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Company partnered with Homeland Security Group to provide a best-in-class security solution for Aluma that protected valuable building metal and yielded an ROI in two months

LOUISVILLE, Colo., Aug. 25, 2010 - Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced it has been selected as a finalist for Security Technology Executive magazine's prestigious annual Security Innovation Award.

The Sixth Annual Security Innovation Awards, presented by Security Technology Executive (STE) magazine (http://www.securityinfowatch.com/files/ste/2010/ste_2010_innovation_award.pdf), is the only program that honors the best and most unique security technology applications in the industry. STE is honoring the most innovative technologies, design strategies and facility applications in the United States. Organizations are selected based on tackling a challenging security application and providing a successful solution. The winner and finalists will be announced in STE's September issue.

Inovonics' award submission centered on the joint work it did with security provider Homeland Security Group (HSG), a division of Easter Security (http://www.easterslock.com), to create a perimeter security solution for Aluma Energy (http://www.aluma.com/) that would keep intruders out of its outdoor metal scrap yard that contained valuable aluminum and steel metal. Together, Inovonics and HSG quickly determined a solution, installed the security system within 40 hours and not only helped Aluma alleviate the theft that was taking place on its premises, but saved it money in the process over its previous security system. Within just two months, Aluma realized a return on its investment.

"We are honored to be selected as a finalist for this well-respected industry award," said Mark Jarman, president of Inovonics. "It is gratifying for Inovonics and our partner, HSG, to be recognized as a top innovator in the industry. A cost-effective, reliable and proven system, and top-notch customer service were the key elements in what was a very successful joint implementation for Aluma and most likely the driving force behind our selection as a finalist."

For more information about Inovonics' products and services, visit www.inovonics.com

About Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and senior care markets, and the standard for multi-family submetering solutions, the Inovonics family of transmitters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world's most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 6.5 million Inovonics wireless systems have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial, government and educational applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.

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THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS LATEST VERSION OF MINGLE HELPS SPEED ENTERPRISE ADOPTION OF AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Deep, rich instructional Help features and historical reporting help IT organizations ramp Agile adoption

SAN FRANCISCO - Aug. 18, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios, a global leader of Agile ALM solutions, today announced Mingle® 3.2, the latest version of its Agile project management solution. New features include rich, searchable Help content for adopting Agile best practices, powerful daily historical reporting capabilities and new plugins for creating SCM (Source Control Management) integrations with Mingle. This latest version of Mingle will help enterprise customers speed adoption of Agile methods and improve the return on investment (ROI) from Agile programs.

"In response to growing demand of our Adaptive ALM solution within large organizations and those seeking enterprise-wide roll out, this release further enables our customers to accelerate and realize the benefits of Agile," said Chad Wathington, vice president of product development for ThoughtWorks Studios. "With more than 10 years of experience implementing hundreds for Agile projects, we understand what it takes to help organizations successfully adopt Agile. This new release includes the content, reporting and integration features that will help customers better succeed with enterprise roll-outs of Agile methods."

Mingle is the Agile project management component of ThoughtWorks Studios' Adaptive ALM^TM, a complete ALM solution that includes Twist® (Agile test automation) and Go® (Agile release management). Mingle is the only Agile ALM solution architected from the ground-up to provide real time quality metrics within and across projects, and team collaboration capabilities that bridge the gap between business stakeholders, project managers, program managers, development teams and IT operations to help them deliver higher-quality software faster.

New Features in Mingle 3.2 include:

• Rich Help Content Embedded - new instructional videos and Help content allow users to gain a better understanding of common Agile concepts and best practices while using Mingle. This enriched and deeper Help extends beyond basic feature descriptions, providing detailed explanations and instructional videos on setting up projects and team activities, such as retrospectives and stand-ups, prioritizing, estimation and planning, workflows, story, defect and feature tracking, reporting and much more. Additionally, in-context Help provides visual cues about what users are seeing on a particular screen and what they can accomplish in that view.
• Daily Historical Reporting - new Daily History Chart capabilities extend reporting to include a project's automatically-generated historical data. It allows users to objectively report on and track any card data over time. Reports can be created, such as burn-up and burn-down charts that show changes in scope and work completed during a specific time period that are based on actual historical data.
• Mingle Help with Google® Site Search - users of Mingle online Help can find content faster using Google's powerful site search engine.

- Mingle SCM plugin open sourced - ThoughtWorks Studios has documented the API for building new SCM (Source Control Management systems) integrations with Mingle; and open sourced the code for the existing Mingle-to-Mercurial plugin to serve as a reference implementation. The code and documentation that shows how to write an SCM plugin for Mingle are now available via the Mingle Community website at (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/4e2debf8a5). Developers are encouraged to share integrations in the Mingle Add-ons and Extras space on the community site.

For more information on Mingle 3.2 please visit (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/228de2f87c)

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated delivery lifecycle platform designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM^TM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all facets of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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SolutionsIQ and Scrum Training Institute to provide Agile training and consulting to companies in North America and Asia Pacific

REDMOND, Wash. - August 18, 2010 - SolutionsIQ (www.solutionsiq.com), a premier provider of Agile coaching, consulting, training, and distributed Agile software development, today announced its strategic partnership with the Scrum Training Institute (STI) (www.scrumtraininginstitute.com) to offer Agile training and consulting for companies seeking to maximize results from Scrum and Agile development. SolutionsIQ is a partner to STI in the North America and Asia Pacific regions.

"The Scrum Training Institute is widely respected for helping well-known companies throughout the world employ the full benefit of Agile software development practices," said Charlie Rudd, CEO, SolutionsIQ. "By joining STI's global partner network, we strengthen our ability to serve clients throughout North America and the Asia Pacific region. One thing that makes this partnership such a good fit is that we are both committed to maintaining the highest quality services as we scale our capacity to meet ever-growing worldwide demand."

With more than 30 years of experience, SolutionsIQ has a deep understanding of software delivery excellence. The company's broad range of consulting and training services are essential to any Agile project or transformation, and gives customers the tools and collaboration they need to succeed. The new partnership with the Scrum Training Institute enables both organizations to reach out more broadly to clients as they seek to adopt and scale the Scrum method of Agile project management.

"I'm delighted to welcome SolutionsIQ to our global partner network, and we look forward to working with them to deliver the highest-quality Agile training and consulting solutions available," said Pete Deemer, a founder of the Scrum Training Institute. "SolutionsIQ has helped hundreds of companies successfully adopt and scale Agile development practices. Their knowledge and expertise is a valuable asset to the Scrum Training Institute as we extend our global reach to help organizations succeed with their Agile implementations."

