Analysis & Commentary:

ALINEAN BUILDS ROI ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR ROGUE WAVE SOFTWARE

Alinean, the IT Value Experts, has announced a relationship to develop an ROI analysis program for Rogue Wave Software, a leading global software and consulting services company. As part of the program, Alinean's ROI experts researched the value proposition of basing business applications on field-proven components offered by Rogue Wave SourcePro C++. The resulting metrics and model have been transferred into a dynamic ROI Analyst sales tool and documented in a comprehensive white paper. The ROI Analyst sales tool uses Alinean's independent research and metrics to calculate a customized ROI, which helps the Rogue Wave sales force to clearly communicate the business value of SourcePro C++.

"Rogue Wave Software products and services help accelerate deployment by reducing the planning, development and testing workload, allowing companies to reap the business benefits of their application more rapidly. By providing products and services that increase application quality and reduce downtime, Rogue Wave minimizes project risk and increases the potential for project success," said John Floisand, CEO of Rogue Wave Software. "With Alinean's independent research, validation and modeling of our value proposition, we can clearly and concisely detail a personalized cost-benefit justification for SourcePro C++ to our current clients and prospects."

When developing object-oriented business applications, companies can either build applications completely using in-house resources or use a foundation of flexible and reliable pre-built components from a reputable source. Initial results from the ROI research conducted by Alinean indicate that using Rogue Wave SourcePro C++ has substantial benefits throughout the project lifecycle in comparison to in-house developed components, including: reduced development workload, faster time-to-market, increased quality and application availability, lower maintenance costs, smoother evolution, better strategic alignment and reduced overall project risk.

"Study after study indicates that software development projects are prone to failure, with almost three-quarters of all software development projects suffering from cancellation, cost overruns, time overruns or a rollout with fewer features or functions than promised," said Tom Pisello, CEO of Alinean. "Alinean's research results prove that Rogue Wave Software components can reduce these development risks and deliver a substantial ROI of three to five dollars for every dollar invested in SourcePro C++. With Alinean's cost justification model and ROI Analyst software, we expect that the Rogue Wave sales force will gain effectiveness in communicating this message to clients and reduce the time it takes to quantify and build positive business cases for implementing SourcePro C++."

With over 300,000 developers worldwide using their components, Rogue Wave is a leading provider of C++ software components. Rogue Wave SourcePro C++ is comprised of four products, providing the fundamental components development teams need to maximize productivity, achieve faster time-to-market and reduce the risks that continue to hinder many development projects. With SourcePro C++, development teams have a head start on building applications that solve real-world business problems, increase productivity and deliver projects on schedule with reduced risk of failure.

About Alinean

Founded in July 2001 to develop research methodologies and software tools to measure and quantify the value and ROI from information technology, Alinean develops custom tools to prove and improve the value of IT investments. The Alinean team originally pioneered the concept of interactive ROI and TCO software in 1994, developing award-winning solutions for leading IT vendors and consultants. Alinean is a privately held company, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, and is a client of the UCF Technology Incubator Program. For more information visit the company's Web site at www.alinean.com or call 407-822-2426.

About Rogue Wave Software Inc

Rogue Wave Software Inc is a leading global software and consulting services company. Its large-scale, platform-independent business frameworks, components and services provide the fastest way to deliver durable mission-critical applications. Today more than 300,000 developers at the world's leading companies use Rogue Wave products to develop comprehensive, enterprise-level general business and e-business applications. With headquarters in Boulder, Colo., Rogue Wave has offices located throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and can be found on the Internet at www.roguewave.com.

Contact Jan Jahosky, Alinean, 407-331-4699, jjahosky@alinean.com.