Released on: January 24, 2008, 12:40 am

Press Release Author: MetricStream

Industry: Management

Press Release Summary: Solution to serve as integrated system for company-wide
product quality assurance, process compliance

Press Release Body: MetricStream, Inc., the market leader in enterprise-wide
Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management solutions, today announced
that National Semiconductor Corporation has selected the MetricStream solution as
its next-generation quality and compliance management system. National, a Fortune
1000 company, creates high-performance, energy-efficient analog integrated circuits
and subsystems.
MetricStream\'s solution will enable National to harmonize and share quality,
reliability and compliance information as well as key performance metrics across its
worldwide corporate, design, fabrication and assembly operations. The solution will
support National\'s product quality assurance and process compliance programs by
providing a closed-loop, automated and workflow-driven approach to recording
information, analyzing data and implementing corrective actions for continuous
improvement based on industry best practices such as the 8D Problem Solving
Methodology and Six Sigma.

\"National selected MetricStream after an extensive evaluation of its capabilities
and offerings. We were impressed by MetricStream\'s expertise in global, high-tech
manufacturing environments and the solution\'s out-of-the-box, comprehensive
functionality,\" said Mark Seay, National\'s director of quality, Worldwide Quality
Network. \"MetricStream\'s flexible platform will provide us with a robust foundation
for streamlining and consolidating key quality and compliance processes throughout
our sites, divisions and businesses units.\"

\"We are very excited that National has selected MetricStream to manage some of their
most critical business processes,\" said Carl McCauley, Vice President of Sales at
MetricStream. \"MetricStream continues to be the vendor of choice for global
manufacturers focusing on achieving operational excellence by investing in
technology to streamline core quality and compliance functions.\"

About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance
(GRC) and Quality Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used
by leading corporations such as Fairchild Semiconductor, Hitachi Computer Products
(America), Pfizer, Subway and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf in diverse industries such as
Automotive, Food, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing and Electronics to manage their
quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate
governance initiatives, as well as by over a million compliance professionals
worldwide via the ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in
Redwood Shores, California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com

Web Site: http://www.metricstream.com

Contact Details: MetricStream, Inc.
3000 Bridge Parkway
Redwood Shores, California
United States
650-620-2932
http://www.metricstream.com
pr@metricstream.com