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Ingram Micro Selects RedPrairie for Workforce Management Solution

Business Wire, May 15, 2008

World's largest technology distributor looks to improve productivity and gain visibility into performance

MILWAUKEE -- RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, announced today that Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest technology distributor, is implementing RedPrairie's Workforce Management application to improve productivity and gain visibility into performance at their distribution centers across the United States.

Ingram Micro offers IT solutions and services from 1,400 suppliers to nearly 170,000 resellers worldwide. The company sought a workforce management solution to gain new capabilities with real time labor reporting, resource planning and allocation and visibility into labor across the distribution network.

"We chose RedPrairie because of the proven results we saw with their other customers," said Terry Tysseland, senior vice president, operations for Ingram Micro. "We ran a rigorous pilot trial, and RedPrairie's solution proved to be functionally rich with the features we wanted for improved workforce productivity."

About Ingram Micro

As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves 150 countries and is the only broad-based global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com.

About RedPrairie Corporation

RedPrairie is a world leading consumer driven optimization company. Built on an advanced Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) developed over the past 15 years, the RedPrairie integrated suite of solutions offers on-demand capabilities to over 32,000 sites worldwide for many of the world's largest companies.

RedPrairie's E(2)e[TM] solutions synchronize people and products throughout the customer buying cycle to ensure goods reach the right place at the right time. At the point of sale, this means consumers have access to desired products and that the store is staffed with the right people to help them make their purchases. In the production cycle, it means suppliers and manufacturers time and synchronize shipments and production based on demand signals from the retailer. And in the back room of the store, it means having the least amount of inventory, solving the "last yard" problem of the retail supply chain.

With 20 global service sites and standard service methods that have been validated over the last 30 years, RedPrairie provides unparalleled service and support. For additional information, call 1.877.733.7724, or access www.RedPrairie.com.

RedPrairie is a registered trademark of RedPrairie Corporation.

E2e is a trademark of RedPrairie Corporation.

(c) 2008 RedPrairie Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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