Agile Streamlines RoHS Environmental Compliance with Support for IPC-1752 Standard
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Agile Product Governance and Compliance Supports IPC-1752 Materials Declaration Management Standard to Ease Environmental Compliance Across the Extended Supply Network
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 15 / / -- Agile Software Corporation (NASDAQ:AGIL), a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Agile Product Governance and Compliance (PG&C) supports the IPC Materials Declaration Management standard. Known as IPC-1752, the standard establishes electronic data formats and supporting standardized forms to simplify the exchange of materials declaration information across manufacturers' extended supply networks. Through support for IPC-1752, Agile PG&C will allow customers to streamline their product compliance tracking, as required by the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
"RoHS compliance can cost anywhere from 1 percent to 4 percent of a company's revenues, but PLM provides an opportunity to mitigate that expense," said Bruce Richardson, senior vice president, AMR Research. "With Agile Product Governance and Compliance support of IPC-1752, Agile extends its leadership in redefining PLM to bridge the demands for environmental compliance and cost-effective product delivery faced by companies competing in a global market."
With the July 1, 2006 deadline for RoHS compliance fast approaching, manufacturers, their partners and suppliers face increasing expense and potential product delays as they strive to document the materials composition and compliance of products using data stored in disparate formats. IPC-1752 simplifies reporting by providing a common data format for exchange of material information. Through support for IPC-1752, Agile Product Governance and Compliance enables companies to address RoHS compliance, while continuing to bring products to market quickly and maximize profitability. Support for IPC Materials Declaration Management is immediately available in Agile PG&C, version 9.2. An out-of-the-box version of the IPC-1752 format will ship with Agile PG&C, version 9.2.1 in calendar quarter 2006.
Agile Product Governance and Compliance
Agile Product Governance and Compliance is Agile's leading solution to help organizations manage product and program compliance against standards and regulatory requirements. With immediate and extensive supplier and regulatory information, organizations are equipped to meet environmental regulation standards, such as the Waste of Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive and the Restrictions of Hazardous Substance (ROHS) regulations. Using Agile PG&C, companies can:o Collaborate with suppliers to collect material data for supplier material declarations.o Manage bill of substance information and rollup compliance information using a variety of scenarios.o Generate an environmental view of the product to analyze it for environmental risko Manage regulatory documentation and specifications.o Track recovery manifests and disposal certificates of destruction.o Manage compliance of outsourced recover partners through proactive audits and closed-loop corrective actions.o Leverage bill of substance adapters for Agile partners: PartMiner, i2 technologies, Avent, and Arrowo enabling suppliers' powerful environmental standards declaration tools.
"More than two years ago, we recognized that a critical component of managing the product lifecycle was our customers' ability to address local and international environmental regulations and directives, such as WEEE and RoHS, and introduced Agile Product Governance and Compliance," said Jay Fulcher, Agile president and COO. "With support for the IPC Materials Declaration Management standard, we further extend the ability of Agile PLM to help companies to maximize product profitability, while complying with the regulatory requirements of the global market."
About Agile Software Corporation
Agile Software Corporation 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(SM) program, Agile helps companies get the most from their products. Alcatel, Bayer, Dell Inc., Flextronics International, Foxconn, Harris, Hitachi, Leapfrog, Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr, Playtex, Siemens, Quanta, QUALCOMM and ZF are among the over 10,000 customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer products, 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.
Source: Agile Software Corporation
CONTACT: Terri Pruett of Agile Software Corporation, +1-408-284-4048, or
Terri.Pruett@agile.com
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