Forrester Research Evaluates Leading Integration Server Vendors; Gives Top Marks to Vitria in Process Management

Business Wire, June 27, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Vitria, the leading provider of innovative integration solutions, today announced that its BusinessWare(R) integration platform received top scores in the process management category of the recent TechRankings scorecard assessment completed by Forrester Research, Inc., an independent industry analyst firm.

Issued on May 31, 2002, Forrester's TechRankings scorecard also ranks Vitria's BusinessWare 3.1.5 with top scores in consistency and administration and security.

"Process automation is the hallmark of Vitria's BusinessWare product, so it's a good fit for firms looking to automate complex and dynamic processes that span many applications," Forrester's TechRankings scorecard notes. "Firms can build processes through the product's solid GUI-based process-modeling tools and tight integration with third-party modeling tools like IDS Scheer ARIS and Rational Rose."

"Forrester's evaluation of BusinessWare reaffirms Vitria's leadership in business process management," said Dale Skeen, chief technology officer, Vitria. "This is very significant because as customers adopt new standards such as Web services to simplify data integration, they are increasingly focusing on business process integration -- the highest value segment of integration."

About BusinessWare

BusinessWare provides graphical business process management tools to manage the flow of critical information among enterprise business systems, both computer-based and human-based, and collaborate with partners, suppliers and customers. Standards-based BusinessWare is the only integration platform with a unified environment that delivers best-in-class functionality within a single integrated multi-layered, component-based architecture.

About Vitria

Vitria Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:VITR) is the leading provider of innovative integration solutions. The company pioneered the enterprise application integration market in 1994 and the use of business process management in 1997, and is now the first integration solution provider to solve integration challenges through collaborative applications. With 35 offices around the world, Vitria's customer base includes such companies as Bell South, The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, BP, DaimlerChrysler Bank, Dana, Generali, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, PacifiCare Health Systems, Reynolds and Reynolds, Schneider Logistics, Sprint, Trane, and Trans Union, and The United States' Departments of Defense and Veteran's Affairs. For more information call 408/212-2700, email info@vitria.com or visit www.vitria.com.

About TechRankings

TechRankings' laboratory-based methodology is open, rigorous, and unbiased. Forrester invites all important vendors, based on their product fit and momentum, to participate. TechRankings research combines the results of hands-on laboratory evaluations, strategic market analysis, and in-depth research into the needs of technology users. Each product is evaluated in the lab by Doculabs on more than 500 criteria. Forrester does not charge vendors in any way to participate in TechRankings. Forrester extensively checks and verifies results and updates the research quarterly. To learn more about TechRankings, visit www.forrester.com/TR.> Note to Editors: To view the Forrester TechRankings Scorecard, visit www.vitria.com.

BusinessWare is a registered trademark of Vitria.

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