12 Technologies Ibero-America delivers leading-edae supply chain solutions.

A worldwide leader in supply chain solutions, i2 Technologies is committing additional resources to support customers in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. With the creation of i2 Ibero-America, i2 is redoubling its efforts to serve corporations in Latin America in order to help them solve traditional business problems with the use of localized technology and intelligent decision support systems.

The Ibero-America region represents a large segment of i2's target market -- 25 percent of the US economy, with 550 companies above the $500 million revenue mark. In addition, i2 is committed to serve the large mid-market segment with an application services provider (ASP) model.

"To date, i2 lbero-America has more than 40 customers and is experiencing phenomenal growth," says Miguel Milano, vice president of global and strategic accounts. "More and more organizations are realizing the value of partnering with companies like i2, especially in today's economy. All clients and prospects in the region are demanding a more focused approach to their needs."

To meet these needs, i2 offers targeted product development/localization, increased resources and commitment, and a topnotch professional staff. i2 focuses on three areas of a company's supply chain: Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), or how to better collaborate with key suppliers; Customer Relationship Management (CRM), to help companies identify the right customers and offer them the right product configuration with the right fulfillment commitment; and Supply Chain Management (SCM), i2's initial focus, to optimally match demand and supply.

Finally, i2 also provides tools to create and manage structured content electronically, which i2 considers the common language for all supply chain stakeholders to efficiently share information.

"i2 Ibero-America's solutions help businesses across all industries to run their operations more efficiently, improve customer satisfaction, build sales of higher-margin products, and keep their inventory levels low," says Milano. "Our technologies accelerate and synchronize key business processes in a company and enable collaboration with trading partners."

Earlier this year, i2 implemented such a solution for Argentine cement maker Loma Negra. Faced with new competition and an economic downturn, Loma Negra moved to protect its market position by modernizing its supply chain. i2 provided a total, fully integrated solution to improve the quality and the frequency of the demand forecast, and Loma Negra's ability to profitably and timely meet and fulfill the forecasted demand through holistic planning and execution across all supply chain constituents (production, logistic and distribution centers, carriers, etc.). Implemented over 11 months, the project was the first of its kind in Argentina and one of the largest in Latin America.

i2 Technologies has attained its leadership position by emphasizing a number of factors, including:

* Obsession for value creation. 2 is the only solutions provider that uses a third-party auditor to measure actual dollar value creation in its customer base. By December 2000, in excess of $16 billion in value had already been created. i2's mission is to deliver more than $75 billion in value by year-end 2005.

* Stability and proven track record. Founded in 1988 and public since 1996, i2 surpassed $1 billion in revenues last year. i2 has a worldwide base of more than 1,000 customers and 9,000 installations and one of the highest commitments to R&D in the industry

* Wide solution footprint. i2 provides a one-stop, end-to-end solution to corporate operational problems, from the relationship with suppliers to the relationship with customers, through the optimization of the supply chain.

* Strong worldwide alliance partner program. i2 has partnered with IBM, the "Big Five" and other niche players who extend i2's market reach and delivery capabilities in a mutually beneficial way.

* Industry expertise. i2 has developed deep industry knowledge in major industry segments, which assures suitability of solutions and significantly shortens time to value.

i2 Technologies Ibero-America is headquartered in Miami, with offices in Spain, Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico. CEO Claudio Osorio leads a team of more than 50 professionals who support the region. By year-end 2002, i2 plans to add another 70 professionals and double its customer base. i2 will heavily rely on its alliance partners to attain these goals. For more information, visit www.i2.com.