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Sopheon and Team Submarine Agree to Five-Year AgreementMINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sopheon, a global leader in enterprise innovation management solutions, announced today that Team Submarine, a grouping of submarine programs within the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)—the largest of the U.S. Navy’s six system commands—will use Sopheon’s flagship solution, Accolade®, to modernize numerous processes related to the engineering of and training for new submarines. The five-year, $11.2 million enterprise agreement, contracted through General Dynamics, represents one of the largest customer contracts in Sopheon history. Team Submarine is responsible for enhancing the structures and processes in submarine research, development, acquisition and maintenance communities. Using Accolade, they will be able to deliver faster, more accurate decisions, introduce standardization and visibility, and more easily manage engineering and training processes across cross-functional and geographically separated teams. In the face of changing demands and cyclical technology improvements, Accolade will help Team Submarine modernize and manage its strategy and innovation planning and build alignment between changing strategic plans and innovation initiatives. Accolade will help to ensure that resources will be allocated to the right mix of capabilities, and that those with the most potential will be rapidly developed and delivered. Accolade is Sopheon’s award-winning innovation management software that connects people, systems and information across departments and functions. The world's largest and most complex enterprises benefit fromtrusted, timely data for faster, better and more dynamic decision-making. Team Submarine will also rely on Accolade to replace manual processes with more streamlined manpower and training exercises. Accolade will allow Team Submarine to replace outdated manual training tools and communication channels with a dynamic automated system that will give sailors the most comprehensive and efficient training necessary to operate advanced, highly technical submarines. The agreement extends Sopheon’s partnership with NAVSEA. In 2021, Accolade became the first commercial cloud innovation management platform to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) for NAVSEA, exceeding the U.S. Navy’s rigorous Risk Management Framework. Today’s announcement further solidifies Sopheon as a trusted innovation partner for a wide range of governmental organizations. “Sopheon is delighted to partner with Team Submarine and to extend our growing relationship with the U.S. Government,” said Greg Coticchia, CEO of Sopheon. “It is an honor to work with the best on one of the most advanced technology roadmaps known to industry. We look forward to great success in this partnership with Team Submarine, and to helping them achieve their goals for many years.” To learn more about how Sopheon and its flagship decision-support platform, Accolade, are transforming enterprise innovation, please visit our website at www.sopheon.com. About Sopheon Sopheon and Accolade are trademarks of Sopheon plc. About Team Submarine Media Contact |