i2 and IBM Join Forces to Deliver Transportation Management Solution Through a Software as a Service Model

i2 and IBM Join Forces to Deliver Transportation Management Solution Through a Software as a Service Model

Delivering on its commitment to provide customers with new generation solutions to meet both current and future business needs, i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITWO) today announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM). As part of the agreement, i2 and IBM are increasing sales and marketing, implementation services, hosting and development investments to deliver the i2 hosted and subscription-based transportation management solution, i2 FreightMatrix.

Under the agreement, IBM’s Global Business Services consultants will apply their knowledge of hosting services and transportation best practices to implement the i2 FreightMatrix solution. i2 and IBM will also collaborate on commercial development through both companies’ worldwide sales organizations for industries including manufacturing, retail, and third-party logistics providers in both the enterprise and small-medium business markets.

“We have shared several joint transportation engagements with IBM that have resulted in the successful delivery of our solutions to our customer base,” said Razat Gaurav, vice president of global transportation solutions, i2. “With our combined assets, IBM and i2 can jointly deliver domain and industry expertise.”

As part of the expanded alliance, IBM will provide server and infrastructure management support for i2 FreightMatrix to help automate application hosting and management and provide a scalable platform for hosting the solution. The i2 offering is delivered to customers in a subscription pricing framework and is available globally in both the enterprise and small-to-medium business markets.

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