Telelogic receives major license agreement for integrated development environment

Telelogic receives major license agreement for integrated development environment Leading automotive supplier leverages on Telelogic's expertise for the total software development life-cycle MALMÖ, Sweden - December 17, 2001 - Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange: TLOG), the leading global provider of solutions for advanced software and systems development, today received a contract from a major global vendor of systems for the automotive industry. Under the agreement, worth approximately 700,000 Euro (approx. US$ 630,000), Telelogic will deliver licenses, maintenance and accompanying professional services in support of a range of Telelogic's products to automate the software development process. The products included in the agreement are: Telelogic DOORS for requirements management, Telelogic CM Synergy to manage version control and change during the development process, Telelogic Tau SDL Suite which offers an advanced environment for real-time system design and implementation, Telelogic Tau TTCN Suite for test automation, and Telelogic DocExpress for automatically generating documentation and reports from the development environment. "This confirms the value of the solution that we have developed over recent years. Telelogic today delivers a complete environment of tools and services that supports our customers through the full development life-cycle of advanced software," said Anders Lidbeck, President and CEO for Telelogic. "Our expertise in the automotive industry helps us understand the particular needs of the automotive software development process and our broad offer enables us to respond with a suitable combination of tools and services. With this agreement the customer will establish a common framework for the various development phases of the project, providing the basis for a significantly faster development process with increased quality," Lidbeck continued. The automotive industry today is challenged with an increasing number of vehicle models and variants being introduced with continually reducing development life cycles. By using advanced tools, the organization can ensure full visibility during the software development process and also ensure that already developed software components can be easily re-used for new product versions. The customer will use Telelogic's tools and services to develop systems for automotive power train and chassis electronics to be integrated with the OSEK operating system. OSEK/VDX is a standardized, manufacturer independent system environment for real-time embedded systems in vehicles that describes the operating system, communication mechanisms and network management. Major automotive manufacturers support OSEK and a task force has been formed to develop its standardization within ISO (www.osek-vdx.org). About Telelogic Founded in 1983, Telelogic® (www.telelogic.com) is the leading global provider of solutions for advanced software and systems 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 and systems 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. 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. ### Telelogic, Telelogic DOORS, Telelogic Tau and Telelogic Synergy are the registered trademarks of Telelogic AB. All other trademarks are the properties of 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/2001/12/17/20011217BIT01290/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/12/17/20011217BIT01290/bit0001.pdf