| San Jose, CA
- January 21, 2004 – Agile Software
Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading provider of
product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions,
today announced that five of its customers—
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Lucent
Technologies , Network Equipment Technologies,
Sanmina-SCI Corporation, and ViaSat, Inc.— were
selected as finalists within several categories
for Managing Automation’s first annual
“Progressive Manufacturing Awards.” Hitachi
Global Storage Technologies, a leading disk drive
manufacturer, was selected as a finalist in the
“Business Model Mastery Award” category. This
award will recognize a company that has redefined
its business model or has re-engineered
significant business processes to achieve a
competitive advantage.
Lucent Technologies, which designs and delivers
systems, services and software that drive
next-generation communications networks, is one of
five finalists being considered for the
“Progressive Manufacturer of the Year Award.” The
recipient of this award will be recognized as a
manufacturer who has mastered the technological
and business disciplines needed to achieve and
sustain a competitive advantage in the global
marketplace.
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., a leading
networking company, is a finalist in the “Supply
Chain Mastery Award” category. This award will
recognize a manufacturer that has improved the
operations of their material procurement,
production and execution aspects of their supply
chains to achieve faster time to market, cost
reductions and efficiencies and higher customer
satisfaction ratings.
Sanmina SCI, a premier Electronics Contract
Manufacturer (EMS), was selected as a finalist for
the “Customer Mastery Award.” This award will be
given to a manufacturer that has re-thought and
re-engineered processes around customer demand and
can demonstrate improvements in customer
satisfaction ratings as a result.
ViaSat was selected as finalist the in the “
Innovation Mastery Award.” ViaSat is a rapidly
growing high-technology company that produces
innovative satellite and other wireless
communication products that enable fast, easy, and
efficient communications to any location. The
Innovation Mastery Award will honor a company that
has achieved a significant advance or breakthrough
in product concept, design, production or ability
to deliver to customers.
The Agile customers selected by Managing
Automation represent companies that have benefited
from the deployment of various Agile PLM solutions
to enhance their business practices.
“Our customers are continuously seeking to
streamline their product lifecycles to improve
margins and maintain their competitive edge.
Product lifecycle management solutions have proven
to be crucial to their ability to deliver the best
products, quickly, and with the best chance to
maximize profits,” said Bryan Stolle, Agile CEO.
“We’re honored that the industry recognizes the
outstanding practices of our customers and we are
committed to continuing to support their efforts
as leaders within their respective industries.”
Award winners will be announced in the March
issue of Managing Automation and honored at a gala
dinner during the Progressive Manufacturing Summit
and Awards, March 16-18, 2005 , in New Orleans .
About the Progressive Manufacturing Awards
Managing Automation's first annual Progressive
Manufacturing Awards recognize six manufacturing
companies who have transformed into progressive
manufacturers by mastering at least one of the new
set of core competencies or disciplines, which
include: Business Model Mastery, Innovation
Mastery, Customer Mastery, Supply Chain Mastery,
Data and Integration Mastery, and Education and
Training Mastery. A Progressive Manufacturer is
defined as a company that infuses technology into
all aspects of its business to create a
sustainable competitive advantage by connecting
the customer to the manufacturing process.
About Managing Automation
Managing Automation is an online and print
resource for business and technology managers in
manufacturing. The print publication and website (www.managingautomation.com)
enable manufacturing management to analyze,
select, implement and operate technologies to
enhance their business processes for increased
effectiveness and competitiveness in the market
place.
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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