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i2 and the i2 User Group Recognize Ken Sharma Award for Excellence Winners Grupo Modelo, ON Semiconductor and Payless ShoeSource.


Companies recognized for supply chain implementation breadth and depth, return on investment and innovation

ORLANDO, Fla. -- i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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: ITWO ITWO I2 Technologies (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) and the i2 User Group, today announced the global winners of the annual Ken Sharma Award for Excellence at i2 Planet 2007 in Orlando, Fla. Global winners were selected by an independent panel of 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 analysts and are recognized for outstanding supply chain management implementations based on depth and breadth, time to value, innovation and overall value. Winners include:

* Grupo Modelo Grupo Modelo is a large brewery in Mexico. It maintains a large part of the Mexican beer export market and produces top-selling imported beer in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. , S.A. de C.V. - Supply Chain Breadth and Depth

* ON Semiconductor - Supply Chain Return on Investment

* Payless ShoeSource Payless ShoeSource is a discount footwear retailer that was founded in 1956 in Topeka, Kansas. Shaol Pozez and his cousin Louis Pozez founded and operated Payless Shoes. In 1961, it became a public company as Volume Shoe Corporation.  - Supply Chain Innovation

The annual Ken Sharma Award for Excellence recognizes companies and project teams involved in supply chain breakthrough best practices in all major global industries. Hundreds of i2 customers are eligible to receive the award, named in memory of i2 Co-Founder Ken Sharma, one of the pioneers of supply chain management technology.

"We at AMR Research are pleased to once again have the opportunity to participate as judges for the Ken Sharma Awards process as it provides an opportunity to honor the memory of a supply chain pioneer and a window into how more companies are enabling supply chain innovation with technology," said Mark Hillman Mark Hillman is the Republican candiadate for Colorado State Treasurer for the 2006 Colorado general elections. Biography
A native of Burlington on Colorado’s eastern plains, Treasurer Hillman previously served for seven years in the Colorado Senate.
, Research Director at AMR Research. "It is clear from judging this year's KSA KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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KSA Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
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KSA Korean Standards Association
 applications that the participating companies are embracing the attitude of innovation and optimism about the power and benefits of supply chain optimization Supply Chain Optimization is the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs (including manufacturing costs,  that Ken clearly personified."

"Through this award and other programs, it is the goal of the i2 User Group to continue Ken Sharma's vision of bringing together industry-leading companies to share best practices and excellence for the value and betterment of our peers," said i2 User Group Chairman, Ravi Vancheeswaran.

"Working together with the world's leading and ground breaking supply chain companies is inspiring as we strive to deliver solutions to business challenges," said i2 Chief Customer Officer Barbara Stinnett. "Bringing these companies together and celebrating their vision and success is what the Ken Sharma Award is all about. We offer our congratulations to the winners and look forward to many future successes together."

Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V., Winner for Supply Chain Breadth and Depth

Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V. is Mexico's leading brewer of beer with 11 brands including Corona, the leading imported beer 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. . The company has a presence in more than 150 countries and is an importer of Anheuser-Busch products in Mexico.

Before implementing i2 solutions, Grupo Modelo's forecasting and planning operations were partially manual and each brewery operated its production schedules differently. Grupo Modelo implemented i2 solutions to drive cost reductions from decreased inventories, gain optimal plant execution, execute transportation planning Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, sidewalks, bike lanes and public transport lines).  and enhance customer service at distribution centers. Using a variety of i2 solutions, Grupo Modelo has a more complete view of the supply chain, has streamlined its business processes and can now plan in reduced cycle times, forecast in different categories and react quicker to change.

Payless ShoeSource, Winner for Supply Chain Innovation

Payless ShoeSource is the largest specialty family footwear retailer in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere

Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries.
 operating stores in all 50 U.S. states, as well as Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , Guam, Saipan, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. , the Caribbean, and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Payless stores feature fashionable, quality footwear and accessories for women, men and children at affordable prices in a self-selection format.

Prior to implementing solutions from i2, Payless leveraged a variety of home-grown legacy solutions that were not providing the type of integration and collaboration the company needed. Payless uses i2's advanced planning solutions for improved inventory management throughout the product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. , better management from the conception of a shoe, all the way through the shoe's liquidation The collection of assets belonging to a debtor to be applied to the discharge of his or her outstanding debts.

