| San Jose, CA
- January 6, 2004 – Agile Software
Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), the leading provider
of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions,
today announced that Three-Five Systems, Inc.
(NYSE: TFS), a leader in electronics manufacturing
services (EMS), has deployed Agile PLM to optimize
product design and manufacturing processes across
its worldwide network of electronics manufacturing
sites.
Three Five Systems (TFS) chose the Agile PLM
platform as the company sought to capitalize on
its leadership in visual display solutions and
expand into a full-services electronics
manufacturer. Agile is currently deployed in seven
TFS locations around the globe, from Beijing to
Orlando .
“Three-Five Systems looked for a solution that
would help reduce the administrative processes and
cycle time associated with engineering change
orders at our factories,” said Carl Derrington,
vice president operations and chief manufacturing
officer, Three Five Systems. “What we found with
Agile PLM was a solution that maps to our
fundamental business objectives of increased
manufacturing efficiencies and better service to
our customers.”
TFS credits Agile PLM with enabling the company
to reduce engineering change order cycle times by
90 percent. In addition, the design centers at
each factory location can more easily communicate
change orders with each other, improving response
times to individual customer requests.
“Three-Five Systems is a case study on
successful business transformation and is a
testament to the power of PLM,” said Bryan Stolle,
Agile CEO. “The innovative manufacturers of the
future are distributed across the globe to gain
access to the creative talents and competitive
advantages of each marketplace. PLM provides the
framework to keep these distributed resources
working in synch.”
About Three-Five Systems®
TFS is a recognized leader in providing
specialized electronics manufacturing services (
EMS ) to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
TFS has a global footprint, with operations in the
United States , Europe , and several locations in
Asia . TFS offers a broad range of engineering and
manufacturing capabilities, with a special
emphasis and expertise in display solutions. TFS'
website is located at
www.tfsc.com.
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, 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 over 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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