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First Customers Adopt Agile PLM Solutions for Environmental Compliance

First Customers Adopt Agile PLM Solutions for Environmental Compliance

Published 06-18-04

Submitted by Agile Software Corporation

San Jose, CA--Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Dolby Laboratories and Quantum Corp. have chosen Agile to enable cost-effective compliance with European Union (EU) environmental regulations: Waste of Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) and the Restrictions on Hazardous Substance (RoHS). Leveraging Agile PLM solutions, companies are able to meet RoHS substance restrictions, design products with a view of recycleability as required by WEEE, and design for the environment to minimize compliance costs and eliminate noncompliance on future products.

According to AMR Research Report published last year titled Electronic Waste Processing: Manufacturers Running Out of Time*, "Although (compliance) support costs are high, the business risk of noncompliance is even higher. At the worst, noncompliance will result in exclusion from the EU market and loss of market share. At best, it will mean delayed shipments and possible penalties. Both consequences spell bad news for high-tech producers."

"Meeting environmental compliance regulations is not just an issue of corporate responsibility, it is a requirement for doing business," said Earl Wiggins vice president of quality at Quantum Corp., a global leader in storage solutions. "Agile understands the importance of gaining real time visibility into product information and enriching it through supplier collaboration to meet these compliance requirements." Quantum uses Agile for supplier material declarations to maintain a centralized product record that includes documentation and data sheets to minimize risks, compliance costs, and business interruptions.

Agile worked closely with its customers to develop Agile Product Governance & Compliance (PG&C), a solution to specifically address the growing number of environmental regulations and corporate environmental policies that impact product definition, import, export and disposal. Agile PG&C is helping companies to comply with regulations regarding the WEEE directive, ROHS regulations, End of Life Vehicle (ELV) reporting requirements--along with the many international and regional variations of these mandates, as well as internal environmental guidelines. The solution also supports the "design for environment" processes to minimize cost of compliance and future liability.

"We came to Agile because we knew of the company's strong high tech customer base and its extensive experience in helping companies address compliance," said Richard Bell, vice president of operations for Dolby, a leading developer of audio signal processing systems. "PG&C will allow Dolby to cost effectively track parts and components from our suppliers, allowing us to immediately identify those that are non-compliant and take the necessary actions to meet regulatory requirements."

"Addressing environmental compliance directives is becoming a necessary function in the product lifecycle management process," said Jay Fulcher, Agile president and COO. "We look forward to expanding our work with our customers to help them harness the product record as a key asset for proactively managing corporate compliance practices to ensure the business trust and profitability that go hand-in-hand in driving success."

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 nearly 1200 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.

Agile and Agile Software are registered trademarks and Agile Product Collaboration, Agile Product Cost Management, Agile Product Service & Improvement, Agile Product Portfolio Management, Agile Engineering Collaboration, Agile Product Governance & Compliance, Agile·MD and the Agile logo are trademarks of Agile Software Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Guaranteed Business Results is a service mark of Agile Software Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective holders.

*AMR Research Report, March 2003

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