Manugistics Expands OAI/Net Strategy With Selection of Extricity As First Preferred Partner
ORLANDO, Fla. and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Manugistics Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MANU) and Extricity Software announced today, their intent to execute a key integration agreement to expand Manugistics' strategy for enabling business-to-business integration of e-chains over the Internet. Extricity Software will become the first preferred partner under Manugistics' OAI/Net program. OAI/Net refers to open application integration over the Internet and builds on Manugistics' strong integration foundation within the enterprise. OAI/Enterprise, launched as part of the company's Open Application Integration(TM) (OAI)(TM) strategy in November 1998, leverages a powerful integration platform and ties together companies' disparate systems within the enterprise.
Market-leading companies are extending beyond their enterprises in an effort to conduct intelligent commerce with their trading partners. Intelligent commerce comes through the effective collaboration and optimization among trading partners in an e-chain. As Manugistics' preferred partner, Extricity Software will provide an integration engine for Manugistics' OAI/Net, offering the marketplace one solution for open flexible integration of all trading partners within an e-chain. Extricity Software is a market leader in business-to-business integration.
"Increasingly, clients are recognizing the significant benefits from intelligent trading relationships that can only be fully realized through collaboration, optimization, and the use packaged integration through solutions like Manugistics," said Greg Owens, CEO and president, Manugistics. "Manugistics' OAI strategy is to partner with industry-leading preferred partners like Extricity for easy-to-use, proven integration. We believe Extricity offers important business processes that can be integrated at the business level throughout the entire supply chain. Building on our vision for Manugistics e-Chain Solutions, this partnering will provide customers with a proven Internet-enabled supply chain solution for business trade."
"Manugistics' e-Chain initiative will provide world-class supply chain optimization solutions that will ensure consistency across applications within the enterprise," said Ken Ross Extricity Software's president and chief executive officer. "Extricity focuses exclusively on providing the industry's leading packaged, business-to-business integration and collaboration solution that provides Internet-based, strategic business processes among trading partner communities. The synergy between the two companies is a great match, and Extricity is proud to be the 'Business-to-Business Power' behind Manugistics' new OAI/Net products."
About Extricity Software
Named as one of the "Top 25 Enterprise Software Companies to Watch" by Fortune Magazine (12/7/98), Extricity Software is the leader in providing packaged business-to-business software solutions that allow global enterprises to leverage the Internet to gain efficiencies and competitiveness by forging tighter relationships within their business partner communities. Using the Extricity AllianceSeries family of products, companies can create, manage and automate shared business processes and the flow of all types of information easily and securely among customers, distributors and partners -- all of which comprise today's extended enterprise. Extricity's award-winning products are being used by leading companies around the world, including Adaptec, Ingram Micro, The North Face, Solectron, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company who are realizing significant measurable benefits, including reduced cycle times and inventories, as well as increased on-time delivery, customer retention, and profitability.
Extricity Software has a number of strategic partnerships with companies like Baan, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP and TIBCO. Additionally, Extricity is working with major management consulting and systems integrators, including Andersen Consulting, Cambridge Technology Partners, IBM Global Services, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Founded in 1996, Extricity Software is a privately held company with headquarters in Redwood Shores, Calif. Additional company information is available on the Internet at extricity.com.
About Manugistics
Headquartered in Rockville, Md., Manugistics Group, Inc. is a leading provider of customer-centric supply chain optimization and has the largest global client base of any supply chain provider. The company's solutions are used by nearly 900 companies to improve the flow of product within and among companies from raw materials or parts through manufacturing to delivery of product to the end customer. Manugistics' solutions uniquely allow its clients to create and optimize their supply chains around their customers and are quick to implement, adapt easily to change, and deliver rapid results. Its clients include leading companies such as Campbell Soup, Compaq, DuPont, General Electric, Harley-Davidson, Mobil, Nestle, Timberland, United Distillers and Vintners, and Wal-Mart.
Manugistics, the Manugistics logo, and working as one are registered trademarks and Open Application Integration and OAI 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.
SOURCE Manugistics Group, Inc.
CO: Manugistics Group, Inc.; Extricity Software
ST: California, Florida, Maryland
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