Instron Implements Agile 9.2 to Manage Product Record Across the Product Network

Company Upgrades to Newest Version of Agile PLM to Increase Efficiency in Change Collaboration and Document Management

San Jose, CA — January 3, 2007 - Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Instron ® Corporation, a leading manufacturer of quality measurement systems, has implemented Agile 9.2, to take advantage of the solutions’ enhanced change collaboration and document management capabilities. With Agile 9.2, stakeholders in the extended design and supply chain process have secure access to critical product record data, including bills of material, attributes, manufacturers, configurations, specifications, documents, models, work instructions and revisions.

“The ability to manage our custom engineering business across our global supply chain is essential to our business success,” said Cameron Bickel, Document Control Manager, Instron. “By migrating to Agile 9.2, we’ve had the opportunity to create common processes in this important area of our business while continuing to use Agile to control our product record and as the core of our quality management system. Agile has worked closely with us to apply best practices throughout the product lifecycle. This functionality of Agile 9.2 is integral to ensuring that we’ll continue to execute our business efficiently, while reducing overall costs.”

Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, Instron is a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components. Instron’s products are used in research laboratories, production lines, quality control, education, large government installations, automotive companies and small independent laboratories. Instron, an Agile customer for more than eight years, has successfully deployed Agile 9.2 to over 600 employees and over a dozen key suppliers worldwide.

The Agile 9.2 based custom engineering process was rolled out to Instron’s United Kingdom division in October 2006 and will be extended to its United States operations in January of 2007. Prior to implementing this function in Agile, Instron used multiple legacy databases across its enterprise to manage custom engineered solutions. Utilizing Agile, Instron can now manage their databases through one system across its entire enterprise enabling Instron to leverage its product record to reduce time-to-market and increase its productivity and visibility into the supply chain.

“Instron is an industry leader because of it provides customers with high-quality testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components. Delivering on this promise, Instron must be able to effectively and successfully manage their product record,” said Jay Fulcher, Agile president and CEO. “Agile PLM helps companies bring products to market faster while efficiently managing their product record. Through the deployment of Agile 9.2, and the enhanced product management capabilities of Agile Product Collaboration, Agile is providing companies like Instron with greater product insight and the ability to more efficiently manage their product record.”

About Instron

Instron® is a leading provider of testing equipment for the material and structural testing markets. A global company providing single-source convenience, Instron’s products are used to test the mechanical properties and performances of various materials, components and structures in a wide array of environments.

Instron systems evaluate materials ranging from the most fragile filament to advanced alloys, providing customers with a comprehensive resource for all their research, quality and service-life testing requirements. Additionally, Instron offers a broad range of service capabilities, including assistance with laboratory management, calibration expertise and customer training. Additional information on Instron can be found at www.instron.com.

About Agile Software Corporation

Agile Software Corporation (NASDAQ: AGIL) helps companies drive profits, accelerate innovation, improve quality, enable globalization and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle. With a broad suite of enterprise class PLM solutions and time-to-value focused implementations, Agile helps companies get the most from their products. 3COM, Acer, Bayer, Broadcom, CooperVision, Dell Inc., Flextronics International, Foxconn, GE Medical Systems, Harris, Heinz, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Diversey, Lockheed Martin, McAfee, McDonald’s, Micron, Philips, QUALCOMM, Sharp, Shell, Siemens, Tyco Healthcare and ZF are among the over 11,000 customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer packaged goods, electronics, high tech, industrial products, and life sciences industries that have licensed Agile solutions. For more information, call 408-284-4000 or visit www.agile.com.



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