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Innovative, Knowledge-Based Approach Helps Even Far-Flung Development Teams focus on strategic goals of product design, project planning, development and testing by providing a collaborative and "knowledge-centric" environment.

LAFAYETTE, CALIF. October 25, 2006 – TechExcel, Inc., the leading provider of knowledge-centric Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software solutions, today announced the launch of DevSuite, the company's integrated, knowledge-centric ALM suite. By eliminating the silos of knowledge that exist between different teams and in different locales, DevSuite helps enterprises dramatically transform their development processes, increasing both the efficiency and overall quality of their end products.

Traditional approaches to ALM prescribe that every phase of software development - from product concept to strategy, planning to implementation, and finally to verification and delivery - rely on separate tools and processes. TechExcel DevSuite, by contrast, is built around the best-practices insight that knowledge is central to any product development initiative. This strategy helps enterprises communicate better and reduce their cycle times, allowing the right products for the right markets to be developed in the shortest possible time.

"As competition increases, development teams are under increasing pressure to deliver more sophisticated products in collapsing timeframes. DevSuite exists to make these challenges possible," said Tieren Zhou, CEO and Chief Software Architect at TechExcel. "DevSuite covers all aspects of best practice integrated Application Lifecycle Management. It was conceived, designed and implemented using a knowledge-centric architecture, with functional views into the various lifecycle phases. Teams and team members alike now have the knowledge visibility appropriate for their role and environment."

Complete ALM Solution

TechExcel DevSuite assures that all knowledge, from feature requests to design diagrams to resource planning, can be shared across the various phases of the development lifecycle. Products in the suite include:

• KnowledgeWise - Both the functional system to easily and efficiently collect, organize and refine informal ideas gathered from a wide variety of sources, such as internal ideas, feature requests, customer feedback, marketing requirements, and more into a centralized repository, as well as the underlying knowledge engine that supports the entire suite of products. Through this common set of knowledge access points, product teams - from executive management through to delivery management - has the visibility and access points appropriate for their environment and role.
• DevPlan - Manages the transformation of concepts into formal strategic plans. Boasting an array of innovative features, DevPlan offers an intuitive planning hierarchy to formalize scope and optimize resource usage, team-based planning and calendaring capabilities. These features enable complete control over all product development projects from design planning to implementation and enables increased team efficiency and collaboration.
• DevTrack - Building on the strategic vision, deliverables and milestones of DevPlan, DevTrack manages the implementation process. DevTrack powerfully, yet flexibly coordinates workflow, notification, escalation, routing, version control, activity tracking, QA testing, multi-release management and much more. For example, once an area of development is ready for implementation, DevTrack ensures that teams execute their tasks within the context of DevPlan's project breakdown structure. Designs and specifications are easily viewable by the DevTrack user so that no work is performed without an approved concept driving it; managers can also quickly identify areas that require design and schedule brainstorming sessions, or presentations of completed designs, in order to refine their vision.
• DevTest - DevTest helps QA teams manage every aspect of their testing process, from team management to test planning and analysis. Teams can create and manage release and test cycles, plan and assign tasks, execute test coverage, and submit product defects, all in a single application. The product manages functional regression testing, performance testing, and usability testing; what's more, each test case template is linked to a specific DevPlan feature so the test case owner has direct visibility to all feature-related knowledge.

"One of the most telling ALM Mega-trends is the shift from ALM as a tactical set of tools to a strategic solution for today's agile and distributed enterprises," Zhou said. "TechExcel DevSuite's best practice, knowledge-centric approach gives managers and designers a framework to efficiently communicate their ideas. It also helps them leverage those ideas in order to drive projects to successful completion."

On-demand Web seminars and personal demonstrations of TechExcel DevSuite are available. For more information about TechExcel DevSuite or other TechExcel solutions, call 800-439-7782 extension 5 or visit www.techexcel.com.

Asian Contact

TechExcel maintains its main sales office in Beijing, with a satellite sales office in Shanghai. For more information visit www.techexcel.com.cn, or contact the company at Beijing TechExcel Software Co. Ltd., 48A Zhi Chun Road, Suite 7A, YingDu Building B, Hai Dian District, Beijing 100098. The direct sales phone number is 86-10-58731033.

About TechExcel

TechExcel, Inc. is the leader in unified Application Lifecycle Management as well as Support and Service solutions that bridge the divide between product development and service/support. This unification enables enterprises to focus on the strategic goals of product design, project planning, development and testing, while enabling transparent visibility with all customer-facing initiatives. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Lafayette, California, TechExcel has over 1,500 customers in more than 42 countries and maintains offices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, London and Beijing. For more information, visit www.techexcel.com or call 925-871-3900 in the United States or +44 (0)20 7470 5650 in the United Kingdom.