Is IBM GBS the preferred services provider to manage Emptoris customer migrations to SAP-Ariba? IBM response: Yes. IBM will work together with SAP Ariba to transition customers currently using IBM Emptoris to the SAP Ariba platform using tailored roadmaps that we will jointly develop to accommodate the client's needs and accelerate their digital transformation. IBM will receive a royalty from SAP for those customers that move from Emptoris to SAP Ariba platform. IBM GBS also will have an advantage for new clients that want to leverage a joint roadmap and cognitive procurement capabilities. Questions for/about current IBM-Emptoris customers: Will the current development cycle be continued as it has been in the past, slowed, or stopped? IBM response: IBM will provide standard maintenance to the Emptoris products (e.g. fix packs, security patches, modifications for new browsers, etc), but will not release new enhancements or roadmap updates.