Tompkins Associates Formalizes Partnership with Manhattan Associates To Provide Warehouse Management Systems, Supply Chain and Collaborative Commerce Solutions

Raleigh, NC, February 5, 2001—Tompkins Associates, the leader in Total Operations consulting, integration and implementation, today announced the signing of an agreement that formalized a partnership with Manhattan Associates (Nasdaq: MANH), a global leader in providing supply chain execution and collaborative commerce solutions. As premier partners, Tompkins and Manhattan Associates will provide industry-leading warehouse management systems (WMS), supply chain, and collaborative commerce solutions to mutual clients, offering faster and more efficient total implementation cycles and earlier investment payback.

This alliance engages Tompkins as a Strategic Partner participant in Manhattan Associates' MAP2 program launched in September 2000. MAP2 is a tiered program that maximizes strength in numbers through joint sales, marketing and development efforts. Through this agreement, Tompkins will implement the entire Manhattan Associates software suite-warehouse management system, PkMS®; transportation management system, Logistics PRO®; pickline optimization tool, SlotInfo; performance tracking tool, WorkInfo; real-time business community integration solution, infolinkT; and operational management tool, SmartInfo-ensuring process improvement, faster time-to-benefit and overall competitive advantage for mutual clients. The combined strength of both company's integration and implementation expertise-coupled with Tompkins' Total Operations approach to implementation and Manhattan Associates' industry-leading technology will result in a complete, end-to-end, supply chain execution solution.

"Tompkins and Manhattan Associates have had a close relationship for many years," said John Spain, senior partner, Tompkins Associates. "Moving our partnership to a more strategic level allows us to provide a complete collaborative solution that delivers operational best practices and state-of-the-art technologies to our mutual customers." "A combination of technology and implementation expertise is necessary for any successful software implementation," said Michael Croxton, vice president, marketing and alliances, Manhattan Associates. "Our previous joint projects have demonstrated that by leveraging our combined expertise and pooling best practices, Manhattan Associates and Tompkins can provide a more efficient implementation and minimize the gaps that exist between software and implementation solutions. We can offer our customers a long-term solution with the adaptability to accommodate evolving business strategies."

About Manhattan Associates
Manhattan Associates, Inc. is a global leader in providing supply chain execution and collaborative commerce solutions. These solutions leverage state-of-the-art technologies, innovative practices and the company's domain expertise to enhance performance, profitability and competitive advantage. Manhattan Associates has licensed more than 750 customers representing 1,100 facilities worldwide, which include some of the world's leading manufacturers, suppliers and retailers.

For more information about Manhattan Associates telephone 770.955.7070 or visit http://www.manh.com.

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