Intelligrated completes acquisition of Knighted, a leading provider of supply chain software

CINCINNATI, Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligrated^® (www.intelligrated.com), a North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, announces the successful acquisition of Knighted^® (www.knightedcs.com), a provider of supply chain software solutions. The acquisition is a strategic component of Intelligrated's mission to deliver innovative solutions that increase fulfillment velocity for e-commerce, multichannel retail, 3PL, wholesale, consumer products and food and beverage industries.

Headquartered in Ossining, N.Y., Knighted provides web-enabled logistics software for today's supply chain operations. Key customers include Barnes & Noble, Restoration Hardware, Vitamin Shoppe and Kenneth Cole Productions. The company's products include warehouse management software (WMS), warehouse control software (WCS) and labor management software (LMS). The solutions are an ideal complement to Intelligrated's portfolio of automated material handling systems, warehouse control systems and order fulfillment software.

"Today's multichannel retail and consumer demands require fulfillment operations to deliver orders faster and more efficiently than ever before," said Greg Cronin, executive vice president of Intelligrated. "The acquisition of Knighted enhances Intelligrated's ability to deliver modular solutions that are not only easy to implement and upgrade, but are also capable of making decisions at the speed of automation, increasing distribution and fulfillment capacity and lowering supply chain costs."

Through real-time views into processes, equipment, inventory and labor information, Knighted's suite of solutions, now available through Intelligrated, enable warehouse and distribution centers to streamline operations, improve productivity and maximize the value of labor, automation and supervisory control.

Knighted will continue to operate independently under the Intelligrated umbrella, reporting to Greg Cronin of Intelligrated. Over the coming months, Intelligrated and Knighted will integrate select administrative operations and combine software development resources.

The Knighted management team, including Daniel Napoli, Craig Wilensky and Ed Kennedy, will continue to play key executive leadership roles in Intelligrated's software organization.

For more information, please contact Emily Smith, marketing specialist, Intelligrated, by phone at (513) 884-3530 or by email at [email protected].

You can also contact Natalie Fioto, public relations, Koroberi, at (919) 945-0566 or by email at [email protected].

About Intelligrated
Intelligrated^® (www.intelligrated.com) is a leading North American-based, single-point provider of automated material handling solutions with operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Intelligrated designs, manufactures and installs complete material handling automation solutions, including conveyor systems, IntelliSort^® sortation systems, Alvey^® palletizers and robotics, Real Time Solutions^® order fulfillment systems, warehouse control software and advanced machine controls—all supported by 24X7 Customer Service and Support.

Serving the warehousing, distribution, consumer product manufacturing, postal and parcel markets, Intelligrated collaborates closely with its clients to develop productivity solutions and support their needs throughout the life of their material handling systems. For more updates, follow us on Twitter

About Knighted
Knighted (www.knightedcs.com) provides web-enabled logistics software specializing in warehouse management software (WMS), warehouse control software (WCS) and labor management software (LMS) for the retail, e-commerce, route distributors, 3PL, and consumer goods manufacturing markets.

Knighted has been in operation since 1995 and is headquartered in Ossining, NY. Knighted also has operations in Atlanta, GA and Pennsylvania. Key customers include Barnes & Noble, Restoration Hardware, Vitamin Shoppe and Kenneth Cole Productions.

CONTACT: Emily Smith
COMPANY: Intelligrated
PHONE: (513) 884-3530
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.intelligrated.com

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