Information about the Scrum Training Institute's full range of industry-standard and specialized courses, including: Certified ScrumMaster training, Test-Driven Development, Extreme Programming (XP), Agile estimating and planning, and Agile management skills, is available at: (http://scrumtraininginstitute.com/classes). For a complete schedule of the SolutionsIQ training curriculum - appropriate for any role within delivery teams such as programmers, testers, architects, and ScrumMasters, as well as business leaders, product managers, and executives - please visit: (http://www.solutionsiq.com/Training/Calendar.aspx). More information about SolutionsIQ's world-class consulting services -- which ensure that teams maximize the benefits of Agile and realize its full potential - is available at (www.solutionsiq.com/Consulting/Default.aspx).

About the Scrum Training Institute
The Scrum Training Institute (STI) is the premier global provider of certified Scrum training and consulting. Founded by Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum, and leading international Agile experts Gabrielle Benefield, Pete Deemer, and Jens Østergaard, STI provides a complete solution for companies seeking high-impact results from Scrum and Agile development.

About SolutionsIQ
SolutionsIQ is a leading provider of Agile consulting and training. The company offers a full array of technical consulting, software delivery, and talent acquisition services that together form a complete software development solution. For more than thirty years, SolutionsIQ has combined a hands-on approach with deep technical expertise to serve clients that range from the early stage startup to the Fortune 500.

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WHO: Craig Held
General Manager, International
FreeWave Technologies, Inc.
(www.freewave.com)

Craig Held is general manager of FreeWave Technologies' international operations and also serves as acting cathodic protection product manager.

Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies is a world leader in the innovative design/manufacture of license-free spread spectrum, licensed band radios and wireless data solutions that are trusted for mission critical applications around the world (www.freewave.com).

WHAT: "Applications and Innovations for Battery-powered Remote Monitoring"

As automated remote monitoring with wireless data communication radios increasingly are becoming a popular choice for many pipeline, energy and utility operators, additional wireless options have begun to emerge. Battery-powered remote monitoring is a new solution that is available for pipe-to-soil measurement. Unlike a traditional wireless system, this automated remote monitoring system option can be submersed and installed underground.

Traditionally, a technician would manually collect pipe-to-soil measurements while making inspections of the right of way or the effected structure. Battery-powered remote monitoring eliminates the need for manual measurements and provides real-time data from the field directly to the user's fingertips. This new remote monitoring option eliminates the need for solar panels and, because it can reside underground, decreases the chance of theft and vandalism. Using battery-powered remote monitoring can bring the price of remote monitoring down to the point where it's feasible to eliminate most, if not all, pipe-to-soil manual monitoring.

These new systems are designed for pipe-to-soil users who are committed to exceeding compliance requirements and moving from measurement to active mitigation.. This presentation will discuss remote monitoring options that are available and affordable in a secure proprietary network with no connection fees. In addition, it will provide a real-world case study example of how technologies, like this, are being deployed at a major international airport to improve its automated monitoring.

WHERE: NACE Central Area Conference 2010
Omni Corpus Christi Bayfront Tower
900 North Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401

WHEN: Monday, August 16
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Nueces Ballroom A, 3rd Floor

CONTACT: For more information on FreeWave, or to set up an interview with Mr. Held, please contact Terri Douglas at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 18 or tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com

Global leader in Agile provides actionable service to help IT organizations
take the pain and waste out of building and releasing quality software

ORLANDO (Agile 2010) - Aug. 10, 2010 - ThoughtWorks, Inc. (www.thoughtworks.com), a global IT consultancy focused on enterprise Agile software development, today announced Build, Release and DevOps, a new service offering that helps IT organizations assess, plan and implement new processes that lead to rapid and reliable releases of quality software. This hands-on, on-site service focuses on adopting proven best practices, deploying automation tools and properly aligning organizational structures that collectively bring stability and efficiency across the software lifecycle.

"IT organizations are focusing on becoming more adaptive to customers' needs and fulfilling those needs faster. This requires shorter release cycles and higher development throughput, achieved by improving processes, automation and the roles of both development and IT operations team members," explained Rolf Russell, build and release principal for ThoughtWorks. "We believe it is critical to view the pipeline from development through testing to production as a whole, or system, not as independent steps. This new service helps IT organizations remove operational silos and structural impediments that inhibit the entire build and release process."

Build, Release and DevOps is based on the extensive experience ThoughtWorks consulting and delivery teams have implementing best practices and technology platforms within large, complex and high-profile IT organizations. The initial offering is a two- to four-week engagement that focuses on assessing current methods and processes, and developing a vision roadmap for implementing change. This can then be followed with ThoughtWorks consulting and technical engineering experts embedded on-site to help implement the plan and facilitate a new, holistic and sustainable build and release program.

IT organizations that engage the Build, Release and DevOps service can achieve the following breakthroughs:

• Rapid and smooth progression from "feature complete" to "live," with deployment processes that are consistent and automated, and where testing environments are reliable and IT operations requirements are built into the system from the beginning.
• Turning production releases into non-events. Based on years of proven experience streamlining the path to production, ThoughtWorks helps customers reduce the time and resources typically required for enterprise software releases to a fraction of normal levels.
• Creating a build system that provides quantitative visibility into an organization's portfolio of applications and systems. This includes development progress metrics that help identify activities or stages that bottleneck or are unreliable. It also includes code quality metrics that help identify areas of high risk for defects or high cost for maintenance.
• Uniting development and IT operations teams to partner and collaborate on improving the stability, throughput and quality of software releases. Development "hand-offs" of code to IT operations become efficient, leading to better trust, productivity and software getting into production rapidly.

ThoughtWorks (professional services) and ThoughtWorks Studios (Agile ALM solutions) continue to bring real-world experience together to advance best practices and automation around build and release management. An example is Continuous Delivery, a new Agile practice pioneered by ThoughtWorks that combines automation, engineering rigor and strong collaboration to break down the prevalent organizational silos that segregate development, QA and IT operations. To facilitate new levels of automation around Continuous Delivery, ThoughtWorks Studios recently launched Go^TM, a new Agile release management platform that allows organizations to incrementally automate the entire build, test and deployment process and release software faster and more reliably.

For a free trial of Go, please visit (http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/user/register&destination=forms/form/go/download) For more information about ThoughtWorks' Build, Release and DevOps service offering please call (312) 373-1000.

About ThoughtWorks
ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a global IT consultancy providing Agile-based systems development, consulting and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has pioneered many of the most advanced and successful Agile methods of software development and best practices used in the industry today. At its core, ThoughtWorks helps its clients maximize investment and performance across a portfolio of complex, business-critical applications, while reducing time and risk. Its products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, offers tools to manage the entire Agile development lifecycle through its Adaptive ALM solution^TM, comprised of Mingle®, Go^TM and Twist®. ThoughtWorks employs 1,500 professionals to serve clients from offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information please visit: (www.thoughtworks.com).

