Riverbed Selects Baxter Planning Systems for Service Parts Planning

Proven Advanced Solutions and Scalability Key in Selection
AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Baxter Planning Systems (www.bybaxter.com), the premier provider
of aftermarket parts planning solutions, announced today that Riverbed
Technology, the technology and market leader in wide-area data
services (WDS), has selected Baxter's industry-leading aftermarket
parts management solution Prophet by Baxter as their global,
automated, service parts planning solution.

"Riverbed offers world-class support services to help customers
fully leverage the value of their Riverbed investment," said John
Cowan, director of global support delivery for Riverbed. "Since our
customer base includes organizations with offices worldwide, our
technical support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To
ensure that we maintain our high levels of service we will leverage
Baxter's advanced service parts planning tool, which will scale with
our business requirements."

"As Riverbed continues to expand, we will give them the tools to
maximize customer support," said Greg Baxter, CEO and President of
Baxter Planning Systems. "We have set the standard for excellence in
the service parts planning arena and plan to deliver an optimized
solution for Riverbed to achieve the highest customer service levels
while ensuring inventory investments are minimized. We are thrilled
with the opportunity to work with such a talented company and
demonstrate our value."

Riverbed will implement a full compliment of web based Prophet by
Baxter functions including, Distribution Center Planning, Field
Planning and Supply Chain Execution. Key supply chain execution
modules, Asset and Inventory Tracking and Supplier Web Portal provide
global visibility to inventory while also streamlining the
communication process to and from suppliers. Baxter will also host the
Riverbed solution via a managed services solution, which goes beyond
the traditional Software as a Service (SaaS) model to include all
application upgrades and daily production system services.

About Baxter Planning Systems Inc.

Since 1993, Baxter has pioneered the development of Web-based
solutions to meet the unique demands of after-market, service, repair,
and spare parts industries. The Prophet by Baxter(TM) suite of
integrated forecasting and planning applications enables Baxter's
clients to achieve industry-leading customer service levels while
significantly increasing profitability. Headquartered in Austin,
Texas, Baxter is privately held, self-funded, and profitable. Global
2000 and Fortune 500 enterprises deploying Baxter solutions include
Extreme Networks, Agilent Technologies, De La Rue, Silicon Graphics,
Enterasys Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Network Appliance, and Philips
Medical Systems. For more information, visit Baxter on the Internet at
www.bybaxter.com, or call 866-323-5959.

Baxter Planning Systems Inc., Austin
Mark Anderson, 866-323-5959
PR@bybaxter.com

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