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Krugle Referrals Offered Free Evaluation License of SEER for Software

El Segundo - October 15, 2010 -

Galorath is happy to offer qualified Krugle-referred organizations a full evaluation license of SEER for Software, the leading software project estimation model. This offer is valid subject to qualification. Galorath and Krugle are working together to help make developers more efficient and effective.

SEER for Software enables organizations to streamline project processes and improve project performance throughout the software development lifecycle.
Project Planning Software - Understand project scope and complexity and develop detailed project plans more quickly and accurately, helping with software estimation.
Project Cost Management Software - Identify key cost drivers and test trade-offs much earlier in the software development process.
Project Tracking Software - Monitor project progress and determine what mid-course corrections (if any) are needed to keep the project on track.
Thousands of government and commercial users worldwide currently depend on SEER for Software (SEER-SEM) to improve software project performance and deliver software projects on time and on target.

Click here to fill out a request form for an evaluation license for SEER for Software.

Estimation Best Practices and Solutions Showcase

Herndon, Virginia, U.S. - October 05, 2010 - Galorath will hold a best practices solutions showcase at Booz Allen Hamilton in Herndon, Virginia on October 19, 2010.

Please join us for a complimentary Solutions Showcase seminar, highlighting the most recent enhancements to the SEER® suite of application software. Learn about the latest products and capabilities, meet with Galorath representatives, network and share best practices with other SEER users. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and product-specific databases of industry and user-defined metrics, SEER solutions have been helping organizations better estimate, plan and control project costs, quality, time-to-market and risk for more than two decades. SEER by Galorath provides the most comprehensive, intuitive estimating software in the industry, supporting both “quick-and-dirty” preliminary analyses and finely detailed project plans.

Date

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Location

Booz Allen Hamilton
One Dulles Center
13200 Woodland Park Road
Herndon VA 20171 USA

Conference Room 2207

Preliminary Agenda

8:00-8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45am Welcome by Brian Glauser, V.P. Business Development
8:45-9:30am Keynote: Estimating Best Practices by Dan Galorath, CEO
9:30-10:15am Leveraging SEER for Software in Agile, SOA, and Open Source Projects by Terry Vogt, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
10:15-11:15am GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Cost Estimates by Karen Richey, Sr. Cost Analyst, US Government Accountability Office
11:15-12:00pm Data Driven Estimating with SEER for Software by Bob Hunt, V.P.Professional Services
12:00-12:30pm Lunch
12:30-1:15pm What’s New in SEER for Software and SEER for IT
1:15-2:00pm What’s New in SEER for Hardware and SEER for Manufacturing
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:15-2:45pm Getting the Most From Your SEER Solutions: Training, Support, & Consulting by Bob Hunt, V.P. Professional Services
2:45-3:30pm Open discussions – Q&A with All

Registration

To register, please email Kelly Timko with “Register” in the Subject Line and provide the following information: Name, Company, Email, Phone number

If you have any questions or want to register over the phone, please contact Kelly Timko at (310) 414-3222 x632, (Kelly Timko)

Feel free to pass this information on to any of your colleagues. Everyone is welcome.

We look forward to seeing you!

SEER Products Are Now Windows 7 Compatible

- May 10, 2010 - We are proud to announce that many of the SEER applications are now Windows 7 Compatible, including:

• SEER Estimate by Comparison 3.1.8
• SEER-H Integration to MS Project 1.0.21
• SEER for Hardware 7.1.45
• SEER for IT 1.1.10
• SEER-MFG 6.1.14
• SEER for Software 7.3.13

These applications are not only supported by Windows 7, but have passed a set of tests that ensure a high level of quality for the application. This status represents the fact that we really stand behind our products. You can be confident that SEER Windows 7 compatible applications are reliable to use and have higher quality across the bar than similar applications.

Announcing Upgrades to Galorath’s Manufacturing Project Estimation Software, SEER® for Manufacturing

- November 10, 2009 -

El Segundo, Calif. - Galorath Incorporated, a California-based software firm whose customers include Airbus; ATK; BAE Systems; Boeing; Lockheed Martin; Northrop Grumman; Phillips Medical; Raytheon and the U.S. Department of Defense has released major upgrades to SEER for Manufacturing (SEER-MFG™, formerly SEER-DFM™), a project estimation and management solution for virtually any manufacturing operation. The new releases, SEER-MFG 6.1 and its optional component, Aerostructures 3.1, are available immediately.

SEER-MFG performs manufacturing process level estimates for part and assembly operations, enabling the use of the most cost-effective designs to reduce product costs and improve time to market. By providing insight into the cost and producibility ramifications of design decisions, SEER-MFG bridges the gap between design and manufacturing.

"Our software is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our customers," said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath Incorporated. "Manufacturing processes and technologies are continuously changing-and SEER project estimating and management applications are systematically upgraded to address these new developments."

Galorath has added numerous features and updates to the manufacturing processes contained in SEER-MFG 6.1. The software includes major updates to the primary machining models. These updates compute machine times based on feeds and speeds models. The new algorithms have been updated to be more sensitive to machining small parts as well as lightweight but difficult to machine materials, such as titanium, specifically for Radial Mill, End Mill, Turn, Bore, Shape, High Speed, Surface Grind, Chemical Mill, Centerless Grind, Cylindrical Grind, and Screw Machine processes.

The 6.1 update now produces production lots for sub assemblies and entire projects; this is extremely useful for estimating costs for delivering products over an extended period of time. With each successive lot, you can see exactly how unit and total costs reduce based on the lot quantities entered.

The Detailed Composites model has been updated with new shapes and a new parameter has been implemented, enabling users to add up to 50 additional plies per work element.

