Agile and PRTM to Hold Seminar Series on Driving Innovation Through Product Portfolio Management

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WHO: Agile Software Corporation (NASDAQ: AGIL) , a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, and global management consulting firm PRTM will host the seminar "Driving Innovation and Profitability Through Product Portfolio Management."

WHAT: According to a PRTM benchmarking survey, companies with mature product development practices realize 30-40% higher profits, 30% more products for the same investment and 50-80% higher return on R&D spending. Agile and PRTM are hosting the seminar series to educate how best practices in product portfolio management can impact a company's innovation and overall profitability. In each session, Agile and PRTM will evaluate case study results from joint projects, and attendees will receive a copy of PRTM Co- Founder Michael McGrath's book, Next Generation Product Development: How to Increase Productivity, Cut Costs, and Reduce Cycle Times.

WHEN/WHERE: This two-hour breakfast seminar series will occur on the following dates and locations:

  -- Thursday, September 21, 2006, 7:30 a.m., at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla
     at Aventine, 377 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA
  -- Friday, September 22, 2006, 7:30 a.m., at the Warner Center Marriott,
     Woodland Hills, 21850 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, CA

  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, 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/.

About PRTM

Since 1976, PRTM has created a competitive advantage for its clients by changing the way companies operate. PRTM management consultants work with senior executives to develop and implement innovative operational strategies that deliver breakthrough results. The firm is a leader in operational strategy, supply chain, product development, and customer management. PRTM has 16 offices worldwide and serves major industry and government sectors.