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ON Semiconductor Implements i2 New-Generation Supply Chain Planning for Risk Management Capabilities.


DALLAS -- i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO ITWO I2 Technologies (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) announced today that ON Semiconductor has completed implementation of i2 New-Generation Supply Chain Planning for risk management. As part of this project, ON implemented solutions and workflows from i2 that leverage the Agile ag·ile  
adj.
1. Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.

2. Mentally quick or alert: an agile mind.
 Business Process Platform (ABPP ABPP American Board of Professional Psychology
ABPP American Battlefield Protection Program
ABPP Agile Business Process Platform (I2 Technologies)
ABPP Activity-Based Protein Profiling
) which is the company's service-oriented architecture See SOA.  allowing for more flexibility and usability of its new-generation solution set. This solution contributes to ON's risk management approach for capacity decision making capabilities as it competes in the asset-intensive semiconductor industry.

The i2 Agile Business Process Platform is designed to perform core platform services to compose com·pose  
v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es

v.tr.
1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form:
, model and execute business process workflows or business logic. New-generation planning is enabled by the i2 Agile Business Process Platform, which features roles-based user interface customization, business process configuration capabilities and extensive supply chain management data models and related data processes. Structured supply chain data modeling workflows, planning parameter maintenance and supply chain data management are also part of the benefits.

ON already leverages a wide-range of i2 solutions for enabling key supply chain processes. Expanding its footprint with this recent implementation enables the company to simulate multiple what-if scenarios to assess the impact of available capacity across its wafer fabrication Wafer Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers.  process, assembly and test operations. The solution helps provide insights into potential capacity substitutes that can help improve profitability and potential capacity gaps that need to be closed proactively. Leveraging the i2 Agile Business Process Platform, ON was able to customize its user interface and specific workflow capabilities for a more tailored solution offering.

"We believe that we have just begun to scratch the surface with what these new-generation solutions can do to help us grow our competitive advantage and pursue supply chain excellence," said ON Director of Supply Chain Strategy and Solution John Mallon. "For many years, i2 has been a strategic advisor, helping us realize tremendous value from our supply chain. We look forward to our ongoing work to deliver continued success for ON, today and well into the future."

Leveraging i2 New-Generation Planning for systematic risk management, ON evaluates multiple supply chain scenarios per week for enhanced capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software.  capabilities. The company evaluates potential risks and bottlenecks and is able to make informed decisions on capacity configuration. By creating rules-based automated scenarios and multiple scenarios in parallel, the company is more in tune with supply chain disruptions and how to overcome those issues. The implementation also provides analytics capabilities for decision support. i2 New-Generation Planning provides the ability to compare multiple scenarios and visually determine developing trends. The ability to run these scenarios and compare them against each other provides the company with the decision support tools necessary to mitigate capacity risk.

"Customers like ON are committed to driving additional value from their supply chain with the best, leading-edge solutions on the market today. ON uses a large footprint of i2 solutions, and by utilizing the i2 Agile Business Process Platform and new-generation solutions, they have the ability to drive even more value from their existing investments," said i2 Senior Vice President of the High Technology Industry Group, Paul Chermak. "It is our goal to have all i2 customers embrace these new-generation supply chain solutions so that they too can further leverage their existing technology investments for maximum value."

Tackling risk management is just the latest phase of ON's supply chain journey which began with i2 in 1999. Since that time, ON has earned accolades in the areas of supply chain innovation, efficiency, and world class customer service. ON is a Ken Sharma Award for Excellence finalist and will be recognized for significant return on investment at the i2 User Group Directions conference in Dallas, Oct. 16 - 18. The company will also speak during the CSCMP CSCMP Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
CSCMP Command Ship C4I Master Plan
 Conference in San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , Oct. 16 - 18, appearing on panels discussing the merits of the best-of-breed approach to supply chain management, and best practices in demand management.

About i2

i2 helps business leaders make better supply chain decisions. i2's flexible new generation solutions are designed to synchronize See synchronization.  demand and supply across ever-changing global business networks. i2's innovative supply chain management tools and services are pervasive in a wide cross-section of industries; 20 of the AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12.  Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to i2 customers. Learn more at www.i2.com.

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 that involve risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements regarding i2's ability to implement or integrate solutions successfully and in a timely fashion, receive expected functionality and performance, or achieve benefits attributable to i2 solutions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those projected. 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 filed August 14, 2006 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 filed March 15, 2006.
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