RAVENFLOW PARTNERS WITH QUALITY LIFECYCLE SOLUTIONS (QLS)

QLS to expand requirements expertise to include requirements elicitation and definition with RAVEN™

EMERYVILLE, Calif.—August 15, 2008—Ravenflow, the leader in rapid requirements solutions for business analysts and requirements engineers, announced today a new partnership with Quality Lifecycle Solutions (QLS) in St. Louis, Missouri. QLS will be distributing the award-winning RAVEN solution for requirements elicitation and definition, and supporting customers throughout Missouri.

QLS provides consulting, training, tools, and services for companies working on projects that require good requirements. They specialize in DOORS implementation, support, and customization.

"We are pleased to announce that we are now partnered with Ravenflow. RAVEN assists in capturing user scenarios and creates test plans and activity diagrams from those scenarios," said Marcia Stinson, president and CEO of QLS. "We plan on introducing RAVEN to our clients for requirements elicitation and definition."

"QLS has an excellent reputation for systems and software development. They have a proven track record of developing and delivering process and software-related training," said Susan Boers, president and CEO of Ravenflow. "I am pleased to also have local coverage for our customers and prospects in Missouri and believe our customers will benefit from the quality service that QLS can offer."

Unlike other requirements environments, RAVEN does not require the business analyst to become skilled at additional applications or languages, so the learning curve is minimal and the reward immediate. By assessing requirements directly within Microsoft Word, analysts are able to communicate more clearly with stakeholders and subject matter experts, resulting in increased customer satisfaction, decreased project costs downstream, and better quality requirements overall.

QLS will be hosting an evaluation workshop for clients and potential clients on September 26, 2008, in Kansas City, MO. Registration for the free one-day workshop can be completed online at http://www.ravenflow.com/evalworkshop.

About QLS
Quality Lifecycle Solutions (QLS) provides consulting, training, tools, and services for any company working on projects that require good requirements. QLS has corporate experience with clients in online banking and financial services, aerospace and defense, pharmaceuticals, and government agencies. Additionally, the QLS team members bring with them years of experience in project management, requirements management, software development, verification and testing, and configuration management.

About Ravenflow
Recently named the fastest growing vendor in the requirements field, Ravenflow software enables business analysts to quickly build stakeholder consensus on requirements, reduce the time required for stakeholders to approve specifications, reduce developer rework due to requirements errors, and seamlessly link requirements and testing.

Business analysts and stakeholders across all industries depend on Ravenflow's award-winning RAVEN to quickly visualize and validate software requirements. RAVEN integrates with IBM Rational and Telelogic applications, Microsoft Visual Studio, and HP Mercury. Ravenflow is based in Emeryville, CA; for more information, please visit www.ravenflow.com.

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Press Contacts:

Adam Frankl
Vice President, Marketing, Ravenflow
adam.frankl@ravenflow.com