JDA Software Announces Third Quarter 2003 Customer Activity; The Kroger Co., Hewlett Packard and Tractor Supply Among New Deals.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 JDA JDA Japan Defense Agency JDA Joint Development Agreement JDA Janne da Arc (band) JDA Joint Duty Assignment JDA Jerusalem Development Authority JDA Jovian Detention Authority (gaming) (R) Software Group Inc. (Nasdaq:JDAS) announced many of the companies that signed JDA Portfolio(R) contracts in third quarter 2003. Several grocery retailers and distributors including The Kroger Co., Giant Eagle Inc., Netto AS and Shamrock Foods Co. signed license agreements in third quarter. JDA also finalized U.S. contracts with such multibillion-dollar companies as Hewlett-Packard Co., Henry Schein Henry Schein Inc. is a Fortune 500 company based in Melville, New York. It is a distributor of healthcare products and services primarily to office-based healthcare practitioners in the North American and European markets. The Company operates in two business segments. Inc., Belk Inc. and Tractor Supply Co., while international deals included Farmacias Ahumada in Chile, Mountain Equipment Co-op Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is a Canadian consumers' cooperative, which sells outdoor gear and clothing and has over 2.5 million members[1]. MEC is notable for its commitment to environmental protection and other causes. in Canada, JUN Co. Ltd. in Japan and Mothercare Plc in the United Kingdom. "We witnessed a significant step forward for JDA in the global demand chain marketplace this quarter resulting in a 77 percent increase in software license revenues over third quarter 2002. Many of our competitors have become less effective and the value proposition of our Portfolio solution has strengthened through a combination of winning functionality, valuable integration and proven delivery," commented JDA CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Hamish Brewer. "Our growth continues to be fueled by our unique strength in the analytic and optimization solutions business; however, we also saw the first real growth in our merchandise management products for several quarters. We experienced the strongest demand ever for our E3 branded products since our September 2001 acquisition and closed substantially more business than third quarter 2002 or last quarter. We also saw significant increases for our Arthur branded planning products. "With more and more companies viewing JDA as a one-stop-shop for demand chain solutions, we closed 50 percent more multiple product deals in third quarter 2003 than in the first six months of the year. We continue to see progress with our Customer Value Program as our customer base of nearly 4,600 retailers and their suppliers once again voted for JDA with their pocket books providing 53 percent of third quarter license revenues," added Brewer. The Kroger Co. Leads New 3Q Deals with Significant JDA Portfolio Investment JDA welcomed new customer The Kroger Co., one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains with fiscal year 2002 sales of $51.8 billion. Seeking an integrated merchandising, planning and replenishment solution to support the general merchandise and apparel division of its Fred Meyer chain, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based retailer licensed Portfolio Merchandise Management(TM) (PMM PMM Purchase Money Mortgage PMM Project Management Methodology PMM Perpetual Motion Machine PMM Permanent Magnet Motor PMM Professional Murder Music (band) PMM Precision Measuring Machine PMM Power Management Mode (TM)) software, Portfolio Advanced Replenishment by E3(TM) solutions, Portfolio Advanced Planning, Allocation, Assortment Planning Assortment Planning is a mission critical function for retailers. This is the place where the retailer meets the customer. The place where the retailer must buy exactly what their customers will buy. (TM) and Performance Analysis by Arthur(TM) solutions and the Floor Planning Floor planning Arrangement used to finance inventory. A finance company buys the inventory, which is then held in trust for the user. by Intactix(TM) software. In addition to Kroger signing for PMM, JDA welcomed four other new merchandising customers this quarter that licensed Portfolio Merchandise Management-i(TM) (MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. (R)). These include leading British discount retailer Poundland Limited and Philippines based multi-format retailer Gaisano South Group, which also licensed Win/DSS(R) in-store system and Performance Analysis by IDEAS(TM) data warehouse. Philippines-based New City Commercial Corp. licensed MMS and Win/DSS. Demand Increases for Advanced Replenishment by E3 The $1.2 billion Tractor Supply Co. signed a significant agreement for the Portfolio Advanced Replenishment by E3 solution suite. The United States' largest retail farm and ranch store chain with more than 462 retail stores in 30 states also licensed the Portfolio Space Management by