JDA Software's FocusConnect 2011 to Feature More Than 80 Sessions Providing Strategies and Best Practices for Supply Chain Excel

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Annual event to showcase proven solutions and leading practices in supply chain, manufacturing, retail, transportation and pricing excellence

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Scottsdale, Ariz. – October 13, 2011 –

JDA

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Software Group, Inc.

(NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company^®, today announced thatJDA FocusConnect 2011, JDA Software’s annual conference, is scheduled for Oct. 25-27, 2011 at the Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel in the United Kingdom. Tailored for customers and prospects throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the event will showcase leading practices in supply chain, manufacturing, retail, transportation excellence.
 
The theme for JDA FocusConnect 2011 -Anticipate & Deliver Your Promise– reflects JDA’s commitment to helping companies deliver on the promise they make to their customers, suppliers and manufacturing partners each day. The theme also underscores JDA’s commitment to innovation, ensuring that its solutions continue to support its customers’ pace of change and business and supply chain transformation with unmatched value and bottom-line results.
 
More than 400 professionals from the retail, discrete and process manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries will share insights into innovations, leading practices, ways to improve business process planning, drive cost efficiencies and maximize ROI.
 

Compelling Keynotes and General Session Presentations

FocusConnect 2011 General Session keynote presentations will feature JDA leaders as well as highly regarded executives from some of the world’s leading companies. The presenters include:

• JDA President and CEO Hamish Brewer, whose “state of the company” address will outline how the company’s successful growth strategy has positioned JDA as the only end-to-end supply chain solutions provider, with offerings that range from the manufacturer to the retail shelf. 
   
  

• JDA Senior Vice President, EMEA, Razat Gaurav, will present “Shelf-Connected Supply Chain – Seamlessly Flowing Your Product from Supplier to the Shelf.” With industry dynamics rapidly changing the status quo, Gaurav will discuss how traditional models are no longer adequate, necessitating tighter integration between the retail and the supply / manufacturing operations.
   
  

• Tim Payne, research director at Gartner Inc., will discuss the state of the supply chain technology market, the key players and how the market will evolve to support your efforts to achieve demand-driven value network excellence.
   
  

• Gary A. King, executive vice president and chief information officer at Chico’s FAS, will discuss how his company was able to manage a dramatic turnaround by working closely with JDA to restore performance and efficiency. 
   
  

• Brett Frankenburg, vice president of supply chain planning at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, will share his perspective about the importance of innovation to enable growth and profitability. He will highlight that consumer product companies need to get even closer to their consumers, incorporate shopper insights into supply chain decisions; and collaborate at a new level with their retail partners.  
   
  

• Adriana Karaboutis, vice president of information technology at Dell, Inc., will discuss how Dell has deployed a new segmented supply chain designed to optimize product fulfillment based on what customers truly value. 
   
  

• Lars Gunnarsson, IT demand manager at IKEA, will discuss the corporate values, vision and business ideas that make IKEA so unique. His discussion will touch on the familiar and unique qualities of the IKEA Supply Chain that makes the company competitive and the company’s nearly 10-year journey as a JDA customer. He will focus on milestones, key challenges and a look to the future. 
   
  

• Didier Jourdan, vice president planning at Oriflame Cosmetics, will present “Reinventing our Supply Chain – From Strategy to Action.”  Jourdan will discuss the company’s three-year journey towards agility for its end-to-end supply chain to become the number one beauty company selling direct.

Event to Showcase Customer Excellence and Strategies that Deliver Bottom-Line Results

FocusConnect 2011 will feature special interest group (SIG) sessions, an exhibition area where conference attendees can network, one-on-one meetings with partners and JDA solution experts, as well as opportunities to gain additional knowledge of leading solutions and services. Attendees can spend time in the JDA demo area to experience firsthand the latest innovations to maximize the value of their JDA investment. Numerous breakout sessions will be offered in the areas of retail, wholesale, consumer industries, pharmaceutical and life science, high-tech, metals, automotive, transportation and network design, as well as a number of sessions on specific JDA solutions.
 
Companies presenting at the conference span the discrete and process manufacturing, transportation, retail and wholesale distribution industries from the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. A sample of companies presenting at this year’s conference include:Chico’s FAS,Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated,Dell,Dr. Pepper Snapple Group,Elkjoep,Gartner Inc.,Georgia Pacific,Groupe Bel,Havi Logistics,Heinz UK,LG Electronics,Marks &Spencer,Merck Serono,Staples,Nalco,Penske Logistics,Renault,Robert Dyas,Tyco Electronics,Unifarm,Woolworths SA, andWűrth Internationalto name a few. Visitwww.jda.com/focusconnect for the latest FocusConnect 2011 program agenda.
 

Still Time to Register

To register today and learn more about this “must-attend” event, please visitwww.jda.com/focusconnect.
 

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About JDA Software Group, Inc.

JDA^®Software Group, Inc.(NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company^®, is the leading provider of innovative supply chain management, merchandising and pricing excellence solutions worldwide. JDA empowers more than 6,000 companies of all sizes to make optimal decisions that improve profitability and achieve real results in the discrete and process manufacturing, wholesale distribution, transportation, retail and services industries. With an integrated solutions offering that spans the entire supply chain from materials to the consumer, JDA leverages the powerful heritage and knowledge capital of acquired market leaders including i2 Technologies^®, Manugistics^®, E3^®, Intactix^®and Arthur^®. JDA’s multiple service options, delivered via the JDA^®Private Cloud, provide customers with flexible configurations, rapid time-to-value, lower total cost of ownership and 24/7 functional and technical support and expertise. To learn more, visitwww.jda.comor e-mailinfo@jda.com.
 

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