SPARX SYSTEMS PARTNERS WITH RAVENFLOW TO CREATE INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR RAPID REQUIREMENTS AND ARCHITECTURE DEFINITION

The two companies collaborate to integrate advanced UML modeling with rapid requirements elicitation and definition

EMERYVILLE, Calif., and Creswick, Australia—September 15, 2008—Ravenflow™, the global leader in Rapid Requirements Definition™, and Sparx Systems, a leading provider of visual modeling tools, today announced a partnership that will integrate their companies' RAVEN and Enterprise Architect solutions.

"For the first time, analysts and architects will have a complete integrated solution that quickly takes them from documented requirements to initial use case development, through to detailed architectural design," said Susan Boers, president and CEO of Ravenflow. "The combination of RAVEN and Enterprise Architect enables development organizations to streamline their requirements and software design capabilities, saving considerable time moving from requirements to architecture."

"We are excited to be partnering with Ravenflow to deliver a fully integrated, UML modeling solution that encompasses documented requirements, use case models, and architecture," said Sam Mancarella, chief technology officer of Sparx Systems. "By deploying RAVEN for rapid requirements elicitation and definition, and being able to easily transfer data into UML-based Enterprise Architect, our customers are well-equipped to manage the complexity in today's software products, and deliver solutions to market on time."

The integrated RAVEN and Enterprise Architect solution is available immediately. The two companies will jointly present a webinar on Rapid Requirements and Architecture on September 18. Registration is free and is open at http://www.ravenflow.com/news/events.php

About Ravenflow
Recently named by IDC 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.

About Sparx Systems
Sparx Systems specializes in high performance and scalable visual modeling tools for the planning, design, and construction of business and software intensive systems. With customers in industries ranging from aerospace and automotive engineering to finance, defense, government, entertainment, and telecommunications, Sparx Systems is a leading vendor of innovative solutions based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and its related specifications. A Contributing Member of the Object Management Group (OMG), Sparx Systems is committed to realizing the potential of model-driven development based on open standards.

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