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Wednesday April 19, 4:07 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
JDA Software Announces Outstanding Client Activity In Record Breaking First Quarter 2000
JDA Signs First Internet B2B Store Portal Deal; Hasbro Subsidiary Among New ODBMS Clients
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000-- JDA©Software Group Inc. (Nasdaq:JDAS - news) announced its first quarter 2000 client activity.
In addition to the previously announced license agreements with Gymboree Corp. and Perfumania Marketing, JDA signed its first Store Portal license agreement with Paper Warehouse Inc. JDA also signed contracts with such leading companies as Hasbro Inc. subsidiary Wizards of the Coast, Woolworths Limited, Laura Ashley and The J. Jill Group.
``We are thrilled to have kicked off the millennium on such a strong note,' commented JDA Chief Executive Officer Jim Armstrong.
``Having signed major deals for every product category and in every geographic region, our outstanding first quarter license activity indicates to us that the global retail market was able to quickly put Y2K concerns behind them as clients embraced our vision and endorsed our expanded suite of products.'
Added Armstrong, ``Given the market's positive reaction to our new and complementary offerings such as our Internet-based B2C and B2B applications, we are ideally positioned to carry this momentum into future quarters.'
New B2B and B2C Products Generate New Client Activity
First quarter 2000 marks JDA's first deal for its next generation Internet-based B2B Store Portal technology. Paper Warehouse Inc., a Minneapolis-based specialty party supplies and paper goods retailer, will use JDA's Store Portal to provide store personnel with real-time access to the day-to-day functions within Merchandise Management System(TM) (MMS©), which it licensed in 1997.
JDA also signed five new deals for MMS.com(TM), the industry's first integrated commercial business-to-consumer e-commerce application.
These include agreements with existing clients Global Sports Interactive, the wholly owned subsidiary of Global Sports Inc. that provides comprehensive e-commerce services for such traditional brick and mortar sporting goods retailers as The Athlete's Foot, The Sports Authority, and Sports Chalet, and Laura Ashley Limited, the U.K. based clothing, accessories and home furnishings company.
``Last year we invested heavily in our products and client satisfaction. The result is the most complete, modern suite of retail business applications available today and endorsed by the largest reference base in the industry,' stated Hamish Brewer, JDA's senior vice president, global sales.
``It's always a pleasure to sell when you're offering the best. New business sales are at an all time high and our clients continue to support our best-of-breed enterprise strategy by licensing our new applications at a record pace. With a client base exceeding 4,100 following the acquisition of Intactix, our reputation for trusted, reliable delivery has never been more valuable.'
Metrojaya Berhad, a leading Malaysian-based retailer, also signed for MMS.com. Importantly, Metrojaya signed for MMS, Win/DSS© in store system, and Retail IDEAS© data warehouse.
New ODBMS Deals In All Geographic Regions
With deals closing in every major global region, JDA gained exceptional acceptance for its re-architected January 2000 release of its client/server corporate headquarters system, Open Database Merchandising System(TM) (ODBMS©).
In the United States, Hasbro Inc. subsidiary Wizards of the Coast, the worldwide market share leader in the trading card game and tabletop role-playing game categories, is among the retailers that licensed ODBMS. In addition, Wizards signed for Win/DSS, and several products in the Arthur Enterprise Suite(TM) of strategic merchandise management applications.
In Latin America, existing ODBMS client Sodimac de Chile, a prominent Chilean-based home improvement retailer with more than 45 stores in Chile, broadened its business relationship with JDA in first quarter 2000.
A JDA client since 1997, Sodimac signed an enterprise license agreement for ODBMS to support its growth into Argentina and maintain their competitive edge throughout the southern cone of South America.
Two other new ODBMS clients are T & S Stores Plc, a rapidly growing U.K.-based convenience store company with 900 stores, and a major Japanese retailer.
European Internet Pureplay Retailer Selects Arthur
Dressmart.com, Europe's leading e-commerce resource for high-end menswear brands, signed a license agreement for Arthur Planning. In addition, Bla Klader, a Swedish-based company that produces and sells uniform clothing, signed for Arthur Planning.
