Sparx Systems launches sister company in Spain

The launch of Sparx Systems Spain provides strong local presence for Enterprise Architect's growing Spanish user community.

Creswick, Australia – October 7, 2008 – Sparx Systems, a leading provider of software tools based on the UML (see OMG.org) and its related specifications, today announced the launch of a new sister company in Spain.

The new sister company will provide regional support and a distribution base for Sparx Systems' premier modeling platform, Enterprise Architect 7.1, which has an active customer base spread across 130 countries and over 150,000 users globally. Localized services provided through approved sister companies help to build Sparx Systems' momentum within the software, business and systems modeling and design tools marketplace.

“The team behind our new sister company in Spain brings great depth of expertise and hands-on experience in deploying Enterprise Architect along with industry best practices”, commented Sparx Systems' Chief Operations Officer, Ben Constable. He added “This is an exciting development for us and our Spanish users, who now have an experienced and powerful local resource to support their adoption of Enterprise Architect.”

Managing Director of the newly formed Sparx Systems Spain, Guillermo Montoya, noted “Our team brings over seven years experience working with Enterprise Architect. We have a particular focus on implementing the CMMI, ITIL, CobiT and Metrica standards, as well as industry standard modeling notations including UML and BPMN.”

Sparx Systems Spain has launched its localized web site, which allows customers to purchase Enterprise Architect via an online shop. The company also provides online training courses and professional consulting services around Enterprise Architect.

Enterprise Architect is immediately available from the company's web site: www.sparxsystems.es

About Sparx Systems

Sparx Systems specializes in high performance and scalable visual modeling tools for planning, designing and constructing business, IT and software systems.

With customers in industries ranging from aerospace and automotive engineering to finance, defense, government, entertainment and telecommunications, Sparx Systems is a leading vendor of innovative solutions based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and its related specifications. A Contributing Member of the Object Management Group (OMG), Sparx Systems is committed to realizing the potential of model-driven development based on open standards.

The company’s flagship product, Enterprise Architect, has received numerous accolades since its commercial release in August, 2000. Now at version 7.1, Enterprise Architect is the design tool of choice for over 150,000 registered users in more than 130 countries world-wide.