The Aerostructures 3.1 plug-in for SEER-MFG has been updated to include two new fit-up models; Cable/Harness and Tube Assembly installation. Also, the Aerostructures plug-in, whose availability was previously limited to companies inside the USA and U.S. State Department-approved firms overseas, is now widely available outside the U.S. The Aerostructures plug-in for SEER-MFG provides a direct cost model, which includes numerous composite fabrication and assembly processes for placement (Braiding, Hand Layup, P4A, Tow Placement, 3-D Weaving, Filament Winding); curing (Autoclave, E-Beam Fabrication, Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding(VARTM)); trim; paste-bond; E-Beam Assembly; 3-D Reinforcement (including Z-Pinning and Stitching); as well as some state-of-the-art metal processes such as Super Plastic Forming with Diffusion Bonding (SPFDB) and over 50 processes related to sheet metal fabrication pre-form, form, after-form and finishing operations.

"One of SEER-MFG's strengths is its ability to influence design decisions, pointing the way to the simplest and most cost-effective solution," said G. Pruijsen MSC, Manager of Value Engineering at Phillips Healthcare, headquartered in Eindhoven. "In one case a supplier offered a quote of 1,000 Euros for a part but our cost engineer, using SEER-MFG, calculated that it should be 200 Euros," said Pruijsen. "They eventually settled on a final price of 350 Euros." Pruijsen believes that over the past 12 months his cost engineers, working with SEER-MFG, have saved the division about one million Euros.
The new release of SEER-MFG includes additional improvements and new features.

About Galorath Incorporated
Galorath Incorporated has invested more than two decades developing solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics, manufacturing and IT projects. Their suite of SEER productivity development applications is the most comprehensive estimation and management solution in the industry. Visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.

State Department Lifts ITAR Restrictions on SEER for Manufacturing Aerostructures Plug-in

- September 08, 2009 -

El Segundo, Calif.-Galorath Incorporated, the producer of the SEER project estimating software is pleased to have received official notification that Galorath's Plug-in for Aerostructures, formerly known as the Composites Affordability Initiative Plug-in, has been freed from restrictions for international sales. This means Galorath can offer SEER for Manufacturing - Aerostructures Edition to customers in any country with which the United States allows trade, as well as use by non-US citizens.

Galorath is proud to have worked with several leading American aerospace manufacturers (Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and GE Aircraft Engines) in a major cooperative effort to develop the Aerostructures plug-in. The plug-in provides a method for quickly and accurately evaluating the cost of alternate composite materials and manufacturing processes.

Specifically, the Aerostructures Plug-in for SEER-MFG provides a direct cost model, which includes over 25 existing and emerging composite fabrication and assembly processes, as well as some state-of-the-art metal processes such as high speed machining and Super Plastic Forming-w-Diffusion Bonding providing a method for quickly and accurately determining and evaluating costs of alternate designs and manufacturing processes. SEER-MFG with its Aerostructures plug-in enables an increased number of trade studies in a shorter period of time resulting in cost reductions by the early identification of the most affordable composite structural concepts with greater dependability than previously possible.

In a case study from Northrop Grumman, they stated: "SEER-MFG with the Aerostructures Plug-in is the heart of our cost evaluation on the F-35." "Assessments of cost for assembly and composite operations come out of the plug-in, and it provides the totalness and versatility that is required in aerospace engineering that was not available before." Both Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin engineers for the F-35 program had established SEER-MFG with the Aerostructures Plug-in as the "tool of choice." It is being used daily to perform trade studies and as an affordability tool.

For more than two decades Galorath Incorporated has developed solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics and manufacturing projects. Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and project-applicable knowledge bases, SEER solutions enable engineers, project managers, cost analysts and IT professionals worldwide to simulate and analyze alternative project scenarios, develop and optimize detailed project plans and ensure that projects stay on track and meet objectives for functionality, cost, effort, duration and quality. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, SEER by Galorath is the most comprehensive, intuitive project estimation and management solution in the industry. Please visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.

SEER® Software and Training for Project Estimation, Planning & Control Now Available on GSA Schedule

- August 14, 2009 - El Segundo, Calif.— Galorath Incorporated, the producer of the SEER project estimating software, is pleased to announce that its SEER software and training is now available for purchase to U.S. government agencies through the GSA schedule.

"SEER software provides best-in-class project estimation, planning and control for a variety of project domains, including software, hardware, electronics, systems, manufacturing and information technology," said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath.

"The government has embraced parametric estimation for quite some time and many government agencies have utilized SEER for many years. All of the SEER products have passed a strenuous review in order to better serve these organizations. Having the SEER products and training available through the GSA schedule is extremely helpful for government procurement personnel in getting our products and training to government customers that want to apply SEER's proven capabilities for providing realism to project estimates," said Brian Glauser, Vice President of Business Development at Galorath Incorporated.

"We are pleased that government agencies will have easier access to our products and training. Until now, due to budget constraints and a more arduous procurement process, some of these agencies have not been able to take advantage of SEER's proven capabilities for producing credible project estimates and achievable project plans. SEER will help these agencies to better forecast and budget for projects, better evaluate contractor proposals more efficiently and track projects more reliably," said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath.

Galorath modified its existing GSA IT Schedule 70 contract (GS-35F-0392K) simplifying the procurement process for government customers looking to obtain Galorath's proven decision-support and production optimization applications and training.

Government agencies are under increasing pressure to keep contracts under control and on budget. Many agencies now list as one of their top acquisition reforms realistic cost estimates. Galorath's SEER software provides government agencies a proven suite of models for ensuring realism and objectivity in their cost estimating.

About Galorath Incorporated
For more than two decades Galorath Incorporated has developed solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics and manufacturing projects. Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and project-applicable knowledge bases, SEER solutions enable engineers, project managers, cost analysts and IT professionals worldwide to simulate and analyze alternative project scenarios, develop and optimize detailed project plans and ensure that projects stay on track and meet objectives for functionality, cost, effort, duration and quality. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, SEER by Galorath is the most comprehensive, intuitive project estimation and management solution in the industry. Please visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.

Bios

- March 18, 2009 - Galorath Incorporated is managed by a team of executives who have had years of cost modeling and estimating experience in the software and aerospace industries.

