Ultimus Positioned as a Leader in Independent Report Evaluating Human-Centric BPM for Microsoft Platforms

Business Wire, Dec 20, 2007

Independent Research Firm Views Ultimus Adaptive BPM Suite as Being "Well-Rounded with Excellent Usability"

CARY, N.C. -- Ultimus, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and workflow software and solutions, with more than 1,700 customers worldwide, today announced that it has been recognized as a leader in The Forrester Wave[TM]: Human-Centric BPM for Microsoft Platforms, Q4 2007, Forrester Research, Inc., December 2007. Positioned as a leader, the company was one of a select group of vendors asked to participate in the evaluation.

"Ultimus is a well-known name to many in the BPM space, being one of the longer-lived and most global pure-plays around...Today's V8 product is modern, redesigned with a new process data model and SOA based server, and easy to use, and this leading BPM company is poised for growth with a new CEO on board." (The Forrester Wave[TM]: Human-Centric BPM for Microsoft Platforms, Q4 2007, December 2007, Colin Teubner)

The Forrester Wave on Human-Centric BPM for Microsoft Platforms evaluates vendors against approximately 150 criteria, grouped into three high-level buckets: current offering, strategy and market presence. These criteria stem from Forrester's examination of past research, user need assessment and vendor and customer interviews. In a market that is expected to grow to $6.3 billion by 2011, Ultimus received high scores (scale from zero to five), earning a score of 3.76 in Process execution; 5.00 in system integration; and a 3.34 in Process solution. According to Forrester, Ultimus "is an especially good fit for buyers that value ease of use above all and want business users to change processes frequently."

"For more than 10 years, Ultimus has developed BPM technology that delivers extraordinary business value because we listen to our customers and develop features that truly address their needs," said Rick Thompson, chief marketing officer at Ultimus. "Forrester Research is undisputably one of the top independent industry analyst firms around and including us as a leader in their research is an honor. The tremendous ROI we bring to our customers is something that we do not take lightly, and having third party recognition as a leader in human-centric BPM from top industry analysts is a strong statement to Ultimus' position in the market."

Ultimus recently announced the general availability of Ultimus Adaptive BPM Suite[TM], version 8. Powered by Adaptive Discovery[TM] technology, the Adaptive BPM Suite is the most feature-rich BPM product on the market, with enhancements driven from real customer experience and thousands of processes automated. By creating front ends that allow business owners to "own" and adapt core processes, version 8 of the Adaptive BPM Suite maximizes the return on investment from process automation. Businesses achieve unprecedented speed and agility because both business and IT teams are empowered to drive continual process improvement.

Ultimus also continues to receive accolades for its BPM technology and business leadership, having been recently named to KMWorld's "Trend-Setting Product of 2007" list, and recognized as a Gold Award recipient in independent research firm Bloor Research's "Business Process Management" report. Ultimus was also named a finalist in the KMWorld Promise Awards, and Ultimus customer Compassion International was selected last month for the InfoWorld 100 for its Ultimus-based BPM deployment.

About Ultimus

Ultimus is the leader in human-centric, adaptive Business Process Management (BPM). Long recognized as an industry pioneer, Ultimus has automated more processes than any other BPM vendor worldwide. The company's award-winning technology adapts to people, systems and change; is available in 16 languages; and is deployed by more than 1,700 customers around the world. Headquartered in Cary, NC, Ultimus has offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia with market presence in more than 80 countries. For more information, visit www.ultimus.com.