SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Agile Software Corporation , a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Invitrogen Corporation , a leading provider of life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, implemented Agile Product Portfolio Management to help streamline its company-wide global product development process. Agile Product Portfolio Management, deployed as part of the latest version of Agile PLM, Agile 9.2, assists Invitrogen with the establishment of a secure global document repository, electronic workflows for approvals and global portfolio visibility down to the program level.
"Agile will enable us to streamline our new product introduction reviews and measurement processes, and will make cross-site and global collaborations easier than they have ever been," said Nicolas Barthelemy, senior vice president, Cell Culture Systems, Invitrogen Corporation. "Our focus is to drive the adoption of this tool and keep the data current, so we can start capturing these many benefits as soon as possible."
Agile was chosen for its robust out-of-the-box PLM functionality, enterprise solution footprint, open architecture, and its high customer satisfaction levels. Agile Product Portfolio Management enables Invitrogen to improve the flow of new products from concept to market introduction by building a common agreement and understanding of the phases and milestones of the life of a product, and by better defining budgets and schedules for product projects and portfolios.
"During the implementation process, we were pleased with Agile's strong functional solution, open technology architecture and their long term PLM vision and roadmap. More importantly, we feel we have a partner that we can trust and build a relationship with over the long term," said Karen Gibson, chief information officer, Invitrogen. "We expect to have better visibility of resource commitments across various product programs, which will help us proactively plan how much additional capacity we need to meet program objectives. In short, Agile Product Portfolio Management will help us make informed decisions about product strategy."
Invitrogen's company-wide Agile PLM implementation is multi-phased. The first phase focused on Agile Product Portfolio Management for program and resource management. In Phase 2, Invitrogen will implement Agile Product Collaboration to manage Invitrogen's global product record, including part creation, item master, bills of material management, and product change processes. The Agile solution will provide a seamless integration of program and product information.
"Invitrogen is a leading global life sciences technology company, and that leadership position is due in large part to their commitment to developing innovative products," said Jay Fulcher, Agile CEO and president. "As an integral part of Invitrogen's product development process, we are committed to providing the company with a platform to manage its extensive product portfolio and aid in the development of innovative new products."
About Invitrogen
Invitrogen Corporation provides products and services that support academic and government research institutions and pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide in their efforts to improve the human condition. The company provides essential life science technologies for disease research, drug discovery, and commercial bioproduction. Invitrogen's own research and development efforts are focused on breakthrough innovation in all major areas of biological discovery including functional genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and cell biology -- placing Invitrogen's products in nearly every major laboratory in the world. Founded in 1987, Invitrogen is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and conducts business in more than 70 countries around the world. The company is celebrating 20 years of accelerating scientific discovery. Invitrogen globally employs approximately 5,000 scientists and other professionals and had revenues of more than $1.26 billion in 2006. For more information, visit http://www.invitrogen.com.
About Agile Software Corporation
Agile Software Corporation helps companies drive profits, accelerate innovation, improve quality, enable globalization and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle. With a broad suite of enterprise class PLM solutions and time-to-value focused implementations, Agile helps companies get the most from their products. 3COM, Acer, Bayer, Broadcom, CooperVision, Dell Inc., Flextronics International, Foxconn, GE Medical Systems, Harris, Heinz, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Diversey, Lockheed Martin, McAfee, McDonald's, Micron, Philips, QUALCOMM, Sharp, Shell, Siemens, Tyco Healthcare and ZF are among the over 11,000 customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer packaged goods, electronics, high tech, industrial products, and life sciences industries that have licensed Agile solutions. For more information, call 408-284-4000 or visit http://www.agile.com.
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