| San Jose, CA
- January 13, 2004 – Agile Software
Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading provider of
product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions,
today announced that its customer, Saturn
Electronics & Engineering, Inc. has been
recognized by industry-leading publication,
InfoWorld, as having one of the 100 most
innovative corporate IT solutions in 2004. Each
year, InfoWorld names 100 companies that have made
the best use of technology to enhance their
business. This year, the InfoWorld 100 included
Saturn Electronics & Engineering’s use of Agile
PLM to reduce product development time, improve
customer satisfaction, increase automotive
business win rates and increase product
profitability.
“We are honored to be listed among the top IT
innovators in the manufacturing industry in the
InfoWorld 100,” said Larry Tomczak, vice president
of global product engineering, Saturn Electronics
& Engineering, Inc. “Agile PLM is a critical
enabler for our lean manufacturing approach that
has become necessary throughout our complete
supply chain. This gives us an advantage over our
competitors, and reduces our costs and the costs
to our suppliers and customers.”
As a growth-oriented company, Saturn
Electronics & Engineering selected Agile for its
automotive supply chain leadership and proven
product ability after a review of major PLM
suppliers. In common with many automotive
suppliers, Saturn Electronics & Engineering’s
products and bills of material (BOMs) are becoming
increasingly complex. As a result, the company
sought a business-ready solution that could manage
all product lifecycle processes, synchronize the
supply chain and provide documentation throughout
the product lifecycle. Saturn Electronics &
Engineering is using Agile Product Collaboration
and Agile Product Cost Management to collaborate
with suppliers and customers through a set of
common processes in order to reduce costs and
strengthen effective collaboration across the
global supply chain.
"This year, InfoWorld honors a host of
innovative projects that highlight the
resourcefulness of the IT community," said Eric
Knorr, senior features editor. "IT departments
have learned hard lessons about business realities
and realistic ROI. The InfoWorld 100 provides a
forum for IT managers to get the recognition they
deserve for smart projects from an audience of
their peers.”
The full text of the InfoWorld awards are
available online at
http://infoworld.com/2187.
About Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc.
Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc. is a
supplier of components and sub-systems to Original
Equipment Manufacturers and their Tier 1 suppliers
within the automotive industry. It offers its
customers integrated, cost-effective solutions
that are responsive to outsourcing needs and
provides a broad range of services, including
design and engineering, supply chain management,
manufacturing and assembly, testing and
qualification, and post-production support.
Saturn’s highly innovative products are designed,
engineered, and manufactured worldwide. For more
information on Saturn’s products and capabilities,
call 248-299-2707 or log onto
www.saturnee.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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