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MANU should move well on this news.- Unisys Integrates Manugistics Supply Chain Management Tools in New Solution
10/5/2004 10:20:00 AM

BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct 5, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Unisys Corporation (UIS) today announced it will incorporate Manugistics (MANU) supply chain planning and optimization tools in its newly launched Unisys Global Visible Commerce Solutions. The added products combine traceability, data aggregation and analytics to provide improved forecasting of product demand, better customer service and reduced inventories.


The new Unisys solution is designed to help companies increase the value of their supply chains by providing increased visibility in a near-real-time environment. Unisys Global Visible Commerce Solutions act as "super aggregators," collecting and analyzing low-level data from an increasing number of supply chain data feeds - such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, cellular devices and barcodes - and injecting it into existing legacy applications, giving companies a single view into their extended supply chains.

By using the Manugistics supply chain planning and optimization tools, Unisys is able to add world-class track-and-trace, shipment monitoring, inventory management, and transportation management functionality to its solutions.

"Unisys Global Visible Commerce Solutions give organizations near real-time views into their supply chains," said Peter Regen, vice president of Global Visible Commerce Solutions at Unisys. "Working with Manugistics, we can deliver a solution that provides a more efficient data feed into their management tools."

Unisys solutions are built on more than 10 years of history in RFID and track-and-trace work with business and government, and are tailored to meet the specific needs of government and companies in the life sciences, consumer product, retail and transportation industries. At the core of the new solutions is Unisys' unique 3D Visible Enterprise methodology, which gives companies a holistic view into the cause-and-effect relationships between shifts in technology, business processes, and strategy.

"Manugistics recognizes the potential of RFID and is committed to incorporating its best-in-class supply chain planning and optimization tools into Unisys commerce applications to fully maximize the benefits of this emerging technology," said Jeff Holmes, executive vice president and president Worldwide Sales Operations at Manugistics. "We are proud to lend domain expertise and best-of-breed tools to a leading player in global commerce so government and private businesses can realize the power of their demand-driven supply chains."

About Manugistics Group, Inc.

Manugistics is a leading global provider of demand and supply chain management solutions. Today, more than 1,200 clients trust Manugistics to help them drive profitable growth, unlock the value of their existing IT investments and ensure the security and integrity of their global supply chains. For more information, go to http://www.manugistics.com/.

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

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