Intactix(TM) products as well as the advanced business intelligence solution, Seasonal Profiling by Intellect(TM). Also in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , existing customers $2.8 billion Henry Schein Inc., the largest wholesale distributor of healthcare products to office-based practitioners, and Chase-Pitkin Home Centers, a home-improvement division of Wegmans Food Markets Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 71-store U.S. regional supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. History Wegmans is a family-owned company, founded in 1916 by John and Walter Wegman. , licensed Advanced Store Replenishment by E3(TM). JDA added new international customers seeking to optimize in-stock and service levels on a reduced inventory investment including Denmark's Nilfisk-Advance, a leading supplier of cleaning equipment, and France's Aubert, a European leader in childcare retailing, both signing for Advanced Warehouse Replenishment(R), while Nordic home electronics retailer SIBA AB SIBA AB (sometimes Siba or siba without capitalization) is a large Swedish chain of home electronics retail stores. Siba is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden and as of 2006 there are 58 stores in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. signed for Advanced Store Replenishment. Other existing international customers licensing Advance Warehouse Replenishment include Danish discount grocery chain, Netto A/S; Chile's Farmacias Ahumada, the No. 1 drug chain in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. ; and Norway's Voice Norge AS, a fashion retailer with 450 stores and revenues over $900 million NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . Additionally, Mountain Equip Co-op, Canada's largest consumer co-operative for self-propelled wilderness recreation, signed for Advanced Store Replenishment. JDA Collaborative Solutions Business Up 71 Percent Over 2002 With leading companies such as Cadbury Schweppes Cadbury Schweppes plc is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in Berkeley Square, London, England, UK. Cadbury Schweppes is currently the only major international confectionery manufacturer to produce Fairtrade or organic products, which it sells through its UK, Hershey Foods and General Nutrition Centers General Nutrition Centers or GNC is a Pittsburgh-based American commercial enterprise focusing on the retail sale of health and nutrition related products, over the counter drugs, and foods/food supplements world-wide through GNC branded stores. Inc. striving for improved supply chain efficiencies, JDA increased its number of trading partners relying on Portfolio Collaborative Solutions(TM) to nearly 175 trading pairs, reinforcing our market leadership in the important emerging market. Strong Quarter for New Advanced Planning and Forecasting Deals The Portfolio Advanced Planning and Forecasting(TM) suite had a strong quarter with several deals signed by new and existing customers. Leading the list of new JDA customers are Belk Inc., the largest privately owned department store chain in the United States; JUN Co. Ltd., a Japanese designer, manufacturer and retailer of ladies' and men's fashion; and leading Swedish shoe retailer, the $1.3 billion SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Nilson Group AB. Belk licensed Advanced Planning by Arthur(TM), Performance Analysis by Arthur, the Arthur Knowledge Base(TM) (AKB AKB Aargauische Kantonalbank (German) AKB Atka Airport (Alaksa) AKB Apple Knowledge Base ) and Assortment Planning by Arthur along with Demand Planning by Intellect(TM). JUN Co. licensed Advanced Planning, Performance Analysis and AKB to more effectively plan its range of more than 15 designer brands. Nilson Group AB licensed Advanced Planning and the AKB. Existing MMS customer Mothercare UK Ltd., a leading retailer for the mother-to-be and parents of young children, licensed Advanced Planning, AKB, Performance Analysis and Assortment Planning, while Eastern Mountain Sports Eastern Mountain Sports (or EMS) is an outdoor apparel and equipment retailer in the U.S. Northeast. It is headquartered in Peterborough, New Hampshire. EMS sells outdoor equipment and clothing from brands like The North Face and Merrell, and also their own, , a subsidiary of the American Retail Group, added Advanced Allocation. Portfolio POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale and Vista Retail -- New Products, New Customers JDA signed current customer Family Christian Stores for its first implementation of Portfolio POS(TM), JDA's new Java-based store system. The leading U.S. specialty retailer with more than 325 locations in 39 states also licensed Customer Relationship Management by Affinity(TM) and JDA Store Portal(TM). JDA welcomed new customer Giant Eagle Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based food retailer with about 130 corporate and 83 franchised supermarkets. Giant Eagle signed for the award-winning VistaRetail(TM) software that allows