| Orlando, Florida
- October 11, 2004 – Agile Software
Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading provider of
product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today
announced its new and rapidly growing value added
resellers (VAR) network to sell, service and support
small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the new
Agile Advantage offering. Intended to provide superior
local support to SMEs investing in PLM, the program
offers specialized training, support and programs
to ensure VARs are delivering the same level of outstanding
service and support that has made Agile the industry
leader in customer satisfaction and success.
Among the firms who have recently joined the Agile
Advantage VAR program are:
CADD Edge, Inc . is one of the world’s
leading providers of SolidWorks software and engineering
business solutions. CADD Edge offers superior training,
technical support, design services, and sales in
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont,
Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey.
Domain Systems is an information technology/engineering
consulting organization that focuses on implementing
business systems that improve the design, development
and manufacture of complex products in high tech
manufacturing, automotive, medical, pharmaceutical,
and aerospace & defense verticals. With hundreds
of customers in the U.S., Canada and Europe, Domain
Systems brings a profound understanding of industry
requirements and the delivery of fully integrated
systems.
GoEngineer, Inc. delivers solutions that
drive innovation, accelerate time-to-market, and
improve operational performance for the most competitive
companies in the western United States. Serving
more than 2,000 customers and growing 30% annually,
GoEngineer employs 45 professionals and maintains
offices in California, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah.
J-Squared Technologies brings unique experience
on both the design/engineering side of the house,
and on the manufacturing, purchasing and procurement
side as a leading manufacturers’ representative
of component technologies and a value-added solution
partner representing best-in-class ECAD, MCAD, CAE,
and PLM solutions.
Sierra Atlantic is a long-time Agile implementation
firm with hundreds of Agile customers enabling them
to optimize their investments in enterprise business
applications. From ERP, CRM and SCM, to a leadership
position in establishing Agile PLM as the core offering
for managing the product record, Sierra Atlantic
offers application implementation, integration and
global support in the discrete manufacturing, process
manufacturing and financial services industries.
TriMech Solutions is an engineering technologies
firm that helps customers select and implement best-in-class
technology solutions that address their unique needs.
Over the past five years, TriMech has helped hundreds
of customers improve the quality of their designs,
streamline their design processes and shorten their
product development cycles .
“For years, leading manufacturing companies have
relied on GoEngineer to solve their design challenges.
The next step for many of our customers is to improve
enterprise-wide collaboration, streamline new product
introductions, and improve quality systems and processes,”
said Ken Coburn, president, GoEngineer. “With the
addition of Agile Advantage to our solutions portfolio,
we finally have the best-of-breed PLM product suite
that we have been looking for to address critical
enterprise challenges and take our customers' competitiveness
to the next level. To address growing customer demand,
GoEngineer has assembled a team of industry professionals
with deep experience in PLM processes and tools to
service our customers’ needs and achieve top customer
satisfaction. We are experiencing rapid growth in
the PLM business and anticipate that it will become
a significant contributor to our company's performance
in FY2005.”
“Having implemented Agile solutions for several
years, and having played a significant role in helping
Agile achieve its leadership position with customers
in the SME market segment for PLM, we feel the time
is right to invest our resources in selling Agile
Advantage,” said Randy Pettit, president, Domain Systems.
“Clearly there is demand for PLM solutions at small
and medium enterprises, and we appreciate the efforts
and investments that our partners have made to service
these organizations,” said Jay Fulcher, Agile president
& COO. “Aligning ourselves with industry leading partners
is critical to our success, and we are confident in
the initial network we have established. We are absolutely
committed to making our customers successful and that
commitment starts with making sure we are aligned
with the best, most capable partners in the industry.”
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.
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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