Bios

Daniel Galorath, President and CEO. For over 30 years, Daniel D. Galorath has been solving management, costing, systems and software problems for both information technology and embedded systems. One of Dan’s strengths is reorganizing troubled software projects, assessing progress applying methodology and plans for completion and estimated cost to complete. Dan’s company, Galorath Incorporated, develops the SEER™ applications for software, hardware, electronics & systems, IT and manufacturing cost, schedule, risk analysis and management decision support. He is one of the principal developers of the SEER-SEM™ software evaluation model. Dan’s book, Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management was published in 2006. Follow Dan’s blog at http://www.galorath.com/wp/.

Brian Glauser, VP, Business Development. Mr. Glauser has over 25 years of experience in technical software sales and management. Prior to joining Galorath, he was Director of Sales and Marketing for Cognition Corp., makers of high end engineering analysis and cost management software. During his sixteen-year tenure with Cognition, he helped grow and guide the company into several new markets, commercial as well as aerospace and defense. Mr. Glauser also spent six years as the Manager, Corporate CAD/CAM Administration and Engineering Computing Services for Applied Materials, Inc. where he was responsible for the selecting, implementing and managing corporate CAD/CAM systems and engineering computing systems. Mr. Glauser has degrees in Computer Science and Management from Temple University, DeAnza College, and St. Mary’s University, and he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1975-1978.

Karen McRitchie, VP of Development. Ms. McRitchie is responsible for the design, development, implementation and validation of the parametric estimation relationships found in the SEER™ estimation product line. In addition to existing SEER™ products, Ms. McRitchie oversees the development and implementation of new products and serves as principle investigator for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects. Ms. McRitchie has participated in numerous estimation, data collection, and calibration efforts and has trained hundreds of cost analysts in the use, application, and calibration of SEER-SEM™ and SEER-H™. She has been active in the International Society of Parametric Analysts (ISPA) for over a decade. She was awarded best paper at the 1993 conference, and in 2002, ISPA honored her with the Parametrician of the Year award. Ms. McRitchie earned her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and System Science at UCLA. Her master’s work is in Mathematics at California State University, Northridge.

In Spite of Recession, Galorath Ends 2008 With Wave of New Business

- February 02, 2009 - El Segundo, Calif.—Galorath, a software firm whose SEER estimation products are used by ATK, Boeing, Bank of America, the Ford Motor Company, the IRS and Northrop Grumman to lower costs and plan, analyze and manage complex projects, ended 2008 with a strong fourth quarter, adding clients and new business despite the economic downturn that has plagued most companies.

Highlights of the period include:
• Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services, a longtime Galorath customer, renewed and upgraded its SEER for Software licenses and expanded its number of locations. They also added SEER for IT, SEER for Hardware, Electronics & Systems and SEER-IC (Integrated Circuits).
• Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab licensed SEER for Hardware Studio Edition, SEER for Manufacturing Estimator Edition and SEER for Software Estimator Edition.
• Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., based in Boulder, Colorado, became a new user of SEER for Software.
• U.S. Air Force Weather Agency licensed SEER for IT.
• CMC Electronics, a Canadian aerospace company, licensed SEER for Software.
• Northrop Grumman Space Technology, an existing Galorath customer, added SEER-IC.
• Honeywell Aerospace licensed SEER for Hardware, Electronics & Systems and SEER for Manufacturing for multiple locations.
• Raytheon Network Centric Systems licensed SEER for Software and SEER for Manufacturing at new locations.
• BAE Systems E&IS signed on to a multiple site; multiple year license for SEER for Software.
• OCCAR (Bonn, Germany) upgraded to a site license of SEER for Software and SEER for Hardware, Electronics & Systems.
• Elekta Ltd. in the U.K. licensed SEER for Manufacturing.
• Perkins Engines in the U.K. licensed SEER for Manufacturing.

"These companies know that because of the financial crisis it is more important than ever to improve project estimation, planning and execution," said Dan Galorath, president of Galorath. "Facing consolidation and downsizing, they've found that SEER enables manageable budgets, realistic forecasts and efficient, achievable projects that are completed on time, within budget and with promised functionality."

About Galorath
Galorath has invested more than two decades developing solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics, manufacturing and IT projects. Its suite of SEER productivity development applications is the most comprehensive estimation and management solution in the industry. Visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.
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New SEER® Estimate By Comparison: Galorath’s Next Generation Sizing Application

- November 11, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif.— SEER Estimate By Comparison, the next-generation sizing application from Galorath Incorporated, is now a standard feature issued with SEER project management applications for Hardware, Manufacturing, IT and Software. A California-based software firm whose customers include Bank of America; Boeing; Ford Motor Company; Lockheed Martin; Northrop Grumman; Siemens, and the U.S. Department of Defense, Galorath has been helping organizations improve their project planning capabilities for over 20 years.

SEER Estimate By Comparison enables users to develop early defendable comparative estimates from SEER input parameters using any quantifiable variables. It includes specific variables for each of the SEER applications: Software, Hardware, Information Technology and Manufacturing, while retaining the software sizing-specific functionality of its predecessor (SEER-AccuScope.)

For Project Portfolio Planning exercises, SEER Estimate By Comparison addresses the scope and value of the potential projects within the portfolio. Coupled with other SEER applications, it provides both cost and value so that in an environment of limited resources, the projects with the best business value can go forward. The possibilities and the opportunities to better quantify qualitative conjecture are virtually limitless.

"For years, as SEER's relative software sizing approaches improved planning for software development, I recognized the need for this capability for other items such as software reuse, volume in hardware, server sizing and value estimation of systems. This new release provides all that and more. I am excited to see Estimate by Comparison delivered throughout the SEER product line" said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath Incorporated.

All SEER by Galorath customers will receive the SEER Estimate By Comparison Pro version, which-in addition to estimating any SEER parameter-can estimate user-defined custom variables.

