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Grupo Posadas Takes up Residence in the CloudSUNNYVALE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- With 105 hotels and more than 18,000 rooms to furnish and maintain across Mexico, Grupo Posadas has more than a few things to buy. To simplify the process, the company has moved its procurement to the cloud. "We do not want to be owners of software-we just want to take advantage of the potential of it," said Fausto Jimenez, Strategic Sourcing VP at Grupo Posadas. Leveraging cloud-based applications from Ariba, an SAP (News - Alert) Company and the world's business commerce network, Grupo Posadas has created a more efficient and effective process for purchasing everything from bedroom furniture to wireless installation and quickly delivered results. "Not only have we achieved 18 percent in savings, we have also increased the corporate spend under contract negotiations by 25 percent," Jimenez says. But the benefits don't stop there. With Ariba® Sourcing™, Ariba Spend Visibility™, Ariba Contract Management™, Ariba Supplier Information Management™, Ariba Supplier Performance Management™, and Ariba Procure-to-Order™ in place, Grupo Posadas has also been able to:
"Cloud computing is the future of business and Grupo Posadas is well-positioned to reap the benefits that it delivers," said Ivan Braga, Regional Vice President, Ariba Latin America. "By implementing Ariba's solutions, Group Posadas can not only optimize its procurement process, but drive unprecedented levels of productivity across its operations that improve its performance and ultimately, its profits." About Grupo Posadas Grupo Posadas, with more than four decades in the hotel marketplace, operates 104 hotels and 17,865 rooms. Its six hotel brands are LIVE AQUA, Fiesta Americana Grand, Fiesta Americana, Fista Inn, One Hotels and The Explorean, making Grupo Posadas the leading Mexican hotel operator. Grupo Posadas has been listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1992, with the ticker symbol "POSADAS." For additional information, visit its website www.posadas.com About Ariba, an SAP Company Ariba is the world's business commerce network. Ariba combines industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world's largest web-based trading community to help companies discover and collaborate with a global network of partners. Using the Ariba® Network, businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading partners anywhere, at any time from any application or device to buy, sell and manage their cash more efficiently and effectively than ever before. Companies around the world use the Ariba Network to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance the results that they deliver. Join them at: www.ariba.com About SAP As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 232,000 customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com. Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC (News - Alert)"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. © 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Please see http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/legal/copyright/index.epx#trademark for additional trademark information and notices. Note to editors: To preview and download broadcast-standard stock footage and press photos digitally, please visit www.sap.com/photos. On this platform, you can find high resolution material for your media channels. To view video stories on diverse topics, visit www.sap-tv.com. From this site, you can embed videos into your own Web pages, share video via email links, and subscribe to RSS feeds from SAP TV. Follow SAP on Twitter (News - Alert) at @sapnews.
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