IDS Scheer and Neoris Form Strategic Alliance to Empower Clients with ARIS and SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management Solutions; Global IT Consulting Firm to Integrate ARIS Process Platform Solutions in the Americas

Business Wire, Feb 14, 2006

MIAMI -- IDS Scheer, the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence, announced today at ProcessWorld 2006 a strategic alliance with Neoris, a global IT consulting firm and leader in emergent technologies, ranked by IDC as one of the top five largest IT consultancies and custom application development firms in Latin America. Through this relationship, Neoris will serve as a "Select ARIS Process Platform Integration Partner" in the Americas region, including North, South and Central America.

"We look forward to further solidifying our position in the Americas market with this strategic Neoris partnership - a proven business process integrator in the region," said Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, CEO of IDS Scheer for the Americas. "The combination of our market-leading ARIS Platform with the regional consulting expertise of Neoris provides us a unique formula for success with unparalleled BPM implementations and expanded growth opportunities for both companies in the region."

"We're seeing explosive growth in business process management projects, especially for large, globally distributed enterprises looking to implement a business process enhancement across their organization," said Lionel Carrasco, CTO of Neoris. "The ARIS Platform is an integral component of a BPM solution, particularly those based on the SAP NetWeaver model, as it allows for standardization across regional deployments. Our customers and prospects are asking for this today, and through our relationship with IDS Scheer, we can leverage our footprint and technology consulting expertise to bring the highest quality BPM solutions to the Americas region."

As the SAP Preferred NetWeaver Integration Partner, Neoris has proven experience in dozens of SAP NetWeaver projects throughout Latin America, Europe and the United States. Neoris' focus and proven experience in BPM, combined with IDS Scheer's tools and services excellence, and both firms' leadership with SAP technologies, results in truly complementary capabilities in the Americas. Neoris will continue to work closely with clients to design and implement BPM solutions to better align and manage business processes with both existing and new IT assets, using powerful tools such as the ARIS Process Platform and SAP NetWeaver.

About Neoris

Neoris is a global IT consulting firm with proven leadership in emerging technologies, ranked by IDC as the 4th largest IT consultancy and 5th largest custom application development firm in Latin America. Neoris continues to establish leadership in the U.S. and Europe by offering systems integration, custom application development, IT consulting and software deployment and support. Its roster of more than 180 clients includes: BASF, Cisco, GlaxoSmithKline, Lockheed Martin, Luchetti, Michelin, OfficeMax, PEMEX, Petrozuata, Verizon and Whole Foods Market. Neoris is headquartered in Miami, Florida with over 1,500 employees, 14 offices and software development centers in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Neoris is a subsidiary of CEMEX (NYSE: CX). For more information, visit www.neoris.com.

About IDS Scheer in the Americas

With the ARIS Platform, IDS Scheer is the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence. The company's ARIS-based solutions offer a complete portfolio for "Business Process Excellence," including the software, services and methods to address all phases of the business process lifecycle: strategy, design, implementation, controlling, documentation, and continuous improvement. From small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 organizations, IDS Scheer provides solutions to help customers optimize their investments in Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Architecture (EA), Corporate Performance Management (CPM), and Compliance Management. As a Global SAP Service Partner and strategic SAP development partner, IDS Scheer has unmatched domain expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and SAP NetWeaver. As part of an organization of more than 2,500 employees worldwide in more than 70 countries with more than 6,000 customers, IDS Scheer's 2005 revenues reached $386.4 million USD/318 million Euro. IDS Scheer was established in 1984 by August-Wilhelm Scheer, widely recognized as a founding father of Business Process Management.

For more information on IDS Scheer in the Americas, visit http://www.ids-scheer.com/us.> Copyright (C) 2006 IDS Scheer All rights reserved.

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