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Two-day, on-site analysis by ThoughtWorks Studios experts helps IT organizations gauge current status of Agile programs and develop roadmaps for future success

ORLANDO (Agile 2010), Aug. 9, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in Agile ALM solutions, today announced Business Agility Review, a new service that helps IT organizations clearly understand their current state of Agile practice adoption and provides recommendations for efficiently and effectively scaling Agile across the enterprise. The two-day, on-site service is offered through the ThoughtWorks Studios Agile Workshop series, a set of training programs that help development organizations adopt proven best practices for all aspects of Agile ALM.

"As Agile practices move deeper into the enterprise many organizations want to take stock of the investments and progress they have made, and develop a clear roadmap that takes into consideration their own, unique requirements," said Adam Monago, vice president of client services for ThoughtWorks Studios. "Business Agility Review provides a process to quickly gain true visibility into the state of the organization's Agile transition program and develop guidance around education and awareness, human resources, as well as tools and technologies that will work best to achieve a highly productive Agile program."

Based on ThoughtWorks' extensive experience developing and managing enterprise-wide Agile engagements, Business Agility Review consists of in-depth interviews with key technical and business stakeholders to obtain a holistic view of the entire application development process. There are six areas of focus around management practices, including; assurance, communication, governance, metrics, quality responsiveness and shared responsibility. On the technical side, the Review focuses on build and deploy, configuration management, requirements, simplicity and testing. The result is a detailed report that provides both the analysis of an organization's Agile readiness and specific recommendations for future success. The recommendations may include tools, training or services, such as delivery, coaching or consulting, from across ThoughtWorks broad portfolio of offerings.

ThoughtWorks Studios Agile Workshops are a compliment to Adaptive ALM^TM, the company's integrated Agile ALM solution designed to support the hybrid nature of Agile processes and the requisite management and engineering practices. It manages the entire software lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The Agile Workshops provide customers with the training needed to improve program visibility and performance. Covering all aspects of Agile ALM, ThoughtWorks Agile Workshops are taught by highly experienced development experts. The workshops are grouped into four primary areas of practice, including: Agile Foundations (core training around technical and business requirements), Team Collaboration and Project Management, Testing and Quality Assurance, and Continuous Build and Release Management (including Continuous Delivery).

For complete information on the entire ThoughtWorks Agile Workshops curriculum, please visit http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/services/agile-workshops. For more information on the Business Agility Review offering, please visit http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/services/technical-solutions/BAR.

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated delivery lifecycle platform designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM^TM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all facets of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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Best practices, practical content and Go solution provide the knowledge and technology to develop and release enterprise-grade mobile applications

ORLANDO (Agile 2010), Aug. 9, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in Agile ALM solutions, today announced Go Mobile^TM, a collection of practical content, best practices and technical solutions to help IT organizations build and deploy enterprise-grade mobile applications for the iPhone/iPad, Android and BlackBerry platforms.

"Go Mobile directly addresses the lack of resources that are available to developers and IT organizations that must quickly develop and release high-quality mobile applications," said Adam Monago, vice president of client services for ThoughtWorks Studios. "Through best practices, community input and technology, Go Mobile provides the knowledge and tools developers need to leverage mobile platforms at the enterprise level."

Go Mobile brings together a range of resources, including tooling and supporting engineering practices, for Agile mobile developers working on the iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android and BlackBerry platforms. Based on ThoughtWorks' extensive experience building feature-rich mobile applications, it fills a major gap regarding automated testing and deployment by providing the right infrastructure for successful projects.

Go Mobile is comprised of the following resources:

• Main Go Mobile Community Discussion Site - a place to share and gather information from peers including white papers, tutorials and templates

o (http://community.thoughtworks.com/hives/91c513dd90/summary)

• Agile Practices for iPhone Development White Paper

o (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/8547f6decf)

• Frank - Free Automated Testing Tool for iOS - UI testing comprised of several open source tools, notably UISpec, cocoahttpserver, and Cucumber

o (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/7b54923c58)

• Go - Agile release management for mobile applications - free download for small teams and trial

o (www.thoughtworks-studios.com/go-agile-release-management)

• Podcast of ThoughtWorks expert iPad development team discussing mobile application work with a major Global investment bank

o (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/fb7868194a)

• Web demo on using Go to build and deploy applications to iPhone and iPad

ThoughtWorks (professional services) and ThoughtWorks Studios (Agile ALM solutions) continue to bring real-world experience together to advance best practices around software development. ThoughtWorks' Go Mobile demonstrates how shared knowledge can advance new and emerging development challenges. Complementing this shared knowledge with its free automated test tool Frank, in combination with the Continuous Delivery capabilities of Go, ThoughtWorks Studios is helping organizations deliver value to mobile users without compromising quality.

"It is no surprise that developing a mobile application strategy has become a critical part of an IT organization's technology portfolio," said Monago. "The ubiquity of the BlackBerry, iPhone/iPad and Android phones have changed discussions from if a mobile project should be launched to when. Our clients are asking for the best way to move existing applications onto mobile platforms, and together with the open source community, we are excited to help drive new and better ways of delivering value through software."

For complete information on Go Mobile^TM and its available resources please visit (http://community.thoughtworks.com/hives/91c513dd90/summary). For a free trial of Go^TM, please visit (http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/user/register&destination=forms/form/go/download)

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated delivery lifecycle platform designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM^TM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all facets of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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Choksi appointment latest addition to Tasktop executive team
as it continues rapid growth

ORLANDO (AGILE 2010), Aug. 9, 2010 - Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com), creators of Eclipse Mylyn and the leader in Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) integration and productivity, today announced Neelan Choksi as its president and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Choksi, a long-time board member of Tasktop, brings extensive experience from his track record of successful leadership roles at technology companies such as SolarMetric (acquired by BEA), SpringSource (acquired by VMware) and Lexcycle (acquired by Amazon). Choksi will be responsible for managing and further accelerating Tasktop's rapid growth and will also head the US operations of the Vancouver-based company.

"Neelan has that very rare ability to repeatedly turn pain points with the status quo into thriving start-ups, communities and product offerings," explain Kersten, CEO of Tasktop and creator of the open source Eclipse Mylyn project. "Neelan helped create one of the largest open source acquisitions as COO of SpringSource, followed by his success with Stanza, the first massively popular ebook reader, in his role as CEO of Lexcycle. This unique breadth of expertise provides Tasktop the experience needed to continue scaling our enterprise-focused Agile and ALM offerings, while paving the road to transforming the productivity of all knowledge workers with the task-focused desktop."

Choksi brings extensive technology management experience to Tasktop. Most recently he served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Lexcycle, the company that developed Stanza, which became the most popular ebook reader for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Lexcycle was acquired by Amazon in 2009. Prior to Lexcycle, Neelan served as the COO for SpringSource, the venture-backed open source infrastructure software company behind the Spring Framework, acquired for $420M by VMware in 2009. Before joining SpringSource, Choksi served as co-founder and president of SolarMetric, a leading object relational mapping provider, which was acquired by BEA Systems in 2005. At BEA, Neelan was instrumental in open sourcing the acclaimed object/relational mapping tool Kodo as OpenJPA. Prior to SolarMetric, he held positions at Accenture and Exxon. Choksi is a graduate of MIT (and was part of the often-publicized MIT Blackjack team) and holds a graduate degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

"Tasktop has a massive community and has reached the tipping point of commercial adoption," said Choksi. "I'm thrilled to join the company during this rapid growth phase and help more organizations realize the transformational productivity benefits of the task-focused collaboration paradigm."

