LLamasoft and SMC3 Announce Strategic Alliance

Ann Arbor, MI – June 18, 2008 – LLamasoft, Inc., the leading provider of supply chain network design software, and SMC3, the foremost provider of data, technology, and education as an integrated solution to the freight transportation community, today announced a strategic alliance aimed at providing enhanced supply chain network transportation solutions. RateWare® XL from SMC3 has been fully integrated into LLamasoft’s Supply Chain GuruTM, improving the modeling accuracy of LTL rating for shippers, distributors, logistics service providers, and transportation exchanges.

The alliance with SMC3 now allows Supply Chain GuruTM users on-demand access to the latest LTL rates as well as class and density pricing. This enhancement is integrated into the release of Supply Chain GuruTM Version 4.3, which includes many new features for Advanced Transportation Modeling. Leveraging Supply Chain GuruTM’s integration of optimization and simulation technologies, along with its unique scaleable architecture for handling extremely large models, LLamasoft has established the benchmark for transportation modeling and analysis.

“Our customers are battling rising transportation costs with technology solutions that can effectively and efficiently model, simulate, and optimize their supply chains,” said K. Brad Gregory, director of software alliances, SMC³. “The SMC³-LLamasoft technology alliance brings value to our joint customers, adding an important LTL pricing component that further improves the accuracy of supply chain analysis through the use of actual LTL rates rather than estimates.”

The enhancements contained within Supply Chain GuruTM Version 4.3 are now available to LLamasoft maintenance subscribers at no additional fee; new users will find these features integrated into the standard Supply Chain GuruTM application. For more information on LLamasoft and Supply Chain GuruTM go to www.llamasoft.com. For more information on SMC³ product and service offerings go to www.smc3.com.

About SMC3
SMC³ is the foremost provider of data, technology and education as an integrated solution to the freight transportation community. SMC³’s core competency is its pricing expertise, which it delivers through data services and technology tools that simplify processes and promote collaboration between buyers and sellers of transportation services. The company also partners with leading transportation software developers for complete interoperability.

Throughout the year SMC³ offers educational programs that focus on key industry issues and advanced learning. These well-attended events are noted for their content, speakers and networking opportunities. The company currently serves more than 5,000 customers operating throughout the contiguous United States, Canada and Mexico. SMC³’s customer base covers all aspects of freight movement, and includes shippers, carriers, logistics service providers and freight-payment companies.
For more information about SMC³ technology and services, visit www.smc3.com, call 800-845-8090 or e-mail sales@smc3.com.

About LLamasoft
LLamasoft provides software and expertise to design and modify supply chain network operations. Supply Chain Guru™ is the leading supply chain strategic planning application available in the market today. It enables companies to model their supply chain operations, optimize the structure for cost and profitability, and simulate proposed changes, allowing users to implement their changes with confidence.
Many of the world’s largest organizations use LLamasoft’s Supply Chain Guru™ to identify major financial and operational improvements in transportation, inventory, sourcing, and production applications.
The privately-held company, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was founded in 1998 as the first company to combine enterprise-level simulation with full-feature network and inventory optimization within a single modeling structure.