MARC Global Positioned in WMS Visionary Quadrant by Global IT Research Firm

Business Wire, Dec 8, 2004

ATLANTA -- MARC Global, the leading provider of continuously adaptable supply chain execution solutions, today announced it was positioned in the Visionary quadrant in Gartner, Inc.'s 2004 Global Warehouse Management System (WMS) Magic Quadrant. In the report by Gartner, the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology (IT) industry, MARC Global was placed in the Visionary quadrant based on its ability to execute and its completeness of vision. Gartner defines the Visionary quadrant as "Visionaries have a clear vision of market direction and are focused on preparing for that, but they can still improve in terms of optimizing service delivery."

According to the report, "The ability to execute score includes ratings on the strength of corporate management; the vendor's offering in terms of functionality, service and support; the vendor's partnerships; and the vendor's overall stability and viability. The functionality must be live and referenceable in complex environments."

"MARC Global has remained focused on developing and implementing the most adaptable, robust warehouse management systems for several of the world's leading companies," said Oliver Cooper, CEO, MARC Global. "We have continued to enhance our offering by providing innovative solutions such as a comprehensive MARC RFID Customer Compliance Kit(TM), MARC RFID Enterprise Edition(TM), and MARC 3D(TM) - a multi-dimensional analysis and control panel for more efficient and effective real-time decision making."

Gartner states, "The completeness of vision score is based on an offering's value proposition, its product and technology vision, its growth plans and its fit into our supply chain management (SCM) vision. We rate not only an offering's likely development in functionality, service and support, but also how the vendor plans to keep the offering viable in a challenging marketplace."

"MARC Global uniquely offers a continuously adaptable warehouse management solution," said Ron Riggins, CTO, MARC Global. "Our vision has always been to provide best-of-class products that are highly configurable to accommodate numerous business rules and processes. This translates into lower total cost of ownership, unsurpassed breadth and depth, scalability and unmatched adaptability."

About the Garner Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted November 19, 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. For additional information, visit www3.gartner.com/mq/asset_50587.jsp.

About MARC Global

MARC Global is a leading provider of continuously adaptable supply chain execution solutions. It has improved customer fulfillment, profitability and cash flow for the world's most demanding companies. MARC Global is a leader in several industries including pharmaceutical, consumer goods, retail, high tech, publishing, 3PLs, and automotive. MARC Global solutions have been successfully installed in hundreds of sites worldwide and in multiple languages. Full-service offices with implementation experts and support staff are located in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.marcglobal.com.

MARC RFID Customer Compliance Kit, MARC RFID Enterprise Edition, and MARC 3D are trademarks of MARC Global, Inc.

Source: "Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems, 2004," Jeff Woods, November 19, 2004.