Single Server Consolidation Of J.D. Edwards Software On IBM eServer x440 Drives Down The Cost Of Deploying Collaborative Enterprise Applications

Business Wire, June 11, 2002

Business Editors

From FOCUS 2002

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002

J.D. Edwards & Company:

Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processor based IBM eServer x440 Running J.D.

Edwards Software Delivers Higher Scalability, Lower Total Cost of

Ownership and Optimized Performance over Competitive Systems

J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC) today announced the ability to run multiple J.D. Edwards enterprise software applications on a single IBM eServer x440, which is based on the Intel(R) Xeon processor MP x440.

For the first time, customers can consolidate J.D. Edwards software onto a single Intel-based system, significantly improving performance while reducing maintenance costs and lowering total cost of ownership.

The new `three-in-one' single server solution is designed for mid-sized businesses and departments of larger companies with limited budgets and/or legacy systems that want to avoid multiple servers in their IT infrastructures and their associated maintenance expenses.

"The IBM eServer xSeries x440 allows companies implementing or migrating to J.D. Edwards ERP software to run our applications, DB2 database and Web servers on just one server instead of as many as five," said Steve Maegdlin, senior director of product and industry marketing at J.D. Edwards. "It allows us to provide customers unprecedented simplicity, scalability, availability and performance at a much more competitive price. This simplifies and reduces customers' maintenance, enables faster changes to the system with less downtime, lowers the up-front purchase price, and cuts ongoing IT expenses, all to make it easier for our customers to do business."

"J.D. Edwards software running on the IBM eServer x440 is an ideal combination for businesses looking to increase their processing power as their business grows," said Deepak Advani, vice president of High Performance IBM eServer xSeries servers. "The IBM eServer x440 allows them to do this. Our highly reliable, `building block' architecture lets customers buy only the performance capacity they need, when they need it, without investing in costly up-front infrastructure." Powered by IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology, the eServer x440 is designed to support up to 16 processors and 64 GB of memory.

The x440 server, with powerful Intel Xeon processor MP technology has been shown to support 200 simultaneous Web-connected users with an average response time of .66 seconds running all of these functions on a single Intel-based system. "Faster performance translates into more transactions processed on fewer systems, and faster access to information," said J.D. Edwards' Maegdlin. "And faster access to e-business information translates into improved customer service, better supply chain management and faster decision-making."

"Enterprises of all sizes are facing the daunting challenge of increasing productivity by streamlining and extending their business processes while also enduring shrinking IT budgets. The joint collaboration among Intel, IBM, and J.D. Edwards extends the enterprise agility delivered by J.D. Edwards collaborative enterprise solutions to a broader set of customers, via powerful Intel-based servers," said John Davies, vice president of Business Solutions, Intel Corporation.

About Quest, J.D. Edwards User Group

The mission of Quest, J.D. Edwards Users Group, is to maximize value to the global J.D. Edwards community. As the independent, global organization serving the J.D. Edwards community, Quest provides a forum for members to exchange ideas and solutions and influence software development.

Through special interest groups, Q&A magazine, local and regional user support, the FOCUS user conference and global outreach, Quest fosters collaboration and communication among the J.D. Edwards community. QuestDirect, Quest's electronic collaboration tool and website information source, allows the entire community to interact via a Web-based interface. Users can select what information they want, and when and where they receive it.

For more information about Quest, call 1.800.225.0517 (U.S. and Canada) or 859.226.4307, or visit QuestDirect at www.questdirect.org.

About FOCUS 2002

FOCUS 2002 is Quest's premier annual event and J.D. Edwards' user group conference, where users and invited guests can interact with and learn from peers, J.D. Edwards product developers, business partners and third party vendors and service providers.

About J.D. Edwards & Company

J.D. Edwards (Nasdaq: JDEC) makes customers stronger, enabling them to solve their most important business challenges. The company offers collaborative enterprise software as well as consulting, education and support services. J.D. Edwards' offerings are differentiated by a deeply ingrained attitude of listening to customers, innovating on their behalf, and delivering solutions as part of a results-oriented relationship. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Denver, J.D. Edwards focuses on long-term business partnerships and helping its 6,500 customers in 113 countries collaborate electronically to manage their business processes, supply chains, and supplier and customer relationships. For more information: www.jdedwards.com or 1-800-727-5333.