Other companies signing for one or more of the applications in the Arthur Enterprise Suite were: The J. Jill Group Inc., a leading specialty direct marketer of high quality women's apparel, and MMS and Win/DSS client Shoppers Stop Pte. Ltd., a department and specialty chain with stores in India.
Woolworths Limited, Australia's second largest retailer, has also signed to use Arthur to support its BIG W Discount Department Store chain.
Existing Arthur clients that signed for additional applications in the Arthur Enterprise Suite include: Groupe Casino, France's third-largest publicly traded food retailer, ODBMS client The Foschini Group, a South Africa fashion retailer with over 1,000 clothing, jewelry and cosmetics stores, Recreational Equipment Inc., a Seattle-based leading retailer of quality outdoor gear and clothing, and MMS client Weiss & Neuman, a company that operates shoe stores throughout the U.S.
JDA Broadens In-Store Systems Clients
JDA signed new Win/DSS license agreements with World Duty Free Americas, a wholly-owned travel retail subsidiary of British Airports Authority, Shoemart Inc., an Asia-Pacific-based company that has previously licensed MMS, and Metro Gaisano, one of the largest superstores in the Philippines.
Metro Gaisano also signed for MMS. In addition, existing MMS and Win/DSS client, Warnaco Corp., expanded its Win/DSS agreement to support its Calvin Klein undergarment stores in the U.K.
Grupo Textil Alka, a Mexico-based company, signed for Win/DSS along with MMS and Retail IDEAS to support two of its retail apparel chains. MMS client Grupo Elektra, a retail company that operates over 1,000 stores throughout Mexico, signed for Retail IDEAS. JDA also signed a new MMS deal with American Youth Soccer Organization, a U.S.-based non-profit organization.
Existing Clients Around the Globe Expand Relationship with JDA
A number of JDA clients worldwide expanded their original contracts in first quarter 2000. In North America, these companies include: American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Food Pantry Ltd., Gart Sports, Glen's Markets, Polo Retail, SAAN Stores Ltd., Sony Development, Vista Eyecare Inc. and Westlake Hardware Inc.
In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, these clients include: Ackermans LTD and World Duty Free Europe.
A number of other companies signed for one or more products or expanded their license agreement with JDA in first quarter 2000. Due to the perceived competitive advantages of implementing JDA's solutions, these retailers have requested confidentiality.
About JDA Software Group Inc.
JDA Software Group Inc. is the leading global provider of integrated software products and professional services with more than 4,100 retail and CPG clients in over 50 countries.
Designed for multi-channel companies with physical, virtual and catalog operations, JDA's e-retail solutions include merchandising, planning, space management, allocation and decision support systems, warehouse management and logistics systems, point-of-sale and back-office in-store systems, and such dynamic B2C and B2B applications as Internet Portals and the industry's first integrated commercial e-commerce solution.
Founded in 1985, JDA employs approximately 1,100 associates operating from 26 offices worldwide. With headquarters in Scottsdale, the company has offices in major cities throughout the United States as well as internationally in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.
For more information, refer to JDA's Web site at jda.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements include the statement regarding the company's momentum from first quarter sales activity continuing into future quarters.
Future events may involve risks and uncertainties, among which are uncertainties related to demand for the company's products, the final development and market acceptance of proposed new products, the effectiveness of sales and marketing programs to promote and distribute new products into new markets, actions by competitors which could affect sales, pricing and profitability of the company's products, management of product transition, international sales, the ability of the company to attract and train the skilled personnel required to implement its products, general market conditions and other risks detailed in the prospectuses relating to the company's recently completed public offering, and which are and will be detailed from time to time in SEC reports filed by the company.
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JDA Software Group Inc., Scottsdale
Kristen L. Magnuson, 480/308-3000 (Investor Relations)
Michelle Kershner, 480/308-3294 (Public Relations)
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