DALLAS and CHICAGO, R.R. Donnelley Logistics, a national leader in consumer logistics and residential delivery solutions, has gone live with i2 TradeMatrix Transportation OptimizerÅ from i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITWO), the leading provider of marketplace solutions. The i2 solution is designed to help manage R.R. Donnelley's "pipeline-to-the-home" delivery network by optimizing Donnelley shipments across multiple transportation modes and managing complex logistics information for faster and more effective decision-making. Donnelley Logistics, a business unit of R.R. Donnelley & Sons (NYSE:DNY), annually directs the distribution of 19 billion print and mail pieces and 130 million residential packages. It asked i2 to implement a scalable solution that could optimize all Donnelley Logistics shipments across multiple modes (including intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload) and products (including magazines, catalogs, direct mail and packages). "With i2, we have a partner that helps us provide our customers more efficient and effective services through an advanced software solution," said John Campanelli, president, R.R. Donnelley Logistics. "We now have scalable systems in place that allow us to better manage the strong growth in our customers' logistics requirements. Our customers get access to this technology through our investment on their behalf." Donnelley Logistics manages thousands of shipments every day, requiring complex decision- making in a time-sensitive environment. Combining Donnelley Logistics' extensive expertise with i2's configurable transportation optimization capabilities should allow for quicker, smarter answers to these and other complex questions. "We required speed in the solution to keep up with our high-volume, rapidly changing customer requirements," said Bill Naughton, vice president of Information Technology for Donnelley Logistics. "With i2 TradeMatrix Transportation Optimizer, we get a real plan that is physically and financially executable, fast!" "This will truly streamline the residential delivery value chain for Donnelley Logistics' customers, who include many of the largest catalogers, e-retailers and publishers," said Hiten Varia, executive vice president, Worldwide Delivery Chain, i2. "We're excited about our partnership with Donnelley Logistics and the opportunity to drive value in this market."