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i2 Names Graham C. Newland Senior Vice President, EMEA

Dallas, TX -- September 22, 2009

i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO) today announced Graham C. Newland has been named senior vice president of the company’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. In this role, Newland will be responsible for all facets of the company’s EMEA sales, presales, services and support organizations, optimizing business performance and margins while maintaining a focus on customer service.

“Graham Newland has led many companies into market leadership positions in numerous industries throughout EMEA, including retail, transportation, petrochemicals, healthcare and consumer industries,” said Hiten Varia, i2 executive vice president, Global Customer Operations, and chief customer officer. “We are pleased to have an executive of his caliber join our team. I look forward to working with him as we grow our presence in the important EMEA region.”

Newland joins i2 from Torex Retail, where he served as global vice president. There he led large teams with responsibilities for managed services, professional services, third party alliances, presales and a number of EMEA sales segments.

Prior to his tenure at Torex Retail, Newland served as chief operating officer at CAS GmbH. He also spent nearly four years at Oracle as vice president of retail and consumer packaged goods, with a focus on retail and consumer industries in the United Kingdom, and then EMEA including retail operations and multi-channel operations for telecommunications and oil companies. Newland’s resume also includes stints at Price Waterhouse Coopers, Manugistics, ICL/Fujitsu, TrustHouse Forte and BP Retail.

“Companies today have a vital need for innovative supply chain solutions that will enable them to reduce costs, improve customer service and become more environmentally responsible,” said Newland. “For that reason, I am pleased to join i2, the supply chain market leader, and look forward to providing companies with solutions that deliver business value to our customers, and enable i2’s growth throughout the EMEA region.”

Newland is also a member of the independent advisory board of the Global Technology Council.

About i2
Throughout its more than 20-year history of innovation and value delivery, i2 has dedicated itself to building successful customer partnerships. As a full-service supply chain company, i2 is uniquely positioned to help its clients achieve world-class business results through a combination of consulting, technology, and managed services. i2 solutions are pervasive in a wide cross-section of industries. Learn more at www.i2.com.

i2 Cautionary Language
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements regarding i2’s management team and its ability to deliver results to i2’s customers worldwide. For a discussion of factors which could impact i2’s financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, please refer to i2’s recent filings with the SEC, particularly the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. i2 expressly disclaims any current intention to update the forward-looking information contained in this news release.

For further information, please contact:

Mette Krogh
i2 EMEA Marketing Manager
mette_krogh@i2.com
+45 86 13 82 57

Rosalynn Vasquez
i2 Corporate Communications
469-357-3208
Rosalynn_vasquez@i2.com