For more information on Tasktop and Tasktop Pro, its commercial product, please visit (www.tasktop.com).

About Tasktop Technologies
Tasktop Technologies is the company behind the Eclipse Mylyn ALM integration framework and its revolutionary task-focused interface technology. The task-focused interface is proven to make developers more productive by showing only the relevant information for each task, dramatically reducing search time and facilitating multitasking. Tasktop Pro is the company's enterprise-ready product based on Mylyn, with task-focused support for web browsing, time tracking, documents, email and calendars. Tasktop Technologies also provides consulting, connector development services and training to the growing number of companies adopting the task-focused paradigm and tools. For more information please visit www.tasktop.com.

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New product enables Agile planning from the IDE and integrates multi-vendor Agile ALM solutions

ORLANDO (Agile 2010), Aug. 9, 2010 - Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com), creators of Eclipse Mylyn and the leader in Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) integration and productivity, today announced the Tasktop Agile Planner, a new product that leverages Mylyn connectors to provide Agile teams the ability to manage existing defect and project management systems with planning support that spans across multiple vendors' solutions. The planner provides a rich and Eclipse-based user interface for accessing Tasktop Certified Agile project management integrations, including ThoughtWorks Studios' Mingle, IBM Rational Team Concert, Rally, CollabNet's ScrumWorks, Atlassian's JIRA and VersionOne.

The Tasktop Agile Planner provides a unique Eclipse-based native user interface for Windows, Mac and Linux that enhances the web-based interfaces of those solutions and additionally provides offline access to plans. Only the Tasktop Agile Planner offers cross-repository planning facilities that enable user stories to be associated with defects stored in external systems, such as HP Quality Center and Bugzilla. The Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) integration supports automatic linking between plan items and source code artifacts, and enables developers and team leads to create and monitor Agile development plans directly from Eclipse, making it effortless to maintain project status awareness and keep plans up-to-date.

"The problem of plans becoming disconnected from development activity is rampant in enterprise adoptions of Agile," said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop Technologies and creator of the open source Eclipse Mylyn project. "The Tasktop Agile Planner addresses this by ensuring that all ALM systems involved with planning are linked and accessible directly from the Eclipse IDE, where developers and team leads spend the majority of their workday. When combined with the Tasktop developer tools this additional level of integration enhances the best-of-breed Agile project management solutions that we integrate with by ensuring that plans are a real-time representation of development activity."

Tasktop Agile Planner provides project managers, developers, and quality assurance team members with a lightweight yet complete planning platform for managing the entire Agile planning process. Core features of Tasktop Agile Planner include:

• Task Planner: allows for plan creation of releases and iterations, supports plans that span multiple systems, for instance, a plan can include a story in Rally that is linked to defects in a JIRA repository (which also are displayed on the plan).
• Task Board: provides a visual display of tasks not started, in progress and complete, right in the developer's IDE.
• Burn Down Charts: provides a graphical representation of outstanding work over time.
• Time Tracking: automates the tracking of time spent on stories and the ability to view of actual time tracking information recorded in the IDE on the plan

Availability
The Tasktop Agile Planner is available now in a beta version through Tasktop's early access program, with general availability set for mid-September. Learn more at http://tasktop.com/agile or contact Tasktop to join the early access program at http://tasktop.com/about/contactus/. Tasktop also will be demonstrating the product at its booth at Agile 2010 (www.agile2010.org). When released, the Tasktop Agile Planner will support in-IDE planning for Tasktop Certified ALM solutions, such as IBM Rational Team Concert, Atlassian JIRA, CollabNet's ScrumWorks, Rally, ThoughtWorks Studios' Mingle and VersionOne.

About Tasktop Technologies
Tasktop Technologies is the company behind the Eclipse Mylyn ALM integration framework and its revolutionary task-focused interface technology. The task-focused interface is proven to make developers more productive by showing only the relevant information for each task, dramatically reducing search time and facilitating multitasking. Tasktop Pro is the company's enterprise-ready product based on Mylyn, with task-focused support for web browsing, time tracking, documents, email and calendars. Tasktop Technologies also provides consulting, connector development services and training to the growing number of companies adopting the task-focused paradigm and tools. For more information please visit www.tasktop.com.

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Largest conference on Agile software development to feature more than 200 sessions presented by industry luminaries and peer experts

ORLANDO, (Agile 2010), Aug. 9, 2010 - The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today kicked off its ninth annual conference Aug, 9-13 in Orlando. This year's event drew more than 1,400 participants from around the globe as the growing Agile community comes together to learn and share ideas around experiences and best-practices.

"We are thrilled to see such enthusiasm and interest at this year's conference," said James Newkirk, Agile 2010 conference chair. "From beginners to development experts, Agile 2010 offers attendees useful tips, knowledge and best practices that they can put into immediate practice within their software development organizations."

More than 200 technical sessions and keynote presentations highlight this year's conference which takes place at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort. Highlights include keynotes by Dave Thomas and Mike Cohn, first day of invited industry luminaries and a wide range of sessions to meet the varying needs of Agile practitioners.

Newkirk says a key reason behind the sell-out success of Agile 2010 is that the conference connects attendees with the foremost leaders in the Agile domain, enriching the collective body of knowledge and influencing the line of thought in the field. It encourages debate and fosters innovative ideas based on real-world implementations for executives, managers, software development practitioners and researchers from labs and academia.

"We heard attendees' feedback from last year regarding how we could continue to improve the annual Agile conference and make it more useful to them," Newkirk explained. "We believe this year's conference delivers on that feedback, making it the best, most useful conference ever for advancing the practice of Agile software development principles and practices."

About the Agile Alliance
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/). With nearly 6,000 members located around the globe, the Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations and end users. The Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry's leading event that attracts practitioners, academia, business and vendor-partner community members from around the globe. The Agile 2010 conference (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/index.html) is set for August 9-13 in Orlando. For more information about the organization, visit (http://www.agilealliance.org/).

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Leaders in enterprise Agile services and products to present during six conference sessions, Agile Connections Lounge connects attendees with ThoughtWorks experts

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5, 2010 - ThoughtWorks (www.thoughtworks.com), a global IT consultancy focused on enterprise Agile software development, today outlined a host of thought leadership activities for the Agile 2010 conference that will provide attendees an opportunity to learn from and interact with a range of the company's Agile development experts.

