Milwaukee, Wisconsin – RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, announced the agenda for its upcoming user conference, RedShift:2008, Synchronizing Supply Chain & Retail, May 5 - 8 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida. RedShift generates new ideas and information-sharing on how to improve supply chain, retail and manufacturing operations through industry-specific roundtable discussions, customer-led breakout sessions and networking opportunities. Registration is now open at www.RedShift2008.com.

Keynote speakers for the event include Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, a world-renowned economist often considered “the Father of Supply Side Economics.” Laffer will present “The Economic Outlook,” which looks at the current economic environment and offers thoughts on where it's headed - short term, long term, domestically and globally - with prospects for investments, interest rates and business growth. Lora Cecere, AMR Research Director, will moderate the “Global E2e Technology Trends Media Panel.” This media panel will discuss four of the hottest topics for retail and Supply Chain leaders: the impending labor squeeze resulting from retiring Baby Boomers; the “last yard” of the supply chain; the potential of single button recalls, and the challenges with implementing green, or sustainability, initiatives.

Sterling Supply Chain Visibility On Demand Transforms Hardware Retailer’s Supply Chain Data into Actionable Information, Accessible in Real-time

New York – Jan. 14, 2008 — At the National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention and Expo, Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, announced today that True Value Company has purchased its Sterling Supply Chain Visibility On Demand, a hosted solution that provides partner connectivity, process integration and real-time visibility through the company’s extended supply chain. True Value Company, one of the world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperatives, will use Sterling Supply Chain Visibility On Demand to improve the accuracy and efficiency of its global supply chain.

Cognos 8 Business Intelligence to provide innovative Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite with comprehensive reporting, analysis and dashboarding capabilities

2008 NRF CONFERENCE, BOOTH # 1755, NEW YORK, January 14, 2008 – Cognos® (NASDAQ: COGN) (TSX: CSN), the world leader in Business Intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, has selected Cognos as the Business Intelligence (BI) standard for its new suite of E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management applications.

Under terms of the agreement, Sterling Commerce will embed Cognos 8 BI within the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite, a comprehensive, modular solution that manages the entire inquiry-to-cash cycle in the manufacturing, retail, distribution, media and telecom sectors. Launched in August 2007, the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite provides a single end-to-end view of marketing, lead management, selling, orders, inventory, delivery and supply – plus returns, repairs and settlement – across the supply chain.

Atlanta, January 9, 2008 - MFG.com, the largest global online marketplace for the manufacturing community, today announced that it has received $26 million in financing. The investment was led by Fidelity Ventures and Fidelity Asia Ventures, with an additional contribution by existing investor European Founders Fund (EFF). The funds will be utilized for MFG.com's continued global expansion, Technology development, creation of innovative new online services and potential acquisitions.

MFG.com also announced that Fidelity Ventures partner, Larry Cheng, has joined its Board of Directors. Cheng joins current Board members Mitch Free, CEO and Founder of MFG.com and Steve Campbell, Chief Investment Officer, Bezos Expeditions (a private investment firm of Jeff Bezos). In addition, Fidelity Asia Ventures managing partner, Daniel Auerbach, has joined as a Board observer.

Dayton, October 16, 2007 – Corbus, the leaders in Procurement Outsourcing and Ramco Systems today announced a global partnership that significantly enhances business value delivered to its customers through improvement in their Supply Chain management.
The two companies are committed to provide a completely integrated, world-class solution that combines Technology and outsourcing expertise and offered at extremely competitive price points. The partnership places Corbus amongst the first few companies world-wide to offer Procurement outsourcing solutions on a SOA-based Technology platform.
President & COO of Corbus, Rakesh Mittal stated, "We continue to maintain our platform agnostic approach in Procurement outsourcing opportunities to help our clients maximize returns on their existing investments. However we feel obliged to extend to them an ability to leverage on World-Class Solutions that enhance cost productivity significantly. Our alliance with Ramco brings complete Supply Chain functionality at an unmatched price point with immense flexibility through their Hosted Solution”

October 7, 2007

WALLDORF, Germany & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) and Business Objects S.A. (Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 – BOB) today announced that the companies have reached an agreement that will bring together two of the information Technology industry’s leaders, resulting in an unmatched offering for Business Users, enabling timely and accurate decision-making. Under the terms and conditions of the tender offer agreement, SAP will make a cash offer of € 42.00 per ordinary share and for American Depositary Shares (ADS) at the US$ equivalent based on the EUR/US$ exchange rate as of the settlement of the tender offers. The transaction volume taking into account the transaction costs will be slightly above €4.8 billion. The Business Objects Board of directors has approved the tender offer agreement between the two companies and anticipates recommending the offer to its shareholders subject to fulfillment of certain regulatory requirements.

