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To: Don Green who wrote (9973)	4/29/2002 2:51:42 PM
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Baxter Planning Systems Wins SGI Contract AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002-- World's High Performance Computing Leader Will Improve Service and Cut April 29, 2002 08:07 Costs With Austin-Based Supply Chain Planning Developer's Prophet Solution Baxter Planning Systems, a fast growing developer of supply chain planning services and applications that transform service parts organizations into strategic assets, announced today that the company won a competition to implement service and spare parts planning solutions for Silicon Graphics Inc. (NYSE:SGI), the world's leading provider of high-performance computing, complex data management, and visualization products, services and solutions. "Baxter's flagship solution, Prophet by Baxter(tm), has compiled an outstanding track record of increasing profitability and improving customer responsiveness in the after-market, service, repair, and spare parts industries," said Greg Baxter, president and chief executive officer of Baxter Planning Systems. "SGI is a global company with both diverse product lines and customer profiles, and selected Prophet for the unparalleled depth of its Web-based functionality and Prophet's fast return on investment." Baxter will implement Prophet throughout SGI's international service parts organization. The Prophet elements SGI will use to cut inventory costs while enhancing customer service levels include site planning, product and material forecasting, distribution planning and supply planning. "SGI frequently launches new products, and needs Baxter's world-class supply chain planning solution to accurately forecast and efficiently stock inventory to support those new products," said Robert Ferrando, director of global operations at SGI. "Because SGI relies on excellent customer service to retain existing customers and win new customers, SGI chose Prophet to enhance service levels while better planning the company's forward stocking locations to improve SGI's bottom line." newsalert.com