Ultimus Selected as a START-IT Hot Company for 2006; Leader in Human-Centric Business Process Management Honored for Innovative Technology in Manufacturing

Business Wire, August 16, 2006

CARY, N.C. -- Ultimus, the #1 provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and workflow software and solutions, with more than 1,600 customers worldwide, today announced that it has been selected by START-IT Magazine as one of its Hottest Companies for 2006. The Ultimus BPM Suite, powered by Adaptive Discovery(TM), is noted for its ability to deploy processes without completed process maps while dynamically adapting rules as needed without taking processes off-line.

Read by decision makers across all manufacturing segments, START-IT Magazine is the primary source of business strategies to best take advantage of today's technologies. It emphasizes the importance of IT partnerships and how these partners are working together to reach their goals through the use of technology.

A comprehensive BPM platform must provide the means to model, automate, manage, and optimize any business process, while having the flexibility necessary to deal with modern business environments and technology infrastructure. The platform must orchestrate a large number of individuals, applications, and processes to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

The companies who have been named to START-IT's "Hot" list are technology providers targeting the manufacturing industry that have shown good financial results, important client wins and significant events and accomplishments during the past year that help set a company apart from the competition.

"Being named a 'Hot' company is a true testament of the dedication and forward-thinking technology approach toward providing manufacturers with the solutions they need to be efficient as well as competitive in today's economy," says John Buell, editor-in-chief of START-IT.

Ultimus has incorporated 300 of the most essential features of BPM into the Ultimus BPM Suite. After more than 12 years of experience in automating thousands of business processes, for organizations including National Gypsum, Bernstein AG, Siemens, White Hydraulics and Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA), Ultimus has defined itself as a pioneer in business process management and has proven its expertise in a number of different industries, including the manufacturing space.

"We were thrilled to be selected as a 2006 Hot Company," said Rashid Khan, CEO and co-founder, Ultimus, Inc. "The manufacturing industry has always been on the cutting-edge of technology adoption and START-IT has been at the forefront, educating companies on what is needed to be successful. With our inclusion in this listing, it is a validation that business process management is not only a necessity for today's businesses, but it shows that we continue to be ahead of the curve in offering the most unique and innovative products and services available today."

About Ultimus

Ultimus is the worldwide leader in human-centric Business Process Management (BPM) software, providing the industry's most complete and scalable platform for modeling, automating, managing and optimizing business processes. Powered by Adaptive Discovery(TM), the Ultimus BPM Suite is the only BPM suite that enables automated business processes to be deployed without completely defined process maps. Its Microsoft-based platform is quick to deploy and easy to administer, and its integration capabilities provide seamless information transfer between applications and outside organizations. Long recognized as a BPM pioneer, Ultimus has automated more processes than any BPM vendor, resulting in reduced cycle times, lower costs, improved productivity and higher customer satisfaction for its clients. Ultimus' award-winning BPM Suite is available in 20 languages and is deployed by more than1,600 customers across every industry, including 100 of the world's largest enterprises. Headquartered in Cary, NC, Ultimus has offices in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia and supports a network of 80 worldwide partners. For more information, visit www.ultimus.com.