About Galorath Incorporated
For more than two decades Galorath Incorporated has developed solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics and manufacturing projects. Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and project-applicable knowledge bases, SEER solutions enable engineers, project managers, cost analysts and IT professionals worldwide to simulate and analyze alternative project scenarios, develop and optimize detailed project plans and ensure that projects stay on track and meet objectives for functionality, cost, effort, duration and quality. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, SEER by Galorath is the most comprehensive, intuitive project estimation and management solution in the industry. Please visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.
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Galorath Releases Major Upgrades to SEER® for Manufacturing (SEER-MFG)

- October 22, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif.— Galorath Incorporated, a California-based software firm whose customers include Airbus; ATK; BAE Systems; Boeing; Lockheed Martin; Northrop Grumman; Phillips Medical; Raytheon and the U.S. Department of Defense has released major upgrades to SEER for Manufacturing (SEER-MFG™, formerly SEER-DFM), a project estimation and management solution for virtually any manufacturing operation. The new releases, SEER-MFG 6.0.15 and its optional component, Aerostructures 3.0.10, are available immediately.

SEER-MFG performs manufacturing process level estimates of part and assembly operations, enabling the use of the most cost-effective designs to reduce product costs and improve time to market. By providing insight to the cost and producibility ramifications of design decisions, SEER-MFG bridges the gap between design and manufacturing.

"Our software is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our customers," said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath Incorporated. "Manufacturing processes and technologies are continuously changing-and SEER estimating and management applications are systematically upgraded to address these new developments."

Galorath has added numerous manufacturing processes and other new features. SEER-MFG 6.0.15 includes enhanced modules for Fabrication Operations; Finish and Heat Treat Operations and Mechanical Assembly Operations. SEER-MFG also provides built-in improvement curve adjustments to forecast production quantity/cost relationships.

"SEER-MFG's new capabilities further support our customers' need to determine the fair price they should pay for a given commodity," said Joe Falque, product director of Galorath Incorporated. "SEER-MFG provides the necessary knowledge, data and framework to enable an organization to negotiate with vendors anywhere in the world."

The new release of SEER-MFG includes numerous graphical user interface improvements and other new features. For a full list of all its enhancements, go to the http://www.galorath.com products page.

About Galorath Incorporated
Galorath Incorporated has invested more than two decades developing solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics, manufacturing and IT projects. Its suite of SEER productivity development applications is the most comprehensive estimation and management solution in the industry. Visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.

Dan Galorath eWeek Interview With Leading IT Editor Available as a Podcast

- October 21, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif.— Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath Incorporated, the California-based software company known for its SEER® estimation and modeling applications, was interviewed on September 29th for eWeek.com by Ziff Davis editorial director and senior vice president Michael Vizard. The program, entitled “A Failure to Learn from Past Experience,” focused on why most IT projects are late and over budget. It is available as a podcast at http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Management/A-Failure-to-Learn-from-Past-Experience.

During the course of the interview, Galorath defined IT project failures as those that come in significantly over budget. Quoting a Defense Department report, he said that up to 90 percent of all projects qualify as such and blamed overconfidence in vendors, an abundance of optimism and the tendency of IT to accept unrealistic projections from corporate managers. Estimating capabilities, he said, can be obtained for under $20,000-with the investment often recouped after the very first project. The lesson being that parametric modeling doesn't just help companies choose the appropriate project and the right vendor, it can help decide which projects are unfeasible and should not be attempted at all.

In a discussion of outsourcing, Galorath pointed out that applications like SEER for IT and SEER for Software (SEER-SEM^TM) can transform managers into better educated consumers. By modeling a project beforehand, they can obtain a more accurate picture of its size and complexity, he said, avoiding overbilling practices such as double-charging for changes already factored into the original estimate. He pointed out that the failure to apply sound management practices can result in unwarranted optimism and unrealistic expectations. The key, he said, is the willingness to apply the lessons of past failures to new projects.

Galorath Introduces SEER-SEM 7.3: Feature-Rich Upgrade to Flagship Software Estimation Solution

- October 08, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif. —Twenty years after its introduction and almost immediate establishment as a mainstay application for defense, aerospace, government and industrial organizations, SEER® for Software (SEER-SEM™)—the flagship project estimation solution from Galorath Incorporated, a California-based software firm—has been upgraded to include an array of new capabilities. SEER customers include Bank of America; Boeing; Ford Motor Company; Lockheed Martin; Northrop Grumman; Siemens, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

SEER-SEM 7.3 now includes an enhanced SEER Metrics Analysis & Benchmarking capability that compares organizational performance and industry (best-of-breed, average and low performance) and sanity checks estimates and targets for process improvement.

Galorath's next generation comparison sizing feature, SEER Estimate by Comparison, provides estimates for size, business value, reuse as well as other organizational considerations, allowing the estimation of a project or a portfolio, even before its scope is well understood.

For users looking to enhance their data resources, the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) database is available as an option within SEER-SEM 7.3. ISBSG provides the industry's largest open repository of software project history and includes standardized, verifiable data from over 4,000 software projects.

SEER-SEM 7.3 also includes numerous modeling enhancements including the effort/schedule relationship when schedules are extended beyond what is optimal, and additional flexibility with productive hours per month.

The SEER-SEM Studio Edition's independent crosscheck now includes both user and Galorath data providing a second estimate based solely on data for organizations with strict governance or audit requirements.

SEER-SEM 7.3 also includes knowledge base and sizing updates such as Salesforce.com's APEX Software as a Service (SaaS) environment and development method knowledge bases with the option to size agile projects with Story Points.

For estimating IT systems, SEER-SEM automatically integrates software estimates into the SEER for IT application, providing total ownership for systems including software, infrastructure and IT services.

"These upgrades are based on the feedback we get from customers as well as our analysis of industry and industry trends," said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath Incorporated. "Our philosophy has always been that there are no greater experts in the usage and application of SEER project management solutions than SEER customers themselves."

Galorath Webinar to Discuss Estimating Agile Development Projects Using SEER® for Software

- October 03, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif.—A webinar hosted by Galorath Incorporated, a software firm best known for its SEER project cost estimation and planning applications, will discuss how to use SEER for Software (SEER-SEM™) to accurately estimate software development projects using one of the various Agile methodologies. Scheduled for 8:30 A.M Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, October 7, the online seminar will begin with an overview of Agile and the unique challenges it presents when preparing a project estimate. The webinar is recommended for Program Managers, Software Estimators, SEER for Software Users and Agile Implementers.

