Goodyear First User of e.Intelligence Solution 4.0

e.Intelligence, a company that provides large- and mid-sized corporations with Web-optimized demand planning applications and services, announced the introduction of their enhanced Web-based collaborative business intelligence technology, the e.Intelligence solution version 4.0. This also marks the completion of the 4.0 product upgrade for Goodyear, which is testing the product.

"We have installed the e.Intelligence solution version 4.0 to assist us with the expansion of our forecasting abilities," said Vince Deluca, manager, Goodyear Business Intelligence. "We envision using this solution to expand forecasting capabilities to the larger Goodyear community."

With the e.Intelligence enhanced applications and services, manufacturers and retailers can easily collaborate to gain agreement on sales forecasts that benefit the planning within each organization. Reducing forecast error is a critical step in improving customer service and realizing operational efficiencies. Utilizing the e.Intelligence solution, clients realize hard economic benefits.

"The e.Intelligence solution version 4.0 focuses on maximizing the performance between the customer's data warehouse and our dynamic modeling environment," said Richard Tanler, president and CEO of e.Intelligence. "This enables a user to simulate the impact of changes and share changes for collaboration within the workgroup.

"This commitment to developing and enhancing first-class forecasting solutions is matched by our dedication to becoming long-term strategic partners with each of our clients," said Tanler.

The e.Intelligence solution version 4.0 features new enhancements that can reduce decision latency and improve forecast accuracy, which can translate into measurable economic benefits for customers. Some of the new enhancements include improved Web accessibility, enhanced database performance to address even the largest volume environments, and the usage of additional measures beyond volume to aid the forecasting process, including costs, expenses, margins, and profitability.

Tanler said this product meets a critical need in the marketplace for companies to harness vast quantities of predictive information immediately in order to make the right decisions faster. The goal is to help businesses operate smarter and more efficiently.

e.Intelligence provides large and mid-sized corporations with Web-optimized demand planning applications and services. e.Intelligence applications leverage the data warehouse to encourage broad-based collaboration, support planning activities within the enterprise, and extend consensus planning throughout the trading community. Our goal is to reduce forecast error, improve customer service, and reduce operational inefficiencies.

Richard Tanler, the company's president and CEO, was founder of Information Advantage. e.Intelligence is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Contact Tunheim Santrizos Co for e.Intelligence, Janna Knutson 612-851-7241 jknutson@tunheim.com.