Anaqua Press Release

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Ian Reid Anaqua 617-375-5808 ireid@anaqua.com

Anaqua Announces Availability of ANAQUA6.2

Includes significant enhancements to capture innovation and sustain
competitive advantage

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Boston, December 2, 2008 —Anaqua, a leading provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) software and services to global companies, today announced the availability of ANAQUA6.2. This is the third release of the ANAQUA6 IAM solution which was first delivered in February, 2008 and followed by the release of version 6.1 in June. Anaqua clients upgrade directly to whichever release best fits their internal schedules, typically annually.

ANAQUA6.1 and 6.2 provide a stream of enhancements to core IP administration tasks as well as broader IP portfolio management functions across the enterprise. A new security model makes it safe to support sensitive strategic projects on the same IAM infrastructure. There are many enhancements to Invention Management as well as extensive features to import and analyze third party IP using the same portfolio evaluation and classification tools used for in-house IP assets. This release also continues the focus on the user experience for both power users and occasional users.  

Additional new capabilities include:

• An enhanced security model with  increased flexibility for controlling access to a specific set of records for a defined group of users, eg the members of a joint venture research team
• Powerful new online queries users to select, sort and export the fields they want to see, replacing the need for many traditional reports
• Increased configurability for online Invention Disclosure submission and review workflows
• User-configurable screen display controls
• New security on Reports controls access both to reports and the records reports can access

 

About Anaqua

Anaqua’s software helps leading companies grow and protect company value with an advanced, flexible IAM solution used by more than 20,000 users in 100+ countries to manage more than $500 billion in intellectual assets. Companies have saved tens of millions of dollars in annual IAM costs with Anaqua, while increasing licensing revenue, return on R&D and improving alignment of IA with business goals. The ANAQUA IAM solution supports the full IA lifecycle from idea to monetization for all IA categories, including inventions, patents, trade secrets, brands and trademarks. Clients include Microsoft, NXP Semiconductors, Ford, Kimberly-Clark, Diageo, British American Tobacco, Eastman Chemical and The Coca-Cola Company. Anaqua is headquartered in Boston, MA, and has a European head office in London. For additional information please visit http://www.anaqua.com.