At Agile 2010 in Orlando starting Mon., Aug. 9, industry experts from ThoughtWorks (professional services) and ThoughtWorks Studios (Agile ALM solutions) will share insights and expertise on the latest practices around Agile methods of software development. In addition to six speaking sessions, the company will host the ThoughtWorks Agile Connections Lounge (Dolphin Hotel, Suite #10110), a hosted meeting area where attendees can engage with ThoughtWorks experts. A series of ongoing sessions within the Connections Lounge are scheduled, as well as "open" time to have one-to-one discussions.

The following sessions will be presented by ThoughtWorkers at the Agile 2010 Conference: Full details on each session is available at (http://www.thoughtworks.com/agile-2010)
- Large Scale, Distributed Development Simulation with Neal Ford
- Continuous Delivery with Jez Humble and Martin Fowler
- Project Vital Signs with Stelios Pantazopoulos
- Making Feedback Work in Your Teams with Sumeet Moghe
- Product Road Mapping using Agile Principles with Anupam Kundu
- Ten Tips every Agile Team Should Know About Performance Testing with Jeff Norris
ThoughtWorks Studios, the products division of ThoughtWorks, will be presenting break out sessions on the following topics at the ThoughtWorks Agile Connections Lounge in Suite #10110 in the Dolphin Hotel:
- Adaptive ALM: A Day in the Life Of... with Patti Mandarino, Adam Monago and Matt Quagliana
- Tuning up Your Creaky Platform with Matt Simons
- Continuous Delivery Workshops hosted by Jez Humble. Topics covered include Database migration and continuous deployment; Implementing automated end-to-end functional tests; and Infrastructure automation, including cloud and virtual systems. To see a sample chapter of Humble's book, Continuous Delivery please visit: (http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321601912)
- Got a Distributed Agile Question?: Ask Our Experts moderated by Matt Simons and Anupam Kundu
- Building Mobile Applications Using Go for Continuous Delivery - with Adam Monago and Patti Mandarino

Casino Night for Charity at the Agile 2010 Conference:
Attendees are also invited to join the ThoughtWorks-sponsored event, "Casino Night for Charity" where participants can choose which charity to contribute their winnings to. This event is to be held on Tues., Aug. 10 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Atlantic Dance Hall located in the Disney Boardwalk area. Admission is free but capacity is limited. To participate, conference attendees must visit the ThoughtWorks booth to pick up an admission ticket. Entertainment includes dessert, refreshments and socializing with peers.

In its ninth year, Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices. It provides independent software vendors, software consultants and in-house corporate development teams with the knowledge and shared experiences that lead to successful Agile programs. Agile 2010 connects attendees with the foremost leaders in the Agile domain, enriching the collective body of knowledge and influencing the line of thought in the field. It encourages debate and fosters innovative ideas based on real-world implementations for executives, managers, software development practitioners and researchers from labs and academia. To register for the conference visit: (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/register.html).

About ThoughtWorks
ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a global IT consultancy providing Agile-based systems development, consulting and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has pioneered many of the most advanced and successful Agile methods of software development and best practices used in the industry today. At its core, ThoughtWorks helps its clients maximize investment and performance across a portfolio of complex, business-critical applications, while reducing time and risk. Its products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, offers tools to manage the entire Agile development lifecycle through its Adaptive ALM solution^TM, comprised of Mingle®, Go^TM and Twist®. ThoughtWorks employs 1,500 professionals to serve clients from offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information please visit: (www.thoughtworks.com).

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New book from Humble and co-presentation at Agile 2010 with Fowler addresses how collaboration and automation delivers valuable software rapidly and reliably through Continuous Delivery

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in Agile ALM solutions, today announced new thought leadership initiatives around the latest methodology in Agile software - Continuous Delivery. Jez Humble and Martin Fowler will share insights at the Agile 2010 conference on how better collaboration between developers, testers and IT operations, along with automation of the build, deploy, test and release process, drives rapid, incremental delivery of valuable software without the stress, pain and risk of traditional methods. Humble will introduce his new book, Continuous Delivery (Addison-Wesley Signature Series, Foreword by Martin Fowler, Jez Humble and David Farley), at the conference and co-present with Fowler on the topic during a three-hour session on Mon., Aug. 9. (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/schedule.html).

"Continuous Delivery addresses the need for businesses to deliver software rapidly and reliably so they can get valuable feedback from users. In the current economic environment, this represents a huge competitive advantage," said Humble, build and release principal for ThoughtWorks Studios and product manager for its recently launched Agile release management platform, Go^TM. "Continuous Delivery focuses on the engineering practices that enable organizations to keep their software production-ready throughout the lifecycle of projects so they can be released on demand using a push-button process."

Set for availability at the Agile 2010 conference next week, the new book, Continuous Delivery, explains how delivering software to users can be a painful, risky and time-consuming process. It outlines the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality through the automation of the build, deployment and testing process. The book represents the culmination and collective experience gathered from large-scale enterprise Agile engagements conducted by ThoughtWorks' professional services teams. That same input helped shape the capabilities of Go^TM, the recently launched Agile release management platform that enables Continuous Delivery. A free trial of Go^TM is available at (http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/user/register&destination=forms/form/go/download). To see a complete Table of Contents of Continuous Delivery please visit the publisher site: (www.informit.com/title/0321601912).

Jez Humble and Martin Fowler: Agile 2010, Continuous Delivery
At Agile 2010, Humble and Fowler will lead a three-hour tutorial session on the latest movement for enterprise Agile adoption, Continuous Delivery. The presentation will outline how businesses can deliver valuable new features to users as frequently as possible, while making sure releases are stable and well-tested. During the tutorial, Humble and Fowler will discuss how to deliver features rapidly and reliably through an automated build, deploy, test and release pattern called the deployment pipeline, and through better collaboration between developers, testers and operations. They will show how this unique approach of moving from release back through testing to development practices, and analyzing at each stage, can improve collaboration and increase feedback to make the delivery process as fast and efficient as possible.

"Continuous Delivery has been one of the most important practices that ThoughtWorkers have developed in our decade of applying Agile methods in enterprise IT," said Fowler, chief scientist for ThoughtWorks. "It's going to be a lot of fun working with Jez to spread the idea of deployment pipelines through the industry. The notion of Continuous Integration has got a lot of traction and we hope to extend this out to Continuous Delivery so businesses everywhere can take advantage of deployments that are both more frequent and less stressful."

A global leader in helping organizations adopt and leverage Agile development to transform IT and business operations, ThoughtWorks supports and has released some of the most widely used open source Agile tools (Selenium, CruiseControl and RubyWorks) that have played an integral role in Agile becoming the mainstream practice it is today. It also has helped lead the growth of now-established best practices for Agile development, including continuous integration, test-driven-development, automated functional testing, behavior-driven development and now, Continuous Delivery.

