Realization's Software to Drive CIE Automotive Projects

Concerto Software to Cut Lead Times and Cost at Egana Unit

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., May 14 -- Realization Technologies today announced that CIE Automotive has selected its Concerto software to manage projects at the Egana unit. Constraints Management Group, a consulting company, will implement the software. CIE Automotive is a leading European automotive supplier to over 35 companies, including Bosch, DaimlerChrysler, Delphi, Ford, General Motors, Johnson Controls, Volkswagen AG and Visteon. Headquartered in Spain, the company has facilities in the U.S.A., Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Belgium, Portugal and Czech Republic.

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to help CIE Automotive better serve its customers needs for aggressive lead times, high quality and low cost," emphasizes Manuel Castro Hermida, director at Constraints Management Group. "Based on our experience with other clients, we are confident that the Egana Unit will realize substantial improvement in all the three areas in a very short time."

Since there will unquestionably be uncertainties in any major multi-project program, Realization's Safety Engine(TM) inserts blocks of unscheduled time, called buffers, into the plan. These buffers absorb and lessen the shocks of uncertainties. As uncertainties create delays in execution, the buffer gets used. The Safety Engine then calculates how much of the unscheduled time is still available for future uncertainties and sets forward-looking priorities for everyone, including managers.

As a result of using this approach, Realization's customers complete more projects on time, accomplishing more projects with more scope in each project and providing managers with increased control.

About Realization Technologies, Inc.

Realization Technologies, Inc. (formerly Speed to Market) provides project management software, specifically designed to manage uncertainties in projects. Its 65-plus customers around the world include leading organizations such as LSI Logic, Medtronic, NASA, Pharmacia, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy, who now deliver over 80 percent of their projects on time without compromising scope, budgets or lead times. Realization is headquartered at 2 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Website is www.realization.com.