com/reports/c18406) has announced the addition
of A Strategic Assessment of Malaysia, 2005 Edition to their offering."
"UL has been a leader in testing and compliance assurance for more
than 100 years," states Max Elbaz, General Manager, Underwriters
Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent ,
not-for-profit product safety certification organization that has been
testing products and writing Standards for Safety for more than 110
years.

Closely related fields that are also covered in this category include life cycle analysis of products and social impact assessment.

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Manufacturers distributing products in Europe must be able to
self-declare that their products adhere to specified limits on the six
identified restricted substances by July 1, 2006.

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Accuracy and time-to-compliance are critical, and we believe an
offering like this will benefit both.
"To my knowledge, this is the only such offering available in the
market today," states Peter Lachapelle, i2 vice president , Content and
Supplier Relationship Management.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

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9. The combination of i2's database
solutions and UL's Restricted Substance Compliance Solutions (RSCS)
services can benefit both original equipment manufacturers and their
suppliers. Data is then aggregated as an additional, value-added
extension of i2's existing RoHS database and content services.

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The report also provides comprehensive insights into the industry sectors.researchandmarkets.

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Research And Markets: A Strategic Assessment Of Malaysia 2005 Edition

The analysis of financial scenario, macroeconomic performance, industry
sectors and the business-operating environment gives a holistic view of the
economic performance of the country; this helps in tapping potential business
opportunities.

Topics covered in the report include:

1. (OTC:ITWO), a leading provider of demand-driven
solutions designed to enable business agility, today announced that
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

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Membership and important Trade Pacts
4. This
combination of analytical testing and database content represents an
extended service offering for the industry to assist manufacturers to
meet the requirements of the RoHS directives .

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Foreign Investment in the Country: An Analysis
7. (UL) is working with i2 to combine the
unique strengths of both companies to provide an extended service
offering primarily targeted at assisting manufacturers to self-declare
compliance with European Union Directive 2002/95/EC, Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS). "i2's electronics component database
is already known for its accuracy based on our ISO-9001 certified
quality processes. Seventeen of the AMR Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains
belong to companies who are i2 customers.

i2 Cautionary Language

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties , including forward-looking statements
regarding the benefits and functionality of i2's and UL's Hazmat
solution, a customer's ability to implement or integrate i2 solutions
successfully and in a timely fashion, receive expected functionality
and performance, or achieve benefits attributable to i2 solutions .

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The user will not only benefit from the hundreds of
hours that went into the methodology and its application, but also from its
alternative perspective on strategic planning in Malaysia. The announcement was made in conjunction with i2's High
Technology Industry Summit, "Creating the Agile Enterprise ," held at
the Westin Santa Clara Hotel today.
"Product manufacturers like Sun are being challenged by the impact and
aggressive timeline of the emerging environmental directives.

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The report assesses risk of doing business in Malaysia and
includes analysis of political, commercial, and economic risk .com/reports/c18406

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets .

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The primary audience for this report is managers involved with the highest
levels of the strategic planning process, and consultants who help their
clients with this task."
i2 and UL intend to co-market and reference-sell UL's RSCS Program
and i2's RoHS database solutions beginning in the first quarter of
2005.

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Michael Porter's Five Forces Analysis, PEST and SWOT analysis support the
analysis in each industry sector. We
cannot afford to put any product revenue at risk by not fully
complying with these regulations," said David Towne, RoHS program
director at Sun Microsystems.
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual results to differ from those projected.

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Manufacturers are
advised to rely on the declarations of its suppliers but to also
augment that with analytical checks to help the manufacturer verify
the accuracy of those declarations. i2's flexible solutions can
synchronize demand and supply across an ever-changing global supply
network.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http: //www. The
performance and business strategies of the leading companies in each sector of
the economy have also been analysed. Government Regulations, Initiatives and Support
5. "We welcome and encourage the efforts of
companies like i2 and UL to provide the industry with this much-needed
service , which is a valuable extension to the work we are already
doing. It is critical that product compliance
assertions be accurate, since any product found to be out of
compliance may expose the manufacturer to fines, potential significant
loss of revenue, and a tarnished brand image.