retailers to receive and respond to product and promotion information from suppliers based on subscriptions managed in the application. RadioShack Leads Portfolio Space Management License Activity Long time JDA customer, $4.5 billion RadioShack Corp., one of the nation's leading electronics retailers, significantly expanded its Portfolio Space Management by Intactix(TM) investment. Other existing customers to expand their space management licenses include IKEA IKEA Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (Swedish home furnishings retailer founder's initials and location) North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Budgens Stores and such consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and companies as UK Elizabeth Arden Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1878 - October 19, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. Arden was born Florence Nightingale Graham in Woodbridge, Ontario, where she lived until she was twenty-four years old. , L'Oreal for its French and U.S. divisions, Revlon Inc., Genuine Auto Parts Co. Inc./NAPA, General Mills, BIC BIC See: Bank Investment Contract USA, GlaxoSmithKline, Masterfoods USA, Rust-Oleum Corp. and Colgate Palmolive Pty Ltd. UK. A partial listing of companies that licensed JDA's space management solutions for the first time include: Coty Mexico, Energizer Australia and one of the world's oldest beer brewers, Interbrew UK. Existing Customers Return for More Value from JDA Several JDA customers licensed additional Portfolio applications or expanded their existing license agreement to drive more value from their JDA investment. Sporting and outdoor goods retailer Galyan's Trading Co. Inc. expanded several licenses including products within these suites: Portfolio Merchandising, Business Intelligence, Advanced Planning and Replenishment and Space Management. The $2.3 billion Mandalay Resort Group Mandalay Resort Group was a hotel-casino operator based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its major properties included Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur and Circus Circus, as well as half of the Monte Carlo. expanded its MMS license and also licensed Performance Analysis by IDEAS. The $1 billion Shamrock Foods Co., the fourth-largest independent food service distributor in the United States, expanded its existing Advanced Warehouse Replenishment license. Several other companies signed for one or more Portfolio products, or expanded their license agreements with JDA in third quarter 2003. Due to the competitive advantages of implementing JDA's Portfolio solutions, these companies have requested confidentiality. About JDA Software Group Inc. With nearly 4,600 retail, manufacturing and wholesale customers in 60 countries, JDA Software Group Inc. is a global leader in delivering integrated software and professional services for the retail demand chain. By capitalizing on its market position and financial strength, JDA commits significant resources to advancing JDA Portfolio, its suite of merchandising, POS, analytic and collaborative solutions that improve revenues, efficiency and customer focus. Founded in 1985, JDA is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., and employs more than 1,200 associates operating from 33 offices in major cities throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more details, visit www.jda.com, call 800-479-RETAIL (7382) or e-mail info@jda.com. We do not believe this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Nevertheless, if remarks in this press release are considered to be "forward looking" or to have forward-looking implications, such as Brewer's remarks concerning our competitors becoming less effective, Brewer's statement regarding growth in demand for merchandise management products and our belief that the collaborative market is an emerging market, we would remind our investors and prospective investors that future events may involve risks and uncertainties. Risks and uncertainties that may affect our business are detailed from time to time in the "Risks Factors" section of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these and other risks, actual results may differ materially from those predicted. We undertake no obligation to update information in this release. JDA, JDA Portfolio, Portfolio Merchandise Management System-i, VistaRetail, Win/DSS, Performance Analysis by IDEAS, Advanced Warehouse Replenishment by E3, Advanced Store Replenishment by E3, Space Planning by Intactix, Space Planning, Floor Planning, Vendor Managed Replenishment by E3 and Portfolio Collaborative Solutions are trademarks or registered trademarks of JDA Software Group Inc. Any trade, product or service name referenced in this document using the name "JDA" is a trademark and/or property of JDA Software Group Inc. All other trade, product, or service names referenced in this release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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