Software Enhancement Will Enable Users to Calculate, Track, Measure and Perform Root Cause Analysis against Perfect Order Performance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coppell, Tex. -- Blue Sky Logistics, Inc., a real-time Supply Chain visibility software provider, has released a perfect order beta application for its set of dashboard visibility software tools. Perfect Orders™ will enable users of Blue Sky Logistics’ visibility Technology to calculate, track, measure and perform root cause analysis of efficient and effective perfect order performance. It will also enable service level monitoring within the user’s enterprise.

Muscat, 13th September, 2007: Matrah Cold Stores LLC (MCS), a W J Towell Group Company, has signed a five year agreement with Agility (the new name for PWC Logistics) for the provision of 3PL services in the Sultanate of Oman. Under the terms of the agreement, Agility will supply MCS with warehousing, inventory management, transportation and other value added services. Out of its depots in Ghala, Sohar, Nizwa, Salalah, Al Kamel and Muladha, Agility will also provide multi-temperature storage, transportation and handling facilities.

Agility is a leading global Logistics provider with over 20,000 employees in 450 offices across 100 countries around the world. Supported by a comprehensive network of warehousing facilities, transportation and freight management services, Agility provides customer’s with personalized service and flexible solutions tailored to meet their individual business needs.

21 September 2007
The technical services division of Walon UK has announced the renewal of two new £multi-million contracts with leading vehicle manufacturer, Toyota (GB).

The two year contracts will see Walon carry out the handling and enhancement of approximately 149,000 new Toyota and Lexus vehicles each year. The first contract will operate from Toyota’s Vehicle Import Centre at Portbury and the second from its Vehicle Distribution Centre in Burnaston. Both centres are managed by Walon.

Walon, which is part of the AutoLogic Group, has a team of over 130 dedicated technical service technicians based at the two operations. The teams carry out a complete range of vehicle enhancements and dealer fit requests, from the basic addition of model badges and the fitting of leather seats, through to the complex installation of Sat Nav and in car entertainment systems, such as DVD’s. Walon has also introduced a number of new IT initiatives onto the contracts, such as new workshop control systems, which will help increase efficiency further.

New BizViz Component Provides Visual OEE, KPIs and Analysis for Operational Excellence
Houston, TX - ISA ‘07 - October 2, 2007 - Today, ICONICS, an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows® operating systems, announced its new BizViz™ Productivity Analytics product.

BizViz Productivity Analytics empowers decision makers at all levels of the enterprise with real-time and accurate information to help them drive global operational efficiency and strengthen their competitive market advantage. Users are able to gain Insight into operations through real-time data aggregation and connectivity to multiple data sources, including OPC, SNMP and BACnet. BizViz Productivity Analytics helps to establish manufacturing context with KPIs and other business metrics, delivering manufacturing intelligence to an entire organization.

Supply Chain Integration After Major
Global Manufacturing and Distribution Changes

Solution Meets Growing Demand for
Simple E-Commerce and Business Collaboration

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, September 28, 2007 – Pressman Toy, a manufacturer and distributor of some of the world’s most recognized games and puzzles, has implemented an EXTOL business integration solution to keep up with the continuous expansion of E-Commerce and business collaboration. EXTOL is a leading provider of B2B integration software applications for both internal and external collaboration.

Pressman Toy is working with EXTOL to adopt more sophisticated ways of performing Electronic Commerce and business-level collaboration with customers, suppliers, vendors and warehouses. The solution allows Pressman to meet the new E-Commerce demands they encountered when they moved from in-house manufacturing to a totally out-sourced global manufacturing and distribution business model three years ago.

September 25, 2007

Delivers Only Solution Integrating Text Analysis and Search With End-to-End Business Intelligence

SAN JOSE, Calif. & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Objects (NASDAQ:BOBJ)(Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world’s leading provider of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced the launch of BusinessObjects™ Text Analysis and BusinessObjects Intelligent Search, the first BI and data warehouse-integrated solutions that allow customers to unlock the hidden value and wisdom found in unstructured text, such as emails, documents, notes, and web content. These new capabilities, based on proven Technology from the recent Inxight Software acquisition, will give customers the power to combine the value found in text sources with their existing BI and data integration deployments. Customers will now be empowered to make more Insightful business decisions while uncovering hidden relationships, risks, and opportunities.

