Telelogic SYSTEM ARCHITECT(R) Wins Award for Enterprise Architecture at U.S. Department of the Interior; Project Saves Millions, Serves as Model for Other Government Agencies.

MALMO, Sweden and IRVINE, Calif. -- Telelogic (STO:TLOG), the leading provider of software solutions that align advanced systems and software development with business objectives, today announced that a Telelogic SYSTEM ARCHITECT(R) customer was recognized for its enterprise architecture program for two years running.

In 2004, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) won the Excellence in Enterprise Architecture Award from the E-Gov Institute. This year, it received further accolades, by being rated the highest for its EA Program across the Federal Government by the US Government Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Using SYSTEM ARCHITECT, the DOI was able to build a roadmap showing the relationships between existing processes, data and the technology infrastructure. From there, it was able to create modernization blueprints to improve internal efficiencies and services, minimize security and privacy risks and reduce costs.

"It's easy to make changes, but to make changes for the better, you have to really understand the organization. Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a structured way to study the organization so decisions can be made on facts, not anecdotes," said Colleen Coggins, Chief Architect.

"Using SYSTEM ARCHITECT, we have identified approximately 100 redundant systems that DOI will retire within the next one to three years, resulting in millions of dollars in savings," Coggins said. "But that's not all. Decision-makers can now see direct links between their IT systems and investment and department goals targeted for accomplishment."

DOI developed an enterprise architecture repository and a blueprint methodology that serves as the model for other federal agencies, including the Departments of Energy. Government agencies are mandated to justify technology investments with demonstrable business needs. Enterprise architecture provides a roadmap to the relationships between processes, data and the technology infrastructure.

"We not only inventoried our IT system assets, but provided the means to strategically analyze them in the context of future planning cycles, to control investments, security risks and technology standardization while reducing IT costs," Coggins said. "Whereas many EA programs are viewed as theoretical and academic exercises, we produced an actionable architecture that will result in tangible benefits and overall reduction in IT costs."

DOI compared several market-leading enterprise architecture tools. Following a successful pilot program in 2003, DOI made SYSTEM ARCHITECT its standard business modeling and enterprise architecture repository tool.

"We selected SYSTEM ARCHITECT for its functionality, flexibility, enterprise architecture capabilities, its ability to modify meta-models and its support for modeling techniques such as UML and IDEF," Coggins said. "SYSTEM ARCHITECT is DOI's decision support tool. Without SYSTEM ARCHITECT, DOI would not have the information to do the analysis and make funding recommendations."

SYSTEM ARCHITECT is housed on two central application servers, using Microsoft SQL Server as its database. DOI's 30 users located across eight bureaus access SYSTEM ARCHITECT through Citrix terminal emulators.

"DOI has proven the case for enterprise architecture initiatives and the tangible business benefits that can be gained. DOI appreciates the recognition of these awards, and we're proud to have a role in their success," said Ingemar Ljungdahl, CTO at Telelogic, "as DOI and other customers are discovering, SYSTEM ARCHITECT provides the foundation for Enterprise Lifecycle Management (ELM). ELM enables companies to align their processes, core competencies, projects and products with their business objectives and customer needs."

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About the U.S. Department of the Interior

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is the nation's principal conservation agency. Our mission is to protect America's treasures for future generations, provide access to our nation's natural and cultural heritage, offer recreation opportunities, honor our trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives and our responsibilities to island communities, conduct scientific research, provide wise stewardship of energy and mineral resources, foster sound use of land and water resources, and conserve and protect fish and wildlife. The work that we do affects the lives of millions of people; from the family taking a vacation in one of our national parks to the children studying in one of our Indian schools.

About Telelogic

Telelogic(R) is a leading global provider of solutions for automating and supporting best practices across the enterprise - from powerful modeling of business processes and enterprise architectures to requirements-driven development of advanced systems and software. Telelogic's solutions enable organizations to align product, systems, and software development lifecycles with business objectives and customer needs to dramatically improve quality and predictability, while significantly reducing time-to-market and overall costs.

To better enable our customers' drive towards an automated lifecycle process, Telelogic supports an open architecture and the use of standardized languages. As an industry leader and technology visionary, Telelogic is actively involved in shaping the future of Enterprise Architecture, Application Lifecycle Management, and customer needs management by participating in industry organizations such as INCOSE, OMG, The Open Group, Eclipse, ETSI, ITU-T, the TeleManagement Forum, and AUTOSAR.

Headquartered in Malmo, Sweden with U.S. headquarters in Irvine, California, Telelogic has operations in 20 countries worldwide. Customers include Airbus, Alcatel, BAE SYSTEMS, BMW, Boeing, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, General Electric, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, Sprint, Thales, and Vodafone. For more information, please visit www.telelogic.com

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