SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Agile Software Corporation (NASDAQ:AGIL), a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced that IBM and Microsoft have joined the roster of sponsors of AGILITY Berlin, Agile's European PLM symposium. Additional speakers have also been added to the AGILITY Berlin agenda.

AGILITY Berlin is focused on critical business issues including product innovation, globalization and compliance. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear timely and relevant presentations from companies representing a range of industries including electronics and high tech, consumer products, life sciences, automotive and industrial. General session will include presentations from global innovators including contact lens manufacturer CooperVision, food and beverage company H.J. Heinz Company, and electrical and electronic giant Siemens. Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans-Olaf Henkel will provide the keynote address, titled "Globalization and Its Impact on Economy and Society."

Both IBM and Microsoft have become sponsors of AGILITY Berlin. The expanded list of sponsors for AGILITY Berlin includes leading PLM technology and solution vendors:

    -- Autonomy
    -- International Handling Services (IHS)
    -- Kalypso
    -- Kisters
    -- ots
    -- PiSA Repository Technologies
    -- PRTM
    -- PROSTEP AG
    -- Satyam Computer Services
    -- Sinteg AG
    -- xPLM Solution

AGILITY Berlin attendees will also be able to participate in sessions and demonstrations of the latest Agile PLM solutions and technology.

"AGILITY Berlin will be an exciting event with world-class speakers and sponsors. We are especially grateful to our partners who committed to support Agile at our European PLM conference," said Jay Fulcher, Agile CEO and president. "Collaboration is a critical component of PLM, and AGILITY Berlin is an important collaboration event, offering attendees opportunities to meet with others in the European Agile community and discuss strategies and best practices. Most importantly, AGILITY enables us to listen and learn from our valued customers and partners."

For more information about AGILITY Berlin, please visit www.agilityplm.com.

About Agile Software Corporation

Agile Software Corporation helps companies drive profits, accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle. With a broad suite of enterprise class PLM solutions and its time-to-value focused implementations, Agile helps companies get the most from their products. Alcatel, Bayer, Dell Inc., Flextronics International, Foxconn, Harris, Hitachi, Leapfrog, Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr, Playtex, Siemens, Quanta, QUALCOMM and ZF are among the over 10,000 customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer products, electronics and high tech, industrial products, and life sciences industries that have licensed Agile solutions. For more information, call 408-284-4000 or visit www.agile.com.

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Source: Agile Software Corporation