Telelogic Synergy Named Best Software Development Management Solution for Fourth Consecutive Year by Yphise

Telelogic Synergy Named Best Software Development Management Solution for Fourth
Consecutive Year by Yphise

Synergy Earns Highest Rankings in Reducing Costs and Duration of Projects

MALMÖ, Sweden and IRVINE, California - 23rd July 2007 - Telelogic (Nordic
Exchange/MidCap/TLOG today announced that Telelogic Synergy™ earned the top
place on the 2007 shortlist of best software development management (SDM)
solutions by Yphise, a leading French independent analyst firm. This is the
fourth consecutive year that Synergy has received this honor.

Yphise evaluated the performance of five application change management tools
from different vendors against three challenges that reflect the major trends in
the SDM market.  The categories were:  1) Supporting outsourcing; 2) Improving
software development governance; and 3) Integrating the full application
lifecycle.

Overall, Synergy ranks as the highest rated solution by Yphise and receives
special recognition for optimizing business agility through cost and time
savings. The report states:

- “Synergy stands out in all four assessment dimensions. It provides the best
coverage of our list of requirements. It ranks as the best software development
management solution for the fourth consecutive time (2000, 2002, 2004 and 2007).
This demonstrates that Synergy is a comprehensive, mature and durable product.”

- “Synergy stands out in ‘Reducing costs and duration of projects'. It
interfaces with project management and project portfolio management solutions.
It provides original workflows based on requests on tasks. This makes the
project workflow flexible and facilitates changes in emergencies. Synergy also
provides good coverage of our requirements in ‘Guaranteeing the IT aligning on
business needs'. It accurately creates and tracks the release based on
functional purpose. Files and components are automatically linked to tasks.
These tasks are attached to a request for change, tied to business needs. We
appreciate this high-level management of releases.”

“Telelogic is proud that Yphise has ranked Synergy as ‘best' four times in a
row,” said Anders Lidbeck, President and CEO, Telelogic. “This recognition
validates Synergy as a mature development lifecycle solution with a proven track
record of reliability and ease of use. It also speaks to Telelogic's firm
commitment to delivering the most innovative lifecycle solutions to our
customers.”

A complimentary executive summary of Yphise's report, "Software Product
Assessment - Software Development Management (SDM)”, can be downloaded from
www.telelogic.com/yphise2007


About Yphise
YPHISE identifies and certifies the software products that allow large companies
to increase the value of their information systems while optimizing the costs
and managing the risks. YPHISE covers all areas of interest in order to develop,
operate, maintain and secure the applications to compete. YPHISE has assessed
120 software products each year since 1985. Each assessment is ISO
9001:2000-certified in order to guarantee independence and to focus on key
issues for large companies. YPHISE distributes more than 8000 comparative
assessment reports each year all over the world. YPHISE has unparalleled
experience in the recognition of winning strategies in software vendor claims.
Thousands of investment decisions made by large companies have used Yphise
independent research.


About Telelogic
Telelogic is the leading global provider of software solutions for Enterprise
Lifecycle Management (ELM). Award-winning Telelogic software helps customers
design, develop, and deliver the world's most advanced and innovative products,
systems, and software more efficiently by aligning and optimizing development
lifecycles and business processes with business objectives and customer needs.
Telelogic helps customers improve quality and predictability while reducing
time-to-market and overall costs. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, with U.S
headquarters in Irvine, California, Telelogic conducts business in more than 40
countries. More than one third of the Fortune Global 500 companies use Telelogic
software including market-leading aero/defense, automotive, financial services,
software/electronic and telecommunications companies and governments worldwide.
For more information, see www.telelogic.com. 


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Telelogic Tau, Telelogic ActiveCM, Telelogic DocExpress, and Telelogic System
Architect are registered trademarks of Telelogic. Telelogic Synergy, Telelogic
Change, Telelogic Tau/Architect, Telelogic Tau/Developer, Telelogic Tester,
Telelogic Modeler, Telelogic Focal Point, Telelogic DOORS/Analyst, Telelogic
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Architect for DoDAF, Telelogic System Architect/Publisher, Telelogic System
Architect/Simulator II, Telelogic System Architect/Compare, Telelogic Logiscope,
and Telelogic Dashboard are trademarks of Telelogic. Other trademarks are the
properties of their respective holders.

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