Manhattan Associates, IBM Take Partnership to New Strategic Level

Manhattan Associates, IBM Take Partnership to New Strategic Level

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) today announced a significantly expanded relationship with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to sell and implement supply chain solutions built on IBM’s open technologies for businesses in the retail, consumer goods, manufacturing and transportation industries around the world. As part of this enhanced partnership, the two companies will be ramping up their joint sales efforts across Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, while continuing their efforts in North America.

Working together, Manhattan Associates and IBM will enable companies to gain a global view of their supply chains and improve planning and execution strategies that lead to increased revenue, cost savings and customer satisfaction. This newly expanded relationship is expected to help the two companies capture a larger share of the global supply chain market, estimated by Gartner Group(a) to be $5.4 billion in 2007. Manhattan Associates is one of the world’s leading providers of supply chain solutions, while IBM has the industry’s broadest worldwide network of sales, marketing and research and development experts to help close business in global markets.

As part of the agreement, Manhattan Associates will further enhance and develop its global supply chain solutions on IBM hardware, software and services. Manhattan Associates will also deliver its solutions on IBM’s WebSphere(a) and Information Management(a) technologies, including WebSphere Application Server, Message Broker, and Transformation Extender, as part of a preferred reference architecture for Manhattan Associates’ Integrated Planning Solutions™ and Integrated Logistics Solutions™.

“Throughout our 15-year history together, IBM and Manhattan Associates have delivered innovative market-leading supply chain solutions. Our joint customers can depend on us to continue to lead the market with solutions that redefine how supply chain leaders drive improvements throughout their global supply chains,” said Pete Sinisgalli, Manhattan Associates’ president and chief executive officer.

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