| San Jose, CA – May 19, 2004 –
Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading
provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions,
today announced that GN Netcom, a world leader in
hands-free communication technologies, has successfully
implemented the Agile PLM solution to manage and support
the complete lifecycles of their products, from design
to end of life. Agile now serves as the company’s
central product management system, replacing a previous
environment, which involved seven disparate legacy
applications. The Agile system has been rolled out
to GN Netcom’s headquarters in Ballerup, Denmark,
as well as facilities in Nashua, New Hampshire, and
Xiamen, China.
GN Netcom designs and manufactures hands-free solutions,
including Jabra brand headsets for mobile phones.
The company has earned a number of accolades, including
the iF Design Award 2004, and the prestigious “G-Mark”
good design award. Against the backdrop of global
competition, time-to-market pressures, and distributed
product development teams, GN Netcom looked to Agile
as a trusted technology partner who could address
their challenges today, while providing a PLM infrastructure
with unlimited scalability for future challenges,
such as product failure tracking and CAPA processes,
program management, and compliance with environmental
regulation.
“We learned about Agile by assessing a successful
implementation at our sister company, GN ReSound,
where Agile has been in place for nearly two years,”
said Henrik Munch Jörgensen, CIO of GN Netcom. “PLM
is an important investment towards GN Netcom’s ongoing
success, because it distills volumes of information
about product history, supplier relationships, and
best practices, and in turn, delivers an enterprise
product record that serves as a guidepost for critical
decisions made across our business.”
PLM in action
GN Netcom’s business involves several, concurrent
cycles of new product introductions. With a broad
product portfolio, it can be difficult to communicate
changes during the initial design phase. By implementing
Agile Product Collaboration, GN Netcom
has eliminated many error-prone processes — including
manual dissemination of design changes — which will
improve inter-company collaboration and helps teams
stay updated and on-schedule.
“GN Netcom is an innovator, and innovators always
have an eye towards the future,” said Jay Fulcher,
president and COO, Agile. “Agile is committed to providing
GN Netcom with a PLM solution that will grow with
their business and help GN Netcom meet future challenges,
such as environmental compliance, which will effect
broad changes across the electronics and high technology
industry.”
About GN Netcom
GN Netcom is a world leader in hands-free communication
technologies. The company develops, manufactures and
markets a broad portfolio of corded as well as wireless
headsets and related products through its two market
focused divisions: Contact Center & Office Division
and Mobile Division. The Contact Center & Office Division,
under the GN Netcom brand, provides solutions covering
the hands-free communication needs of professionals
working in contact centers and offices. The Mobile
Division provides innovative hands-free solutions
under the JABRA brand for users of mobile devices.
Founded in 1987, GN Netcom is part of GN Store Nord,
an international group of companies focusing on intelligent
technology solutions for personal Communication. GN
Store Nord is traded on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
(Reuters: GN.CO; Bloomberg: GGNDF). For further company
information please visit www.gnnetcom.com. For information
about products please visit
www.gnnetcom.dk
or call +45 7211 8686.
About Agile Software Corporation
Agile Software Corporation (NASDAQ: AGIL) helps companies
drive profits, accelerate innovation, reduce costs,
and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the product
lifecycle. With a broad suite of enterprise-class
PLM solutions, time-to-value focused implementations,
and a unique Guaranteed Business Results program,
Agile helps companies get the most from their products.
Alcatel, Boeing, Dell Inc., Flextronics International,
Hitachi, Leapfrog, Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr, Siemens,
QUALCOMM and ZF are among the nearly 1200 customers
in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer
products, electronics, high tech, industrial products,
and life sciences industries that use Agile solutions.
For more information, call 408-284-4000 or visit
www.agile.com.
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