JDA Software Announces 2009 Real Results Awards Winners

April 09, 2009

Scottsdale, Ariz. – April 9, 2009 – JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) today announced the recipients of its fourth-annual Real Results Awards. The awards are granted to 10 companies achieving tangible, positive results through industry best-practices and supply chain transformation leveraging JDA solutions and services. The annual awards ceremony will take place at JDA’s 19th-annual global conference, FOCUS 2009, to be held April 26-28 at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Md.

“We are very proud to once again honor a select group of customers that have improved and transformed their operations to overcome their unique business challenges,” said JDA Software CEO Hamish Brewer. “The real results generated by these 10 companies underscore our conviction that in these challenging times, one of the best uses of scarce capital is to invest in JDA solutions. That’s really the spirit of the Real Results Awards – to not only recognize the accomplishments of the winners, but to illustrate the way forward and give all of our customers confidence that investing in JDA solutions can be one of the surest and fastest returning investments they can make; especially in this dynamic and challenging market.”

JDA’s Fourth-Annual Real Results Winners
At this year’s FOCUS 2009 user conference, the Real Results Awards winners will be highlighted in individual roundtable breakout sessions to share with attendees their insight, knowledge and best-practices, enabling each company to achieve real results. The following companies have been recognized for their measurable results in achieving exceptional increases in sales and profits, reductions in inventory, improved operational efficiencies and decreases in resources and costs:

2GO for Best in Growth Markets
Coca-Cola Enterprises for Best in Space & Category Management
Black & Decker Hardware and Home Improvement for Best in Supply Chain Planning
Buehler Food Markets for Best in Store Systems with Labor Management
Dr Pepper Snapple Group with Travel Centers of America for Best in Collaboration
H.J. Heinz for Best in ROI
House Foods for Best in Demand Management
Mr. Price Group for Best Implementation of the Year
Phillips-Van Heusen for Best in Replenishment/Allocation
The Hershey Company for Best in Transportation & Logistics Management
The annual Real Result Awards winners are selected from all nominated companies by a panel of judges that decide the winners based on quantified publishable results. Companies that have received JDA’s Real Results Awards recognition in the past include: Ace Hardware Corporation, AEON, Albertson's, BJ's Wholesale Club, Casual Male Retail Group, Charlotte Russe Holding, The Clorox Company, Dollar Tree Stores, Famous Footwear, Follett Higher Education Group, Gander Mountain, HyperCITY, KappAhl, Maurice Sporting Goods, Meijer, Michaels Stores, Michelin, Miller Brewing Company, Palmer & Harvey, PetSmart, Rite Aid Corporation, Schwarz Supply Source, Swire Beverage, Tractor Supply Company, Tree of Life, Tyson Foods, Unilever Brasil and The Vitamin Shoppe. For more information about JDA’s Real Results Awards winners, visit http://www.jda.com/real_results/real-results-winners.html.

About JDA Software Group, Inc.
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) is the world’s leading supply chain solutions provider, helping companies optimize operations and improve profitability. JDA drives business efficiency for its global customer base of more than 5,800 retailers, manufacturers, wholesaler-distributors and services industries companies through deep domain expertise and innovative solutions. JDA's combination of unmatched services, together with its integrated yet modular solutions for merchandising, supply chain planning and execution and revenue management, leverage the strong heritage and knowledge capital of market leaders including Manugistics, E3, Intactix and Arthur. When supply chain results matter, companies turn to JDA. For more information about JDA, visit www.jda.com or contact us at info@jda.com or call +1.800.479.7382 / +1.480.308.3000.