Manugistics Supports the Solaris 9 Operating Environment

Business Wire, May 22, 2002

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2002

Manugistics (Nasdaq:MANU) today announced its support for Sun Microsystems' Solaris(tm) 9 Operating Environment (Nasdaq:SUNW). Manugistics' leading solutions for Enterprise Profit Optimization (EPO), in conjunction with the Sun platform, will provide scalable, secure and reliable solutions for clients facing diverse challenges in today's fast-moving global markets. Manugistics intends to optimize its solutions running on the Sun Solaris 9 platform, providing organizations with complete solutions for EPO that combine the cost-reducing power of service and parts management, supplier relationship management and supply chain management, and the revenue-enhancing capability of pricing and revenue optimization.

Manugistics' comprehensive EPO solutions integrate pricing, forecasting, and operational planning and execution to help enhance margins across the enterprise and the extended trading network. Designed to solve the increasingly complex business problems facing organizations today, the newest version of the Manugistics NETWORKS(TM) suite, Manugistics 7, will offer faster and more efficient solutions to meet the most challenging business requirements.

"Sun shares our commitment to delivering best-of-breed solutions to our customers, driving value and enhancing profitability for companies spanning the most competitive global industries," commented Everett Plante, senior vice president of technology solutions and product development with Manugistics. "We are jointly optimizing Manugistics 7 on Solaris, a preferred platform for a growing number of Manugistics customers, and look forward to offering our joint customers the benefits of Sun's open, extensible architecture."

"The addition of the Sun One architecture within Solaris 9 provides Manugistics with an ideal platform with which it can offer our joint customers a set of supply management services based on a web services delivery model," said Doug Kaewert, vice president, Sun Developer Network, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "We are excited about the expanded strategic relationship with Manugistics and the joint work being done to provide the scalability and reliability customers will need for best-of-breed Enterprise Profit Optimization solutions."

About the Solaris 9 Operating Environment

The Solaris Operating Environment (OE) is the premiere operating environment for the enterprise. With over 300 new features, Solaris 9 is the most scalable, available, manageable and secure service delivery platform for the networked world. By focusing on industry standards, the Internet, innovation and integration, Solaris 9 delivers a documented lower cost of operation. Solaris is the leading UNIX operating environment with 64 percent market share in shipments and 54 percent revenue share, according to Gartner Dataquest's "1Q02 Servers Quarterly Statistics."

The Solaris 9 OE is available on the SPARC Architecture platforms and supports more than 12,000 applications. Customers have access to many freeware programs, including utilities, productivity tools and development tools. In addition, the Solaris 9 OE offers an integrated Sun ONE Application Server and Sun ONE Directory Server, along with access to the Oracle 8i database.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer(tm)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed thought X/Open Company, Ltd. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

About Manugistics Group, Inc.

Manugistics helps companies lower operating costs, improve customer service, enhance profitability, and accelerate growth by optimizing the supply-demand network from design and procurement through pricing and delivery. The company provides comprehensive solutions - for pricing and revenue optimization, service and parts management, supplier relationship management, and supply chain management. Its clients include industry leaders such as 3Com, Amazon.com, Boeing, BP, Brown & Williamson, Caterpillar, Cisco Systems, Coca-Cola Bottling, Compaq, DuPont, Fairchild Semiconductor, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, Harley-Davidson, Hormel, Levi Strauss & Co., Marriott, Nestle, Staples, Texas Instruments, Unilever, and United Airlines. For more information, go to www.manugistics.com

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, CONTACT THE MANUGISTICS NEWSBUREAU HOTLINE AT 301-255-5330.