Minitab Opens New Office in Australia

Minitab Opens New Office in Australia

April 02, 2007

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., and SYDNEY, Australia, April 2
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Minitab Inc., the leading global
provider of software and services for quality improvement
and statistics education, announced today the opening of
Minitab Pty Ltd, its new subsidiary in Australia. The full
service office is located in Sydney and will help fulfill
the company's mission to provide professionals with the
tools and resources they need to improve their processes
and train their students.

    Minitab Inc. is best known for its flagship product,
Minitab(R) Statistical Software. The package was originally
created in 1972 to help professors teach statistics, but has
since evolved into the premier software organisations use
when analysing business data to improve the quality of
their goods and services. It is used to implement virtually
every major Six Sigma improvement initiative around the
world, and to teach statistics in more than 4,000 colleges
and universities.

    "Our customers in Australia and New Zealand are
committed to excellence, and we're excited to expand our
global presence in a way that will help them achieve
it," says Tina Konrath, Minitab's Group Executive for
Sales, Technical Support and Training. "Minitab Pty
Ltd allows us to give them the support they need, and to
deliver it locally and directly."

    Minitab Pty Ltd will provide sales and customer service
for both Minitab 15 and Quality Companion 2 by Minitab(TM),
a software package that gives professionals the tools,
organisational support and guidance they need to implement
quality improvement projects. 

    The office will also provide Training by Minitab(TM)
and Technical Support by Minitab(TM), services that helped
establish the company's reputation for delivering
outstanding, customer-focused solutions. 

    Training by Minitab includes both public and on-site
courses, as well as Quality Trainer by Minitab(TM) - a
Web-based service that teaches professionals how to apply
quality statistics using Minitab. Technical Support by
Minitab is delivered by specialists who are highly skilled
in Minitab software and quality improvement, and is
available to Minitab customers free of charge by phone or
online.

    "Companies that analyse their processes and make
sound decisions based on data are the ones most likely to
thrive," said Elias Alam, Minitab Pty Ltd's General
Manager. "Our goal is to help them embrace this
approach so they can maximise their productivity and
improve their bottom line."

    Minitab Pty Ltd is Minitab's third subsidiary. In 1995,
Minitab Ltd was formed in the United Kingdom to serve
customers in Europe. In 1998, Minitab SARL was formed in
France to serve French-speaking customers in France,
Belgium, Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe and Africa.

    Minitab Pty Ltd is located at:
    Level 6, 17 Castlereagh Street
    Sydney NSW 2000 
    Australia
    Phone: [phone]
    Fax: [phone]
    Sales: [phone]
    Technical Support: [phone]
 
    To learn more about Minitab and the products and
services it offers, please visit http://www.minitab.com.au


    About Minitab

    Minitab Inc. is one of the world's leading developers
of statistical analysis and process improvement software
and services for academic and commercial users. Minitab
Statistical Software is the preferred package for
businesses of all sizes and is used in more than 80
countries. Quality Companion by Minitab is the package
professionals use to plan and execute quality improvement
initiatives around the world. 

    Distinguished companies that use Minitab software and
services include Toshiba, 3M, Honeywell International,
National Australia Bank (NAB), BHP Billiton, Samsung, and
Tyco Healthcare. Minitab Statistical Software is also used
at every major university in Australia and by the leading
Six Sigma consultants. 

    Minitab Inc. is headquartered in State College, PA. It
operates offices in the United Kingdom, France, and
Australia, and has additional representatives throughout
the world.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION or materials, including screen
shots, product packaging images and logos, and other
graphics, contact Eston Martz in Minitab's Marketing
Department: [e-mail] 


    For more information, please contact:

     Minitab Pty Ltd, Australia
     Tel:   [phone]
     Fax:   [phone]