JDA Software Launches New Portfolio Store Systems in Latest Synchronized Suite of Products at NRF
Portfolio 2005.1 Features Expanded Workforce and Store Inventory Management Capabilities
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Jan. 17, 2005 -- JDA(R) Software Group Inc. (Nasdaq:JDAS) is launching the fourth synchronized release of JDA Portfolio(R) products at the NRF 94th Annual Convention and EXPO from Jan. 17-19 in New York City. JDA Portfolio 2005.1 features significant new capabilities voted upon by JDA`s global user community for merchandise operations, strategic merchandise management and store systems along with functional, technical, performance and integration enhancements. With the latest innovations in Portfolio Store Systems(TM), NRF participants can learn how to better manage their investment in inventory and labor as well as how to maximize every customer interaction at the JDA Solutions Pavilion (booth #723) and during scheduled presentations in the Microsoft Theater.
"Stores no longer have to operate as an island. JDA has a unique strength in bringing real-time enterprise information from corporate host systems to the store and to their associates. We look forward to showcasing these new capabilities in Portfolio 2005.1," said Peter Charness, JDA`s senior vice president, marketing and chief product officer. "NRF participants will see first-hand how Portfolio Store Systems can greatly improve real-time communications related to critical daily inventory, promotions and labor management between their stores and their headquarters. They`ll also see the future of excellence in customer service by testing touch screen access to actual, real-time item availability and location on the store floor."
Bring Real-Time Enterprise Information to the Store: Portfolio Store Systems
New advancements in Portfolio Store Systems for discussion at NRF include:
-- Portfolio Workforce Management(TM) 2005.1 -- JDA made significant enhancements to nearly every module of this product proven to deliver fast ROI. From its new Java scheduling engine to improved flexibility and accuracy with forecasting and payroll processing, the tens of thousands of PWM users will have better capabilities and information available at their fingertips.
-- Portfolio POS(TM) 2005.1 -- Java-based Portfolio POS (PPOS) delivers broad functionality such as advanced POS and cash register management, real-time enterprisewide inventory visibility, a powerful pricing engine and robust product and customer look-up. JDA has added new functionality in PPOS 2005.1 to help retailers minimize losses due to return fraud which are estimated to be approximately 1 percent of gross sales. PPOS 2005.1 also features new, advanced capabilities for gift receipts.
-- Portfolio BOS(TM) 2004.1 -- In December 2004 JDA expanded its Web Services suite of Portfolio Store Systems with the release of Portfolio BOS(TM), the back-of-store complement for PPOS. Also written in Java, PBOS offers the same user-friendly interface and intuitive screen flow as PPOS, making it as easy to use as a register when managing inventory movement in the store.
-- Win/DSS(R) 2005.1 -- Relied upon by many of its Portfolio Merchandise Management(TM) customers seeking a synchronized host-to-POS offering, JDA delivered several new functional, technical and integration enhancements to its Microsoft Windows-based product.
-- Complete Store Offering -- From round-the-clock help desk support to a reselling unit offering incredible value on the latest hardware models plus integration, installation, and hardware service contracts, JDA is the one-stop shop at NRF for retailers planning to invest in their store operations. JDA also provides award-winning Web-based training classes so sales associates can quickly and conveniently come up to speed on how to use Portfolio Store Systems as their schedules permit.
JDA Customers Drive Latest Enhancements in Portfolio 2005.1
In addition to advancements to Portfolio Store Systems, Portfolio 2005.1 includes the first releases of PortfolioEnabled(TM) products now available on the Microsoft .NET platform as well as advancements to its merchandise operations and strategic merchandise management products. JDA customers can also take advantage of new consulting services, support and education offerings to ensure that every user in their organization gains maximum benefit from their JDA investment.
"Portfolio 2005.1 represents our commitment to product innovation, to our customers` secure future and to exceeding the expectations of the markets that we serve. Because our Investment Protection Program makes PortfolioEnabled applications available to our maintenance paying customers on a like for like basis without additional JDA license fees, we expect significant buy-in from our customer base," said Charness.
"For our customers committed to their current architectures, they can be confident that the solutions in Portfolio 2005.1 simply outdistance any competitive offering available in terms of functionality, quality, robustness, usability and scalability," added Charness.
