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ClioSoft offers software licenses and support to EDA consultants at no cost and with no obligations

FREMONT, Calif. - February 18, 2004 - ClioSoft, Inc., a leading supplier of data management solutions for hardware designers, announced the introduction of its Consultants Program at the Design Automation and Test Conference in Paris, France.

ClioSoft recognizes that EDA consultants provide a valuable service to the Electronics Design Industry by evangelizing best practices and processes using a variety of tools from different vendors. Consultants need easy availability to software and resources from EDA vendors to be able to develop their expertise.

The ClioSoft Consultants Program, the first of its kind in the industry, is dedicated to help consultants become experts with ClioSoft's products. The program includes software licenses, support and other resources completely free of charge to consultants with absolutely no strings attached. By joining the program consultants get licenses of SOS and SOS viaDFII for internal use and training at zero cost. Consultants also get access to ClioSoft’s technical support, and Online Support pages that are available only to customers. Additionally, consultants may have opportunities for joint marketing and referrals for consulting services.

"The Consultants Program provides t2design access to an excellent tool for both internal development and to educate my clients as to the benefits of using ClioSoft's SOS" said Thomas Tessier, President of t2design, Incorporated. "The program also provides t2design direct input into ClioSoft's developers for improvements, enhancements and key usability features."

ClioSoft’s SOS provides scalable and reliable data management solutions for multi-site, multi-platform development and is specially tuned to meet the needs of hardware designers. SOS viaDFII allows designers to access SOS data management features directly from the Cadence DFII environment. It offers project teams new levels of Design Data Management support by combining ClioSoft's SOS with Cadence's DFII products into a seamless, easy to use environment.

"I was an EDA consultant for several years and therefore understand the value consultants bring to the industry and the issues they face" said Srinath Anantharaman, Founder and CEO of ClioSoft. "We were often brought into complex projects that were already behind schedule. Invariably we had to use tools we had never used before and had to learn in a big hurry and on the job. Having easy availability to the tools and the vendor’s resources would have been a tremendous help to us and to our customers. This was the inspiration behind introducing the ClioSoft Consultants Program. I believe this program is a win-win-win - for consultants, their customers, and ClioSoft."

About ClioSoft

Founded in 1997, ClioSoft is a leading provider of design data management solutions for the electronics design industry. ClioSoft's products focus on improving team productivity and provide version control, work-area management, release management, issue tracking, and project control seamlessly within the existing design environment. The multi-site development environment and cross-platform support enables global team collaboration and efficient management of design data and processes from concept to tapeout. Its small footprint products provide out-of-the-box solutions for a quick start but can also be customized and configured to suit the needs of distributed global enterprises. ClioSoft's data management solution is seamlessly integrated with several EDA design tools from leading vendors.

For more information, please contact:

Sanjay Patel
408/888-6699
sanjay@cliosoft.com

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