Telelogic and Primavera announce cooperative effort to automate development lifecycle

Telelogic and Primavera Announce Cooperative Effort to Automate Development Lifecycle - Companies to Promote Benefits of Integrating Requirements and Project Management Systems - IRVINE, California and Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania - March 18, 2002 - Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange: TLOG) and Primavera Systems, Inc. today announced a cooperative effort to promote the integration of their products to help project teams better manage both project requirements, resources and schedule. The planned interface, called PMConnex, is being developed and sold by Project Management Centre, a Primavera solution provider/distributor and Telelogic business partner based in Ottawa, Canada. PMConnex will link key project requirement information in Telelogic DOORS with schedule details in the Primavera Enterprise and Primavera TeamPlay project management software suites. "The pressure to improve time-to-market drives all of us to improve reaction times and get it right the first time," said Scott Raskin, President Telelogic Americas. "Two disciplines have proven their ability to do this: project management and requirements management. This integration between Telelogic DOORS and Primavera creates a two-way information flow between the project schedule and the project requirements which improves the understanding of the impact of any change so that the right decisions can be made quickly." Using PMConnex, project plan information, including work breakdown structures, will be linked directly to specific development requirements. Project managers can then assign tasks based on specific development needs and readily report on progress. By linking requirements to a realistic project schedule, PMConnex provides a unified vision of the project because users have agreed to the project's scope and schedule structures. This enables the entire project team to immediately see the impact of proposed scope changes thereby minimizing scope creep, and with better project visibility, they will be able to improve project delivery. "Project collaboration starts at the requirements phase. Project teams must act collectively and proactively to increase stakeholder and team understanding beyond the requirements to their content and implications," stated Margo Visitacion, director, Giga Information Group. The integration between DOORS and Primavera software takes a synchronization approach, enabling users to enter or add data on either company's application, and updating it in both. This enables users to work within their own environment, while gaining access to data in either application and reducing the overall cost of software acquisition and maintenance. "As companies in the telecommunications, aerospace, software development, and high tech markets deploy Primavera software, integration with leading requirements management systems is growing in importance," explained John Garay, Alliance Manager of Primavera. "We are pleased to work with Telelogic to promote the benefits of using our products together." Product Availability PMConnex will be available in April 2002 directly from Project Management Centre. For more information, please contact the Project Management Centre at +1 (613) 235-8075 or email sales@pmc.ca. About Telelogic DOORS Telelogic DOORS is the world's leading requirements management tool according to the latest Standish Group industry report entitled, "What are your requirements? 2000." Acquired by Telelogic from Quality Systems & Software in August 2000, DOORS is a multi-platform, enterprise-wide requirements management tool designed to capture, link, trace, analyze and manage a wide range of information to ensure a project's compliance with specific requirements and standards. Telelogic recently released DOORS version 5.2. DOORS enables users to gather, trace and manage all requirements established for a development project, ensuring that the resulting product meets all defined customer needs. About Project Management Centre Founded in 1992, Project Management Centre (PMC) is a wholly owned Canadian Corporation with offices located in Ottawa and Montreal. PMC specializes in the definition of Project Management Frameworks and the implementation of Project Management Information Systems. PMC has established itself as a Primavera Solutions Provider and Telelogic business partner. PMC's trainers are well recognized for their ability to provide top-quality training services and adapt to their clients' specific environments and project management styles. For more information, visit http://www.pmc.ca/. About Primavera Systems, Inc. Founded in 1983, Primavera Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of project management, control and execution software and services. Primavera's innovative solutions help more than 40,000 companies around the world achieve business success through project success. Primavera products maximize return on investment by speeding time to market, establishing best practices, assessing risk and providing project visibility to all participants, from the executives to team members. The company serves a broad range of industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, chemical processing, construction, energy, engineering, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, software development, technology, telecommunications and utilities. Primavera is the only project management software company to achieve Support Center Practices (SCP) Certification for excellence in delivering technical support services to its customers. For more information, please visit: http://www.primavera.com/. About Telelogic Founded in 1983, Telelogic (www.telelogic.com) is the leading global provider of solutions that enable advanced systems and software development. The company's automated application lifecycle solution includes integrated best-in-class software and professional services for requirements management, change and configuration management, development, testing, and documentation. Telelogic enables organizations to improve quality and predictability, while reducing time-to-market and overall costs in software development. Built on an open architecture that ensures interoperability with other leading third party solutions, Telelogic's products are based on international standardized languages and notations. Telelogic participates in 3GPP, Bluetooth SIG and OMG to create future communication technologies and visual software development languages and methods. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden the company has more than 1,000 employees worldwide. Customers include Airbus, Alcatel, BMW, Boeing, BT, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Lockheed Martin, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Philips and Siemens. Contacts: Michael E. Donner Kelly McDonald VP, Marketing and Communications Manager, Public Relations Telelogic Americas Primavera Systems, Inc. Phone: +1 (949) 885 2496 (610) 949 -6913 michael.donner@telelogic.com kmcdonald@primavera.com ### Telelogic and Telelogic DOORS are registered trademarks of Telelogic AB. Primavera, Primavera Enterprise and Primavera TeamPlay are registered trademarks of Primavera Systems, Inc. PMConnex is a registered trademark of Project Management Centre. All other names or product names are the trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of their respective holders. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/03/18/20020318BIT01300/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/03/18/20020318BIT01300/wkr0002.pdf