Agile Software Outsources Worldwide IT Infrastructure to OpSource; Turnkey IT Services Delivered in US, India, China, Germany and Switzerland.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2004 OpSource, Inc., a next-generation IT infrastructure services company, today announced a three-year partnership to manage Agile Software Corporation's (Nasdaq:AGIL AGIL Agility AGIL All Gas Iodine Laser AGIL airborne general illumination lightself (US DoD) ) worldwide network and application hosting infrastructure, including locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , India, China, Germany and Switzerland. Key members of Agile's IT staff in the US and India have joined the OpSource technical team, thereby ensuring continuity and knowledge transfer. This agreement underscores OpSource's core competencies in delivering reliable, high yield IT services, and firmly establishes the Company as an emerging leader in global outsourced IT infrastructure services. "This is a strategic move for Agile, one that will reduce our IT expenses by 20% while improving the range and quality of the IT services that we use," stated Carolyn Aver To specifically allege certain facts or claims in a Pleading. , CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , Agile. "We're confident that OpSource's comprehensive approach to IT outsourcing makes them the right choice for Agile. Moreover, OpSource's talent, experience, operational infrastructure, and best-of-breed processes promise a smooth transition to an outsourced IT model." OpSource is responsible for monitoring and remotely managing the major hardware and software components of Agile's IT infrastructure. Services being provided include: managed network services; managed server services including monitoring and remote management of Agile's internal server infrastructure up to the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. level; management of Agile's unified Voice-over-IP (VoIP) messaging system; and management of Agile's hosted application Product Life Cycle (PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design ) solution server infrastructure, including application layer management and monitoring. "Agile's commitment to continually driving down costs while maintaining service quality makes it an ideal partner for OpSource," said Treb Ryan, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of OpSource. "Our innovative Service Delivery Platform(TM) (SDP (Session Description Protocol) An IETF protocol that defines a text-based message format for describing a multimedia session. Data such as version number, contact information, broadcast times and audio and video encoding types are included in the message. ) makes outsourced global IT infrastructure services an affordable reality for companies that want a highly efficient and responsive IT organization." About Agile Agile Software Corporation Agile Software Corporation is a San Jose based Product Lifecycle Management software manufacturer. In February, 2005, Agile Software Corporation acquired Cimmetry Systems Corporation, a privately owned software developer, specializing in enterprise visualization solutions, (NASDAQ:AGIL) 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(TM) program, Agile helps companies get the most from their products. Alcatel, Boeing, Dell Inc., Flextronics International, Hitachi, Leapfrog, Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr, Siemens, QUALCOMM and ZF are among the nearly 1200 customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer products, electronics, high tech, industrial products, and life sciences industries that use Agile solutions. For more information, call 408-284-4000 or visit http://www.agile.com/plm/index.asp. About OpSource OpSource, Inc. is a global IT infrastructure services provider that enables ISVs, ASPs, telecommunications and hardware companies to seamlessly and effortlessly outsource IT services delivery while simultaneously reducing costs and improving quality. The innovative OpSource Service Delivery Platform(TM) (SDP) empowers companies, for the first time, to significantly reduce costs, raise the level of customer service and improve ongoing operational efficiencies. The SDP can reduce operational costs well over 40%, ensure 100% SLAs and efficiently integrate legacy systems into a next generation IT architecture within 45 days. OpSource provides turnkey IT service delivery solutions ranging from data center technical staffing, remote hands services, monitoring, and security, to complex managed hosting, application hosting, ASP infrastructure and complete IT outsourcing for Global 2000 companies. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with additional operations in Irvine, CA, Chicago, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Lyndhurst, NJ, Chantilly, VA, London, England and Bangalore, India. For more information about OpSource, visit the company's web site at http://www.opsource.net/. OpSource and the OpSource logo are trademarks of OpSource, Inc. All other trademarks and company names mentioned are protected by their respective owners. |
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