Savvion Brings Human-Centric Business Process Solutions to New Customers

Business Wire, June 9, 2008

Savvion BusinessManager Turns Process Improvement Ideas Into Real-World SOA Solutions With Sun Java[TM] Composite Application Platform

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Savvion[R], the leading business process management (BPM) company, today announced it will now be providing customers with human-centric process solutions through Savvion's industry-leading BPM platform and the Sun Java[TM] Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS).

By combining Java CAPS and Savvion BusinessManager, Savvion delivers an environment that supports process automation from conception through enterprise-wide deployment, fostering collaboration between business users, IT architects and developers, regardless of geographic or organizational boundaries.

"Customers like Java CAPS because it is the first standards-based, open extensible platform for developing software infrastructures based on a SOA approach. Java CAPS is easier and more flexible to upgrade and grow with each customer's business and it provides no vendor lock in." said Kevin Schmidt, director of SOA product management, Sun Microsystems. "We saw in Savvion BusinessManager a strong product that helps customers build human workflow into composite applications, along with its intuitive process modeling and simulation tools, giving business users a more active role in conceptualizing, defining and refining SOA-enabled processes and applications."

Savvion has a history of strong relationships with leading technology companies. This new solution will enable clients to re-design their work processes around how people actually work and collaborate with IT to automate changes within business units or across global enterprises. Sun's customers span multiple verticals including telecommunications, manufacturing, government, healthcare, and retail.

"Savvion BusinessManager and Java CAPS come together to provide easy-to-use, business centric functionality, in a system that scales and performs at a level suitable for mission critical enterprise solutions," said Rod Squires, SVP. "The joint solution provides agile human-centric processes with reusable services, lowering operational costs and providing greater control, visibility, and manageability to important business processes."

About Savvion

Savvion is the leading provider of business process management (BPM) software that improves business performance and reduces costs. Savvion has a proven track record of turning process improvement ideas into real-world solutions quickly, often in as few as 30 days, and delivering a return on investment as high as 300%. More than 300 global business enterprises, public service agencies, and systems integration firms, including 20 of the Fortune 100, use Savvion systems to manage their business. Savvion is recognized by Intelligent Enterprise as one of the most influential companies in information technology today, and is cited as a leader by independent research firms. To start down the path of process improvement, download the Savvion Process Modeler available for free at www.savvion.com/startnow.> Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Savvion can be reached at www.savvion.com or 888-544-5511.

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