. Pending Litigation Could Seriously Harm Our Business. We May Be Required to Record Additional Impairment Charges in Future Quarters as a Result of the Decline in Value of Our Investments in Auction Rate Securities ( ARS ). We May Incur Goodwill Impairment Charges that Adversely Affect Our Operating Results. Our Stock Price Is Highly Volatile and the Market Price of Our Common Stock May Decrease in the Future. We Are at Risk of Further Securities Class Action Litigation Due to Our Stock Price Volatility. If the Protection of Our Intellectual Property Is Inadequate, Our Competitors May Gain Access to Our Technology, and We May Lose Customers. We Rely on Third-Party Technology for Our Solutions which Might Not be Available to Us in the Future. If Our Security Measures Fail or Unauthorized Access to Customer Data Is Otherwise Obtained, Our Solutions May Be Perceived As Not Being Secure, Customers May Curtail or Stop Using Our Solutions, And We May Incur Significant Liabilities. Business Disruptions Could Affect Our Operating Results. Anti-takeover Provisions in Our Charter Documents and Delaware Law Could Discourage, Delay or Prevent a Change in Control of Our Company and May Affect the Trading Price of Our Common Stock.

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