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ThoughtWorks Selects StarBase eCycle to Manage Development for Fortune 1000 Customers
StarTeam Delivers Collaborative eBusiness Life Cycle Management for Premier B2B eCommerce Service Provider
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000-- StarBase Corp. (Nasdaq:SBAS - news), a leading provider of eCollaboration solutions for the development and management of eBusiness applications, Monday announced that ThoughtWorks© Inc., a premier B2B e-Commerce service provider, has selected StarTeam Enterprise, part of StarBase's eCycle Framework, for its eBusiness development projects.
StarBase anticipates additional purchases of StarTeam from ThoughtWorks beyond its initial order of 100 licenses, as ThoughtWorks and its clients continue to address the growing demand for mission critical eBusiness applications.
ThoughtWorks is an Internet professional services provider specializing in the delivery of business-to-business e-Commerce solutions for Fortune 1000 organizations. ThoughtWorks required a life-cycle management solution to gain control over the development process and enhance their ability to meet the rising demand for eBusiness applications. After careful evaluation of the leading products currently available, ThoughtWorks selected StarTeam Enterprise as their development solution.
ThoughtWorks' ability to customize StarTeam to meet their specific build and release requirements was a key factor in their selection of StarTeam Enterprise. ThoughtWorks was experiencing increasingly longer build times for new software releases, largely due to the massive number of documents associated with each build. The StarGate SDK, with its open programmable access to the StarTeam Server, enabled ThoughtWorks to customize their build process. In addition, the ease of implementation of StarTeam and the ability to use existing administration resources, in comparison with other solutions, were significant factors in ThoughtWorks' selection of StarTeam Enterprise. The integrated StarTeam Enterprise environment provided ThoughtWorks with team collaboration, task and change management, as well as a robust configuration management system.
``Our implementation of StarTeam has enabled our project team to more efficiently manage the development of complex eBusiness applications,' said Ryan Wilcox, manager of quality assurance at ThoughtWorks. ``The level of functionality and customization that this product brings to the table has helped tremendously in our efforts to refine configuration management processes.'
``As more and more companies move to an eBusiness strategy, the demands made on development organizations will continue to increase,' commented Lydia Patterson, vice president, StarBase products group. ``The ability to manage the frequent changes and increased complexity of implementation, typical of eBusiness applications, is essential. ThoughtWorks required an integrated solution that supported team discussion for making and recording project decisions, as well as automated change tracking and task management. StarTeam provides unsurpassed support for these needs. The readily available project information that is stored in the StarTeam server has the advantage of enabling new consultants on the project to come up to speed very quickly. StarTeam Enterprise also provides their customers with an accurate and complete record of what has been delivered.'
About ThoughtWorks
ThoughtWorks is an Internet professional services provider specializing in the delivery of highly strategic business-to-business (``B2B') e-Commerce solutions for Fortune 1000 organizations in the financial services, retail and telecommunications industries. The company utilizes its leading edge technical capabilities to enable clients to implement new Internet-based applications that integrate with and leverage existing systems. For additional information, contact ThoughtWorks at info@thoughtworks.com, www.thoughtworks.com or call 888/THOUGHT.
About StarBase
StarBase is a leading provider of eBusiness Life Cycle Management Solutions for the enterprise. The StarBase eCycle technology offers a complete family of user-friendly software products that enable teams of people to collaborate in the production of Web sites, e-commerce and business critical applications. StarTeam, a prime component of eCycle, received ``Two Thumbs Up' from New Media in May 1999, Four Stars from Software Development in August 1999, was named the 25th fastest growing ISV for Windows by Microsoft and CMP Media in April 1999, and ``Best of the Test Center' by InfoWorld in January 1998. Leading organizations such as Hollywood Entertainment, Bank of America, Boeing, Dell Corp., Intel Corp., Sprint, and Xerox have chosen StarTeam to aid in their development projects.
StarBase is located at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 800, Santa Ana, Calif., 92707. Tel: 714/445-4400. Fax: 714/445-4404. Visit StarBase's Web site at www.starbase.com.
StarBase and its product names are trademarks of StarBase Corp. All other product and company names herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward Looking Statements
When used in the preceding discussion, the words ``believes, expects, or intend to' and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) conditions in the general economy or the software industry, (ii) the timely development and market acceptance of products and technologies, (iii) competitive factors, (iv) demand for team productivity software products, (v) sell-through of products in the sales channel, and (vi) other risks described in StarBase Corp.'s SEC reports and filings.
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StarBase Corp., Santa Ana
Martha Ray, 714/445-4531
mray@starbase.com
or
Ann Jones (investor relations), 714/445-4440
ajones@starbase.com
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