Baxter Planning Systems Chosen by Data Domain for Service Parts Planning

Business Wire, Feb 19, 2009

Baxter's Advanced Tools and Outsourced Planning to be Used

AUSTIN, Texas -- Baxter Planning Systems (www.bybaxter.com), the premier provider of service parts planning solutions, announced today that Data Domain, Inc., the leading provider of deduplication storage systems, has selected Baxter's industry-leading On-Demand Planning solution to support their global service parts planning requirements.

"Baxter's unique solution of state-of-the-art service parts planning tools, comprehensive IT services and the best-in-class planning resources helps us rapidly deploy the strategies necessary to achieve superior customer service levels and optimized inventory," said Kent McLaggan, Director of Global Logistics for Data Domain. "Baxter's On-Demand Planning solution allows us to deploy a world class planning team (Baxter's) without any delays or learning curve, while freeing our internal resources to focus on continuous improvement via the design and deployment of strategic service initiatives."

The industry-leading deduplication storage technology company has selected Baxter's end-to-end managed services, including a full compliment of Prophet by Baxter Distribution Center and Field Planning modules, Baxter's experienced service parts planners and Baxter's hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. Data Domain's agreement also includes intelligent production processing services as well as the automatic implementation of new software releases without the need for internal resources.

About Baxter Planning Systems, Inc.

Since 1993, Baxter has pioneered the development of Web-based solutions to meet the unique demands of after-market, service, repair, and spare parts industries. The Prophet by Baxter[TM] suite of integrated forecasting and planning applications enables Baxter's clients to achieve industry-leading customer service levels while significantly increasing profitability. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Baxter is privately held, self-funded, and profitable. Global 2000 and Fortune 500 enterprises deploying Baxter solutions include 3Com, NEC, Extreme Networks, Agilent Technologies, Fujitsu, Silicon Graphics, Enterasys Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Kodak and Philips Medical Systems. For more information, visit Baxter on the Internet at www.bybaxter.com, or call 866-323-5959.

About Data Domain, Inc.

Data Domain[R] is the leading provider of deduplication storage systems. Over 2,900 companies worldwide have purchased Data Domain systems to reduce storage costs and simplify data management. Data Domain delivers the performance, reliability and scalability to address the data protection and nearline storage needs of enterprises of all sizes. Data Domain products integrate into existing customer infrastructures and are compatible with leading enterprise backup and archive software products. To find out more about Data Domain, visit www.datadomain.com. Data Domain is headquartered at 2421 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054 and can be contacted by phone at 1-866-933-3873 or by e-mail at sales@datadomain.com.