Lexington Software Associates Renews Contract as a Rational Software Solutions Program Partner

Business Wire, Jan 19, 1999

WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1999--Lexington Software Associates (LSA) Inc. (NASDAQ:RATL), today announced its renewal as a Rational Solutions Program Partner. As a Solutions Partner, Rational customers can confidently choose LSA to provide expert consulting services to their development organizations.

As a leading provider of "Solutions for Configuration Management" (sm), LSA focuses on helping development organizations deploy and make effective use of Configuration Management software. LSA's service offerings include: consulting, process and tool assessment, implementation and deployment services, and problem identification and troubleshooting services. In addition, LSA offers comprehensive CM outsourcing services, as well as remote CM administration services. These services allow customers pager access to a dedicated LSA support person as well as on-site quarterly assessments.

"LSA's decision to continue as a Rational Solutions Program Partner demonstrates its commitment to both our products and to our customers' success," said Kevin Kernan, Vice President, Partner Marketing. "LSA offers comprehensive consulting services that extend and complement Rational ClearCase and ClearDDTS solutions that will ensure our mutual customers success.'"

"Software development organizations should focus their resources on developing software, not deploying and maintaining the CM tools and infrastructure," said Tom Bennett, President and CEO of Lexington Software Associates. "Configuration Management Systems are at the core of a development organization's infrastructure. It is critical that these tools be configured properly from the outset and that an acceptable process is carefully defined to ensure optimal productivity. Maintaining the environment on an ongoing basis is a non-trivial task that we're prepared to help with as well."

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About Lexington Software Associates

Founded in 1997, LSA is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, with additional offices in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Sweden and England. LSA's fundamental goal is to provide solutions that realize measurable improvements in an organization's software development process. Complete information about LSA's consulting services and training classes can be found on http://www.lsai.com or by calling LSA at 877-LSA-4SCM (572-4726). For additional information on LSA please send email to info@lsai.com.

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