Pegasystems Recognized as a Leader in Human-Centric Business Process Management for Java Platforms

Business Wire, August 2, 2007

SmartBPM[R] Suite best platform in the BPM space and has capabilities that other BPMS do not

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), a leader in Business Process Management (BPM), today announced that Forrester Research recognized Pegasystems as a market leader in The Forrester Wave[TM]: Human-Centric BPMS for Java Platforms, Q3 2007.

Forrester evaluated 12 vendors across 150 criteria and concluded: "Due to its rules heritage, Pega's unique and compelling BPM suite is a bit different than its competition, but to great result. Developers who learn to properly design solutions on Pega will be rewarded with the most powerful and flexible product architecture we evaluated, backed by excellent scalability and well-designed developer tools."

Forrester goes on to say, "Overall, the product has the best platform in the BPM space and has capabilities that other BPMS do not." Pegasystems' SmartBPM[R] Suite received the highest score in Current Offering, Process Execution, Monitoring and Management, Product Architecture, Revenue Growth and Systems Integrator categories. The report predicts the worldwide market for Business Process Management (BPM) software licenses will grow to reach $6.3 billion by 2011.

"We are proud that Forrester considers Pegasystems a 'dominant force' in the BPMS space," said Pegasystems CEO and founder, Alan Trefler. "We look forward to continuing to help the world's leading organizations improve customer service, reach new markets and boost operational effectiveness through SmartBPM."

For more information on Pegasystems or to download a free copy of this report, visit www.pega.com.

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About Pegasystems

Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA), a leader in Business Process Management, provides software to drive revenue growth, productivity and agility for the world's most sophisticated organizations. Customers use our award-winning SmartBPM[R] suite to improve customer service, reach new markets and boost operational effectiveness.

Our patented SmartBPM technology makes enterprise applications easy to build and change by directly capturing business objectives and eliminating manual programming. SmartBPM unifies business rules and processes into composite applications that leverage existing systems -- empowering businesspeople and IT staff to Build for Change[R], deliver value quickly and outperform their competitors.

Pegasystems' suite is complemented by best-practice frameworks designed for leaders in financial services, insurance, healthcare, government, life sciences, communications, manufacturing and other industries.

Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Pegasystems has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Visit us at www.pega.com.

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