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Ultimus Named Finalist for 2005 NCTA 21 Awards
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The Leader in Business Process Management Named Finalist for Software Company of the Year by the North Carolina Technology Association for the 3rd Consecutive Year
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CARY, N.C. — October 20, 2005 – Ultimus, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and Workflow Automation software and services that enable the shortest time to value, today announced that it has been named a finalist for Software Company of the Year for the 2005 NCTA 21 Awards presented by The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) and Grant Thornton, a leading accounting, tax and business advisory firm. Winners will be recognized at the 11th Annual Awards Gala ceremony on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at the Embassy Suites hotel and conference center in Cary, N.C.
A pioneer in Business Process Management and workflow automation, Ultimus is a global software company that enables enterprises worldwide to increase their efficiencies by modeling, automating, managing, and optimizing every business process. Now in its seventh generation, the Ultimus BPM Suite enables organizations to maximize efficiency in critical business processes by ensuring that efforts are streamlined throughout the organization and managed in an online workflow environment. Adaptive Discovery™, Ultimus’ latest patented technology, is a revolutionary new approach to BPM. It enables organizations to deploy automated processes without requiring a complete model of all possible rules, routes and roles, enabling organizations to deploy critical business processes faster and more proficiently.
“Each year, NCTA has the distinct pleasure of recognizing the outstanding achievements of our state’s technology companies and its IT leaders,” said Joan Myers, president and chief executive officer of NCTA. “The NCTA 21 Awards showcases the best in technology. Ultimus has been part of these awards for the last four years and the amount and quality of the applications for this year’s awards speaks volumes about the state of the IT industry in North Carolina and its impact globally. We wish the best of luck to Ultimus as well as all of the vendors who are participating in this year’s awards.”
The NCTA 21 Awards are the oldest and most prestigious technology awards in North Carolina and recognize outstanding contributions that information technology companies and individuals have made over the past year to the industry, community and state. Grant Thornton directed the awards selection process earlier this month in collaboration with past and present NCTA chairpersons.
“Ultimus is thrilled to be nominated as a finalist by such a prestigious organization such as North Carolina Technology Association,” said Rashid Khan, CEO and co-founder of Ultimus, Inc. “This area continues to expand with leading-edge technologies. Having an award to honor this region is undoubtedly a testament to the value of the people and organizations in this area. Additionally, having Ultimus nominated for the third consecutive year shows the dedication of our employees as well as our company to this region.”
The awards are grouped in five categories: technology industry awards, stage of development awards, functional awards, leadership awards and excellence awards. In addition, an Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented at the gala. This year’s theme is “A Sea of Opportunity” and the program begins with a welcoming reception at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner and the presentation of awards. To register for the event, please visit http://www.nc-tech.org/news/21awards.asp.
About The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA)
NCTA is a not-for-profit membership-driven trade organization and the primary voice of the information technologies industry in North Carolina. NCTA is the intersection of leadership and technology, fueling the growth of North Carolina through Executive Engagement, Public Affairs, and a Knowledge Workforce. For more information, visit www.nc-tech.org.
About Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International, one of the six global accounting, tax and business advisory organizations. Through member firms in 110 countries, including 49 offices in the United States, the partners and employees of Grant Thornton member firms provide personalized attention and the highest quality service to public and private clients around the globe. Visit Grant Thornton LLP at www.GrantThornton.com.
About Ultimus
Ultimus is a global business process management (BPM) software company that delivers the shortest time to value for business process automation and improvement initiatives. Ultimus has business operations and sales offices throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Middle East and South America. Through these offices and a network of more than 100 partners in 61 countries, more than 1,500 customers, including First Plus Financial, STASYS, Unilever, Citizens Bank, McKesson Corporation, Microsoft, Newell Rubbermaid, Sony and Siemens, have deployed the Ultimus BPM Suite powered by Adaptive Discovery™ to address their business process management challenges. Ultimus and its partners use the Ultimus Business Process Development Methodology to standardize implementations, accelerate deployments and enable continuous improvement.
The Ultimus BPM Suite has been recognized by eWeek magazine with the 2004 eWeek Excellence Award. In addition, Ultimus is a five-time recipient of the Technology Fast 500 Award from Deloitte & Touche and has twice earned a spot in the Inc.500. Additional information about Ultimus can be obtained by visiting the Ultimus Web site at http://www.ultimus.com, emailing info@ultimus.com or by calling 919-678-0900.
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