Recently i2 Technologies, Inc., the supply chain company, announced an agreement with HCL Technologies, one of India's leading global IT services companies. The companies will leverage HCL's strength in IT services and vast experience in system integration and implementation, with i2's deep supply chain management domain knowledge, to create innovative solutions for companies in the supply chain management.

HCL will now have access to i2's Business Content Library, a knowledge base of best practices for supply chain processes that have been successfully implemented across numerous industries. The i2 Business Content Library will further strengthen HCL's ETS capabilities and enable HCL's customers to accelerate the value they receive from supply chain management solutions and resolve their supply chain issues quicker.

Benefits of the i2 Business Content Library include:

- A framework to allow companies to achieve process excellence and continuous process innovation
- The ability to support new business innovation and make solution changes quickly
- Custom workflow development delivered quickly and easily at a lower total cost of ownership
- No waiting for maintenance releases or upgrades; new workflows will be published and available for download as soon as they are produced
- Flexible pricing options include annual subscription and "pay per design"