Optiant CEO Named as 2009 Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive...

Optiant CEO Named as 2009 Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain
Executive Magazine

Prestigious Annual List Reflects Thought Leadership

BOSTON, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Optiant, the premier provider of inventory
optimization solutions, announces that CEO, Fred Lizza, has been chosen as a
Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. Fred was
chosen for helping many clients during the current economic downturn with
inventory optimization strategies that offer a competitive advantage and
deliver value to the bottom line. Optiant's PowerChain solutions enable
customers to view supply chains holistically and better understand
interdependencies, real-world complexities, and the effects of uncertainty on
the business.

"Optiant has transformed the supply chains of many industry leaders, like P&G,
Black & Decker, and Kraft, by strategically planning, modeling, and designing
optimal supply chain networks and inventory strategies that balance resources,
costs, and customer service levels and lead to greater profitability," said
Fred Lizza, CEO of Optiant. "I am honored to be named to this prestigious
list, but want to thank all of Optiant's employees who strive to deliver
exceptional solutions and customer satisfaction."

"This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders
in their respective supply chain segments," said Andrew Reese,
Editor-in-Chief, Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Their efforts in developing
the tools and processes that enable companies to weather risky economic
conditions and place them in a position to surge ahead in better times have
earned them a place on this year's Provider Pros listing."

The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Provider Pros to Know is a listing of
individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy, or analyst
or research firm who have personally helped clients during the current
economic downturn by assisting them in managing risk in the supply chain,
providing competitive advantage and/or delivering value to the bottom line.
The Provider Pros to Know were further broken down into categories reflecting
their unique specialties.

Beginning in January 2009, a selection committee comprised of Supply & Demand
Chain Executive Editorial and Advisory Board members culled through scores of
nominations to find the applicants that best fit the criteria, which were as
follows:

-- The nominee's philosophy or strategy for how companies should be
managing the supply chain in challenging economic times.
-- The nominee's view on the role of technology in enabling Supply
Chain to manage risk, provide competitive advantage and/or deliver
value
during the current turbulent economic times.
-- How the nominee is helping clients to implement transformations,
including new programs, processes and technologies, based on this
philosophy or strategy.
-- The results that the clients are realizing from moving toward this
vision.

The full listing of the 2009 Pros to Know is available in the February/March
2009 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and ebook and on the
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at http://www.SDCExec.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful
supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis,
viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management
professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and
demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at
www.SDCExec.com.

About Optiant

Optiant, a premier provider of supply chain network design, inventory
optimization, and supply chain business intelligence solutions, helps Global
2000 companies optimize bottom-line performance by reducing inventories,
freeing up working capital, optimizing supply chain asset utilization and
delivering lowest total supply chain costs.

Optiant's solutions optimally balance resources, total costs, and customer
service across the entire, extended 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 Procter & Gamble, Kraft, HP, IKEA, Microsoft and
Boston Scientific.

Delivering millions of dollars in returns, Optiant's solutions for consumer
product, high tech manufacturing and industrial organizations generate
quantifiable savings within 90 days of implementation. Optiant's solutions,
certified for integration by SAP, 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
http://www.optiant.com.

Optiant, the Optiant logo, and PowerChain are registered trademarks of
Optiant, Inc. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks
of their respective companies.

CONTACT: John Brewer
+1 781 238 4165
john [dot] brewer [at] optiant [dot] com

Becky Boyd
MediaFirst PR - Atlanta
+1 770 642 2080 x 214
becky@mediafirst.net

SOURCE Optiant

John Brewer of Optiant, +1-781-238-4165, john [dot] brewer [at] optiant [dot]
com; or Becky Boyd of MediaFirst PR - Atlanta for Optiant, +1-770-642-2080,
ext. 214