Following the recent acquisition of Emptoris by IBM, we are pleased to integrate our annual Emptoris Empower 2012 customer conference into the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit taking place in Orlando, Florida, September 5-7, 2012. This is an exciting opportunity for us to gather our customers, subject matter experts and executives in an environment where we can not only showcase Emptoris technologies and solutions, but where we can also introduce you to solutions that can help your company achieve even more results on your journey to procurement excellence.

Emptoris Empower 2012 will continue to provide you with an opportunity to share and learn best practices and innovative strategies in Strategic Supply Management, including solutions in Spend Analysis, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Lifecycle Management, Telecom Expense Management and Services Procurement.

Along with three full days of learning to help your company develop and drive Smarter Commerce, there will be specific activities focused entirely around Emptoris and our customers including: Keynotes and break-out sessions with Emptoris customers and executives who will share insights on the successes and challenges at leading procurement organizations

• Solution Center and Demo Zone to meet our product experts, browse through showcases and see the latest innovations and technologies.
• Multiple networking opportunities to discuss current market trends, insights and visionary ideas in the procurement market and make some powerful procurement connections.
• Many more sessions in the “Buy” category of Smarter Commerce that may be of interest and benefit your SSM initiatives.