INSIGHT Selected Among Top 100 IT Logistics Solutions; Inbound Logistics Magazine Names...

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Manassas, Va. & BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2002

INSIGHT, Inc., the leading provider of optimization-based planning and scheduling systems for attaining best solutions for the world's top companies, was selected as a 2002 Top 100 Logistics Information Technology

Provider by Inbound Logistics magazine, in print and online at www.inboundlogistics.com. INSIGHT is recognized as the leading provider of the most advanced strategic planning and supply chain design software, serving 40% of Fortune magazine's top 50 firms. INSIGHT's SAILS 21(TM) optimization software provides answers to the world's most challenging supply chain design issues.

"Our development team and consultants enjoy handling the toughest supply chain design issues that exist. We thank Inbound Logistics Magazine for acknowledging our contributions and the strength of our flagship product, SAILS 21(TM)," says Richard F. (Dick) Powers, president of INSIGHT, Inc. "We attribute INSIGHT's recognition to our unique optimization and modeling capabilities, which drive strategic supply chain planning for the top manufacturing and distribution companies on the planet."

Inbound Logistics Magazine, a leading trade publication aimed at business logistics managers, recognizes leading suppliers of supply chain management technology in its Top 100 Logistics IT Providers listing. The magazine's editors selected the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers for 2002 from hundreds of questionnaires, interviews, and in-depth research. In particular, winners are selected for transportation-related technology solutions that best meet the needs of the publication's readership. Please find the list on the magazine's Web site at www.inboundlogistics.com/lit100.

About INSIGHT, Inc.

INSIGHT software and consulting provide optimization-based planning and scheduling to solve the supply chain management issues of the world's top companies. INSIGHT solves these latest, critical, and most complex problems for 40% of Fortune Magazine's top fifty firms. Clients often select INSIGHT when other solutions have failed. These clients rely on INSIGHT to gain the greatest competitive advantage from the best answer. Clients include Abbott Laboratories, BASF, BPAmoco, Clorox, Compaq, ExxonMobil, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg's, Levi Strauss, Motorola, PepsiCo, Perrier, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Toyota, and Ingram Books.

Using the X-System(R), a proprietary optimization engine, INSIGHT provides a variety of planning and scheduling solutions. Examples include crew scheduling, transportation planning, production planning, and design of global supply chains. INSIGHT is a growing provider of optimization components, partnering with third party software providers to deliver best-of-breed solutions. Call INSIGHT offices in Virginia at (703) 366-3061 or in Oregon at (541) 388-6998. On the Web, visit www.INSIGHT-MSS.com.