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JDA Software Group Plans to Increase Its SCM Software Clout with Takeover of i2 Technologies The supply chain management universe is getting a bit smaller, with the recent announcement by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based JDA Software Group that it is taking over i2 Technologies of Dallas. The price is reportedly around $346m. The acquisition is expected to create an entity with $635m in annual revenues and more than 6,000 customers, says Hamish Brewer, JDA chief executive officer. “By acquiring i2, we double our addressable market in manufacturing to include discrete manufacturing, complementing our current market leadership in process manufacturing and strengthening our retail and transportation management presence.” The planned takeover should seem logical to industry observers, in the view of Brewer. Noting that JDA bought Manugistics in 2006, Brewer said: “A major player in the supply chain space for more than 20 years, i2’s world-class customers greater value delivery through the joining of some of the best solutions and brightest minds in the industry.” The action also signals a stronger hand for JDA in retail and transportation management, as well as the addition of capability in discrete manufacturing. Such manufacturers build or assemble individual items like electronics or vehicles. JDA already has a strong product line for companies in process manufacturing, such as production of foods or chemicals. Visit www.JDA.com. Shoe Retailer Turns to Sterling Commerce to Enable Fulfillment Across Stores, Web Site DSW Inc., a specialty footwear retailer, has implemented Sterling Order Management as the order fulfillment foundation for its new DSW.com site. “At DSW, we understand that the future of retailing is delivering on a cross-channel vision that will enable customers to have a superior shopping experience with our brand no matter which channel they choose,” says Jon Ricker, chief information officer at DSW Inc. Sterling Order Management orchestrates the enterprise order management process, providing a contextual, unified view of the order. The developer, Sterling Commerce, says that the view not only improves efficiencies throughout the order lifecycle by ensuring the right information is accessible and actionable for those who need it, but it also captures exceptions by leveraging a proactive events management and alert notification modeler to ensure customer orders are complete, accurate and timely. “DSW is a great example of how traditional brick-and-mortar retailers can innovate with crosschannel as a way to differentiate themselves in the market,” says Jim Bengier, global retail industry executive at Sterling Commerce. Order Management is part of the Sterling Selling And Fulfillment Suite, a suite of cross-channel applications designed to enable seamless execution of order offer/capture/management processes across multiple channels and facilitate all aspects of fulfillment, including transportation management, warehouse management, and holistic supply chain visibility. Visit www.sterlingcommerce.com. and employees are the perfect match for JDA. With the experience gained from the successful acquisition of Manugistics in 2006, the addition of i2 is comparatively an incremental and logical step for JDA.” Pallab Chatterjee, i2’s CEO, had this to say: “In an industry that continues to consolidate, scale matters. In that regard, the combination of these two companies will create one of the world’s strongest, best-of-breed software solution providers focused on the global supply chain. The combination of i2 and JDA increases the opportunity for expanded expertise, accelerated innovation and even Office Depot Implements Hubspan Integration Platform to Improve Its E-Commerce Capability Office Depot reportedly will implement Hubspan’s on-demand integration platform to help the retailer augment its e-commerce capability and improve high value-add customer benefits, such as on-time deliveries, order accuracy and purchasing automation. 20 SEPTEMBER 2008 http://www.JDA.com http://www.DSW.com http://www.sterlingcommerce.com

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