SYDNEY, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Manthan Systems, a leading provider of decision-making solutions, today announced its entry into the Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) market. Manthan will bring its cutting-edge decision-making solution ARC, a comprehensive retail performance management suite, to retailers in the ANZ region.

Manthan also specializes in providing tool-based technology services in the area of business intelligence, data warehousing and enterprise information integration. To addresses the needs of the business user community in to retail and consumer goods industries, Manthan provides a host of 'Analytics' and 'Data Mining' services that complement its end-to-end solution strategy in the decision-making domain.

Manthan's CEO Mr. Atul Jalan said, "ARC is an ideal solution for retailers who are looking for a retail-specific analytic solution that can make the practice of decision-making powerful and actionable, yet simple in its usage and pervasive adoption across the retail enterprise."

Mr. Bobby Mohan, Vice President - ANZ Sales quotes, "We will be unveiling this globally successful product to Australian retailers for the first time in Retail World 2008 Conference - Sydney Convention & Exhibition Center on June 17th and 18th."

Citing ARC's worldwide success, Mr. Jalan explains, "Across the globe, customers like Woolworth, Game Group, Haggen Supermarkets, Robinsons, Ferre, Total Hypermarkets and many more who have adopted ARC, have experienced improved margins, better customer retention, inventory efficiency, promotion effectiveness and increased share of customer wallet while having less markdowns."

Mr. Vikas Gupta, CTO cites, "This unparalleled business value is achieved through ARC's technologically superior engine which understands and anticipates retail data structures, ensuring rapid deployment (less than 4 months) and dramatic return on investment. The super-specialized performance management product has been designed for various retail segments like food & grocery, fashion & lifestyle, general merchandise, and a range of specialty retail businesses."

About Manthan Systems

Manthan Systems is a provider of specialized software solutions for the retail and consumer goods industries. Manthan helps retailers capture and process data that can be leveraged to improve planning monitor results analyze and anticipate changes and mine opportunities. Manthan understands retail business practices and their technology underpinnings; having worked with a wide range of retailers and consumer goods companies including Woolworths Germany Haggen Supermarkets Gianfranco Ferre, Supervalu, The Game Stores Group Loblaws, Castorama Ecco Sko. McDonalds and Haggar Clothing Co. For more information about Manthan Systems please visit http://www.manthansystems.com.

Mr. Ajith Nayar Manager Marketing Email - media.contact@manthansystems.com Tel No: +91-80-2299-0585 Fax No: +91-80-2299-0586

Mr. Ajith Nayar, Manager Marketing, Email - media.contact@manthansystems.com, Tel No: +91-80-2299-0585, Fax No: +91-80-2299-0586