Telelogic Synergy Named Best Software Development Management Solution for Fourth Consecutive Year by Yphise

Yphise evaluated the performance of five application change management tools from different vendors against three challenges that reflect the major trends in the SDM market. The categories were: 1) Supporting outsourcing; 2) Improving software development governance; and 3) Integrating the full application lifecycle.

Overall, Synergy ranks as the highest rated solution by Yphise and receives special recognition for optimizing business agility through cost and time savings. The report states:

- "Synergy stands out in all four assessment dimensions. It provides the best coverage of our list of requirements. It ranks as the best software development management solution for the fourth consecutive time (2000, 2002, 2004 and 2007). This demonstrates that Synergy is a comprehensive, mature and durable product."

- "Synergy stands out in 'Reducing costs and duration of projects'. It interfaces with project management and project portfolio management solutions. It provides original workflows based on requests on tasks. This makes the project workflow flexible and facilitates changes in emergencies. Synergy also provides good coverage of our requirements in 'Guaranteeing the IT aligning on business needs'. It accurately creates and tracks the release based on functional purpose. Files and components are automatically linked to tasks. These tasks are attached to a request for change, tied to business needs. We appreciate this high-level management of releases."

"Telelogic is proud that Yphise has ranked Synergy as 'best' four times in a row," said Anders Lidbeck, President and CEO, Telelogic. "This recognition validates Synergy as a mature development lifecycle solution with a proven track record of reliability and ease of use. It also speaks to Telelogic's firm commitment to delivering the most innovative lifecycle solutions to our customers."

A complimentary executive summary of Yphise's report, "Software Product Assessment - Software Development Management (SDM)", can be downloaded from www.telelogic.com/yphise2007

About Yphise

YPHISE identifies and certifies the software products that allow large companies to increase the value of their information systems while optimizing the costs and managing the risks. YPHISE covers all areas of interest in order to develop, operate, maintain and secure the applications to compete. YPHISE has assessed 120 software products each year since 1985. Each assessment is ISO 9001:2000-certified in order to guarantee independence and to focus on key issues for large companies. YPHISE distributes more than 8000 comparative assessment reports each year all over the world. YPHISE has unparalleled experience in the recognition of winning strategies in software vendor claims. Thousands of investment decisions made by large companies have used Yphise independent research.

About Telelogic

Telelogic is the leading global provider of software solutions for Enterprise Lifecycle Management (ELM). Award-winning Telelogic software helps customers design, develop, and deliver the world's most advanced and innovative products, systems, and software more efficiently by aligning and optimizing development lifecycles and business processes with business objectives and customer needs. Telelogic helps customers improve quality and predictability while reducing time-to-market and overall costs. Headquartered in Malmo, Sweden, with U.S headquarters in Irvine, California, Telelogic conducts business in more than 40 countries. More than one third of the Fortune Global 500 companies use Telelogic software including market-leading aero/defense, automotive, financial services, software/electronic and telecommunications companies and governments worldwide. For more information, see www.telelogic.com.

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