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CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2003-- Pfizer Colombia, Portugese Railroad, Spanish Ministry of Education Among Latest Group of Customers Increasing Productivity and Efficiency BizVantage – Like a personalized newsletter for business, investment or technology. Through Business Process Management Ultimus, the leading provider of complete business process management (BPM) and workflow solutions, today announced its continued momentum in Europe, Latin America and Asia as a result of global demand for its business process management software. In recent months, Ultimus has helped organizations in Colombia, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Panama achieve goals of increased productivity and organizational efficiency by deploying the Ultimus Workflow Suite. Ultimus' global philosophy, combined with local sales offices in Latin America, Europe and the APAC region has helped fuel company growth. "Ultimus has invested heavily in the globalization of our product as well as our global sales and support infrastructure. Those investments are paying off as the demand for complete BPM solutions continues to rise," said Rashid Khan, CEO and co-founder of Ultimus. "We are also finding that experience matters in international markets, and our nine years of continued success in the workflow and BPM market is a strong proof point for these customers." One example of a recent international win is Pfizer, the Colombian subsidiary of the world's largest pharmaceutical company. Pfizer will use the Ultimus Workflow Suite to streamline three core areas: merchandise returns, purchase orders and accounts payable. Ultimus enables businesses worldwide to increase their profits by modeling, automating, managing and optimizing every business process. The company's flagship product, the Ultimus Workflow Suite is a complete business process management system that is used to improve organizational productivity and responsiveness, reduce costs and accelerate cycle times. It provides a collaborative, programming-free process modeling and development environment, flexible integration, powerful management tools and an easy-to-use Web interface. With a flexible, horizontal BPM architecture, Ultimus can benefit businesses in any market. Recent sales wins in Latin America, Europe and the APAC region include: -- Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, the Portuguese Railroad, transports 178 million passengers and 9.3 million tons of
merchandise per year over 3,100 km of rail. Caminhos de
Ferro Portugueses uses Ultimus in its claims management
process.
-- Ministerio de Education, Culture and Sport, based in Madrid, Spain, is a ministry of the Spanish federal
government. It is responsible for many important segments
of Portuguese society, from films and libraries to museums
and sporting events. Ministerio de Education will use
Ultimus in its information reports process.
-- Roche Diagnostics Germany, based in Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany, is a division of F. Hoffmann-La Roche LTD. With
revenue more than EUR 3.8 billion and employing 16,500,
Roche Diagnostics Germany is the world's leading provider
of diagnostic systems and decision-oriented health
information. Roche is using the Ultimus Workflow Suite to
manage its entitlement release processes.
-- Compania Internacional de Seguros, based in Panama, has been active in the insurance field since 1910. Compania
Internacional de Seguros is using Ultimus to automate its
automobile policies requests.
-- Jasec, based in Cartago, Costa Rica, offers supplies for public services in the electric energy industry. Jasec is
using Ultimus to modernize its internal and external
customer services, human resources, organizational
structure and system technologies.
-- Shanghai NewGiant Biotech Group is one of the largest pharmaceutical groups in China. The company will be using
Ultimus to manage its $50 million marketing budget. In
addition, Shanghai NewGiant Biotech Group will be using
Ultimus for its logistics and invoicing process.
About Ultimus A pioneer in Business Process Management and workflow automation, Ultimus is a profitable, global software company that enables enterprises worldwide to increase their profits by modeling, automating, managing, and optimizing every business process. Ultimus has business operations and sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. Through these offices and a network of more than 85 partners in 60 countries, more than 1000 customers, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Citizens Bank, McKessonHBOC, Microsoft, Rubbermaid, Sony, and Siemens, have deployed the Ultimus Workflow Suite to address their business process management challenges. Ultimus and its partners use the Ultimus Workflow Development Methodology to standardize implementations, accelerate deployments, and enable continuous improvement. Headquartered in Cary, NC, the company is a two-time recipient of the Technology Fast 500 Award from Deloitte & Touche and is listed among 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. Ultimus is a trademark of Ultimus Inc. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used here for reference only.
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