Metastorm Recognized as a Leader in Business Process Management Suites Report by Independent Analyst Firm

BALTIMORE, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in "The Forrester Wave™: Business Process Management Suites, Q3 2010" report, which just published this week.  

Forrester Research, Inc. evaluated 11 leading business process management suite vendors against 148 criteria with the goal of assessing the software and vendors' abilities to support business process professionals in deploying large-scale BPM programs. The evaluation states, "Metastorm falls into the Leader category, with an impressive collaborative process design environment and Web 2.0 features. [Metastorm] now offers innovative collaborative workspaces and Web-based modeling features that make their BPM suite more accessible to business analysts and business users."

Despite the recent economic downturn, business process management technology continues to be a priority investment for many organizations due to its ability to help enterprises boost productivity and gain greater efficiency and control over key operational processes.

With over 140 customer success stories and customer video interviews publicly accessible on its website, Metastorm has been one of the long-standing leaders in the BPM industry, and its software is proven in large-scale global deployments in a variety of industry sectors.  In addition, Metastorm is unique in its ability to deliver full-scale EA and BPA software that is integrated with its BPM suite.  

"The Forrester Wave™: Business Process Management Suites, Q3 2010" report states: "Metastorm was one of the first vendors to take advantage of the synergies between EA and BPM.  Now that investment seems to be paying dividends by providing a compelling environment for BPM and EA teams to collaborate on strategy and delivery for business process improvement."

"We are pleased to be recognized by Forrester as a leading vendor in the Business Process Management market," stated Robert Farrell, chairman and CEO of Metastorm. "We are continually investing in product innovation, channel development programs and new services and support offerings to ensure the success of our customers worldwide, and we are committed to remaining a leader in this market."

For a social media version of this announcement and to read the complete report, go to www.metastorm.com/news/2010/082510.asp

About Metastorm Inc.

With a focus on enterprise visibility, resource optimization, efficiency and agility, Metastorm offers market-leading software for enterprise and business architecture (EA), business process analysis (BPA), and business process management (BPM). As an integrated product portfolio, Metastorm Enterprise allows organizations to improve business results by better aligning strategy with execution. By combining the power of these three disciplines onto a common platform, Metastorm is helping organizations worldwide focus on the right business improvements, instill stronger governance, and accelerate time to value. For more information and success stories on organizations powering strategic advantage with Metastorm Enterprise, visit www.metastorm.com.

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