Presented by David DeWitt, a Galorath Incorporated Senior Consultant, the webinar will review the Agile Manifesto and recommend parametric parameters that can be mapped to the doctrine. The event will conclude with the presentation of the "Agile-Full" and "Agile-Novice" development method knowledge bases now available in SEER for Software.

To register for the event, go to https://galorath.webex.com/galorath/onstage/g.php?d=926394999&t=a&EA=ktimko%40galorath.com&ET=c33e2dff4417cab4fd0dba90145efe1f&ETR=f63c769e893c42b9ce36087ba5f56ee0 and click "Register." Enter the requested information and then click "Submit." Once the host approves your enrollment, you will receive a confirmation e-mail message with instructions on how to join the event.

Three Major Government Agencies License SEER® Software Estimation Solutions from Galorath

- September 29, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif. - Having sold its first version of SEER for Software (SEER-SEM™) to the U.S. Air Force over 20 years ago, Galorath Incorporated, a California-based software firm, continues to add new customers to an ever growing roster of government organizations. Galorath’s flagship application, SEER-SEM, also in use at NASA, the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and U.S. Armed Forces, is designed to lower software development costs by helping organizations plan, analyze and manage complex projects.

Two of the most recent SEER-SEM purchasers are part of the Department of Defense: the Missile Defense Agency and the Navy Engineering Logistics Office. The third new customer is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, part of the Commerce Department.

"We are proud that so many of our government's organizations use SEER for cost, schedule, effort, risk, reliability estimating and planning-including those defending our nation and those whose mission is to protect our industries and the environment," said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath Incorporated.

The Missile Defense Agency, whose mission is to develop and field an integrated, layered, ballistic missile defense system to defend the nation, acquired SEER-SEM Estimator Edition as has the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose responsibilities include climate monitoring, fisheries management, coastal restoration and marine commerce support. The Navy Engineering Logistics Office, which provides engineering logistics, transportation and other support to the fleet and shore establishments, is now using SEER-SEM Project Manager Edition.

SPC to Recommend SEER® Estimation Models in Partnership Agreement With Galorath Incorporated

- September 18, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif.— As part of a newly-signed agreement, Software Productivity Center (SPC) (http://www.spc.ca), a provider of technology and management services, will recommend to clients the planning and estimation solutions produced by Galorath Incorporated, a software and consulting firm whose products include SEER for Software^TM (SEER-SEM^TM) and SEER for IT^TM (SEER-IT^TM).

SPC is known in the U.S. and Canada for providing consulting and skills development services to organizations wanting to realize the full business potential of their estimation and planning practices. SPC's client roster includes Express Scripts; Business Objects; Kodak Graphic Communications; KeyBank; State Farm Insurance, and DaimlerChrysler Services N.A.

Prior to selling the rights in 2004, SPC developed the commercial version of ESTIMATE Professional. "Based on our own experience with estimation software, we know the value of Galorath's suite of SEER® applications," said Douglas Muir, CEO of SPC. "This partnership provides us with a best-of-breed solution we can confidently offer to clients."

"We are looking forward to working with SPC, a company we've long admired," said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath Incorporated. "They have an outstanding track record in helping world-class clients optimize their processes and bring best practices to software operations."

About SPC
Founded in 1992, SPC has worked with more than 1,000 clients worldwide to improve their software quality, increase speed to market and lower development and delivery costs. Its clients include leading companies in the technology, telecommunications, financial, health care, aerospace, energy, education, manufacturing, professional services and government sectors. For more information visit http://www.spc.ca.

SEER for IT Estimation Software From Galorath: An Answer to Project Delays and Cost Overruns

- July 02, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif.—SEER for IT, a new knowledge-based project estimation and management solution from Galorath Incorporated, promises IT managers better control of costs and planning for IT projects and the ongoing support and maintenance of IT infrastructure and services. By accurately forecasting required effort, schedule and risk before work is even begun, SEER-IT can enable CIOs to significantly improve their IT project success rates. Galorath, whose clients include Bank of America, the Ford Motor Company, the IRS and Northrop Grumman, is a software and consulting firm known for products such as SEER for Software, SEER for Manufacturing and SEER for Hardware, Electronics and Systems.

"We envisioned SEER for IT as a response to new compliance regulations, tighter budgets and calls by senior IT managers for help in running their departments more like a business," said Dan Galorath, founder and CEO of Galorath Inc. "CIOs tell us that inaccurate estimates account for almost all IT project cost overruns and delays and the larger the project the more likely it is to be late and exceed budget-SEER for IT aims to change all that."

"SEER for IT fills a great need for applications that can accurately estimate IT operations projects," said Michael D.S. Harris, co-author of The Business Value of IT: Managing Risks, Optimizing Performance and Measuring Results. "The tight integration between SEER for IT and SEER for Software provides a powerful one-two punch for enhancing end-to-end estimating capabilities."

SEER for IT replicates real-world scenarios and outcomes by combining sophisticated cost modeling technology with an easy-to-use interface; databases of industry and user inputs, rates and factors; and a parametric estimation engine. Designed to bring best practices to the planning and estimation of IT projects and IT support, it can be configured to an organization's unique environment and offers a consistent and repeatable process that supports both detailed and high-level project estimates and trade-offs. The results can be shared easily throughout the organization.

SEER for IT also accurately gauges virtually all aspects of projects needed to support major IT initiatives, including "should cost" models for use in evaluating outsourced estimates. Over the years, SEER estimates have proven to be on target within a range of plus or minus five percent on even the most complex technology projects.

About Galorath Incorporated
For more than two decades Galorath Incorporated has developed solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics and manufacturing projects. Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and project-applicable knowledge bases, SEER solutions enable engineers, project managers, cost analysts and IT professionals worldwide to simulate and analyze alternative project scenarios, develop and optimize detailed project plans and ensure that projects stay on track and meet objectives for functionality, cost, effort, duration, and quality. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, SEER by Galorath is the most comprehensive, intuitive project estimation and management solution in the industry. Visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.
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Galorath CEO Dan Galorath Launches Blog on Cost Estimation

- June 27, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif. -- Prospects, customers and partners of Galorath Incorporated seeking insight into founder and CEO Dan Galorath's views on the art and science of project estimation can now read his blog on the company's blog page (http://www.galorath.com/wp). Galorath is also looking forward to responding to comments and suggestions posted by readers.