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, as well as for integrated planning In amphibious operations, the planning accomplished by commanders and staffs of corresponding echelons from parallel chains of command within the amphibious task force. See also amphibious operation; amphibious task force.  and execution within the merchandising organization. i2 solutions support daily merchandise and assortment processes as well as the execution of allocation and replenishment. On the pricing front, Payless uses i2 solutions to support price execution, as well as markdown Markdown

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Notes:
The broker offers a lower price to try stimulate trading in hopes that they will make the money back on the extra
 optimization.

Improved inventory productivity and optimal assortments ensure maximum margins to achieve the overall corporate financial goals. Payless reports achieving substantial results from each of the solutions it uses from i2. Payless has been able to reduce aged inventory, reduce markdowns, better manage product flow, and optimize case packs by store across a 4572-store chain. With i2's advanced planning solutions, Payless is delivering a superior customer shopping experience by ensuring the right assortment, while simultaneously driving inventory productivity.

ON Semiconductor, Winner for Supply Chain Return on Investment

ON Semiconductor is a leading global supplier of advanced power semiconductor solutions The company's product portfolio has over 24,000 devices and sells to 250 direct customers and to a distribution channel that serves over 10,000 customers and ships over 30 billion units per year.

Challenged by the semiconductor industry's shortened product lifecycles and increasingly complex supply chains, ON Semiconductor re-engineered its supply chain with a transformation program designed to turn supply chain risk into a competitive advantage. Leveraging a broad spectrum of i2 solutions, ON Semiconductor benefits from automated supply chain processes such as inventory optimization, scenario planning Scenario planning or Scenario thinking is a strategic planning method that some organizations use to make flexible long-term plans. It is in large part an adaptation and generalization of classic methods used by military intelligence. , sales and operations planning and supply chain visibility, as well as build-to-stock and build-to-order capabilities based on demand.

i2 is a strategic adviser to ON Semiconductor and over the course of its eight-year relationship with the company delivered an abundance of value. Leveraging i2 solutions, ON Semiconductor is working to mitigate risk throughout the supply chain and operate a more lean business with focus on the customer. The company has increased the efficiency of its supply chain by enhancing its planning processes with more frequent and tactical plans, gaining visibility to customer forecasts to better understand variability and uncertainty, and optimizing its inventory management capabilities. After an initial evaluation, ON Semiconductor reports the use of i2 tools had brought the company savings approaching $20M. Additionally, the company has improved its on-time delivery from approximately 70 percent to more than 90 percent, doubled its inventory turns, and increased its productivity by 300 percent. The company regularly evaluates its operational metrics and reports the value received from i2 solutions provides management with additional incentive to continue investing in supply chain improvements.

About the i2 User Group

The i2 User Group (www.i2-usergroup.org) is a volunteer organization made up of i2 customer companies and their employees. Founded in 1997, the i2 User Group is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes.  dedicated to addressing the issues and needs of the users of the entire suite of i2 products. Through networking and educational opportunities, the i2 User Group provides members countless opportunities to share information and experiences on the selection, implementation and effective use of i2 products.

About Ken Sharma

Vice chairman of i2 from 1988 until his death in 1999, Ken Sharma's impact on the development of supply chain planning and the future of e-business continues to resonate today. Throughout his career, Sharma worked to define and refine the concepts of global optimization Global optimization is a branch of applied mathematics and numerical analysis that deals with the optimization of a function or a set of functions to some criteria. General
The most common form is the minimization of one real-valued function
, multi-enterprise planning, master planning and supply chain planning.

His leadership and vision not only helped to make i2 a top provider of innovative technology solutions, but also to change the paradigms by which industries understand concepts such as supply chain planning and technology. Most important, even as Sharma changed the face of business, he never flagged in his dedication to customers. He said, "This work of mine has been a great source of satisfaction. If I've been able to help at least one person, that will be enduring."

About i2

i2 helps business leaders make better supply chain decisions. i2's flexible new-generation solutions are designed to synchronize 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 Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to i2 customers. Learn more at www.i2.com.

i2 Cautionary Language

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements regarding the customer's ability to implement or integrate i2 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 May 10, 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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