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated delivery lifecycle platform designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM^TM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all facets of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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Existing multi-family apartment owners need an efficient and cost-effective way to retrofit them for safe, secure senior living

WHO: Mark Jarman, president
Inovonics
Inovonics is a leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. (www.inovonics.com)

WHAT: The uncertainty of the housing market combined with the aging baby boom generation is prompting developers to plan hundreds of new senior housing units across the country. According to the American Health Care Association, the number of people aged 65 and older is supposed to almost double to more than 71 million by the year 2030. A key indicator of these rapidly growing trends can be seen in an announcement made last week by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2010/HUDNo.10-165) stating that it awarded almost $20 million to four states for conversion of existing multi-family apartment dwellings into assisted living senior care facilities. The monies will allow the elderly an opportunity to age in a place in familiar surroundings as they become older and require supportive services. However, the ability to move quickly while keeping costs down to convert these living quarters so that states can take advantage of the federal funding poses a challenge. Existing buildings need to have life safety devices and call systems installed to ensure that seniors can receive help and assistance immediately if needed. Traditionally, this required re-wiring of the existing structure, which is costly and labor- and time-intensive. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis. During the review process, HUD assesses several ranking factors including: the extent to which the conversion is needed by the persons that the project is intended to serve and the capacity of the project owner to carry out the conversion in a timely and effective manner. How do property owners who wish to take advantage of the federal funding overcome the potential challenges in making their existing apartment complexes "assisted living-ready?"

HOW: Commercial-grade wireless products provide the best solution for retrofitting a call system and life safety capabilities into existing facilities without pulling wire and disrupting the building's structure. Specifically designed for security and life safety applications, wireless sensor network products can be quickly and easily installed to provide emergency call and life safety capabilities for apartment buildings as well as be used in situations where the location of a mobile alarming device (duress pendant) can be identified anywhere across a building or campus. The result is building owners can retrofit their existing apartment complexes quickly at lower cost than traditional wired approaches and be assured of proven, reliable performance for their senior residents.

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Company's dedication to providing top-notch customer service results in pay out of 31st consecutive bonus to its employees

BOULDER, Colo., August 2, 2010 - FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced that its ongoing commitment to excellent customer service has resulted in continued growth and success for the company despite a tough economy. And, once again, FreeWave has shared its success with the 31st consecutive bonus payout to its employees. Two times a year, the company rewards its employees with a bonus, which it consistently has paid since FreeWave hired its first employee in 1995. The bonus is based on profitability, and is distributed in the form of both cash and contributions to employee-managed pension plans.

"We focus 110 percent on serving our customers every single day," explained Ken Granader, vice president of sales and company spokesperson at FreeWave. "We continue to bolster that support by adding new positions and retaining key employees to ensure we are keeping pace with our customers as their needs grow and evolve."

While news of continued layoffs, downsizing and reductions continue to make the news, FreeWave has steadily increased its investment in its future. The company has expanded into the fast-growing renewable energy industry, is further penetrating existing domestic markets, such as oil and gas, military, agriculture, and water / wastewater, and also is expanding into new international ones as well. In addition, as Granader says, the company has been adding new positions and staff to help continue building upon its stellar reputation as a provider of excellent customer service.

As evidence of the reliability of its products, FreeWave's family of military radios has surpassed more than 800,000 flight hours logged through its multiple OEM partners - the majority of which has been in support of combat missions for the U.S. Armed Services.

"We believe in controlling our own destiny," explained Granader. "Building, delivering and supporting the best products in the industry with a relentless pursuit for 100 percent customer satisfaction is the mantra we all share. It's our passion for excellence, and our ability to execute on that passion, that sets us apart."

About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success - where failure and down-time are not an option - trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that is unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company's website at www.freewave.com.

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FreeWave's renowned customer support staff gets even stronger with newest hire

BOULDER, Colo., July 30, 2010 - FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced it has strengthened its customer support team with the addition of Brett Halper as customer support technician.

Halper is the latest addition to FreeWave's world-class customer support team. He joins FreeWave with solid customer relations skills and proven management experience. In addition, Halper has extensive engineering experience working on RFID and Photovoltaic System projects, and developed and maintained a professional website for G.R. Design Group, an architectural firm in Telluride, Colorado.

"Brett will be a great addition to our customer support team," said Ken Granader, vice president of sales and company spokesperson at FreeWave. "His in-depth experience in customer support coupled with his technical knowledge in electrical engineering will help ensure that our customers continue to receive the best care, service and support possible."

"FreeWave is a great, successful company that puts its customers first," Halper said. "I look forward to contributing my expertise and knowledge to help further that philosophy."

About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success - where failure and down-time are not an option - trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that is unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company's website at www.freewave.com.

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First ever industry analyst roundtable will explore technology trends, market dynamics and emerging best practices around Agile software practices

PORTLAND, Ore., July 28, 2010 - The Agile Alliance, (http://agilealliance.org/), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced it will host an industry analyst roundtable at the Agile 2010 conference featuring four leading research analysts covering the Agile software market. Set for Tues., Aug.10 at 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort, the roundtable will provide a unique opportunity for attendees to gain insights into the state of the Agile industry and what developments will likely occur during the coming months and years.
Titled "Agile Trends and Future Directions," this moderated, Q&A formatted session will provide industry experts from leading research firms with a forum to discuss the latest trends and emerging best practices around Agile software development. Attendees will learn how successful software organizations are utilizing Agile to drive business performance and how the latest innovations in Agile practices continue to mature as development organizations deploy Agile further across the enterprise. Moderated by Jim Newkirk, the Conference Chair for Agile 2010, participants in the roundtable include: Dave West, Forrester Research; David Norton, Gartner; Melinda Ballou, IDC; and, Michael Azoff, Ovum Research.

In its ninth year, Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices. It provides independent software vendors, software consultants and in-house corporate development teams with the knowledge and shared experiences that lead to successful Agile programs. Agile 2010 connects attendees with the foremost leaders in the Agile domain, enriching the collective body of knowledge and influencing the line of thought in the field. It encourages debate and fosters innovative ideas based on real-world implementations for executives, managers, software development practitioners and researchers from labs and academia. Interested parties can register online for Agile 2010 by visiting (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/register.html).

About the Agile Alliance
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/). With nearly 6,000 members located around the globe, the Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations and end users. The Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry's leading event that attracts practitioners, academia, business and vendor-partner community members from around the globe. The Agile 2010 conference http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/ is set for August 9-13 in Orlando. For more information about the organization, visit (http://www.agilealliance.org/).

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Inovonics commercial-grade EchoStream wireless sensors provide proven performance to customers in security, life-safety and submetering marketplaces

LOUISVILLE, Colo., July 28, 2010 - Inovonics (http://www.inovonics.com), the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced it has shipped its one millionth EchoStream wireless network sensor. First introduced in March of 2007, EchoStream has become the trusted choice for reliable, high performance wireless sensor network solutions among partners and end users in the security, life safety and submetering spaces. The company has seen sales of its EchoStream products grow in its target markets as wireless sensors increasingly are replacing wired solutions due to their ease of installation, flexibility and cost savings.

