Manugistics and Siebel Systems Form Strategic Alliance For eBusiness Solutions; Integrated Solution Will Enable Improved Customer Service, Fulfillment and Profitability
ROCKVILLE, Md. and SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Manugistics Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MANU), the leading provider of eBusiness solutions that enable intelligent decisions across trading networks, and Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL), the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver real-time integration of multiple customer inputs, with demand planning and replenishment, for new eBusiness solutions.
Under the alliance, Manugistics' intelligent solutions for eBusiness trading networks will be united with Siebel Systems' integrated family of eBusiness application software to field robust solutions that harness the power of eCommerce for the extended front and back office and the extended trading community. The two companies will also leverage strengths in key vertical markets and will jointly sell and market these solutions globally.
The combined solution will enable joint customers to improve customer service, fulfillment and profitability through the aggregation and intelligent optimization of dynamic demand signals across multiple customer touch points, including direct sales, handheld devices, call centers and the Web.
Customers of these robust solutions will now be able to use demand and replenishment data, collected through customer interactions tracked in Siebel eBusiness Applications, to dynamically update Manugistics NetWORKS Demand(TM) and NetWORKS Fulfillment(TM) solutions. Additionally, real-time inventory visibility and availability data from Manugistics NetWORKS Commit(TM) will be accessible to Siebel Call Center and Siebel eSales users when placing orders. Finally, marketing campaigns designed, executed and tracked in Siebel Marketing will appear as causal events in Manugistics NetWORKS Demand.
"Manugistics' demand planning and replenishment capabilities are complementary to Siebel Systems' proven sales, marketing and customer service eBusiness solutions," said Paul Wahl, president and chief operating officer of Siebel Systems. "We expect this strategic alliance to deliver unique, differentiated solutions to our mutual customers, which include leading Fortune 500 companies."
"The integration of Siebel Systems' and Manugistics' leading eBusiness solutions can provide a new level of value to companies," said Greg Owens, Manugistics' president and CEO. "Today's businesses need to deliver more than promises to customers. The extensive functionality offered by Manugistics and Siebel Systems will enable companies to realize profitable growth while improving customer service; becoming the cornerstone of future eBusiness solutions."
"We have been telling clients for the last two years about the convergence of customer-facing applications with supply chain and eCommerce applications," said Bruce Richardson, senior vice president, research, AMR Research. "As partners, Manugistics and Siebel Systems can now provide demand planning, supply chain collaboration, and inventory status and shipment status information, to sales people, customers, and prospects. These are natural extensions to the customer experience."
About Siebel Systems, Inc.
Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL) is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness application software enabling multi-channel sales, marketing and customer service systems to be deployed over the web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail and dealer networks. Siebel Systems' sales and service facilities are deployed locally in more than 26 countries. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.Siebel.com.
About Manugistics, Inc.
Headquartered in Rockville, MD, Manugistics Group, Inc. is the leading provider of eBusiness solutions that enable intelligent decisions across trading networks. With more than 900 client partnerships, Manugistics powers intelligent decisions for profitable growth in leading companies such as Coca-Cola Bottling, Compaq, DuPont, General Electric, Harley-Davidson, Hormel, Mobil, Nestle, Timberland, Unilever, United Distillers and Vintners, and Wal-Mart.
Manugistics, the Manugistics logo, and working as one are registered trademarks, and NetWORKS, NetWORKS Demand, NetWORKS Fulfillment, and NetWORKS Commit are trademarks, of Manugistics, Inc. All other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Additional information about Manugistics can be found at the company's site on the World Wide Web, at manugistics.com.
Siebel is a trademark of Siebel Systems, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other product and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The success of the agreements and products described above and the future operating results of Siebel Systems, Inc. may differ from the results discussed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to factors that include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the eBusiness applications market, dependence on the Internet, risks associated with new versions and new products and risks associated with rapid technological change. Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of Siebel Systems, Inc. are included in Siebel Systems, Inc.'s Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999 and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Manugistics Group, Inc.
CO: Manugistics Group, Inc.; Siebel Systems, Inc.
ST: Maryland
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