US-Based Semiconductor Company Selects River Logic's Integrated Business Planning Solution to Drive Enterprise Alignment on a Common Plan

    DALLAS, TX, May 20, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- River Logic, Inc., the leading provider of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling software, today announced that a US-based semiconductor company has selected Enterprise Optimizer (EO) to better align market opportunities to supply chain response. The semiconductor company is a supplier of modules, components, and foundry services to communications companies.

Enterprise Optimizer will provide the semiconductor company with a single representation of their business, enabling them to effectively tie product profitability, planning policy, and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) to execution. With EO, they'll have the ability to orchestrate a more profitable response to demand signals. This is particularly important in today's economic climate.

Enterprise Optimizer is an Integrated Business Planning solution that effectively supports decision-making by helping senior executives and business/financial planners overcome planning challenges created by disparate departmental or business unit data sources. EO effectively links sales opportunities and demand planning processes, incorporating go-to-market strategies into demand forecasting and the S&OP process. With EO, the semiconductor company's senior management will have the ability to engage departments/business units in planning activities that inform the plans of other parts of the business. EO will integrate with the company's ERP system to provide a highly practical solution for sales planning and corporate performance management.

"We're delighted this organization selected EO to align goals, metrics, and planning assumptions across their enterprise. Our current economic climate is a reason for businesses to move from one-dimensional planning to dynamic, multi-dimensional planning that integrates forward-looking business intelligence," stated Kevin Howe, CEO for River Logic. "By adopting integrated business planning, companies can driver higher performance through S&OP process maturity."

About River Logic
Based in Dallas, Texas, River Logic, Inc. (www.riverlogic.com) provides Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced business modeling solutions. River Logic's award-winning software, Enterprise Optimizer (EO), helps companies increase financial performance by connecting strategic and operational planning directly to financial outcomes. EO uses advanced constraint-oriented reasoning to holistically model an enterprise with every conceivable constraint, opportunity, and interdependency. EO users quickly build integrated models without writing code or managing formulas. EO is faster and more accurate than alternative solutions, enabling businesses to break down silos, communicate effectively, and execute the best decisions. With EO, true enterprise-wide decision-making becomes a reality.

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