El Segundo, Calif. - Jun 27, 2008 - Prospects, customers and partners of Galorath Incorporated seeking insight into founder and CEO Dan Galorath's views on the art and science of project estimation can now read his blog on the company's blog page (www.galorath.com/wp). Galorath is also looking forward to responding to comments and suggestions posted by readers.

"I want my blog to be a forum on project estimation, meaning I welcome opinions and comments from anyone who takes the time to read it," said Galorath, who started his company in 1979. "Accurate estimation is contingent on applying scientific methods and nothing expresses that better than exchanging views openly and honestly."

Galorath's recent blog postings include contemplations on the pitfalls of fact-free planning, the cost of software project failures and the importance of planning, even when developing software within an agile conceptual framework. Readers are invited to add comments and suggest new topics that can be discussed in future blog entries.

About Galorath Incorporated
For more than two decades Galorath Incorporated has developed solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics and manufacturing projects. Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and project-applicable knowledge bases, SEER solutions enable engineers, project managers, cost analysts and IT professionals worldwide to simulate and analyze alternative project scenarios, develop and optimize detailed project plans and ensure that projects stay on track and meet objectives for functionality, cost, effort, duration, and quality. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, SEER by Galorath is the most comprehensive, intuitive project estimation and management solution in the industry. Visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.

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SEER for Software from Galorath: Setting the Standard for 20 Years

- April 28, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif.--The year 1988 is recent history but in software terms it is akin to the early Industrial Revolution-a time when Commodore 64 software sales were still in the tens of millions of dollars, Americans spent over $2.2 billion on MS-DOS-based applications and Lotus 1-2-3 had a 68 percent market share. Also during that year, but with much less public fanfare, Galorath Incorporated launched its SEER-SEM (Software Estimation Model) and found early adapters in the United States Air Force, the National Security Agency, GTE, and Lockheed. But while Commodore, MS-DOS and Lotus have all either declined or disappeared, SEER-SEM (now called SEER for Software) has, not only remained robust with thousands of additional users, but over 20 years has retained each one of its original customers.

"The reason for the outstanding longevity of our customer relationships is not brand loyalty but innovation, pure and simple," said Dan Galorath, president and CEO of Galorath Incorporated. "SEER for Software has had 16 major version enhancements since 1988. We learned early on that listening to customers and understanding what they liked-and didn't like-about our product, was the key to producing the industry's best software."

SEER for Software-then and now-is an application that helps organizations plan, analyze and manage complex software development projects. In its earliest incarnation as one of the first such applications to be Microsoft Windows-based, it comprised 13 5-1/4 inch floppy discs containing 30,000 lines of code (today, Version 7.2 weighs in at 200,000). In addition to the aforementioned longtime customers, SEER for Software users include BAE Systems, Bank of America, Ford Motor Company, ITT Space Systems, several divisions of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and the Social Security Administration.

SEER for Software, like all SEER solutions, features an intuitive interface for defining and describing projects; a simulation/modeling engine; knowledge bases that provide definitions, values, ranges and calibrations based on comparable project histories; a variety of charts, graphs and reports for quickly summarizing and presenting project outcomes and alternatives; and open architecture and APIs that ensure the data's easy integration with departmental productivity solutions and enterprise applications.

About Galorath Incorporated
Galorath Incorporated has invested more than two decades developing solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics, IT, and manufacturing projects. Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and project-applicable knowledge bases, SEER solutions enable engineers, project managers, cost analysts, and information technology professionals worldwide to simulate and analyze alternative project scenarios, develop and optimize detailed project plans, and ensure that projects stay on track and meet objectives for functionality, cost, effort, duration, and quality. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, SEER by Galorath is the most comprehensive, intuitive project estimation and management solution in the industry. Please visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.
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Galorath’s New Microsoft Project Integration Simplifies Hardware Development Planning

- April 17, 2008 - El Segundo, Calif.--A new Microsoft Project integration with the SEER for Hardware, Electronics and Systems (formerly SEER-H) suite of lifecycle cost estimating applications from Galorath, works as a powerful tool for estimating and planning projects by transforming SEER cost and schedule estimates into detailed, task-oriented plans in Microsoft Project. Galorath, whose clients include Boeing; Ford Motor Company; Lockheed Martin; NASA, and the U.S. Air Force, is a provider of advanced modeling tools for project estimation, planning and control.

With relatively few inputs, SEER anticipates and helps accurately plan every aspect of the product life cycle including development, production, operations and support. By transforming project estimates into Microsoft Project plans, it enables the definition of customized templates that are specific to an organization's processes, thus ensuring project plans adhere to organizational standards and practices.

In a simple four-step process, SEER users select an existing project, a planning scheme (a collection of processes, each specific to the type of SEER element being transformed) and a resource assignment scheme. The assignment scheme determines the appropriate labor categories for SEER effort estimates (custom resource assignments can be created). After users specify their inputs, the plan is seamlessly ported to Microsoft Project.

Plans can include development, acquisition, production, O&S, and system level costs. Extent of detail can vary from high level phases to detailed tasks and milestones.

The SEER for Hardware, Electronics and Systems Microsoft Project integration is now available as part of the SEER suite of project estimating and planning tools. For additional information, please call 310-414-3222, send e-mail to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit the company's Web site: http://www.galorath.com.

About SEER for Hardware, Electronics and Systems (Formerly SEER H)
SEER for Hardware, Electronics and Systems is a robust decision-support tool providing lifecycle cost for any size hardware project, from individual components to complete subsystems, systems and system of systems. Using parametric algorithms, extensive knowledge bases, and/or user-supplied data, SEER can reliably and accurately estimate the total cost of ownership for new product development projects. It also provides detailed insight into the risks, uncertainty and cost drivers associated with hardware development, acquisition and integration. You can integrate estimates for embedded software and detail production costs from Galorath's SEER for Software and SEER for Manufacturing applications respectively providing the most comprehensive and defensible project cost estimate possible.

