Boston, Mass., June 20, 2007 — Optiant, the premier provider of supply chain network design and inventory planning and optimization solutions, concluded its 2007 Annual User Forum on June 5th and 6th, in Boston. The event enabled Optiant’s customers, key partners, industry experts and technology leaders to network, share information and gain valuable insights on their experiences within supply chain management.

Attendees of the event included Optiant customers such as Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Microsoft Corporation, Intel Corporations and Boston Scientific, strategic partners, CEVA Logistics, and Mark Hillman, Research Director with AMR Research. Customers shared their thoughts on how they are delivering lasting change in their respective supply chain organizations.

The User Forum also provided a collaborative platform for customers to exchange tactical and strategic learnings and best practices. Customers were at varying stages of implementation and deployment – some were completing inventory right-sizing in a business area and utilizing Optiant PowerChain™ tools to drive organizational learning, while others were undertaking global roll-outs. Additionally, customers got a first hand look at Optiant’s newest optimization tool, PowerChain Network Design, and listened to customer case studies on the business value of network design.

Overriding themes from the forum included best practices in deployment and adoption within and across organizational boundaries and the rise in importance of usability and scalability, leveraging mathematical rigor. Customers and Optiant executives explored the future of advanced supply chain analytics through innovative applications, such as supply chain business intelligence.

“In our highly competitive global climate of accelerated product life cycles, cost and margin sensitivity, high demand unpredictability and stringent customer satisfaction metrics, manufacturers need to build supply chains that are agile and responsive to today’s changing dynamics, but resilient to the uncertainties of tomorrow and beyond,” said Jonathan Colehower, CEO of Optiant. “Providing a collaborative forum for the exchange of important learnings, tactics and methodologies is critical to advancing knowledge in helping these manufacturers remain in the forefront of their markets.”

Optiant's solutions optimally balance resources, total costs, and customer service across the 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 Black & Decker, Gillette (a Procter & Gamble division), Henkel, HP, Imation, Intel, and Sonoco.

Delivering millions of dollars in returns, Optiant’s industry-focused solution certified for integration by SAP generates quantifiable business results within 90 days of implementation. The solutions 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 www.optiant.com.

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