Clarity from Niku Selected by Autobytel to Support Product Development and Compliance; New Product Development Solution to Help
18 July 2005 - 10:57PM
Business Wire
Niku Corporation (Nasdaq:NIKU) today announced that Autobytel Inc.
(Nasdaq:ABTL), a leading automotive marketing services company, has
selected Clarity(TM) from Niku to support its award-winning product
development efforts. Autobytel, a recent winner of an AeA High-Tech
Award for product innovation and the Stevie Award for Best Product
Development Team, will use the Clarity for New Product Development
solution to manage governance compliance rules and regulations, and
to complement the management of its diverse IT product development
initiatives. Autobytel owns and operates a number of automotive
website, research, information and CRM solution companies. "We
believe the Clarity solution will help us bring our innovative
marketing, information and CRM products to market even more
efficiently -- enabling our development teams to continue to stay
ahead of the product development curve while maximizing our ROI,"
said John Petrone, Chief Technology Officer of Autobytel. Clarity
for New Product Development is designed to standardize and automate
a range of product development processes, including team
collaboration and reporting. A key advantage of the Clarity
solution is its flexibility. The user interface can be easily
configured for different design units and developers, supporting
the creativity and input of everyone involved in the product
development process while providing management with centralized
visibility and control. "As demonstrated by its recent product
innovation awards, Autobytel's development team has an outstanding
track record," said Josh Pickus, Chief Executive Officer of Niku.
"We look forward to empowering this highly successful company with
increased efficiency, process improvement and streamlined
collaboration so they can focus on what they do best -- creating
powerful marketing and CRM products for the auto industry." About
Niku Niku Corporation (Nasdaq:NIKU) is the leader in IT Management
and Governance (IT-MG) and New Product Development (NPD) solutions,
and is three-time winner of the Gartner PPM Summit "Best Vendor"
award. More than 400,000 users at industry leaders such as Avon,
BT, Eastman Chemical, HSBC, Manpower, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
and Unilever depend on Niku software to maximize their "Return on
IT." With headquarters in Silicon Valley, Niku serves global
customers from more than 20 offices worldwide. For more
information, contact info@niku.com or visit http://www.niku.com.
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