About Galorath Incorporated
For more than 25 years, engineers, project managers and cost estimators have turned to Galorath Incorporated for the industry's most comprehensive set of decision-support and process management tools. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, Galorath's SEER estimation and analysis tools derive cost, schedule and staffing estimates by assessing the interaction and impact of product, organizational and even operational variables. This parametric methodology, coupled with the industry's most comprehensive knowledge bases, creates a rapid and powerful view of the critical factors driving program decisions.
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Galorath Selected by HITCO to Provide Estimating Software

El Segundo, CA - November 13, 2007 - In need of a faster and more accurate way to prepare project proposals, HITCO Carbon Composites (www.hitco.com) has selected SEER for Manufacturing (SEER MFG) and SEER for Hardware, Electronics & Systems (SEER HW) from Galorath Incorporated, a pioneer and industry leader in project estimation and management solutions. The company will use Galorath's project modeling application with extended capabilities designed specifically for the composites manufacturing industry. Galorath customers include Alcoa, Northrop Grumman, Honeywell, NASA, Boeing, the Social Security Administration and the Ford Motor Company.

According to Linda Dooley, HITCO's contracts manager, the company prepared an average of 12 proposals a month last year and has expanded its estimating department to keep up. "We believe the SEER tools will help handle this increased volume," she said. "Time and accuracy are critical factors in submitting a bid; missing a due date is often viewed as non-responsive which excludes the bidder from consideration. Alternatively, winning a bid you have underestimated can be problematic."

Two other sources were evaluated before selecting SEER by Galorath. One of the deciding factors was SEER's effectiveness during trials. "SEER significantly reduced the bid-cycle time," said Dooley. Another was Galorath's emphasis on service. "Galorath has been very responsive to questions, suggestions, needs and blue-sky expectations. They are very patient representatives who not only listen, but hear what we are saying and make suggestions for resolutions to a problem."

"HITCO's early experience with SEER solutions shows that small to mid-size organizations can quickly achieve bottom-line benefits from estimation software," said Galorath vice president Brian Glauser.

Unlike most project tools which focus primarily on modeling functionality and workflow, Galorath has focused on delivering a family of tools designed to model and analyze project costs, effort, and duration, and to help organizations ensure that their development targets are achieved. SEER solutions equip organizations with the tools and information needed to assess project feasibility, optimize project resources, monitor and adjust project processes, and improve the accuracy of project estimates over time.

SEER for Hardware, Electronics & Systems provides detailed insight into the cost drivers, effort and risk involved in hardware development, acquisition and integration. SEER MFG with Aerostructures Pro provides a direct-cost model focused on manufacturing processes, including over 25 existing and emerging composite fabrication and assembly processes. As a result, engineers can reduce costs by performing an increased number of trade studies in a shorter period of time. Last year, at the Final Technical Review for CAI (Composites Affordability Initiative), SEER Aerostructures Pro was acknowledged as one of the three most significant technology transitions that occurred as a result of the program since its inception in 1996.

About HITCO

HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc. is a major supplier of Composite Structural Assemblies and High Temperature Materials to the Aerospace and Industrial Markets. Founded in 1922 by Harry I. Thompson, HITCO is the oldest, continuously operating composites provider in the United States. Located on 26 acres just 10 minutes away from Los Angeles International Airport, HITCO is ideally situated to serve both domestic and international Aerospace customers.

About Galorath Incorporated

Galorath Incorporated has invested more than two decades developing solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics, and manufacturing projects. Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and project-applicable knowledge bases, SEER solutions enable engineers, project managers, cost analysts, and information technology professionals worldwide to simulate and analyze alternative project scenarios, develop and optimize detailed project plans, and ensure that projects stay on track and meet objectives for functionality, cost, effort, duration, and quality. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, SEER by Galorath is the most comprehensive, intuitive project estimation and management solution in the industry. Please visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.

Galorath Incorporated to Launch Ready for IBM Rational Software validation for SEER Project

El Segundo, CA - August 14, 2007 - Galorath Incorporated, a leading provider of project estimation and management software and an IBM Business Partner, today announced it has extended its integration into the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform with SEER for IBM Rational Portfolio Manager. Ready for IBM Rational SEER® for Software provides project cost, staffing, and duration estimates for use cases created in IBM Rational Application Developer or IBM Rational Rose, and provides a direct bridge to IBM Rational Portfolio Manager.

According to CEO Dan Galorath, "With SEER for Software, IBM Rational users will benefit by easily generating accurate estimates for costs, schedules, risks, and reliability very early in the design and decision-making process."Galorath, whose clients include Raytheon, NASA, IRS, Ford Motor Company and Siemens, will demonstrate both solutions during the upcoming IBM Rational Software Development Conference, June 10th to 14th, in Orlando, Fla.

"Seamless information exchange between the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform and Galorath solutions allows our customers to specify a project's use cases, estimate and manage project cost, staffing, and duration, as well as pass SEER estimates directly into IBM Rational Portfolio Manager where resource allocations ultimately get made,"said Michael Loria, vice president business development, IBM Rational Software. "With this capability software planners have an incredibly powerful set of tools for designing, scoping, and managing software projects.

"For the first time, two global leaders in project planning and management have teamed up to provide customers with a proven solution which can substantively improve project quality, while reducing software development costs and time-to-market," Galorath said.

About Galorath Incorporated

Galorath Releases Enhanced Cost Estimation Software: SEER for Hardware, Electronics & Systems (SEER HW) Version 7.0

El Segundo, CA - May 24, 2007 - Galorath Incorporated (galorath.com), a provider of advanced modeling tools for project estimation, planning, and control whose clients include NASA, Raytheon, Ford Motor Company, and Northrop Grumman, has released SEER for Hardware, Electronics and Systems, version 7.0. SEER HW enables organizations to accurately assess what is known about a project and to model or simulate what is unknown, based on meaningful comparative data.