Sep 24, 2007
Leading Belgian consumer goods company improves access to accurate, consistent information through Business Intelligence program

Burlington, Mass. - September 24, 2007 - Kalido, the active information management company, announced today that the Belgian division of British American Tobacco has successfully implemented a major management information project using Kalido software at its core. Driven in large part by British American Tobacco's recent merger with sister company STC, the new program has helped British American Tobacco Belgium gain greater Insight into sales operations from manufacturer to retailer. As a result, British American Tobacco Belgium's business managers can make more informed decisions to improve the company's brand management, profitability management and contracting capabilities. In addition, the initiative has enabled British American Tobacco Belgium to cut maintenance costs by 50 percent and deliver a consolidated, robust information delivery platform 10 months earlier than anticipated using traditional reporting methods. A full case study on the British American Tobacco Belgium success story is available at www.kalido.com/batbelgium

Charlotte, NC — September 20, 2007 — Ransome CAT, a full-line Caterpillar Dealer with 13 locations and 600 employees, has signed to implement Verian Technologies' ProcureIt. Ransome will begin its implementation of ProcureIt — a 100% web-based purchase-to-pay solution — next month.

Ransome CAT is replacing a manual, paper-based system used for all purchasing and invoice management. By implementing ProcureIt, Ransome CAT will automate 100% of its requisitioning, purchasing, and invoice management — eliminating paper and increasing process efficiency in those areas. The full implementation of ProcureIt at Ransome CAT will include Purchase Manager, Invoice Manager and Inventory Manager modules as well as Verian's standard interfaces to the DBS Work Order system and CODA financial software.

DHL Global Mail, Deutsche Post World Net's International Mail division, today announced that it is the first in the mail industry in Asia Pacific to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) across multiple countries in the region. Based on an Automatic Mail Quality Measurement (AMQM) system, this effort is aimed at improving quality control checks for its mail Logistics chain. The AMQM system, which has been installed in the mail terminals in Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore, complements DHL Global Mail's AMQM system in other regions. It is an enhanced service that provides greater visibility of the mailing process from the point when letters are posted to the last-mile delivery.

24 September 2007

Following the successful introduction of vehicle tracking as the first phase of a £1M contract awarded to Microlise by Castle Cement Limited, part of the Heidelberg Cement Group, the company are now delivering the next phases which include driver management and proof of delivery.

The solution, which has been termed 'eTicket', is designed to deliver large improvements in Customer Service and efficiency savings by eliminating paperwork and data re-keying, reducing customer queries and automating proof of delivery processing as well as allowing instant issue of accurate invoices for products delivered.

Maersk Logistics has taken an important and progressive step and opened a global Supply Chain competency centre for chemicals in Dubai.

Opening a competency centre for Chemical Supply Chain Management in Dubai is a valuable step in the right direction as it positions Maersk Logistics as a chemicals Supply Chain industry leader within maritime intensive logistics.

General Manager Anthony Elwine, who will head up this effort, says "By placing our chemical headquarters in Dubai we will have a significant part of the future global polymer production as neighbours. We want to be viewed as thought leaders to the chemical industry and work with progressive organisations in adapting their supply chains, allowing them to differentiate and improve performance."

DALLAS -- September 24, 2007 --
Aerospace and defense companies are facing increasing pressure to reduce costs throughout the manufacturing process. Industry-leading companies are leveraging Supply Chain solutions from i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO) to help meet customer expectations while addressing the risk, complexity and fluctuations in demand that challenge companies every day.

i2, together with co-sponsor ABeam Consulting, will host aerospace and defense companies on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the i2 corporate headquarters in Dallas for a free conference and networking reception. i2 customers will offer real-world examples of how their organizations have tackled industry challenges by working together with i2. The event features speakers from Southwest Airlines, Bell Helicopter and ABeam Consulting. Additionally, i2 will discuss how companies can leverage methodologies such as lean manufacturing and Inventory Optimization to streamline business processes and drive bottom-line value.

Leading CPG company deploys on-demand transportation management platform, completes 2007 bid in eight weeks

Alameda, CA, September 26, 2007 — GT Nexus announced today that Del Monte Foods Company (NYSE:DLM) selected its Trade and Logistics Portal to serve as the food giant’s international transportation management and shipment visibility platform. The platform was successfully used for the 2007 ocean transportation bid, including optimization of the transportation spend and carrier allocations. The company’s finalized ocean contracts have been digitized, making them easy to manage and monitor by Del Monte and its ocean carriers.

Palo Alto, Calif. – September 20, 2007 – Vendavo, the leading provider of price management and optimization software, today announced that Neil Lustig has joined the company as senior vice president of worldwide sales. In this role, he will lead the company’s sales and business consulting teams globally. Mr. Lustig joins Vendavo from Ariba, where he has served as senior vice president, Ariba North America, and general manager of North American field operations.
“Neil is a passionate, driven executive who shares our goal of aggressively growing the company globally and maintaining our leadership in the price management market,” said Al Crites, president and chief executive officer of Vendavo. “He brings a rare blend of skills and experiences to his new role, understands the business of selling high-value application solutions on a global basis and is totally committed to the customer’s long-term success.”