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Ultimus Builds Significant Momentum in 2006, Announces New Headquarters and Expands Global Client Base
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Ultimus Fast Becoming the Standard for Human-Centric BPM |
Cary, N.C. — March 9, 2007 — Ultimus, the #1 provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and workflow software and solutions, with more than 1,600 customers worldwide, today announced that 2006 marked another year of continued growth, as demand for human-centric BPM solutions increased across a variety of industries worldwide. Highlights from the year include significant customer growth, new state-of-the-art headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, as well as continued product innovation and a number of prestigious industry award recognitions.
“Ultimus’ market-leading position is underscored by its 12 years of experience,” said Rashid Khan, CEO and co-founder of Ultimus. “This company is built on technology excellence and determination. As we close 2006 and look ahead to 2007, our team is confident that we will continue to make our mark on a global scale—continuing our history of innovation and industry firsts, the deployment of tens of thousands of human-centric processes, as well as the adoption of our technology by medium-size enterprises to the largest billion dollar organizations.”
Expanded Client Base Worldwide
Driven by the need for enterprises to embrace the human elements of BPM, more than 200 organizations worldwide, across all major vertical industries adopted the Ultimus BPM Suite powered by Adaptive Discovery® in 2006, with marked successes across all geographies in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America and Latin America. Ultimus announced a number of deployments including Pfizer Taiwan, Sharjah Islamic Bank, Al Rostamini, Shandong Reyoung Pharmaceutical, Lee Chang Yung Chemical Industry Corporation, Aseguradora Ancon, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM, Mexico), FirstPlus Financial Group PLC, and Cuatrecasas.
New Corporate Headquarters and Increased Global Presence
In June, Ultimus capped a two-year worldwide expansion with the groundbreaking for its new headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. The new offices are a direct result of the company’s year-over-year global growth and the need to expand its headquarters to facilitate its rapid expansion. The 16,500-square-foot building opens in March 2007.
Technology Innovation
Continuing its longstanding tradition of technical innovation in the BPM market, Ultimus announced the availability of the Ultimus iBAM Suite™ which provides roundtrip optimization and an easy-to-use, yet powerful way for business owners and managers to visually monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) from the convenience of their desktops and interactively control processes in real time. Organizations that want dynamic process optimization can feed the Ultimus iBAM KPIs into the Adaptive Discovery rules engine and deploy self-adjusting processes.
Industry Accolades
During 2006, Ultimus and its customers won a number of prestigious industry awards, which are a testament to the profound impact that the right BPM products and processes can have in virtually any business environment.
- Deloitte Technology Fast 500
- Triangle Business Journal’s Fast 50
- START-IT Magazine’s Hottest Companies for 2006
- KMWorld Magazine’s Trend-Setting Products of 2006
- KMWorld Magazine’s 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management
- Software Company of the Year finalist in the NCTA 21 Technology Awards
- 2006 HP Service Award (Ultimus Japan)
In addition, Prince William County in Virginia, a longstanding Ultimus customer, was named the second place winner in the prestigious Process Innovation Award program. Kinetic Information LLC recognized the county with an award in the Innovative Solutions category for the impressive cost and time savings it achieved through its use of the Ultimus BPM Suite with Adaptive Discovery. Prince William County was also named as a finalist in KMWorld Magazine’s Reality Awards for 2006. Finally, Ultimus customer West Park Assessment Centre (WPAC) was selected for the InfoWorld 100 for its Ultimus-based BPM deployment.
“We are very proud of where we have been and look forward to additional successes in 2007,” continues Khan. “We especially want to thank our customers and partners. It is because of them that Ultimus continues to thrive. That is why, as we move into a new year, we will provide our customers with the most advanced and flexible BPM technologies backed with the strong customer service they expect for a worldwide BPM leader.
About Ultimus
Ultimus is the worldwide leader in human-centric Business Process Management (BPM) software, providing the industry's most complete and scalable platform for modeling, automating, managing and optimizing business processes. Powered by Adaptive Discovery®, the Ultimus BPM Suite is the only BPM suite that enables automated business processes to be deployed without completely defined process maps. Its Microsoft-based platform is quick to deploy and easy to administer, and its integration capabilities provide seamless information transfer between applications and outside organizations. Long recognized as a BPM pioneer, Ultimus has automated more processes than any BPM vendor, resulting in reduced cycle times, lower costs, improved productivity and higher customer satisfaction for its clients. Ultimus’ award-winning BPM Suite is available in 20 languages and is deployed by more than 1,600 customers across every industry, including 100 of the world’s largest enterprises. Headquartered in Cary, NC, Ultimus has offices in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia and supports a network of 80 worldwide partners. For more information, visit www.ultimus.com.
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