RADNOR, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

For the second consecutive year, Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), has won two prestigious awards from Germany's leading IT industry judging boards. The IT INNOVATION Solution Award 2013 and Industry Award 2013 committees both named Quintiq "Best of" for sustained innovation in IT.

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The IT Innovation Award was founded under the auspices of the federal minister of Lower Saxony for economy, employment and transportation to recognize innovation in IT. At a ceremony in conjunction with CeBIT, Quintiq was selected in the industry and logistics category out of the 4,900 applicants for its superior SCP&O platform that solves the world's planning puzzles.

"Quintiq convinced the jury its supply chain planning and optimization platform is a 'best of' solution, offering companies an added value solution for sustained success," explained Marcus Rentschler, Initiative Mittelstand.

The Industry Award distinguishes industrial companies that have a high technical, economic, ecological or social value and was presented by Huber Verlag für Neue Medien and the Mittelstand Initiative. This year's motto was "Push for Smart Industry." Quintiq took the IT & software solutions for the industry category out of more than 1,200 submissions.

"Quintiq is truly honored to be named a winner and to be acknowledged as a supply chain and software innovator in Germany by these esteemed committees once again," said Dr. Victor Allis, co-founder and CEO of Quintiq. "This continued recognition validates our goal to solve the world's planning puzzles with our leading supply chain planning and optimization platform. Our long-standing partnerships with area companies further strengthen our relevance to the German market."

About Quintiq

Quintiq's revolutionary supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O) platform enables enterprises to improve efficiency at every stage of the supply chain journey. It powers end-to-end planning and optimization of personnel, resources, and processes in a single planning environment, across all planning horizons. Many of the world's largest and most successful enterprises rely on Quintiq to achieve their business goals, strengthen their competitive advantage, and create new revenue streams.

Established in 1997 and growing rapidly, Quintiq has a global presence with dual headquarters in the Netherlands and the USA, a global development center in Malaysia, and offices around the world. Quintiq's software is in use at over 500 locations in 78 countries worldwide.

For more information, visit http://www.quintiq.com or follow Quintiq on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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