Released on: October 22, 2008, 2:19 am

Press Release Author: Risha Mathias

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: ThoughtWorks, the pioneering Agile IT consultancy and
software company, today announced the availability of Mingle 2.1, an upgrade to its
Project Management tool for iterative software development.

Press Release Body: Bangalore, San Francisco, London - October 15, 2008:
ThoughtWorks, the pioneering Agile IT consultancy and software company, today
announced the availability of Mingle 2.1, an upgrade to its Project Management tool
for iterative software development. Mingle 2.1 offers enhanced workflow management
capabilities, multi-level access control and an enriched user experience. With the
release of Mingle 2.1, Project Managers can get more actionable intelligence through
real-time collaboration data.

Mingle 2.1 provides organizations that require intelligent, multi-level user
management, with premium user access options like Anonymous User Access and Light
User Access. Mingle 2.1 enables teams to easily set up four levels of access:
# Project Administration - for those that need to change the structure of project(s),
# Team Membership - for other core participants (such as PMs, BAs, Devs, QAs),
# Read-only Team Membership - for Portfolio Managers and clients,
# Anonymous Access - for a wider group of stakeholders.

Mingle 2.1 also comes with easier-to-use Card TreesTM and Hierarchies, new macros
for creating write-once-reuse-often reports and other enhancements based on feedback
received from thousands of users.

"With projects getting more complex, project teams need simple tools that help them
collaborate and deliver software faster. Mingle 2.1 contains new features and
enhancements that help teams work the way they want to even when their teammates are
located around the world," said Adam Monago, Mingle Product Manager at ThoughtWorks.

Mingle is a part of ThoughtWorks' Application Lifecycle Management Suite which also
includes the recently launched products Cruise (Continuous Integration and Release
Management tool) and Twist (Collaborative Testing tool).

Mingle 2.1 is available immediately for purchase under both perpetual and annual
subscription licenses. In addition, community licenses are available for
not-for-profit institutions, academic use, and open-source projects. For a free
trial visit: www.thoughtworks.com/mingle

About ThoughtWorks

ThoughtWorks kick-started the Agile business era with pioneering software delivery
practices and world-leading open source software. Today, clients approach us to
solve their toughest business problems, and we deliver some of the world's most
sophisticated custom applications to many over a hundred other world-class
companies. Our products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, was established in 2006 to
make cutting-edge Agile software development tools, like Mingle (Agile Project
Management), Cruise (Continuous Integration and Release Management) and Twist
(Functional Testing).

Founded in 1993, ThoughtWorks is headquartered in Chicago, and has offices in
Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, United Kingdom and United
States.

More at www.thoughtworks.com and www.thoughtworks.com/studios


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

Contact Details: ThoughtWorks Studios San Francisco
1 Market Street, Spear Tower, 35th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Risha Mathias,
+91 97313 01404,
rmathias@thoughtworks.com