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Tyco Electronics Expands Global Rollout of Click Commerce Parts Solution.


Leading Electronics Component Manufacturer Uses Click Commerce Software to Manage Hundreds of Thousands of Parts Worldwide

CHICAGO -- Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, today announced that Tyco Electronics Tyco Electronics was the largest unit of Tyco International Ltd., and the world's leading supplier of passive electronic components. On June 29, 2007 Tyco Electronics became a wholly independent publicly-traded company, along with Covidien, from the breakup of the Tyco conglomerate  has expanded its use of the Click Commerce Parts solution to include additional facilities in Europe and Asia.

Tyco Electronics provides hundreds of thousands of parts for a variety of products such as automotives, computers, appliances, and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  equipment. In 1996, the company selected Click Commerce to help them manage and improve the availability of parts for their U.S. customers. Tyco Electronics saw significant benefits with Click Commerce Parts, and as they expanded internationally, Tyco required the solution to scale with their growth.

"We have used the Click solution for more than 10 years now and have realized substantial cost savings," said David L. Zeiders, project manager, global business process team at Tyco Electronics. "Click Commerce Parts helps us anticipate when our customers will need certain parts so we can better manage inventory. The solution has grown with us and has easily scaled to help us forecast more than 200,000 parts every day across 20 global sites."

Since implementing Click Commerce Parts, Tyco has realized a reduction in overall inventory assets. "With the help of Click's solution, we have better aligned our inventory assets to match future customer demand," said Zeiders. In addition, customers who need parts that are forecasted using the Click Commerce solution have reported an improvement in customer service. Zeiders states, "It's because we are better able to anticipate future customer changes."

"To compete globally requires nimbleness - the ability to shift supply quickly in order to meet the changing needs of your customers," said Nancy Koenig, executive vice president of operations for Click Commerce. "Our Parts solution gives companies like Tyco Electronics the necessary tools to respond to customer needs and continuously deliver strong customer service."

About Tyco Electronics

Tyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International For the unrelated division of Mattel, see .

Tyco International Ltd. NYSE: TYC is a diversified manufacturing conglomerate incorporated in Bermuda, with United States operational headquarters in New Jersey.
 Ltd., is the world's largest passive electronic components manufacturer; a leader in cutting-edge wireless components, complete power systems, and premise wiring components and systems; and a provider of critical communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole.  to the Land Mobile Radio industry. Tyco Electronics provides advanced technology products from over forty well-known and respected brands, including Agastat, Alcoswitch, AMP, AMP NETCONNECT, Buchanan, CII CII Confederation of Indian Industry
CII Chartered Insurance Institute (UK)
CII Construction Industry Institute (University of Texas)
CII Council of Institutional Investors
, CoEv, Critchley, Elcon, Elo TouchSystems, M/A-COM, Madison Cable, OEG OEG Olfactory Ensheathing Glia
OEG Oberrheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (German Railroad Company)
OEG Operations Evaluation Group
OEG Old English Game (chicken breed) 
, Potter & Brumfield, Raychem, Schrack and Simel.

About Click Commerce, Inc.

Click Commerce, Inc., (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, enables millions of users in 70 countries to collaborate, in real time, with business partners across the extended enterprise. Click Commerce solutions support the unique business processes of multiple industry segments such as manufacturing, aerospace and defense, and high-tech. Click Commerce enables corporations including Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. , BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California)
BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company)
BASF Builders Association of South Florida
, Citibank, Delphi, Eastman Kodak Company, Jabil Global Services, Lockheed Martin For the former company, see .

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta.
, Microsoft, Pier 1, Ryder, and Verizon to coordinate and optimize optimize - optimisation  business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. More information can be found at www.clickcommerce.com.
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