MKS and Spectrum Systems Partner to Deliver Single Platform
Application Lifecycle Management to US Federal Government Agencies
Waterloo, ON – September 8, 2006: MKS Inc. (MKS) (TSX: MKX)
and Spectrum Systems of Fairfax, VA, announced today an agreement to
add MKS’s application lifecycle management solution, MKS Integrity,
to Spectrum Systems’ General Services Administration/Federal
Acquisition Schedule (GSA/FAS) Contract #: GS-35F-5192G
This partnership is driven by rising demand among US Federal
Government Agencies for MKS’s application lifecycle management
solution, MKS Integrity. According to industry analyst
firms there is strong interest amongst US government software
decision makers in agile development processes and application
lifecycle management and a growing to need improve processes
surrounding custom development in government IT shops. A rising
interest in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) among government
agencies is also creating pressure for enhanced process control and
management frameworks.
“Our business within the US Federal government sector has been
growing at a steady rate, and we are delighted to partner with
Spectrum Systems, a respected and well recognized player in this
space, to accelerate MKS’s success in this market. Spectrum can
speed our ability to execute US government business transactions,”
says Michael Harris, President and COO, MKS.
MKS US Federal Government customers include such organizations as
the United States Air Force, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight, the United States Social Security Administration, and the
United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services.
“MKS is unique in its approach to the market, providing end-to-end
application lifecycle management coverage – from requirements
management and process and workflow to deployment of change to
production with a single solution and architecture – a factor that
can dramatically accelerate process standardization and reduce cost
and complexity for US Government Agencies,” says Ronald Segal,
president of Spectrum Systems. “We are excited to partner with MKS
to bring their distinct and comprehensive ALM solution to our
government clients.”
About Spectrum Systems, Inc.
Spectrum Systems, Inc., headquartered in Fairfax,
Virginia, is a leading provider of end-to-end enterprise-level
software development solutions and services to the public and
private sectors. The company’s reputation is built on the foundation
of clearly understanding clients’ requirements and business drivers
in order to design, deploy, and deliver the most suitable and cost
effective technology. From the systems to the mission-critical
applications, Spectrum has the expertise and knowledge to
effectively manage and protect IT infrastructures. For more
information, please visit
www.spectrum-systems.com.
About MKS Inc.
MKS is the premier provider of application lifecycle
management solutions for the global 1000. MKS’s flagship ALM
solution, MKS Integrity, is the most highly integrated
ALM platform in the industry today, spanning all aspects of the
software development lifecycle and supporting critical business
transformations including SOA, application rationalization and
outsourcing. MKS Integrity’s single architecture drives high levels
of user productivity, facilitates rapid deployment and process
standardization while delivering a complete view of application
development activity through real time metrics, trends and
reporting. MKS Integrity also provides essential
support for IT operations through software deployment and issue
management. Founded in 1984, MKS serves more than 10,000 customers
in countries across the world. Whether through deployment of MKS’s
solution strategically on an enterprise scale, or by leveraging
individual components to solve project-level challenges, our
customers can use MKS’s software to enable higher levels of process
maturity, better manage global development activity and safeguard
their most critical business applications and software assets. Under
its widely known MKS Toolkit brand, MKS also provides UNIX-Windows
co-existence and system administration that significantly cut
development and administrative costs and reduce time to market,
while enabling enhanced performance. More information about MKS can
be found at
http://www.mks.com or by calling 1-800-265-2797 (US & Canada),
+49-711-351775-0 (Germany), +44-1483-733900 (United Kingdom) and
1-519-884-2251 (Rest of World).
Copyright © 2006 MKS Inc. MKS and MKS Toolkit are trademarks or
registered trademarks of MKS Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in
this release are the property of their respective owners.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to
differ materially from the statements made. When used in this
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"plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" and similar
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Such statements reflect MKS’s current views with respect to future
events and are subject to such risks and uncertainties. Many factors
could cause our actual results to differ materially from the
statements made including those factors detailed from time to time
in filings made by MKS with Canadian securities regulatory
authorities. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward looking
statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from
those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated or
expected. Although MKS believes the expectations represented by such
forward looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance
that those expectations will prove to be correct. MKS does not
intend and does not assume any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements.
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for additional information contact:
Ellyn Winters-Robinson
VP Marketing
MKS Inc.
Phone: 519-883-4346
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Martin Burke
Executive Vice President
Spectrum Systems, Inc.
Phone: 703-591-7400 x228
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