DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--i2 Planet 2004--
i2 Technologies, Inc. (OTC:ITWO), a leading provider of
end-to-end supply chain management solutions, today announced a new
radio frequency identification (RFID) partnership program designed to
enable companies to use RFID technology to enable real time closed
loop supply chain management. i2 is initiating the partner program to
include target solutions, industries and partners such as GlobeRanger,
IBM, Informatica, Sun Microsystems, and webMethods.
"We believe that this partnership program will help to minimize
risk of RFID adoption for our customers by encouraging knowledge
sharing among the world's top technology providers," said Pallab
Chatterjee, president of solutions operations, i2. "Members of the i2
RFID partnership will include visionaries who realize that competitive
and bottom line advantages come to forward thinking companies who use
supply chains to their advantage by incorporating real-time event
management capabilities with advanced planning solutions. We expect
the partnership program to result in developments to help companies
achieve significant competitive advantage by leveraging the data that
RFID sensors provide to manage their supply chains."
Partners who qualify for this program will work with i2 to define
comprehensive hardware and software solutions to integrate RFID
technology with i2's closed loop supply chain management solutions.
Partners will also have the opportunity to enable their RFID sensing
middleware to integrate with i2's supply chain operating services
(SCOS) and be available as a service to all i2 applications. Through a
successful implementation of this program by i2 and its partners, the
new RFID middleware that a customer purchases could operate with their
supply chain management applications to turn volumes of RFID data into
meaningful supply chain information.
"Together with Sun's enterprise class RFID infrastructure and i2
software, we will be providing the industry with an open architecture
coupled with business and technology expertise to assist in delivering
quality RFID solutions while helping to create an enhanced customer
experience," said Julie Sarbacker, Director of the Auto-ID Business
Unit, Sun Microsystems.
i2's RFID partnership program is designed to develop hardware and
solutions that provide not only improved real-time visibility of
inventory, orders and shipments, but also the intelligence to
proactively respond in real time to unplanned circumstances. i2 also
plans to embed future developments in RFID technology in its product
line.
"The data generated by RFID is important, but it is only the first
step in the enablement of real time decision making and the customer
closing the loop in a supply chain," said Chatterjee. "i2's Master
Data Management and Performance Management modules are set up to
process data into meaningful information allowing companies to make
proactive decisions and turn their supply chains into a competitive
weapon." Components of i2's solutions include:
i2's Supply Chain Operating Services provide an integrated
planning and execution framework. SCOS is web services enabled, which
allows companies to maintain their existing logic and applications
while providing flexible workflow modeling and execution. i2's Supply
Chain Event Manager (SCEM) is part of the SCOS framework, and enables
companies to proactively monitor and manage for exceptions in their
supply chain operations. RFID, through RFID sensing middleware, would
feed i2 SCEM accurate and up-to-date information enabling better
decisions and improve supply chain efficiency.
i2's Master Data Management (MDM) product can support RFID by
helping to control the introduction of new items, manage data
synchronization, and integrate product information into existing
systems and processes by supporting systems that manage the product
packaging hierarchy master data. i2's MDM can manage this foundation
data and continues to be enhanced to meet GDSN standards allowing the
supplier to publish the structure and the retailer to receive it for
internal use. The supplier can also use this product hierarchy master
data in other planning and execution systems such as an inventory
system that is able to track products using the RFID tags.
i2's Transportation and Distribution Management services (TDM) can
help companies efficiently procure, plan, execute and monitor freight
movements across modes, borders and enterprises. These solutions are
designed to create sustainable value by synchronizing all critical
transportation and distribution data and providing inventory and order
visibility resulting in strong cost and service performance.
i2's Distributed Order Execution (DOE) product can allow companies
to read off databases, capture and collect data and respond to changes
to better manage and replenish inventory. This provides companies with
the ability to take in 29 digit codes, translate into appropriate
quantities and link in appropriate transactions.
RFID Demonstration at i2 Planet
i2 plans to demonstrate its initial RFID solutions at i2 Planet
2004 scheduled in San Diego from April 27-29.
About i2
A leading provider of end-to-end supply chain management
solutions, i2 designs and delivers software that helps customers
optimize and synchronize activities involved in successfully managing
supply and demand. i2 has more than 1,000 customers worldwide--many of
which are market leaders--including seven of the Fortune global top
10. Founded in 1988 with a commitment to customer success, i2 remains
focused on delivering value by implementing solutions designed to
provide a rapid return on investment. Learn more at www.i2.com.
i2 is a registered trademark of i2 Technologies US, Inc. and i2
Technologies, Inc.
i2 Cautionary Language
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties including forward-looking statements
regarding i2's ability to implement its partner program, i2's ability
to integrate its software and RFID solutions with the RFID-sensing
middleware and hardware of its partners, and the ability of its
customers and partners to implement or integrate i2 solutions
successfully and in a timely fashion and to receive the expected
functionality, performance and benefits attributable to i2 solutions.
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual results to differ from those projected. For a
discussion of factors which could impact i2's financial results and
cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements, please refer to i2's recent filings with
the SEC, particularly the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on July 21,
2003 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2003.
i2 assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information
contained in this news release.
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SOURCE: i2 Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
i2 Corporate Communications
Melanie Ofenloch, 469-357-3027
melanie_ofenloch@i2.com
or
i2 Investor Relations
Barry Sievert, 469-357-1000
barry_sievert@i2.com
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