BST Global to Present at Project Management Institute Symposium; Company to Offer Insight Into the Value of a Connected Enterprise For Project-Driven Organizations

Business Wire, June 14, 2005

TAMPA, Fla. -- BST Global, a leading global provider of enterprise business solutions for professional services organizations, today announced that John Mathew, will share his expertise and insight with attendees of the June 26-28 Project Management Institute (PMI) Southeast Region Conference at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta. Mathew, who oversees Enterprise Project Management at BST Global, will address project management leaders affiliated with PMI Region 14 (southeastern U.S. and Caribbean Islands) on the value of having a connected enterprise.

PMI has more than 150,000 members in over 150 countries and is the world's foremost advocate for the project management profession. "Success through Project Management," will be the Atlanta-based event's focus.

"While the business of project-driven organizations is based on projects, mindshare and intellectual capital," Mathew said - "success is based upon efficient project delivery, quality relationships and effective knowledge management. The current business landscape is a detriment to that success because of disparate information systems, the wealth of data that needs to be dealt with, a dispersed ecosystem and increasing client expectations." Mathew will discuss how enterprise connectivity offers countless opportunities integrate systems and processes and brings to light real-time information that translates to business success.

At BST Global, Mathew focuses on the project delivery needs of project-driven organizations as they pertain to project planning and scheduling, project execution and control, project accounting, portfolio management and resource management. Prior to joining BST Global, he was a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting and a product manager at an Internet software company. He received a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from N.C. State and a master's degree in Architectural Engineering from Penn State. John is a registered Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Project Management Professional (PMP).

"Project management is a strategic competency that has a huge impact on the success of project driven enterprises," said Ashok Goyal, vice president, Project Management Institute. "We are fortunate to have John share his experience and insight with the leaders of this PMI community who want to take their companies to the next level."

About PMI

Project Management Institute (PMI), with more than 150,000 members in over 150 countries, is the world's foremost advocate for the project management profession. A vital and forward-thinking organization, PMI is comprised of 247 chartered chapters, 16 new potential chapters, 30 Specific Interests Groups (SIGs) and two colleges. PMI sets industry standards, conducts research and provides education, certification and professional exchange opportunities designed to strengthen and further establish the profession. PMI advances the careers of practitioners, while enhancing overall business and government performance, through documentation of return on investment. PMI Atlanta Chapter is in the top five of the world's largest chapters with a membership of over 3,000. An extremely active chapter, PMI Atlanta arranges many professional events on a monthly basis including offering training programs to project management professionals.

About BST Global

BST Global is the leading global provider of integrated business solutions for national and international Professional Service Organizations. With capabilities spanning Business Intelligence, Client Relationship Management, Enterprise Project Management and Enterprise Resource Planning, the BST Global solution set is focused on the unique needs of project-driven organizations. The privately held BST group of companies and alliance partners is a global organization with offices in America, Europe, Australia and Africa.

Today, over 75,000 Professional Services Organization users and more than 100 of the top 500 ranked Engineering New Record (ENR) Design firms worldwide rely on BST Global's innovative software and services solutions to manage projects, resources, finances and client relationships across six continents and 37 countries.

Founded in 1971, BST Global is headquartered in Tampa, FL. Additional information can be obtained by contacting BST Global at 1-813-886-3300 (international) or 1-800-726-3300 or via the web at http://www.bstglobal.com.

BST Global is a registered trademark of BST Consultants Inc. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.