Forrester Ranks Savvion as a Business Process Management Market Leader for the 2nd Year in a Row

Savvion BusinessManager 5.0(TM) Recognized for Design, Automation and Architectural Strength

SANTA CLARA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/30/2004 -- Savvion®, Inc., the company that knows business process, today announced that for the second year in a row that its business process management system, Savvion BusinessManager™, has been identified as a market leader in the prestigious BPM Wave report published by Forrester.

Forrester Wave reports are known as the definitive resource for business and IT managers responsible for the lifecycle processes of corporate content. The BPM Wave report is based on the BPM TechRankings, which assess and weight over 200 separate criteria covering design, scalability, orchestration and optimization. Coupled with a rigorous hands-on product review of Savvion's latest release of its award-winning BPM system, Savvion BusinessManager, that was conducted by Forrester analysts, Forrester's Wave reports recognizes groundbreaking technologies that deliver significant value and a proven return on investment.

Of 10 'pure-play' BPM products reviewed in the research report Savvion BusinessManager 5.0 received the highest 'Leader' ranking. Savvion was acknowledged in the report for "offering consistent capabilities across all criteria, making it the most effective at managing the complete process lifecycle." Additionally, in an article published in Destination CRM magazine Forrester Analyst, Sharyn Leaver stated, "Savvion BusinessManager 5.0 is the strongest across the board when considering design, automation, and human workflow."

About Savvion

Savvion develops business process management (BPM) software that improves business performance and reduces costs within and across functional business units. Savvion's lifecycle approach to process enables business and IT to truly collaborate to bring process improvement initiatives on-line in less than 90 days while delivering a 200% - 300% return on investment. Over 160 global business enterprises, public service agencies, and systems integration firms, including 15% of the Fortune 100, use Savvion systems to manage their business, from workgroup to enterprise, in real-time. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Savvion can be reached at www.savvion.com or 888-544-5511.

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