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Dot Hill Deploys Agile Product Governance and Compliance for RoHS Compliance Storage Networking Leader Looks to Reduce Costs in Complying with EU Environmental Regulations with Agile Solution SAN JOSE, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Agile Software Corporation (NASDAQ:AGIL), a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Dot Hill Systems Corp., a leader in the innovative design and delivery of storage networking solutions, has deployed Agile Product Governance & Compliance (PG&C) across its enterprise to increase the efficiency and ease of ensuring compliance with the European Union (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. An Agile Product Collaboration customer since 1996, Dot Hill adopted Agile PG&C to manage product and program compliance against standards and regulatory requirements, including the new EU environmental directives, RoHS and WEEE. RoHS, which goes into effect on July 1, 2006, requires companies that sell products to EU customers maintain low levels of hazardous substances such as lead or cadmium in their products. This means companies like Dot Hill must keep meticulous records on the levels of hazardous substances in their products and the underlying components through the entire product lifecycle. "Dot Hill has experienced tremendous success over the past nine years using the Agile Product Collaboration tool, and deploying Agile PG&C was a natural extension of this success," said Ken Strasser, director of operations, Dot Hill. "The Agile PG&C module provides us with a very cost effective way to build a comprehensive compliance tracking program to support our corporate RoHS initiatives." Agile PG&C contains a "Design for Environment" capability, which combines the enterprise product record with material and regulatory attributes -- enabling designers to build products that meet environmental regulatory requirements. With Agile PG&C's robust configurability, customers can benefit from a highly specialized compliance tracking system that meets the demands of their particular products and specific regulations. "As a leader in the global storage market, implementing RoHS worldwide is a critical corporate initiative for us," stated Mike Heumann, vice president of marketing, Dot Hill. "We believe that the capabilities provided by Agile PG&C will be a key differentiator for us in the world market." Agile PG&C provides customers with the ability to manage process risks that commonly result in costly business interruptions such as product returns, recalls, FDA citation, or even a disastrous business shutdown. Agile PG&C enables compliance professionals to transform their product governance and compliance activities from reactive, highly manual systems, into repeatable/auditable processes that reduce the risk of business interruption. "RoHS compliance is more than a nice environmental gesture. Companies who plan to successfully compete on a global basis recognize the need to embrace these environmental regulations," said Agile CEO Bryan Stolle. "We are very happy to help Dot Hill continue its leadership in the area of environmental compliance through the capabilities provided by the Agile PC&G product." About Dot Hill Systems Corporation Dot Hill Systems Corp. is a leader in the innovative design and delivery of storage networking solutions to channel partners worldwide. Its products include the SANnet II family of storage systems, the RIO Xtreme storage solutions, SANscape(R) storage management software, SANpath(R) storage networking software and professional training, support and service. For more information, visit Dot Hill on the web at http://www.dothill.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, time-to-value focused implementations, and a unique Guaranteed Business Results(SM) program, Agile helps companies get the most from their products. Alcatel, Boeing, Dell Inc., Flextronics International, Hitachi, Leapfrog, Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr, Siemens, 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 use Agile solutions. For more information, call 408-284-4000 or visit http://www.agile.com/. NOTE: Agile and Agile Software are registered trademarks and Agile Product Collaboration, Agile Product Cost Management, Agile Product Service & Improvement, Agile Product Portfolio Management, Agile Engineering Collaboration, Agile Product Interchange, AgileMD and the Agile logo are trademarks of Agile Software Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Guaranteed Business Results is a service mark of Agile Software Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective DATASOURCE: Agile Software Corporation CONTACT: media, Terri Pruett of Agile Software Corporation, +1-408-284-4048, or Web site: http://www.dothill.com/ Web site: http://www.agile.com/

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