Deluxe Media Services Achieves Operational Flexibility and Retail Compliance With Manhattan Associates' RFID Solution

Deluxe Media Services Achieves Operational Flexibility and Retail
Compliance With Manhattan Associates' RFID Solution
Award-Winning RFID in a Box(R) Solution Offers Full Compliance with Top U.S.
Retailers 


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and ATLANTA, May 17  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manhattan
Associates(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:MANH), the global leader in providing supply chain
execution and optimization solutions, and Deluxe Media Services, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Rank Group, plc (NASDAQ:RANKY) and a world leader in
technology and media services for filmed and home entertainment, completed
implementation of Manhattan Associates' Integration Platform for RFID. With
this solution -- the heart of Manhattan Associates' award-winning RFID in a
Box(R) -- Deluxe now meets EPC compliance guidelines for the top U.S. retailers
such as Wal*Mart and Best Buy.

Manhattan Associates' Integration Platform for RFID integrates with Deluxe's
existing ERP software, eliminating much of the time and custom development
typically required for integration of RFID. The solution, which includes
Manhattan Associates' Integration Manager and EPC Manager solutions, enables
Deluxe Media Services to easily capture and track unique EPC read data and
ensure that Deluxe's DVDs, CDs and other products are directed to the right
staging areas in the warehouse.  Data regarding when and where goods are
received at retail customers also can be tracked for quality control and
inventory management purposes.

"We chose Manhattan Associates' Integration Platform for RFID because it
provided the robust, user-friendly and scalable architecture we were looking
for," said Jeff Nelson, director of engineering & special products at Deluxe.
"We needed a solution that was flexible enough to integrate throughout our
supply chain -- from our high-volume, high-speed operation sites to our low-
volume, less-automated sites.  By partnering with Manhattan Associates, we were
able to implement the solution with minimal changes to existing operations."

"Deluxe is on the cutting edge of technology among media services companies,"
said Jeff Mitchell, executive vice president, Americas, at Manhattan
Associates. "By implementing Manhattan Associates' RFID/EPC technology, Deluxe
will meet business challenges such as increasing supply chain visibility,
agility and efficiency and tracking products to improve quality control.  Our
highly configurable Integration Platform for RFID enables connectivity with
existing systems while offering the flexibility to scale with changing business
requirements."

The Integration Platform for RFID solution integrates smoothly with Manhattan
Associates' Warehouse Management solution already deployed at four of Deluxe's
facilities and provides further support for the fast and efficient flow of
goods within its supply chain.

About Deluxe Media Services

Deluxe is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rank Group, plc (NASDAQ:RANKY),
offering a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies to
an international client base. Services include DVD software and content
production, large volume DVD and videocassette manufacturing and packaging,
physical and digital asset management, content repurposing and conversion,
digital intermediate production, film laboratory services and release printing
and worldwide distribution and fulfillment services. For more information,
please visit http://www.bydeluxe.com/ or call 866/433.5893.

About Manhattan Associates, Inc.

Manhattan Associates, Inc., is the global leader in providing supply chain
execution and optimization solutions. It enables operational excellence through
its warehouse, transportation, distributed order management, reverse logistics
and trading partner management applications, as well as its RFID, performance
management and event management capabilities. These Integrated Logistics
Solutions(TM) leverage state-of-the-art technologies, innovative practices and
our domain expertise to enhance performance, profitability and competitive
advantage. Manhattan Associates has licensed more than 900 customers
representing more than 1,600 facilities worldwide, which include some of the
world's leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers. For more information
about Manhattan Associates, visit http://www.manh.com/ . 

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