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To: kumar who wrote (28583)	1/8/2001 3:54:33 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 65232

KR - I do try. just day after day, week after week. Despite the end of last year, election, and now interest rate cut and promise of more and great fiscal policy promise. What more will it take to stop the wreck? Best regards, L

To: kumar who wrote (28583)	1/8/2001 4:42:33 PM
From: SecularBull	Respond to of 65232

i2 Announces Strong Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results Earnings Expected to Exceed Expectations DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001--i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO - news) announced today that fourth quarter 2000 results are expected to exceed analysts' consensus estimates for revenues and earnings. The announcement was made by i2 management on the first day of the Company's week-long annual Sales Kickoff in Dallas, where over 2,000 i2 employees and partners have gathered for education and training. While the Company is still completing its review of results for the quarter, preliminary expectations are to report fourth quarter total revenues in excess of $370 million, compared to consensus analyst estimates of $342 million, and bringing full-year 2000 revenues to over $1.1 billion. Management expects to report that license revenues for the fourth quarter and full year 2000 nearly doubled over the same periods in 1999, due to strong sales of i2's leading e-business solutions. The Company also expects to report that operating income, excluding amortization of intangibles and non-recurring charges, strongly exceeded analysts' consensus estimates of $51 million. Additional details will be disclosed when the company reports full financial results next week. i2's fourth quarter and full year 2000 financial results are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, after the close of the markets. The Company will host a conference call with analysts, which will be web-cast through www.i2.com/investors at 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time. About i2 i2 is creating real value for its global e-business customers through its i2 TradeMatrix solutions, content, and marketplace platform. i2 TradeMatrix allows businesses to create both private and public marketplaces, while improving the efficiencies of all participants. i2 provides a wide variety of collaborative e-business services for both the early stages and next generation of e-business adoption, with each service supported by decision optimization, transaction management and content management solutions. Founded in 1988, i2's mission is to deliver $75 billion in value to its customers by 2005. i2 is headquartered in Dallas, has more than 5,500 employees and maintains offices worldwide. Visit i2's Web site at i2.com. i2 is a registered trademark of i2 Technologies, Inc. i2 TradeMatrix, i2 TradeMatrix Solutions, TradeMatrix and the i2 logo design are trademarks of i2 Technologies, Inc. i2 Cautionary Language This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the company's ability to report the results stated for the fourth quarter and full year 2000 next week, which is subject to the satisfactory and timely completion of an audit. For a discussion of other 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 filing with the SEC, particularly the Form 10-K filed March 22, 2000 and Form 10-Q filed Nov. 13, 2000. i2 assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this news release.