Minitab Webinars Demonstrate "Quality Companion" Software for Six Sigma


Leading provider of software and services for quality improvement shows how latest software makes projects easier

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., - November 6, 2007 - Minitab Inc., the leading provider of software and services for quality improvement worldwide, is offering free webinars in November to show quality professionals how to use new process improvement software to make Six Sigma projects easier.

The webinar features a demonstration of Quality Companion, a software package designed specifically to help Six Sigma projects succeed. It will be offered on November 12, November 29, and December 12, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. ET. To register for any session, please visit: minitab.com/resources/webinars/companionwebinar.aspx

One attendee from each webinar will be selected at random to receive a copy of the popular handbook Six Sigma and Minitab: A Complete Toolbox Guide for all Six Sigma Practitioners (2nd edition) - a $49.99 value.

Designed specifically to help professionals implement Six Sigma, Quality Companion provides organizational power, practical quality improvement tools, and on-demand guidance in a single, easy-to-use software package. It can simplify every step of a project, from determining its scope to reporting on its success.

Green Belts can use the Quality Companion's Project Roadmap(TM) to plan their entire project. Black Belts can count on the Coach feature to give their team expert guidance on which tools to select and how to use them at every step. And Champions and other executives can rely on Quality Companion to help them standardize and evaluate projects.

"Quality Companion makes the Six Sigma process itself more efficient," says J.-P. Mulley, Minitab's product planning manager. "Using the right tools makes it easier for professionals to complete their projects quickly and correctly, which ultimately results in more projects, greater savings, and higher profits."

Quality Companion complements Minitab's flagship product, Minitab® Statistical Software, which quality professionals worldwide use to perform the sophisticated statistical analyses at the heart of all Six Sigma projects.

More information on Quality Companion 2.3, including an animated product tour, is available at minitab.com/companion A free, 30-day trial version is available online or by contacting Minitab at 1-800-448-3555.

About Minitab

Minitab Inc. is the leading provider of software and services for quality improvement worldwide. Minitab Statistical Software is the preferred data analysis package for businesses of all sizes and has been used to implement virtually every major Six Sigma deployment. Thousands of distinguished companies count on Minitab, including Samsung, Toshiba, General Electric, General Mills, 3M, Hyundai Motor Company, LG, Rolls Royce, and the leading Six Sigma Consultants.

Minitab Inc., headquartered in State College, Pa., operates offices in the United Kingdom, France and Australia, and has additional representatives throughout the world. To learn more, visit www.minitab.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION or materials, including screen shots, product packaging images and logos, and other graphics, contact Eston Martz in Minitab's Marketing Department: PublicRelations@minitab.com

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