In response to your comments and requests at previous Client Steering Committee (CSC) meetings, JDA Software is pleased to announce a streamlined feature request voting process. This new process is being initiated for the Fall 2006 CSC events. Please review this document for important information and deadlines.

What has changed?
The most significant change requires a global feature request pre-vote to be conducted prior to the CSC meeting. Most JDA (formerly Manugistics) products will adopt this pre-vote process. The pre-vote process is open to all licensed, maintenance-paying client companies and will be conducted via the Internet. Attendance at a CSC event is not a requirement to participate in the feature request pre-vote, meaning that all our clients now have the opportunity to influence the product direction.

The global pre-vote will be used to determine the Top 15 feature requests for each product. Some slight variations may exist to this general rule due to product characteristics and these will be fully communicated at a later date.

Why the change?
It was difficult to review all open feature requests during the limited time at CSC. The purpose of the pre-vote is to identify those feature requests that are considered by our client base to have the highest level of importance and to spend more time discussing these requests as a group at CSC. Please note that all open feature requests as of August 25, 2006 will be eligible for the pre-vote process.

Important note – voting for the Top 6 features requires attendance at a CSC meeting!
The Top 15 feature requests from the global pre-vote will make it into the next round of voting. These feature requests will be discussed and voted on at the CSC meetings resulting in a global Top 6 feature request listing.

Only those companies that participate at a Client Steering Committee event are eligible to vote for the Top 6 feature requests.

There will be two client events in the fall: North American CSC meeting starts October 23, 2006 and the European JDAConnect 2006 meeting starts November 14, 2006. Please see the JDA website (www.jda.com) for complete event information and registration instructions.

How will the global feature request pre-vote work?
Your company will be given a URL, username and password, and asked to log your votes during the defined voting period. JDA will capture your votes using its Manugistics Transport Request for Quotation (RFQ) application. This online bidding tool will facilitate the entire pre-vote process for each of the following products: Carrier, Collaborate, Demand, Freight Payment, Foundation (general technical), Fulfillment, Market Manager, Master Planning, Monitor, MRO, MTO, Procurement, Reporting, Routing, Sequencing, Strategy, and Transport.

The following pre-voting rules will apply:

• Each company will have one ballot for each licensed product
• A maximum number of 15 votes can be applied to any one product (you may chose not to use all 15 votes)
• Votes cannot be weighted, meaning that one vote is equal to one point

What are the key dates for the voting process?
August 25, 2006: Submission of new feature requests deadline          
September 8, 2006: Email containing the open feature request list and pre-vote instructions
September 11, 2006: Pre-vote start date
September 29, 2006: Pre-vote end date 
October 10, 2006: Email containing pre-vote results 
October 23, 2006: North American CSC meeting starts 
November 14, 2006: European CSC meeting starts 
November 20, 2006: Global Top 6 feature request results announced 

What happens next?
JDA will distribute the open feature request lists and detailed voting instructions via email to you on September 8, 2006. This information will also be posted on Netlink. Remember, there is one ballot per licensed product per company. Please allow sufficient time in your schedule to collaborate with others in your company to determine your voting strategy.

If you have any questions regarding the new voting process, please contact Jayne Marchesan (jayne.marchesan@jda.com) or your Process Work Group representative.

Hope to see you at the CSC!