Carlsbad, California - May 19, 2005 - Alignent Software, the market leader in enterprise strategic product planning software, and Kalypso Partners, a leading professional services firm that helps clients deliver on the promise of innovation, today announced a strategic alliance that allows both organizations to offer their clients a full suite of innovation management and product planning solutions.
Under the agreement, Kalypso Partners will provide supplemental services to extend and complement Alignent Software's Vision Strategist roadmapping software suite and professional services. The new alliance will deliver Kalypso Partners' consulting and integration services in such areas as product innovation, development, introduction, commercialization and product lifecycle management. Together, Alignent Software and Kalypso Partners are well positioned to offer industry-leading solutions that address all areas of the product evolution loop.
The new strategic alliance with Kalypso Partners is complementary to Alignent Software's existing strategic alliances with the Whalen Management Group and other independent process consultants.
"With the rapid expansion Alignent Software has seen this year, we recognize the need for greater involvement from our team of expert professional services personnel," says Dennis Clerke, CEO of Alignent Software. "We're certain that our strategic alliance with Kalypso Partners will help our current and future customers gain even more value from our software solutions."
"CXOs across the globe are increasingly seeing the value of roadmapping and its unique ability to ensure that product development portfolios stay aligned with both corporate goals and market needs," says George Young, Managing Partner of Kalypso. "Our strategic partnership with Alignent Software will ensure that Kalypso clients have full access to the benefits that come from enterprise roadmapping software."
For more information about the strategic alliance, contact Alignent Software at (760) 438-9100, or Kalypso Partners at (216) 378-4290.
Kalypso is a professional services firm focused on helping clients deliver on the promise of innovation. The company delivers its expertise using a collaborative approach to provide maximum value to its clients. Kalypso's service offering addresses all aspects of product innovation, development, introduction, commercialization and product lifecycle management. For more information, visit www.kalypso.com.
About Kalypso Partners, LLC
Kalypso is a professional services firm focused on helping clients deliver on the promise of innovation. The company delivers its expertise using a collaborative approach to provide maximum value to its clients. Kalypso's service offering addresses all aspects of product innovation, development, introduction, commercialization and product lifecycle management. For more information, visit www.kalypso.com .
About Alignent Software
Alignent Software is the established leader of enterprise strategic product planning solutions. The company helps its Fortune 500 clients improve time to market, eliminate redundant projects and improve efficiency by automating such planning practices as product roadmapping, portfolio selection and technology foresight with a database application of cross-functional planning information. For more information, visit www.alignent.com .
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