The new SEER HW suite provides advanced capabilities for projects incorporating integrated circuits, updated and enhanced knowledge bases, and integration to Microsoft Project. The accuracy of SEER estimates – typically within 10% of actual results – is achieved by combining sophisticated data models and algorithms, with extensive and extensible knowledge bases derived from actual industry experience. SEER HW version 7 incorporates enhanced and updated industry project data (e.g., labor rates) and advanced capabilities for modeling ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays). Integration to Microsoft Project enables the generation of detailed project plans directly from a SEER project structure. Interface and architectural enhancements such as knowledge base encapsulation streamline development and modification of project plans and ensures that both new and experienced users can easily access, apply, and modify the solution’s comprehensive feature set and knowledge bases.

“The electronics estimation capabilities of SEER HW have been greatly enhanced with this new release,” said Sam Sanchez, director of electronics for Galorath Incorporated. “These new capabilities enable systems integrators, subsystem designers, and micro-electronics engineers to develop and manage estimates for ASICs, FPGAs and Printed Circuit Boards with much greater accuracy and confidence. The ability to simulate multiple design scenarios and test trade-offs early in the planning process ensures that hardware and electronics projects are optimized for cost, capability, and time-to-market.”

Pricing and Availability

Version 7.0 of SEER HW is available now as are pricing options for seat, site and seat/site combinations. An annual, unlimited use site license begins at $24,500.

About Galorath Incorporated

Dan Galorath’s Dramatic Weight Loss Featured in The Wall Street Journal: Like His Company, a Story Told in Numbers

El Segundo, CA - April 10, 2007 - The April 10th edition of The Wall Street Journal Online featured the inspiring story of SEER technology architect and CEO, Dan Galorath, and how he achieved a dramatic and health-restoring weight loss. The article included “before and after” photos that illustrate his remarkable transformation into a fit and slim software executive. As founder of Galorath Incorporated, a software and consulting company specializing in project estimation, planning, and control, Galorath’s life is all about numbers: How long will a project take? How much will it cost? What factors will have the greatest impact on scheduled delivery dates? In the WSJ article, Galorath recounted his experience with numbers of a more personal nature.

As related to WSJ reporter, Jen Murphy, Galorath weighed 264 pounds in April of 2006 and lacked the energy needed to run a growing company and address the needs of large customers like Bank of America, Boeing, IBM Global Services, Lockheed Martin and NASA. A logician by training, Galorath recognized that his problems stemmed from lack of exercise and poor eating habits. Researching various weight loss and fitness approaches, Galorath decided to enter the University of California’s Risk Factor Obesity Program which boasts an extraordinary success rate: 85 percent of UCLA patients achieve their desired weight and 60 percent maintain this weight loss for three years or longer.

Soon Galorath’s attention was re-directed from unhealthy numbers such as 1200-calorie breakfast burritos to healthy numbers such as “good” calories, minutes of exercise, percentage of body fat, and the most important number of all: 80—the number of pounds he lost in the program.

Galorath acknowledges that the first few days tested his resolve. Surviving on only 1,000 calories a day in powdered drinks and supplements was tough. In less than a week, however, Galorath had adjusted to the reduced intake and was soon ready to undertake an increasingly challenging exercise program.

The numbers are convincing. In the first week Galorath lost 13 pounds. After that he steadily shed about 3½ pounds a week. Today, Galorath maintains a healthy weight of 190 pounds, as well as a healthy lifestyle which includes cardio-healthy biking and walking, weight training, and a sensible diet consisting of seafood, soy burgers, fruits and vegetables. His muscle mass has increased substantially and he has more energy for both work and family.

By publishing his diet and exercise regimen in the WSJ article, Galorath hopes his experience will inspire others to change to a healthier lifestyle. “I'm not a dumb guy, but I just never understood the consequences of eating and exercise,” he told The Journal. “But when you turn it into numbers and put it in a formula you realize you are in control of your weight.”

About Galorath Incorporated
Galorath Incorporated has invested more than two decades developing solutions to help government and commercial organizations plan and manage complex software, hardware, electronics, and manufacturing projects. Leveraging sophisticated modeling technology and project-applicable knowledge bases, SEER solutions enable engineers, project managers, cost analysts, and information technology professionals worldwide to simulate and analyze alternative project scenarios, develop and optimize detailed project plans, and ensure that projects stay on track and meet objectives for functionality, cost, effort, duration, and quality. Combined with extensive consulting and support services, SEER by Galorath is the most comprehensive, intuitive project estimation and management solution in the industry. Please visit http://www.galorath.com for additional information.

Galorath Announces New Sales and Consultancy Partner Commercial Doctor LTD.

Andover, Hants, UK - February 19, 2007 - Galorath, the leading provider of advanced modeling tools for project estimation, planning and project control, announced a formal sales and consultancy partnership with Commercial Doctor Ltd., a consultancy and training company with advanced capabilities in commercial and contract performance development.

Under the agreement, Commercial Doctor will now sell the SEER^TM suite of software tools and Galorath Professional Services packages, becoming a part of Galorath's expanding International network of sales partners.

"The addition of Commercial Doctor to the Galorath team is a very exciting addition for us, says Carl Dalton, Managing Director, Galorath International. "Their expertise in opportunity development and commercial performance will only help enhance Galorath's sales force, helping bring SEER to the world."

"We are very proud to receive such a distinction from Galorath," says Philip Gray, Managing Director of Commercial Doctor. "The SEER Suite is an extremely powerful toolset that helps companies successfully manage complex projects from start to finish. We are very excited to be given the opportunity to offer this capability to our clients."

Galorath's SEER Suite of estimation and analysis tools derive cost, schedule and staffing estimates by assessing the interaction and impact of product, organizational and even operational variables for Software, Hardware and Manufacturability projects. This parametric methodology, coupled with the industry's most comprehensive knowledge bases, creates a rapid and powerful view of the critical factors driving program decisions and success from early concepts through upgrade and maintenance phases.

Galorath's Professional Services packages are offered in addition to the SEER software toolsets . Commercial Doctor, in association with Galorath's Professional Services group, will provide software and hardware analysis for both government and commercial clients. Activities include program life cycle estimation, model validation & calibration, development of custom knowledge bases, and cost estimation training. Consulting services provide Galorath clients with expert, objective information on life cycle effectiveness of system developments.