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Optiant CEO Fred Lizza Named to World Trade

Magazine’s “Fab50 + 1” List

Inventory Optimization Cited As Top Priority During Tough

Economy
Boston, MA - June 23, 2009 – Optiant, the premier provider of inventory
optimization solutions, today announced that CEO Fred Lizza and the field of
Inventory Optimization are included in World Trade magazine’s annual “Fab50 + 1”
list of the people, places, and things shaping the world of trade. The prestigious list
identifies government entities as well as a cross-section of companies or individuals
in various sectors whose global manufacturing, retail, and trading supply chains merit
recognition for leadership in the global supply chain.

The World Trade magazine list also names Optiant customers such as Kraft and
Nestlé as innovators. Optiant’s PowerChain solution is cited for its ability to
“determine optimal levels of inventory across a global supply chain with multiple
suppliers at multiple tiers, complex regulatory regimes, and a host of unknowns from
monsoons to political disruption.”

Industry analysts as well as trade and business publications have ranked Inventory
optimization as a top priority for supply chain organizations during this tough
economic environment.

According to Optiant CEO Fred Lizza, firms that implement inventory optimization
programs are able to reduce inventory by 20—30 percent and cycle times by 15—20
percent. “Inventory optimization has been deployed by leading-edge companies to
lower costs and free up working capital,” said Lizza. “Small, medium, and large
businesses can benefit from reducing their inventories, but it must be based on a
definitive understanding of exactly what drives a specific supply chain’s behavior. A
solution like Optiant’s PowerChain® recommends intelligent inventory policies and
safety stock targets that handle demand uncertainty and maintain service levels
while minimizing costs.”

In a recent report from IDC Manufacturing Insights, Simon Ellis, Supply Chain Practice
Director, observes, "Dramatic changes in business are having an inevitable impact on
a company's supply chain network. Optimizing efficiencies in the supply chain –
particularly inventory – has been propelled up the priority list for many companies.
Increasing the productivity of assets has taken on more importance because of its
direct relationship toward maximizing working capital and improving the bottom
line."

Inventory optimization technology improves confidence in supply chain decision-

making using end-to-end modeling, analysis and what-if scenarios. Optiant’s award-
winning inventory optimization solution, PowerChain®, features a powerful
optimization engine that rapidly plans inventory policies and sets inventory targets
across multiple echelons in a supply chain over multiple planning periods.

About Optiant

Optiant, a premier provider of supply chain network design, inventory optimization,

and supply chain business intelligence solutions, helps Global 2000 companies
optimize bottom-line performance by reducing inventories, freeing up working
capital, optimizing supply chain asset utilization and delivering lowest total supply
chain costs.

Optiant’s PowerChain® solutions optimally balance resources, total costs, and

customer service across the entire, extended supply chain to deliver greater
profitability, increased customer satisfaction, more efficient use of capital, and a
resilient supply chain that fully handles uncertainty in supply and demand. Optiant
has transformed supply chains for the world’s leading manufacturers including
Procter & Gamble, Kraft, HP, IKEA, Microsoft and Boston Scientific.

Delivering millions of dollars in returns, Optiant’s solutions for consumer product,

high tech manufacturing and industrial organizations generate quantifiable savings
within 90 days of implementation. Optiant’s solutions, certified for integration by
SAP, are based on award-winning research from MIT and decades of experience
dedicated to the identification and realization of supply chain efficiencies. For more
information, please visit http://www.optiant.com.

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