"This is a significant milestone for Inovonics," noted Mark Jarman, president of Inovonics. "A company is only as good as the quality of its products, people and relationships. Shipment of our one millionth EchoStream wireless sensor is a tribute not only to our technology, but to our employees, customers and partners. Without their combined concerted efforts, this milestone probably would not have been achieved in this short timeframe."

EchoStream serves as the backbone of Inovonics' family of high performance, proven and reliable wireless sensor network solutions. Self-healing and self-configuring, the EchoStream Commercial Mesh Network provides the robust wireless coverage necessary to operate in the most challenging commercial environments. Multiple applications can run on the same wireless backbone, and virtually any size network can be created reliably and economically. Networks range from a single panic button to thousands of sensors serving sprawling multi-building campuses in security, life safety and submetering marketplaces.

For more information about Inovonics' line of EchoStream products, visit (www.inovonics.com/products.aspx) or join the conversation at (www.facebook.com/inovonicswireless).

About Inovonics Wireless Corporation
Inovonics is the industry leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Founded in 1986, the company pioneered the use of 900 MHz wireless technology to deliver the most reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. A leader in security and senior care markets, and the standard for multi-family submetering solutions, the Inovonics family of transmitters, receivers and control modules provides the wireless backbone for many of the world's most widely used wireless systems. Renowned for exceptional performance and reliability, more than 6.5 million Inovonics wireless systems have been deployed in the most challenging of commercial environments, where structural limitations and multiple wireless networks can prove disruptive to lower quality systems. Working with leading OEMs and service provider partners, Inovonics provides network design and system engineering support to continuously advance the use of wireless technologies for corporate, industrial, government and educational applications. For more information contact Inovonics at (www.inovonics.com), or call 800-782-2709.

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ThoughtWorks Establishes Agile Engineering Initiative for Grameen Foundation's Mifos®

Washington, D.C. and Chicago, July 27, 2010 - ThoughtWorks, Inc., (www.thoughtworks.com) the global leader in Agile methods of software development, today announced a global initiative to provide software engineering services for Grameen Foundation's Mifos platform.

ThoughtWorks has established a dedicated team to advance the next-generation Mifos technology architecture using the latest open source technologies. The project will extend Mifos' capabilities to meet the changing demands of the microfinance industry. These efforts represent ThoughtWorks' commitment to use its technical expertise towards alleviation of world poverty through microfinance.

"We are excited to join hands with Grameen Foundation to expand the outreach of microfinance to the world's poor," said Rohit Bansal, head of ThoughtWorks' Social Impact Program. "We are confident that our passion to create value through technology will be a catalyst for this expansion."

As a leader in applying Agile and Lean practices to deliver software excellence to customers globally, ThoughtWorks, through this initiative, will bring direct value to microfinance institutions (MFIs) serving the poor. A ThoughtWorks engineering team in India, along with a distributed Mifos engineering team and worldwide open source community, will work towards advancement of the Mifos platform to accelerate business efficiencies for MFIs, and thus increase their social impact. ENDA Inter-Arabe, the leading MFI in Tunisia, has benefited from the close collaboration between the ThoughtWorks and Grameen Foundation teams through the expansion of Mifos to include support for individual lending, agricultural loan products and a centralized data warehouse for extensive reporting.

"We have proven that technology can effectively enable MFIs to service the poor; now we have to accelerate the adoption," said George Conard, Executive Director of Grameen Foundation's Technology for Microfinance Initiative. "ThoughtWorks' technology expertise and innovative approach complements our process for innovation. Their commitment and involvement in the microfinance movement is proving to be a tremendous asset to Grameen Foundation and the industry."

Launched in 2006, Mifos is an advanced software platform for microfinance institutions that offers both an online hosted service, Mifos CloudTM, and a downloadable open source edition for use on premise. In a recent CGAP review, Mifos was awarded four out of four stars for its technical capabilities and comprehensive implementation, training and support provided by Grameen Foundation and its specialists. Mifos is currently used by MFIs in the Americas, Asia, Middle East-North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa, in countries such as India, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Philippines and Tunisia, serving more than 800,000 clients. Mifos is spearheaded by the Technology for Microfinance Initiative based at Grameen Foundation's Technology Center in Seattle, with support in Africa, Asia, Middle East and the Americas.

About Grameen Foundation
Grameen Foundation, a global nonprofit organization, helps the world's poorest people access financial services and technology solutions by providing financing, technology support and management strategies to the local organizations that serve them. It also spearheads technology initiatives that create new micro-business opportunities for the poor, provide telecommunications access for the world's rural poor, and improve their access to health and agriculture information and other services. Founded in 1997, Grameen Foundation has offices in Washington, D.C., Seattle, Washington, Hong Kong, Ghana, the Philippines and Uganda. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, is a founding member of its board of directors, and now serves as director emeritus. For more information, please visit www.grameenfoundation.org.

About ThoughtWorks
ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a global IT consultancy providing Agile-based systems development, consulting, and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has pioneered many of the most advanced and successful Agile methods of software development and best practices used in the industry today. At its core, ThoughtWorks helps its clients maximize investment performance across a portfolio of complex, business-critical applications, while reducing time and risk. Its products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, offers tools to manage the entire Agile development lifecycle through its Adaptive ALM solution^TM, comprised of Mingle®, Go® and Twist®. ThoughtWorks employs more than 1,500 professionals to serve clients from offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, the U.K and the U.S. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks.com.

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Based on new wave of Agile practices from ThoughtWorks, Go enables organizations to overcome operational constraints to schedule releases according to business needs

SAN FRANCISCO and BANGALORE, July 20, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios www.thoughtworks-studios.com, a global leader in Agile ALM solutions, today announced Go^TM, a new Agile release management platform that allows organizations to incrementally automate the entire build, test and deployment process and release software faster and more reliably. Go enables Continuous Delivery, making it possible for enterprises to move from a world where software releases are governed by operational constraints to a world where they can release according to their business needs. Pioneered by ThoughtWorks as a key element of large-scale Agile adoption, Continuous Delivery combines automation and engineering rigor with a heavy emphasis on collaboration to break down the prevalent organizational silos that segregate development, QA and IT operations.

"For many enterprises, software increasingly plays a critical role in creating a competitive advantage and building and maintaining value-added customer relationships. As an industry, Agile practices have had a major impact on our ability to create software faster to keep pace with business needs," said Cyndi Mitchell, managing director of ThoughtWorks Studios. "But many organizations still spend several weeks, and often months, putting software live in production - long after it's been declared 'ready' by the business. As Agile and ALM come together, Continuous Delivery and Go enable a next-generation Agile approach that delivers rapid and reliable releases as and when the business needs them."

