Press Release

Market leading defect and issue tracking tool further enhances the development lifecycle by providing process independence for any development methodology

LAFAYETTE, CALIF. – (February 15, 2007) - TechExcel, Inc., the leading provider of knowledge-centric Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software solutions, today announced general availability of DevTrack 6.2. This newest version of the company's award-winning software provides improved workflow editing and enhanced automation capabilities, increasing both the efficiency and communication between development teams.

Part of the DevSuite ALM platform and its core implementation management product, DevTrack comprehensively tracks and manages all product defects, change requests, feature implementation, product documentation, and all other development work items. DevTrack features powerful workflow and process automation, robust searching and reporting, and comprehensive point-and-click customization.

"The DevTrack 6.2 release focuses on enabling process methodology independence," said Tieren Zhou, Ph.D., CEO and Chief Software Architect at TechExcel. "With the current trend of applications now being designed by a central team and implemented by outsourced and distributed teams, DevTrack is the essential solution for modern enterprises to compete in today's market."

The insight required for successful software development

Enhanced graphic workflow editing capabilities, flexible rule-based workflow automation and better automation between projects significantly improve communication and enables teams to deliver more sophisticated products in collapsing timeframes. DevTrack 6.2 empowers managers, stakeholders, and developers with the tools they need to write more intelligent software with these enhancements:

• Improved Graphical Workflow Editor. DevTrack 6.2 now enables more state and transition selections, automatic path-finding between states, and more customization options for more agile communication between teams and development processes.

• Rule-based event workflow automation. Create more flexible and granular rules to automate events with DevTrack 6.2. This enhances efficiency by enabling teams to create new issues that inherit properties of parent issues, create new events or perform workflow actions automatically.

• Enhanced automation between products. Nested automation rules between linked issues allows for changes in one project to automatically trigger a change in another project; then accomplish multiple actions in a nested chain.

• Project work estimates. Developers can now enter work-related details within DevTrack including time spent, time remaining and anticipated issue completion date that can be tied directly to workflow rules. For DevPlan users, this data is rolled-up to the project plan, enabling managers to accurately view the estimated completion time of tasks.

On-demand Web seminars and personal demonstrations of TechExcel DevTrack 6.2 are available now. Call 800-439-7782 extension 5 or visit DevTrack product page for more information about DevTrack 6.2 or other TechExcel ALM solutions.

• About TechExcel

  TechExcel is dedicated to developing software solutions with built-in business intelligence that can be configured by the users to optimize their business processes. By providing integrated CRM, help desk, defect tracking and test management applications, TechExcel integrates Web, wireless, and client/server technologies to provide companies with the flexibility needed to better manage their business. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Lafayette, California, TechExcel maintains over 1300 customers in more than 25 countries worldwide. For additional information, contact TechExcel at 925-871-3900 or visit the Web site at http://www.techexcel.com.