| Orlando, Florida - October 12, 2004
– Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading
provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions,
today announced that they have entered an agreement with
ESHconnect, a developer of industry-specific risk management
knowledge solutions, to leverage ESHconnect’s environmental
regulation update service across the Agile PLM solution.
Under this agreement, Agile will link with ESHconnect’s
online regulatory update database EIATRACK, which supports
the electronics industry. This link will allow Agile customers
to stay current on and import environmental regulations.
ESHconnect also offers other industry-specific databases
that support the semiconductor industry (SEMItrack), and
the sporting goods apparel industry (ECOtrack).
"Staying up to date on current global environmental
requirements is challenging for fast-moving electronic-product
companies and the contract manufacturers that serve them,
because hazardous-substance restrictions, recycling quotas,
and—soon—power-consumption ceilings are different by state,
country, and customer company," said Pamela J. Gordon,
president of Technology Forecasters Inc. and author of
Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment.
"Through the alliance with ESHconnect, Agile will be able
to provide its Agile Product Governance & Compliance customers
with greater visibility into current and pending requirements,
as well as guidance on design for environment."
Through this agreement, ESHconnect content will be
accessible through Agile Product Governance & Compliance.
Agile customers will have access to EIATRACK’s rich content,
which includes tracking over 2000 laws across 120 jurisdictions;
opinion documents from prominent environmental consulting
and law firms; regulation alert services; and a comprehensive
global restricted substances database. Access to this
information allows companies to make better decisions
about their products, resulting in reduced risk of non-compliance.
“In our years of working in the area of environmental
risk management, it has never been so critical that manufacturers
comply with global environmental directives. New EU laws,
such as electronic product takeback and restrictions on
hazardous substances will be going into effect in 2005
and 2006—countries could be turning products away as they
arrive if they are not compliant,” said Brian Sherin,
president ESHconnect. “This agreement with Agile allows
users of Agile’s solution who face numerous global regulations
easy access to the most updated information.”
“Environmental compliance is a key critical initiative
that many of our customers around the globe are facing,”
said Chris Wong, chief product officer. “Through our relationship
with ESHconnect, our customers will now have access to
one of the most comprehensive sources of information on
current legislation. With this information, they can be
confident that their products will meet global standards.”
About ESHconnect
ESHconnect, Inc. is the leader in environmental, safety
and health (ESH) knowledge management solutions designed
for the Web. ESHconnect provides its customers with web-based
tools and personalized service to track and deliver ESH
and risk management information through its international
regulatory tracking REGconnect brands and eLearning solutions.
With in-house experts, as well as a network of international
consultants, ESHconnect has the tools and experience to
help companies manage product and operational risk. REGconnect
is a series of industry-specific databases that support
the electronics industry (EIATRACK), semiconductor industry
(SEMItrack), and the sporting goods apparel industry (ECOtrack).
ESHconnect is based in San Jose, CA. For more information,
visit the ESHconnect website at
http://www.eshconnect.com.
About Agile Software Corporationn
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.
Small and Medium Enterprises including Colubris Networks,
Novoste, OnStor, Proxim, Sonic Innovations, Tivo, Visx,
and global enterprises such as Alcatel, Boeing, Dell Inc.,
Flextronics International, GE Medical, Haemonetics, Hitachi,
Johnson & Johnson, Leapfrog, Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr,
Siemens, QUALCOMM and ZF are among the nearly 1,200 customers
in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer products,
electronics, high tech, industrial products, and life
sciences industries that have realized high impact results
through their use of Agile solutions. For more information,
call 408-284-4000 or visit
www.agile.com.
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