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Industry Veteran Heads Ultimus EMEA Partners & Alliances Organisation
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Leader in Business Process Management Makes Uwe Billen Responsible for Driving Expansion of Global Footprint |
Munich, Germany — March 5, 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 Mr. Uwe Billen will serve as Director Partners & Alliances, where he will be responsible for managing the partner channel in EMEA.
The Ultimus PartnerAlliance Program was created to deliver premium support to Ultimus Value Added Resellers and System Integrators. It offers a wealth of resources to provide partners with a
- Fast and professional entry into the BPM market
- Strong partnership to drive partner and customer success
- Comprehensive sales and technical support
- Proven Go-to-Market concept
As part of the PartnerAlliance program, leading application providers have partnered with Ultimus to extend current applications and develop new, best-of-breed BPM-based solutions, such as IDS Scheer, Siemens Business Services, and Novabase. Additionally, program members gain access to a wealth of technical and marketing resources, including the Ultimus BPM Lab, which maximises measurable results in the selection phase of BPM projects.
“Our PartnerAlliance organisation offers Ultimus partners the most complete program in terms of marketing, support, sales and strategy services, said Uwe Billen, Director Partners & Alliances EMEA, from Ultimus. “This program was developed to shorten partners’ sales cycles and to give the most effective and efficient support for each sales and project situation. I’m thrilled to work with an organisation that cares so much for its partner community and look forward to bringing my expertise to the table to further Ultimus’ success.”
Mr. Billen brings an impressive history of enabling organisations to optimise BPM. Before joining Ultimus, Mr. Billen provided strategic and business consulting to software providers like Filenet, Ixos and Saperion and VARs, as well as process consulting and project management for BPM end users. Prior to this, Mr. Billen was partner manager and managing director for Staffware GmbH, where he consistently exceeded his goals in partner growth and success.
“We are extremely pleased that Mr. Billen has taken the responsibility for our PartnerAlliance Program,” said Karl Freiheit, Vice President of Ultimus EMEA. “His commitment, integrity and channel management expertise will serve our partners well. This also reaffirms our commitment to growth on a global scale, as he will be able to heighten our presence in the EMEA System Integrator and VAR landscape.
“Ultimus has a great reputation and I’m proud to represent the company,” continues Mr. Billen. “I look forward to being a resource for Ultimus partners and customers alike. I also look forward to expanding Ultimus’ global footprint, contributing to the company’s growing presence in the booming European market.”
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 modelling, automating, managing and optimising 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 organisations. Long recognised 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/emea.
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