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LogicTools, a Division of ILOG, Announces Supply Chain Analyst 6.0



    LogicTools, a Division of ILOG(R) (NASDAQ: ILOG)(Euronext:
    ILO)(ISIN: FR0004042364), the leading provider of strategic and
    tactical supply chain optimization solutions, announced today that it
    has released Supply Chain Analyst 6.0 (SCA). This solution for supply
    chain and inventory optimization brings the ease of use that
    LogicTools has been known for to tactical inventory optimization -
    where integration with business processes and enterprise systems is
    essential to fully benefit from improved safety stock and service
    level optimization.

    Traditional supply chain planning applications provide basic
    single node inventory calculation capabilities but leave the parameter
    setting for safety stock and service levels up to the users.
    Therefore, most companies do not fully benefit from the capabilities
    of this software since these settings are still based on spreadsheet
    calculations or rule of thumb approximations. Multi- echelon inventory
    optimization can provide sophisticated analysis and product
    differentiated strategies for positioning and stocking inventory
    throughout the supply chain, including finished goods, WIP, and raw
    materials. The outputs of SCA can then be used to feed the traditional
    planning applications driving better performance from these systems by
    executing to optimal inventory and service level metrics.

    "Supply Chain Analyst is now ready to provide users with both
    strong strategic and tactical capabilities," said Dr. Michael S.
    Watson, Director at LogicTools, a division of ILOG, "Supply Chain
    Analyst 6.0 comes with imbedded integration capabilities that makes it
    easier and faster to create robust solutions that can be deployed in
    an enterprise environment."

    Supply Chain Analyst 6.0 has added capabilities that now allow
    organizations to use SCA for both strategic and tactical use. SCA 6.0
    now incorporates standard technologies including Web Services and Data
    Stores that enable the configuration of business and data workflows to
    seamlessly integrate SCA with ERP and APS solutions. Automated two-way
    flows of data from ERP and APS solutions into SCA allow for tactical
    users to monitor and identify exceptions via configurable exception
    reports and alerts. User dashboards and configurable reports can be
    created to view key performance metrics such as turns, working
    capital, and service levels. User overrides with reason codes can be
    compared to optimized targets to identify if users are improving or
    hurting overall inventory performance.

    Web services can also be deployed with composite applications such
    as 'Safety Stock Optimizer' which has achieved SAP(R) xAPPs(TM)
    Certified - "Powered by SAP NetWeaver(R)" status.

    Strategic users of SCA can take advantage of the out- of- the-box
    functionality in SCA that allows users to get up and running within 90
    days, while tactical users can take advantage of the configurable
    business and data flows to fit SCA into the current company ecosystem.

    Supply Chain Analysts supports four major modules:

    Inventory Analyst for multi-echelon inventory optimization.

    Supply Planner for production sourcing and asset planning.

    Product Flow Optimization - for network and inventory optimization
    solution that targets product flow decisions.

    Demand Profiler - for analysis of historical data to create
    forecast and forecast error.

    About LogicTools

    Founded in 1995 by David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering
    Systems at MIT, LogicTools, a division of ILOG, provides strategic and
    tactical supply chain optimization applications designed to complement
    existing IT investments. LogicTools' product suite allows companies to
    make a wide range of supply chain decisions, from choosing the best
    strategic network design, deciding on the most efficient sourcing
    strategy to optimizing inventory placement throughout the different
    levels of the supply chain. For more information, please visit
    www.logic-tools.com.

    About ILOG

    ILOG delivers software and services that empower customers to make
    better decisions faster and manage change and complexity. Over 2,500
    corporations and more than 465 leading software vendors rely on ILOG's
    market-leading business rule management system (BRMS), supply chain
    planning and scheduling applications, and optimization and
    visualization software components, to achieve dramatic returns on
    investment, create market-defining products and services, and sharpen
    their competitive edge. ILOG was founded in 1987 and employs more than
    850 people worldwide. For more information, please visit www.ilog.com.

    ILOG is a registered trademark of ILOG, Inc. and ILOG S.A.
    LogicTools is a registered trademark of LogicTools, a Division of
    ILOG.