Improve Performance without Costly Upgrades: Portfolio Merchandise Management
JDA delivered 28 major functional, technical and integration enhancements within the 2005.1 versions of its Portfolio Merchandise Operations products that support corporate inventory control and transaction processing.
Customers of Portfolio Merchandise Management(TM) system, which runs in an open environment on an Oracle 10 database, will benefit from enhancements in Portfolio 2005.1 even if they are not on a recent version. The PMM 2005.1 enhancement package features an additional 46 screen and workflow improvements for use on as many as nine former versions of PMM without having to perform costly upgrades.
Customers of Portfolio Merchandise Management System-I(TM), which runs on the IBM iSeries environment, will value the extensive enhancements made to shorten the nightly operational processing in MMS 2005.1. JDA also made functional enhancements to MMS 2005.1`s Inventory Control, Sales Audit, Accounts Payable and General Ledger modules.
Manage Products from Concept to Shelf: Portfolio Strategic Merchandise Management
JDA`s Strategic Merchandise Management suite can help companies to more effectively and efficiently address all of the complex processes that must occur to get a finished good on the shelf. These processes include planning and assorting merchandise; selecting and staging products; placing product in the demand chain both within the DC and on the store shelf; managing price and promotional strategies to maximize sales and margins and dealing with product flow from distribution center until purchase or clearance. JDA will present in the Microsoft Theater:
-- Monday, Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. -- Enabling Advanced Retail Replenishment -- Optimizing Inventory Investment Decisions
-- Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 4:30 p.m. -- Enabling Smarter In-Store Execution -- Effective Implementation of Planograms and Floor plans
New capabilities and enhancements within Portfolio Strategic Merchandise Management 2005.1 include the following by business process area:
Portfolio Planning & Forecasting
-- Advanced Planning by Arthur(TM) 2005.1 and Assortment Planning by Arthur(TM) 2005.1 have been certified on Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Advanced Server 2003 as well as other functional enhancements.
-- Space Planning by Intactix(R) 2005.1 supports JDA customers` transition to 2005 Sunrise and GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) Compliant 14-digit item codes. JDA also made a number of enhancements to support the Global Location Number standard governed by the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and the EAN International organizations, including the Electronic Commerce Council of Canada (ECCC).
Category Management for Manufacturing
-- To help CPG companies more easily create planograms for each retailer partner, JDA added significant new features in Intactix Knowledge Base(TM) 2005.1. Now manufacturers can efficiently store planograms for multiple retailers on a single IKB database while maintaining each retail partner`s version of the planogram, product, and performance records.
Portfolio Allocation & Replenishment
-- As announced on Jan. 13, 2005, JDA will release Portfolio Replenishment Optimization by E3(R) (PRO(TM)) 2005.1. One of the first new PortfolioEnabled products, PRO provides the next generation in precision demand chain optimization for retailers and their trading partners who require support for sophisticated logistics and planning management.
-- Portfolio 2005.1 also contains more than 30 of the highest voted enhancements from the Advanced Replenishment by E3 special interest groups. This includes significant performance improvements plus functional, technical and integration enhancements to Advanced Store Replenishment by E3 2005.1, Advanced Warehouse Replenishment by E3(R) 2005.1 and Vendor Managed Replenishment by E3 2005.1.
-- Advanced Allocation by Arthur(TM) 2005.1 contains 12 of the highest voted items from its special interest group. In addition to supporting Windows XP operating system and certification on the Windows 2003 server, new features in Advanced Allocation 2005.1 streamline processes related to prioritizing orders and scheduling allocation jobs.
Portfolio Revenue Management
-- In December 2004, JDA commercially released the new Advertising and Promotion Management(TM) 2004.3.0. Advertising and Promotion Management 2004.3.0 can help companies determine the right promotional offer while performing price editing capabilities and what-if analysis to simulate promotional lift and gross margin impact. The new version, Advertising and Promotion Management 2005.1, features additional analytic capabilities and technical certification.
-- As announced on Jan. 13, 2005, JDA will release Trade Event Management(TM) 2005.1. Another new PortfolioEnabled product, TEM capabilities enable retailers to automate vendor trade programs and ensure maximum profitability so they can better capitalize on the $60 to $100 billion in co-op dollars that manufacturers make available each year.
