San Jose, CA — June 8, 2005 — Agile Software
Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading provider of
product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today
announced that QUALCOMM, Inc., a leader in
developing and delivering innovative digital
wireless communication products and services, has
deployed Agile PLM in all six of its business units,
to over 6,000 internal and external worldwide users.
An Agile customer since 2001, QUALCOMM originally
made its name known in the wireless industry by
pioneering and commercializing CDMA wireless
technology. QUALCOMM recently upgraded to Agile 9 to
provide an enhanced enterprise platform for product
data management needs across its global operations
and extended supply network. With Agile 9, each
stakeholder in QUALCOMM’s product design process has
secure access to critical product record data, which
is vital to ensure the accuracy and confidentiality
of the company’s proprietary product information.
Taking advantage of Agile 9’s increased
functionality, QUALCOMM collaborated with Agile
development to create a new internal product
resource center portal that acts as a centralized
user interface for all product-related information.
This new portal was created to provide a foundation
for more configurability and personalization for its
users. QUALCOMM’s aim was to make the product
development process easier and more efficient for
its employees by allowing users to configure their
portal interface to showcase the specific product
information needed at a particular instance in the
development process.
“As a company driven by innovation, QUALCOMM must
make certain that our product development processes
and controls are optimized to make it as easy as
possible for our employees to create the products
that lead the digital wireless communications
market,” said Norm Fjeldheim, senior vice president
and chief information office for QUALCOMM. “Over the
years, Agile has helped us achieve this goal, and
our recent Agile 9 deployment provides us with the
advanced engineering and collaboration features that
will ensure we continue to be at the forefront of
wireless technology.”
Agile 9 provides a broad suite of business-ready,
best-practice PLM solutions. The suite features the
new Agile Product Governance & Compliance solution
for managing product compliance with industry
standards and regulations, the expanded Agile
Product Portfolio Management offering, and greatly
enhanced versions of the Agile Product
Collaboration, Agile Engineering Collaboration,
Agile Product Cost Management, and Agile Product
Service & Improvement solutions.
“Agile’s work with QUALCOMM demonstrates that truly
innovative companies benefit from a streamlined,
well-managed product record,” said Jay Fulcher,
Agile president and COO. “We look forward to our
continuing work with QUALCOMM as they drive
innovation and improvement in wireless technology.”
About QUALCOMM
QUALCOMM Incorporated (
www.qualcomm.com)
is a leader in developing and delivering innovative
digital wireless communications products and
services based on the Company's CDMA digital
technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif.,
QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a
2004 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock
Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.
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. Alcatel, Boeing, Dell
Inc., Flextronics International, Hitachi, Leapfrog,
Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr, Siemens, QUALCOMM and
ZF are among the over 10,000 customers in the
automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer
products, electronics, high tech, industrial
products, and life sciences industries that use
Agile solutions. For more information, call
408-284-4000 or visit
www.agile.com.
