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Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, has released MOVE version 8.1 of its warehouse management software. MOVE 8.1 enables companies to offer innovative value added services and provides support for radio frequency identification (RFID) and voice-enabled operations in the warehouse. MOVE 8.1's value added services provide companies a way to differentiate from their competitors by offering their customers unique capabilities. Some of these services include customer personalization, complex final assembly and light manufacturing operations, and support for reverse logistics requirements in the service supply chain. This release also provides RFID capabilities integrated with basic warehouse operations such as receiving, putaway, picking and shipping, and is an upgrade to the Intelligent Supply Chain solution offered by Click Commerce. In partnership with Vue Technology, the Intelligent Supply Chain is a cost-effective, RFID-integrated solution that increases productivity and inventory accuracy in the warehouse. It also enables the ability to pull inventory through the supply chain network based on real-time demand demands to avoid stock-outs. The solution is designed to deliver increased customer service levels, and lower supply chain costs. In addition, the release further enhances MOVE's voice functionality, which creates a dialogue between warehouse employees and MOVE. MOVE 8.1 utilizes a voice-directed interface that allows warehouse employees to speak vital warehouse information about inventory operations into a headset, rather than inputting the information into a cumbersome hand-held device. The solution, which includes technology from Vocollect, results in increased labor productivity, improved inventory accuracy, and better safety for the company's warehouse workers. Customers using the Click Commerce voice solution are experiencing productivity improvements within a short period of time. According to a September 2005 research article, "Talk to Me, Supply Chain: Warehouse Workers Find Their Voice (Technology)," by Greg Aimi of AMR Research, "Voice-directed work in the warehouse is delivering direct benefit in increased productivity, inventory and fulfillment accuracy, and workforce safety." "Our customers are asking us to help them differentiate themselves, to help them find additional ways to gain market share and grow sales," said Steve Cole, senior vice president of product management. "MOVE 8.1 is a direct response to these requests and offers a best-in-class warehouse management solution that delivers value for our customers." The new release integrates with the Click Commerce Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). The ESB enables extensible markup language (XML), electronic data interchange (EDI), or flat file communications between the warehouse management system and external systems. Most warehouse management solutions require a middleware provider, which can be costly. With the Click Commerce ESB, companies can easily integrate MOVE 8.1 with other applications. The solution is based on open standards, which enables it to be modified to meet a customer's specific needs. The Click Commerce ESB uses Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), which enables composite applications. The ESB integrates Click Commerce applications to work as a suite of products. It leverages web services and Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) to orchestrate the flow of information between Click Commerce applications. "With the Click Commerce ESB, companies can integrate Click Commerce solutions according to their own business processes, instead of being forced to work in a predefined framework," said Cole. Click Commerce will introduce MOVE 8.1 at Distribution/Computer Expo 2006 in Chicago, May 24-25, at Navy Pier. For more information, visit Click Commerce at booth #1249. About Click Commerce Click Commerce, Inc., (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, enables millions of users in 70 countries to collaborate, in real time, with business partners across the extended enterprise. Click Commerce solutions support the unique business processes of multiple industry segments such as manufacturing, aerospace and defense, high-tech, and research and healthcare. Click Commerce enables corporations including Alaska Airlines, BASF, Citibank, Delphi, Eastman Kodak Company, Jabil Global Services, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Pier 1, Ryder, and Verizon to coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerated revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. More information can be found at www.clickcommerce.com.