Ultimus Announces Availability of NetWeaver Integration Kit for Enterprise BPM Deployments; Provides a Standardized Method of Integrating SAP into Ultimus Managed Business Processes

Business Wire, May 23, 2005

MIAMI -- Ultimus, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and Workflow Automation software and services that enable the shortest time to value, today announced the general availability of the Netweaver Integration Kit for the Ultimus BPM Suite.

All business processes flow between people and systems. For this reason, organizations require business process management systems that integrate human workflow with existing enterprise applications. Many companies have invested a tremendous amount of money and time in traditional ERP implementations. The Ultimus BPM Suite enables these companies to increase the value of these applications by including them in cross functional business processes that flow between people and systems. The NetWeaver Integration Kit provides Ultimus customers, partners, and prospects with a standardized approach to integrate their SAP environments with Ultimus. This makes incorporating SAP into enterprise-wide business processes easier and more manageable, creating critical competitive advantage resulting from time savings, reduced costs, and flexibility.

"Most organizational process cannot be implemented from start to finish within the confines of a single enterprise application and require human involvement," said Rashid Khan, CEO and Co-founder of Ultimus, Inc. "For this reason, it does not make sense to expect to handle workflow and business process management with ERP applications. Organizations can achieve significant cross-functional process improvements by integrating the Ultimus BPM Suite with these applications."

The Ultimus NetWeaver Integration Kit provides a well defined approach to integrating SAP applications into Ultimus processes using the SAP .NET Connector. The kit includes sample code that illustrates exactly how to establish the connection and link SAP applications to Ultimus from within Ultimus forms, as actions for business rules, or in automated Flobot-driven process steps.

"The Ultimus NetWeaver Integration Kit meets a critical need among organizations seeking to extend the functionality of their SAP investment to more quickly react to process changes resulting from evolving business needs," continued Khan.

Now in its seventh generation, the Ultimus BPM Suite delivers the fastest time to value for BPM deployments. More than 1,400 customers in various markets ranging from financial services to manufacturing and healthcare have chosen it because it is the most feature rich product available today. Customers have realized rapid deployments, significant ROI and as a result of choosing Ultimus, have gained more control of their IT enterprise.

About Ultimus

A pioneer in Business Process Management and workflow automation, Ultimus is a global software company that enables enterprises worldwide to increase their profits by modeling, automating, managing, and optimizing every business process. Headquartered in Cary, NC, the company is ranked by industry research firms Gartner and Forrester as one of the leading vendors in the BPM market.

Ultimus has business operations and sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East. Through these offices and a network of more than 100 partners in 61 countries, more than 1,400 customers, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Citizens Bank, McKessonHBOC, Microsoft, Newell Rubbermaid, Black and Decker, Rexam do Brasil and Cable & Wireless Panama have deployed the Ultimus BPM Suite to address their business process management challenges.

The Ultimus BPM Suite has been recognized by eWeek magazine with the 2004 eWeek Excellence Award. In addition, Ultimus is a four-time recipient of the Technology Fast 500 Award from Deloitte & Touche and has twice earned a spot in the Inc.500. More information about Ultimus can be obtained by visiting the Ultimus Web site at http://www.ultimus.com, emailing info@ultimus.com, or by calling 919-678-0900.