Corporate Express Selects i2 to Create Enhanced e-Business Network.

Business/High-Tech Network

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2001

Scalable CRM Solutions with Order Management Functionality to Improve

Customer Service for World Leader in Office and Computer Products

i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO), the leading provider of supply chain and marketplace solutions, today announced that Corporate Express, the world leader in the sale, distribution and service of office and computer products to the business market, has selected i2 in a joint effort intended to build Corporate Express' next-generation business-to-business online network, delivering substantial value to the company, its customers and its suppliers.

The company's initial deployment of i2 technology will focus on the i2 Customer Relationship Management (CRM)(TM) Solutions to improve customer satisfaction and revenue generation.

This initiative is an extension of the Corporate Express strategy to provide a new online procurement system with multiple benefits for customers and suppliers. This system is designed to reinforce Corporate Express' role as a key component of a customer's value chain, facilitating transactions and services delivery while reducing procurement costs and lowering process costs.

Corporate Express will use i2 CRM to transform E-Way, its proprietary electronic commerce offering, to scale for rapid growth and add robust functionality that is designed to improve customer service. E-Way does more than $635 million in business each year, serving the office and computer product needs of Fortune 500 companies on a global basis. Corporate Express online sales are growing at a pace of $3 million each month.

"i2 offers solutions that are scalable enough to keep up with our rapid growth, while providing functionality that goes beyond the basic Web storefront," said Guy Manuel, Corporate Express Vice President of eBusiness. "Our customers are global companies, and i2 has one of the best solutions that is truly global in scope. It will allow us to serve these customers across multiple channels, while also customizing to meet regional needs. i2 also has the speed-to-market we needed to enhance our competitive advantage in this highly competitive market space."

Corporate Express intends for its e-business solution to allow customers to order office and computer products from a variety of leading manufacturers yet receive a single order and bill. Corporate Express has committed to providing a single face to its customers and sales channels in order to optimize customer service and ensure profitable revenue generation. In future deployments, Corporate Express plans to use supplier relationship management (SRM) solutions to expand beyond office products to meet all its customers' indirect procurement needs with its established fulfillment network. i2 SRM(TM) is designed to enable companies to better share information with their suppliers, with a goal of minimizing actual inventories while still fulfilling customer orders as quickly as possible.

"Corporate Express is an excellent example of the efficiencies that are possible with e-business," said Tom Cooper, i2 executive vice president. "By transforming their e-business solution to better align with customers, they're adding additional service to their already outstanding fulfillment capabilities. This should help maximize profitability for Corporate Express' entire value chain, including suppliers, fulfillment partners and sales channels."

i2 intends to provide its i2 TradeMatrix Platform(TM) and industry-leading i2 Content(TM). i2 will work with Corporate Express to provide enhanced customization of its distributed order management solution that will be uniquely suited to this market space.

About Corporate Express, a Buhrmann Company

Corporate Express, a Buhrmann Company, is the world's largest business-to-business supplier of essential office and computer products and services to customers who value superior procurement solutions. Corporate Express' North American operations have 275 facilities, including 57 distribution centers, and employs 13,000 people. Corporate Express's specialty businesses include Corporate Express Document and Print Management, Corporate Express Imaging and Computer Graphics Supplies, Corporate Express Promotional Marketing, and ASAP Software.

About i2

i2 is creating real value for its global e-business customers through its i2 TradeMatrix solutions, content and marketplace platform. i2 TradeMatrix allows businesses to create both private and public marketplaces, while improving the efficiencies of all participants. i2 provides a wide variety of collaborative e-business services for both the early stages and next generation of e-business adoption, with each service supported by decision optimization, transaction management and content management solutions. Founded in 1988, i2's mission is to deliver $75 billion in value to its customers by 2005. i2 is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has more than 5,900 employees and maintains offices worldwide. Visit i2's Web site at http://www.i2.com.

i2 is a registered trademark of i2 Technologies, Inc. i2 TradeMatrix, TradeMatrix, i2 Supplier Relationship Management, i2 Customer Relationship Management, i2 TradeMatrix Platform, i2 Content and the i2 logo design are trademarks of i2 Technologies, Inc.

Cautionary Language

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the customer's ability to implement i2 solutions successfully or to achieve benefits attributable to i2 products. 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 Form 10-K filed March 29, 2001 and Form 10-Q filed May 4, 2001. i2 assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this news release.