Del Monte Foods Co. (DLM)

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Del Monte Implements i2 Solutions for Sales and Operations Planning Processes
Solution aggregates and analyzes data from across the organization to provide accurate visibility to demand

DALLAS, Dec 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- i2 Technologies, Inc.
ITWO (6.46, +0.19, +3.0%) announced today that long-time customer Del Monte Foods (DLM:del monte foods co com
has implemented new sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes with i2 solutions. Del Monte is one of the country's largest producers, distributors and marketers of premium branded food and pet products.

"By pulling together the data from across our organization: demand planning, sales, marketing, production planning, and finance, we can increase visibility and forecast our demand with better accuracy," said Marc Brown, CIO, Del Monte Foods. "With improved forecast accuracy capabilities, we are able to ensure that retailers receive the appropriate supply in accordance with demand. This is an important step to help better serve our customers and the consumers of our products while minimizing inventory costs."

Del Monte uses trade promotion and select retailer data together with i2 Demand Manager to provide a continuous and tightly integrated process to predict demand better at their customers' locations. The solution is based on i2's rich heritage from helping hundreds of market-leading companies build a best practice process and software solution for managing consumer demand.

"Thought leaders such as Del Monte understand that managing demand and creating visibility can drive bottom-line value by decreasing supply chain costs and increasing supply chain responsiveness," said Chuck Kramer, senior vice president of Retail and Consumer Industries at i2. "Companies who tighten their supply chain belt will better weather the economic downturn as they have a keen focus on decreasing waste, keeping relationships strong and streamlining business processes for added efficiency, capabilities and profits."

About i2
Throughout its 20-year history of innovation and value delivery, i2 has dedicated itself to building successful customer partnerships. As a full-service supply chain company, i2 is uniquely positioned to help its clients achieve world-class business results through a combination of consulting, technology, and managed services. i2 solutions are pervasive in a wide cross-section of industries; 21 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 contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, statements regarding i2's solutions, a customer's ability to implement or integrate those solutions successfully and in a timely fashion, receive expected functionality and performance, or achieve benefits attributable to i2 solutions. 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 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. i2 expressly disclaims any current intention to update the forward-looking information contained in this news release.
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