PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Mark Walker

3SL
1.256.971.9500
mark.walker@threesl.com

3SL® Inc. Releases Cradle®-6.2 Requirements Management and Systems Engineering Software

New Version Supports XML and RIF 1.1a; Adding Document Import Functions and New Licensing Options

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 2nd 2010 – 3SL, a developer of innovative systems engineering products, today announced the release of Cradle-6.2. Cradle-6.2 implements the first of many planned steps to ensure interoperability, supporting both current and up and coming data formats. The newly added support for XML and RIF 1.1a highlights this commitment. XML allows for consistent and predictable mapping of data between Cradle and other data sources, while RIF 1.1a builds on the XML functionality, extending Cradle data schema to match the Requirements Interchange Format heavily used in European auto manufacturing.

Cradle software has long supported the import and publication of data from Microsoft® Word documents, breaking down large documents into individual, workable requirements within Cradle projects and publishing reports such as formal specification documents. Cradle-6.2 allows for the import of documents in segments versus the previous method of ingesting the entire document at once. This allows for sections of a document to be imported at a time when the data is relevant and as different item types without having to manually assign each change in item type across what is in many cases a multi-hundred page document. This support in Cradle-6.2 dramatically increases the efficiency and accuracy of data imports for a project.

3SL historically offered only a cost effective method of licensing based on concurrent users; permitting a larger collection of users to access the software throughout the day and across projects. Taking cues from customers, 3SL has added a named user licensing option which offers less expensive licenses tied to a particular user. The combination of concurrent and named user licenses presents 3SL customers with one of the most flexible and cost effective solutions for requirement management and systems engineering tool suites.

About 3SL
3SL is an acclaimed developer of leading-edge systems engineering processes and products. Most notably Cradle software, an evolutionary approach to formulating and executing a systems engineering environment. 3SL is headquartered in Huntsville, AL. For more information, visit www.threesl.com.

# # #

3SL and the 3SL Logo are registered trademarks of Structured Software Systems Limited and used with permission by 3SL Inc. Other brands are trademarks of their respective owners.

© Copyright 2010, 3SL Inc.