Portfolio Advanced Optimization and Business Intelligence
-- Over the past three years JDA has made exciting progress with JDA Intellect(TM), its collection of advanced optimization software. Intellects uncover hidden buying patterns utilizing predictive and descriptive mathematical modeling. New functional, technical and integration enhancements include a Pre-Pack Optimization module in Size Scaling by Intellect(TM) 2005.1. This capability will mitigate the data-intensive challenges that many retailers experience when creating, ordering or allocating a pre-configured mix of sizes that have been pre-packaged by the manufacturer.
-- Performance Analysis by IDEAS(TM) 2005.1 features new loss prevention capabilities and performance improvements.
Ensure the Successful Implementation and Ongoing Use of Portfolio 2005.1
In support of Portfolio 2005.1 JDA has introduced new and refined existing consulting services, support and education offerings.
-- Consulting Services Group -- With its 2004 investment in advanced technology, JDA will deliver in 2005 highly specialized services, ePathways(TM), via the Internet to bring new efficiencies and offer more services during consulting engagements. In response to customer sensitivities to implementation risks, JDA offers highly specialized strategic technical services to support benchmarking and high-performance tuning critical for rapid response times.
-- Customer Support Services -- JDA has expanded its support area in 2005 to provide its growing customer base even more reasons to look to JDA as a trusted advisor. JDA`s 2004 implementation of a new enterprise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution and new Customer Directed Development team will greatly enhance responsiveness to JDA customers` day-to-day support needs. New tools for 2005 will include the CRM Solution Advisor that will enable customers to conveniently search previous solutions based on the problem description or keywords and a diagnostic tool that will enable JDA associates to uncover the cause of a problem more quickly.
-- Business Management Institute (BMI) -- Created to research and capture industry challenges, trends, processes, solutions, and success stories, BMI manages the JDALearn(TM) program. As the cornerstone education service, JDALearn enables customers to learn new or refresh existing skills to advance performance. New educational programs now available include both instructor-led courses and the e-Learning series that enables customers to set the time and the pace for learning via the Internet. For more information or to access a course schedule, visit http://www.JDALearn.com.
About JDA Software Group Inc.
With nearly 4,600 retail, manufacturing and wholesale customers in 60 countries, JDA Software Group Inc. is a global leader in delivering integrated software and professional services for the retail demand chain. By capitalizing on its market position and financial strength, JDA commits significant resources to advancing JDA Portfolio, its suite of merchandising, POS, analytic and collaborative solutions that improve revenues, efficiency and customer focus. Founded in 1985, JDA is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., and employs more than 1,100 associates operating from 26 offices in major cities throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more details, visit http://www.jda.com, call 480-308-3555 or e-mail info@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 Charness` statements concerning the projected benefits of using our products, the statements concerning the forthcoming product functionality, the implication that users will continue to license our products or that demand for our products will continue or increase, or that our products will exceed the market`s expectations. Additionally, clients may be required to pay license fees for third party products in order to benefit from our Investment Protection Program. Future events may involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, uncertainties inherent in the retail supply chain, the danger that users may not be able to implement or use our products successfully, the likelihood that users may license competitive products, the chance that our efforts to develop the forthcoming functionality could be abandoned or could be unsuccessful, and other risks detailed from time to time in the "Risk Factors" section of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these and other risks, actual results may differ materially from those predicted. We undertake no obligation to update information in this release.
"JDA," "JDA Portfolio," "PortfolioEnabled," Portfolio Workforce Management," "Win/DSS," "Arthur," "E3," "Intactix," "Portfolio Merchandise Management," "Portfolio BOS," "Portfolio POS," "JDA Intellect," "Size Scaling by Intellect," "MMS," "Portfolio Merchandise Management-I," "Advanced Planning by Arthur," "Assortment Planning by Arthur," "Space Planning by Intactix," "Intactix Knowledge Base," "Portfolio Replenishment Optimization by E3," "PRO," "Advanced Store Replenishment by E3," "Advanced Warehouse Replenishment by E3," "Vendor Managed Replenishment by E3," "Advanced Allocation by Arthur," "Advertising and Promotion Management," "Trade Event Management," "Performance Analysis by IDEAS," "ePathways" and "JDALearn" are trademarks or registered trademarks of JDA Software Group Inc. Any trade, product or service name referenced in this document using the name "JDA" is a trademark and/or property of JDA Software Group Inc.
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