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ARAVO RACES TO THE TOP IN GLOBAL
SUPPLIER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT MARKET

Innovative, On-Demand, Multi-Tenant, SaaS Solution Gains Traction
Among the Media, Investors, and Global Corporations

San Francisco, CA, April 8, 2008 – Aravo Solutions, Inc., a dominant player in the emerging on-demand Supplier Information Management (SIM) software and services industry, is currently experiencing the most rapid growth in its eight-year history. The company's flagship platform, Aravo SIM™, enables corporations to better manage their complex, global supply chains. Aravo's customers, partners, and the media are demonstrating strong acceptance of Aravo's contributions to global supplier management, corporate growth and environmental sustainability.


During the first quarter of 2008, the company was the subject of numerous positive articles in Industry Week, IT Week, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Environmental Leader, Earth Times, Supply Chain Brain, European Leaders in Procurement and GreenBiz. An article written by the San Francisco Business Times and republished by Business Journals in Raleigh/ Durham, NC and Milwaukee, WI, and in Mass High Tech–The Journal of New England Technology, noted Aravo's "dramatic accomplishments" during tough economic times.


"Expanded national and international media coverage of Aravo's customer successes points to the great value we deliver for our customers," said Steve Fritz, Director of Marketing at Aravo. "This increased attention reflects the traction we're gaining with Global 1000 customers in the financial services, high tech, industrial manufacturing, retail and pharmaceutical industries."


An analyst at the respected IT and supply chain analyst firm AMR Research referred to Aravo as "a unique, game-changing 'supplier CRM' technology for global organizations," and compared Aravo's technology to breakthroughs from Salesforce.com that revolutionized the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) industry.


Other recent press coverage noted how Aravo's corporate sustainability software is helping companies reduce the environmental impact of globalized supply chains, as well as Aravo's environmental compliance solutions for companies interested in supply chain carbon discovery.


"The Business Times article covered Aravo's new funding round, triple-digit percentage revenue gains and staff expansion," Fritz added. "All in all, we're happy with our current trajectory and greater media visibility. We've worked hard to get where we are and we appreciate that we're getting such positive recognition."


Aravo's founder and CEO, Tim Albinson, was formerly an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Investors in Aravo include Charles Schwab Family/Big Sky Partners; Peggy Taylor, former EVP-Global Operations, PeopleSoft; Tony Mayer, former CEO, JP Morgan Capital; a syndicate of senior partners and directors from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; Stephen Friedman, retired Chairman, Goldman Sachs; Søren Kenner, managing partner, LundKenner A/S, whose partners seed-funded Skype; and the presidents of several top private equity firms and hedge funds. Members of Aravo's board include Peggy Taylor, Goldman Sachs Advisory Director, Fredric Steck, and former Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt.


About Aravo Solutions

Founded in 2000, Aravo helps global companies quickly and accurately on-ramp and manage supplier master data to create error-free transactions, provide actionable decision support and turn supplier information into a valuable asset that can be leveraged throughout an organization. Aravo SIM™ is an on-demand enablement platform that provides enterprises with a field-proven framework for managing supplier information within leading ERP and e-procurement applications such as Oracle, SAP and Ariba. Aravo is headquartered in the San Francisco Financial District. For more information, visit Aravo's Web site at www.aravo.com.


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Media Contact:
David T. Oro
For Aravo Solutions
707-558-8585
david@orogroup.com