Leading Edge Logistics Implements i2 Solutions to Achieve New Levels of Success
DALLAS--Aug. 2, 2004--| Company Leveraging i2 Transportation Solutions for Added Business Efficiency and Enhanced Customer Service |
i2 Technologies, Inc. (OTC:ITWO), a leading provider of closed-loop supply chain management solutions, today announced that third party logistics provider Leading Edge Logistics, of Sterling Heights, Mich., has implemented i2 Transportation Modeler and Transportation Manager. Leading Edge selected i2 solutions in order to grow its business while providing the personal touch and superior service to which its customers are accustomed. The project was facilitated by i2 partner Symetrix Solutions.
"i2 solutions can help Leading Edge Logistics provide our customers with logistics cost reductions and enhanced customer service," said Tom Torcomian, managing partner, of Leading Edge Logistics. "This implementation took less than 100 days, allowing Leading Edge to start experiencing the business benefits of the i2 solutions quickly."
Leading Edge, which focuses on the mid-market, implemented i2 Transportation solutions to help meet its growth and transportation planning goals. These products are part of a solution designed to better manage the entire transportation network as well as reduce costs and improve transport performance.
"This implementation can enable Leading Edge to reach new levels of success," said Omer Bakkalbasi, director of i2 Transportation and Distribution Management. "Prior to this project, Leading Edge systems were maintained manually and we proposed a solution that can scale and help manage its transportation, truck and intermodal activities."
"We have a long-standing partnership with i2 and have seen many customers achieve success through the use of their solutions," said Mark Sterland, president, Symetrix. "It is our goal to continue bringing these world-class solutions to companies looking to gain business efficiencies throughout the Midwestern United States."
About Leading Edge Logistics
Leading Edge Logistics is a Third Party Logistics Provider providing state of the art worldwide logistics services. The company primarily services small cap manufacturing and distribution companies. Services include LTL, Truckload, Warehousing, Cross Docking and International freight. The company specializes in time critical shipments to Mexico. LEL provides guaranteed logistics savings to 100% of its customers. For more information about Leading Edge Logistics go to www.Leadingedgelogistics.com.
About i2
A leading provider of closed-loop supply chain management solutions, i2 designs and delivers software that helps customers optimize and synchronize activities involved in successfully managing supply and demand. i2's global customer base consists of some of the world's market leaders -- including seven of the Fortune global top 10. Founded in 1988 with a commitment to customer success, i2 remains focused on delivering value by implementing solutions designed to provide a rapid return on investment. 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 a 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 filed May 1, 20040, 2004, and the Annual Report on form 10-K/A filed March 17, 2004. i2 assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this news release.