San Jose, CA — September 6, 2006 -
Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a
leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions,
will host its second European symposium, AGILITY Berlin, September
25-26, 2006, at the Grand Hyatt in Berlin, Germany.
The keynote
speaker at AGILITY Berlin is Hans Olaf Henkel, one
of the most respected top managers in the European
business scene. During his impressive career, most
notably as former Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa and
former President of the Federal Association of
German Industries (BDI), Dr. Henkel witnessed and
contributed significantly to the successful
development of European industry at large.
Agile
customers presenting at AGILITY Berlin include
Braun, CooperVision, ERBE, Elcoteq, Heinz,
JohnsonDiversey, Montaplast, SEW EURODRIVE, Siemens,
Thyssen Krupp Presta and Wittenstein. Industry
luminaries at AGILITY Berlin include Bruce
Richardson, senior vice president, AMR Research, and
Dr. Martin Eigner, noted expert in PLM and CAD/CAM
and founder of Eigner + Partner.
Key
topics to be covered at AGILITY Berlin include:
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Driving
product innovation and product portfolio
optimization
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Accelerating new products to market
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Achieving success with globalized product
development and manufacturing
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Ensuring
compliance with regulations across a range of
areas including environmental, electronic waste,
food, drugs, quality, safety and medical
products
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Improving quality by incorporating closed loop
corrective actions and ‘voice of the customer’
in product features
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Managing
product development across global outsourced and
offshore design and supply chains
Sponsors
of AGILITY Berlin include some of Europe’s leading
PLM integration partners as well as the following
key Agile customers:
“Innovation
and increasing profit margins, as well as compliance
and globalization, are common concerns and areas of
focus for our customers and prospects. AGILITY
Berlin provides a forum for companies who want to
explore how PLM can help address these critical
issues,” said Jay Fulcher, Agile CEO and president.
“At AGILITY Berlin, attendees will have the
opportunity to network with PLM experts, as well as
Agile PLM partners, executives and users from Europe
and around the world, and learn how PLM can
revitalize innovation, streamline product
development and deliver rapid ROI.”
For more
information about AGILITY Berlin, please visit
www.agilityplm.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
ResultsSM program, Agile helps companies get the
most from their products. Alcatel, Bayer, Dell Inc.,
Flextronics International, Foxconn, Harris, Hitachi,
Leapfrog, Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr, Playtex,
Siemens, Quanta, 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 have licensed Agile solutions. or more
information, call 408-284-4000 or visit
www.agile.com.