Go is the upgrade path for ThoughtWorks Studios' continuous integration solution, Cruise. It joins Mingle (Agile project management) and Twist (Agile testing) to form ThoughtWorks Studios Adaptive ALM^TM, the only holistic end-to-end solution built from the ground up to serve as a single platform for all aspects of the Agile software development and delivery lifecycle. It integrates requirements analysis, project and program management, test automation, quality assurance, and build and release management to achieve Continuous Delivery. Adaptive ALM is designed to be flexible to adapt to unique customer requirements while providing the structure needed to adopt Agile enterprise-wide and throughout the entire application delivery lifecycle.

As outlined in the upcoming book, Continuous Delivery (Addison-Wesley, Martin Fowler Signature Series, Jez Humble and Dave Farley), delivering software to users can be a painful, risky and time-consuming process. Continuous Delivery outlines the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality through the automation of the build, deployment and testing process. As a build and release principal for ThoughtWorks Studios, and product manager for Go, Humble has guided the technical vision behind Go to ensure it enables Continuous Delivery and fosters an environment where ideas can be turned into released software rapidly, regardless of the size or complexity of the project.

Go helps drive Continuous Delivery by providing organizations with a standard platform to automate, manage and control the entire build, deploy and release processes. It is a single system of record for managing and tracing each application's lifecycle from check-in to release, thus providing visibility into the production readiness of the entire software portfolio. The result is automated releases that are rapid and reliable and can be self-serviced at the push of a button.

Unique features of Go that enable Continuous Delivery include:

• Environments: this first-of-its-kind capability lets organizations see what version of each application is in each environment, audit back to the source, and perform one-click deployments of any version of software.
• Parallel Test Intelligence: speeds up tests by running them in parallel on a grid. Go's unique test intelligence lets organizations see exactly which tests broke, which check-in broke them, and who was responsible, even when they are run across a grid.
• New UI for the DevOps world: enables easy centralized management of large numbers of projects and machines for both developers and IT operations.
• Templates: allows for managing large numbers of projects within an Agile ALM environment. Templates allow organizations to manage branches and define re-usable workflow.

"Go uniquely addresses the needs of development and IT operations teams to have a common, integrated platform to manage their entire development, testing and release lifecycle," explained Humble, product manager of Go. "Go fills a crucial gap in many Agile implementations - providing the automation, collaboration and compliance capabilities to break down operational silos and turn software releases into frequent, reliable, non-events."

Go Availability
Go is available now as part of the Adaptive ALM platform from ThoughtWorks Studios. The Go Community edition is available as a free download directly from the ThoughtWorks Studios website, while the full-version, commercial Go Enterprise is available via license. For product, download and pricing information please visit: (www.thoughtworks-studios.com/go-agile-release-management).

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated delivery lifecycle platform designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all facets of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.
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Humble's keynote to explain how continuous delivery bridges development with testers and IT operations

WHO: Jez Humble
Build and Release Principal
ThoughtWorks Studios
(www.thoughtworks-studios.com/)

Humble has extensive IT experience as a developer, sysadmin, consultant and manager, working with multiple platforms and technologies. Since 2004, he has worked for ThoughtWorks Studios in Beijing, Bangalore, London and San Francisco. He is the co-author of the forthcoming book Continuous Delivery (Addison-Wesley, 2010), and serves as product manager for Cruise, ThoughtWorks' continuous integration platform.

WHAT: Based on ThoughtWorks' years of experience running large-scale, distributed and cross-functional Agile projects, continuous delivery is a new agile methodology that focuses on automating the build, test and deployment process, and improving collaboration between development, testers and IT operations. The end goal is to enable rapid, reliable delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users, providing a fast return on IT investments in software.

Getting software released to users in large-scale environments is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process. By following the principles and practices that form the basis of continuous delivery, developers, testers, and systems administrators can deliver software rapidly while improving quality and maintaining the stability of the live environment.

Humble, an expert in developing best practices around continuous software delivery, will explore such topics as automated testing, patterns for continuous deployment, value stream mapping, and the principles that enable rapid, reliable releases in large-scale Agile environments. In his keynote presentation, Humble will present a pattern called the "deployment pipeline." This enables every team member the luxury of receiving rapid feedback on the production readiness of the application every time a change is introduced.

WHEN: Wed., July 21, 2010
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (UTC)
To register: (http://gihyo.jp/event/2010/agile)

WHERE: Akihabara Convention Hall

CONTACT: For more information or to set up an interview with ThoughtWorks Studios or Jez Humble, please contact Christie Denniston at Catapult PR-IR 303-581-7760, ext. 13 or (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).

Mingle extensions help Agile development teams collaborate and work more efficiently with existing tools and processes

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in Agile ALM tools and training, today announced a series of extensions for its Mingle® project management platform. The new integrations will help organizations synchronize data within distributed teams onto a common Agile development platform, resulting in better collaboration and visibility among business stakeholders, project managers, development, QA and technical support teams.

"As our enterprise customers adopt Agile they are challenged with a heterogeneous tools environment that prohibits them from fully maximizing existing IT investments. Leveraging Mingle's open APIs will make it easier for customers to adopt Mingle as their Agile project management platform and utilize both new and legacy systems," said Adam Monago, VP of client services for ThoughtWorks Studios. "We will continue to respond to customer and community input to improve Agile ALM collaboration between globally distributed teams, bringing them more closely together to improve the productivity, visibility and success of Agile programs."

The new Mingle extensions created and supported by ThoughtWorks Studios are priced separately and available as add-ons to existing Mingle licenses. The new extensions include:

Mingle Connector for JIRA - this new integration automatically ties tasks completed in JIRA with Mingle. It provides bi-directional updates between JIRA and Mingle - whereby defects, bugs, feature requests and other tasks created within JIRA are tightly integrated into the Agile project management workflow. In combination, organizations using the Mingle Connector for JIRA can manage and prioritize customer requirements through Mingle and gain full visibility and traceability into the status, progress, completion and reporting of issues - or feature-requests - within each software iteration. (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/ab8c8ee3a7)

Mingle Card Prioritizer - provides product managers and business analysts with the ability to rapidly prioritize lists of epics, features and stories. Users can group cards into buckets and use drag-and-drop ranking capability to quickly sort a large backlog.

Dependency Tracker - gives program and project managers the tools needed to manage functional dependencies within and across projects, providing visual cues to indicate when commitments have been satisfied.

Test Recorder - helps QA departments that are using Mingle to manage test cases the ability to capture test results on Mingle cards and report on pass/fail rates without leaving the platform.

Mingle Mercurial Plug-in for distributed Source Control Management (SCM) - provides engineers with the power to manage the Mercurial Distributed Source Control Management solution within Mingle.

Availability
To request a demo or inquire about pricing for these extensions, please visit
(http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/forms/form/all/unregcall).

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated set of lifecycle tools designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM^TM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all facets of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, and Rackspace. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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