PowerSteering Rated # 1 Software by iSixSigma Magazine

Business Wire, Oct 23, 2006

Beats Instantis, i-Nexus and SixNet in Independent Six Sigma Project Tracking Software Review

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- PowerSteering, the market leader in on-demand Enterprise Performance Improvement solutions, today announced that it was rated the best project tracking software by iSixSigma magazine, a premier worldwide publication read by more than 25,000 Six Sigma executives.

The independent evaluation was conducted by Master Black Belt Anselmo Chung and comprised Six Sigma Project Tracking software offered by PowerSteering, i-Nexus, SixNet and Instantis. PowerSteering scored highest in the overall evaluation and was the only software provider to be rated as excellent. The review concluded that PowerSteering had the best user interface, the best usability, and judged its search capability as its best feature.

"This is an outstanding accomplishment for us and validates our longstanding VOC-driven approach to software design. Considering how frequently competitors make unsubstantiated claims about market share, we're very pleased to be ranked as the best software by an independent review conducted by the preeminent Six Sigma publication," stated Stephen Sharp, PowerSteering Chief Executive Officer.

The detailed iSixSigma review, appearing in the November issue, called out these differentiated PowerSteering features:

"Best- in-class" Homepage

* Clutter-free, straightforward dashboard

* Ability for Black Belts to initiate status update requests directly from the homepage

* Visibility of project completion percentage by DMAIC phase

"Best Feature Search Capability"

* Algorithm-powered search of entire project database

* Similar project keyword search from charters, project names and objectives

* Enterprise wide knowledge sharing and project replication

Multiple Methodology Support

* Automatic population of project deliverables

* User-defined methodologies

* Out of the box support for DMAIC, DFSS, DMADV, DMEDI, Lean, Kaizen and other gated-methodologies

The evaluation process was comprehensive and included a videotaped software demonstration and assessment against 10 functional areas critical to Deployment Leaders and Master Black Belts. PowerSteering's consistent score of excellent or very good across all 10 categories earned it a first place finish.

About PowerSteering Software

PowerSteering Software is the leader in On-Demand Enterprise Performance Improvement solutions for Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence and other strategic initiatives including Merger Management, Product Development and Project Portfolio Management. Its easy-to-use on-demand software provide executives at Raytheon, U.S. Army, NAVAIR AIRSpeed, U.S. Air Force, Textron, Tyco, IBM, Merck, Washington Mutual, Johnson & Johnson, and others with real-time executive visibility, strategy alignment, and enhanced program and team productivity to drive strategy and accelerate results across the enterprise. Visit www.powersteeringsoftware.com for additional information.