News Release

Stage-Gate Inc. launches new product to help companies accelerate the implementation of an authentic Stage-Gate Product Innovation Process.

ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA – February 10, 2006 - Stage-Gate Inc., a Member Company of the Product Development Institute, today announced the release of their latest product, SG Navigator™ Web Format.

The Gold Standard for Product Innovation, the Stage-Gate^® Process, is now available in a highly visual web interface making it easier for companies to adopt the widely acclaimed process. “We follow the voice of our customers when developing new products” says Michelle Jones, Vice President of Product Management. “Our clients want us to share everything – the 20+ years of empirical research and all that we’ve learned from our consulting engagements and implementation experience with thousands of clients. They want it all packaged into a nicely organized, instructional website that is easily navigated so everyone in their organization can learn about Stage-Gate and more easily apply it within the company.”

The new product, SG Navigator™ Web Format, is designed with one goal in mind – to guide each key player (ranging from decision maker to team member) through all of the critical activities from idea through to successful product launch (ranging from marketing to technical, business analysis and financial activities), following the authentic Stage-Gate model. “This product helps to get all of the players on the same page and very quickly” notes Jones.

According to Dr. Robert G. Cooper, approximately 50% of all corporate resources are spent developing new products that ultimately fail in the marketplace or worse yet, never materialize into a product. An effective Stage-Gate process is a critical step in improving your NPD performance.

For more information visit www.stage-gate.com or to schedule a personal presentation of SG Navigator™ Web Format, contact Valerie Sather at +1-905-304-8797 or by email at valerie.sather@stage-gate.com.