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i2 Technologies Expands Presence in High-Tech Manufacturing Industry

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Leading high-technology manufacturers have signed agreements to license i2's RHYTHM solutions for the optimization of eBusiness processes within their supply chains. Celestica, Seagate, Vitesse, and Xircom, along with Compaq, IBM, and Sun Microsystems, have joined i2's customer base, further solidifying the company's position in the high-tech manufacturing marketplace.

Key Takeaways:

  • i2 Technologies has announced agreements with Celestica, Seagate, Vitesse, and Xircom to license RHYTHM solutions for supply chain optimization.
  • These agreements, combined with existing contracts with Compaq, IBM, and Sun Microsystems, demonstrate i2's dominance in the high-tech manufacturing industry.
  • RHYTHM solutions provide intelligent decision-making across the enterprise, optimizing and integrating key business processes, and delivering intelligent eBusiness through collaboration with trading partners.
  • i2's RHYTHM software has delivered billions of dollars in measurable value for major companies in various industries, including high tech and electronics.
  • The company's high-tech industrial business unit is focused on expanding RHYTHM's value delivery to the extended enterprise.
  • Celestica will use RHYTHM to enhance its global supply chain management process and improve OEM customers' time-to-market.
  • Seagate will implement RHYTHM at each of its manufacturing locations worldwide to optimize planning and forecasting.
  • Vitesse will use RHYTHM to optimize demand and manufacturing planning activities throughout its operations.
  • Xircom will use RHYTHM to tightly manage inventory levels with customers and distributors, while optimizing worldwide supply chain and forecasting processes.
  • i2 has a long-standing dominance in supplying eBPO solutions to the high-tech manufacturing marketplace, with customers such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba Corporation, and VLSI.
  • Significant customers have returned to i2 to expand their RHYTHM licensing to include a larger portion of their operations.

Statistics:

  • $50 billion: i2's vision to add value in growth and savings for its customers by the year 2005.
  • 2,300: Number of i2 Technologies employees.
  • 1998: Year in which i2 filed its Form 8-K and Form 10-Q with the SEC.
  • 6/19/1998: Date on which i2 filed its Form 8-K.
  • 11/13/1998: Date on which i2 filed its Form 10-Q.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire (May 6),
  • Company press release (may contain forward-looking statements),
  • Company website: http://www.i2.com.

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