S&T (XETRA: SNT), a leading IT consulting, solutions and services provider, today announced that it has entered into a strategic Value Added Reseller agreement (VAR) with JDA® Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) in order to reinforce its market leadership through the promotion, sale and implementation of JDA Software’s leading demand and supply chain solutions in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Through this agreement, both companies will join forces to provide a unique set of software solutions and services capable of addressing the infrastructure and demand and supply chain solution needs of national and international retailers, wholesalers and consumer goods manufacturers. This agreement covers mature markets in countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as fast-growing emerging markets in countries such as Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.

S&T CEO Christian Rosner, said, “S&T provides comprehensive IT strategies, business processes and systems for large and medium enterprises that create sustainable value for our customers. S&T and JDA Software combine more than 4,600 specialists in more than 50 countries. We are able to utilize our combined competencies specifically for our manufacturing and retail clients. Both companies have extensive industry expertise and many years of project experience. Together we can serve our clients in the best possible way, with internationally recognized software as well as consulting and implementation expertise. We have already invested in skilled resources in Russia, as the country is moving forward to become the number one European retail market within four years.”

Retail and Related Industries Investing Substantially in IT Solutions
Marketing research company PAC expects the consumer goods and retail industries, which are under strong pressure in terms of costs and competition, to see above average investment in IT solutions in 2008*. Investment will be mainly directed towards increased process automation, planning optimization, merchandise and transport management solutions, as well as business intelligence solutions to facilitate the collection and analysis of client data.

“With S&T as our strategic ally, we will be able to profitably expand JDA’s presence in both mature and fast-growing emerging markets, providing access to industry-leading solutions suited to the market needs,” explains Arnaud Decarsin, JDA Software regional vice president, EMEA. “JDA’s unmatched merchandise and demand and supply chain optimisation solution suite will also help S&T to satisfy and further expand its SAP ERP client base by offering deeper end-to-end functionalities, better optimization and true value-add to its ERP solutions, which will result in maximized benefits, savings and operational improvements for its customers.”

* “PAC: Handel holt IT-Investitionen nach”, Computerwoche , 10 February, 2007.