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The report focuses on providing
packaged information to potential investors looking for business opportunities
in the country. Capital Markets: Performance Analysis
6. Industry Analysis: Comprehensive Insight
8. Worldwide, UL's
family of companies and its network of service providers include 60
laboratory , testing and certification facilities. Seven of the Fortune global
top 10 are also customers of i2 .

Environmental impact assessment is an intensely interdisciplinary process that utilizes the biological , physical, and social sciences in analyzing the potential impacts of an action and in devising strategies for minimizing or preventing such impacts.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA CLARA , Calif.
With the combined strengths of i2's database solution and UL's
RSCS service, the companies can provide an offering to help businesses
combat the challenges associated with RoHS compliance .

About i2

i2 is a leading provider of demand-driven supply chain solutions
designed to enable business agility., and i2
Technologies, Inc. i2
assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information
contained in this news release.

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Furthermore, the report analyses
competition , growth, and performance of the key industries in the country.----i2
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Companies like Sun Microsystems welcome the i2 and UL partnership."
UL's RSCS Program helps companies self declare compliance with
national and global restricted substances regulations, including the
RoHS directive. A manufacturer's
declaration of compliance of its products is often based on its
component supplier declarations that include substance levels and/or
an assertion of compliance). Founded in 1988 with a commitment to
customer success and supply chain innovation, i2 has a history of
delivering value by implementing solutions designed to provide a rapid
return on investment.

Simply stated, impact assessment is identification of future consequences of a current or proposed action.

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From finance industry information, pharmaceutical, to telecommunications
insights and from the retail to media and entertainment industry, the report
analyses and draws conclusion that reflect the most promising and the most
vulnerable sectors of the economy.

About Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. UL tests more than 18,000 types of products annually, and more
then 19 billion UL Marks appear on products each year.

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(Logo: http://www. We are very excited to be teaming with i2 to
provide this valuable service to the electronics industry, which is
currently facing new environmental regulations that begin to take
effect this year. Learn more at www.

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The report is
updated regularly to provide benchmarks and forecasts to formulate timely
decision-making. Country Overview
2. UL can
provide businesses with the analytical laboratory testing on the
homogenous materials that components are made of and then provide the
results to i2. Now by adding UL RSCS data based on UL independent
testing, we can offer a new level in mission critical content. "Analytical testing is the only way for product
manufacturers to confidently self-declare the accuracy of their
product compliance .com
i2 is a registered trademark of i2 Technologies US, Inc.

Environmental impact assessment is currently required by laws in many nations of the world.

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Additionally, it provides an
in-depth analysis of the government regulations in force, the protection given
to the domestic industries , the taxation structure, import and export policies
and every factor that favours or restricts potential investment in a
particular sector.i2.

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Most attractive and most vulnerable sectors for foreign investment


For more information visit
http://www. The program leverages UL's extensive worldwide
resources to help manufacturers address the challenges of compliance
with through testing of homogenous products, database access to RSCS
data and surveillance.

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Fax: +353 1 4100 980

i2 and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Partner to Offer Environmental Compliance Technologies for Electronics Companies

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newscom. The report assesses the monetary, fiscal and foreign policies
that the country follows to ensure future growth. Macroeconomics Analysis
3. UL has a long
history of performing independent analytical testing making the
company uniquely qualified to assist manufacturers in validating their
suppliers' declarations of compliance with the RoHS directive.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This country analysis report gives unparallel access to in-depth analysis
of the business environment in Malaysia. For a
discussion of factors which could impact i2's financial results and
cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements, please refer to i2's recent filings with
the SEC, particularly the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November
9, 2004 and the Annual Report on form 10-K/A filed March 17, 2004.

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