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Russell Stover Selects i2 Solutions to Optimize Factory and Inventory Management

Dallas, TX -- June 18, 2009

i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO) today announced that Russell Stover Candies, America’s largest manufacturer of boxed chocolates, has selected i2 Factory Planner and i2 Inventory Optimization as part of their efforts to optimize their supply chain.

“Managing inventory is one of the most financially impactful challenges for a seasonally driven manufacturer such as Russell Stover. With the support of i2 Factory Planner and Inventory Optimization, we will be able to reduce our total inventory while maintaining service levels and significantly improving our planning efficiencies,” said Shawn Chestnut, vice president of Production Scheduling, Russell Stover.

The decision to select i2’s solutions followed an internal review of Russell Stover’s existing supply chain infrastructure. Due to the increasing complexity of their business environment, it became apparent that opportunities existed to improve their operational efficiencies. "We chose i2 over several industry competitors due to their domain expertise and the ability of their solutions to support our unique business needs,” said Chestnut.

“i2 is proud to have the opportunity to partner with a company whose heritage and brand history are as strong as Russell Stover’s,” said Chuck Kramer, i2 senior vice president of Services. We are excited to continue our history of delivering value through a combination of one of our original solutions, Factory Planner, with a new and innovative managed-services approach to Inventory Optimization.”

About Russell Stover Candies, Inc.

For Russell Stover Candies, life really "is" a box of chocolates. The largest US maker of boxed chocolates is protecting its sweet position. And while boxed chocolates, such as the Whitman Sampler, are its, well, bread and butter, the company also sells bagged and individually wrapped candies. It offers sugar-free candy, including a sugarless version of Millionaires, as well as Weight Watcher brand chocolates from Whitman's. Russell Stover's candies are sold by more than 70,000 supermarkets, card and gift shops, drugstores, department stores, and mass merchandisers in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. The company also operates some 50 Russell Stover Candies retail stores in the US.

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 March 31, 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:

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