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Appian Recognized as a Finalist for the 2007 American Business Awards(SM).


Fifth annual Stevie[R] Awards will be presented on June 11 in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 to Recognize Leading Technologies

VIENNA, Va. -- Appian, the leading provider of Business Process Management Suites (BPMS (Business Process Management Suite or System) See BPM. ), today announced that The American Business Awards has named Appian Enterprise a finalist in the Best New Product or Service category of the annual Stevie Awards The Stevie Awards were created in 2002 to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. .

Appian Enterprise is a comprehensive suite that provides fully integrated process, knowledge and analytics capabilities to drive quantifiable ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot).  and expedite ex·pe·dite  
tr.v. ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites
1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate.

2.
 the delivery of next-generation, process-driven solutions. Appian Enterprise enables customers to design, manage and optimize cross-functional end-to-end business processes empowering business users like never before.

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" (New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10  , April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business.

"Being named a Finalist in The American Business Awards is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher Michael Gallagher is the name of several different people:
  • Michael Gallagher (bishop), bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
  • Michael Gallagher (US politician), the Assistant Secretary for Commerce and Information in the United States Department of Commerce
, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of national recognition. We congratulate the companies on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."

Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than 700 executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be videocast on the Internet and broadcast on radio, and hosted by Larry Wilmore Larry Wilmore (b. 1962) is an American television producer, writer, comedian, and actor.

He has been working in television for nearly thirty years, primarily as a writer.
 of TV's THE DAILY SHOW with JON STEWART Not to be confused with John Stewart or John Stuart.

Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on November 28,1962) is an American comedian, satirist, actor, writer, and producer.
.

"Appian has invested heavily in providing our customers with innovative technology that helps them improve their businesses and provides a competitive advantage," said Philip Larson, Director of Product Management at Appian. "Appian is widely recognized by customers, partners and leading analyst firms for the significant advantages our technology provides, and this award further validates of our vision and implementation."

More than 2,000 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners this week from among Finalists. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April through early May.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Appian

Appian is a leading provider of business process management (BPM) technology that helps organizations design, manage, and optimize their business processes. Appian Enterprise has revolutionized process design with a modeling environment that is simple enough for business users yet powerful enough for IT. Appian is the first BPM vendor to combine collaboration and content management with process to create best practice business processes. Appian's patent-pending Active Optimization Technology, which analyzes the in-flight process data stream, not just stored data, helps companies stay ahead of the competition. For more information, visit www.appian.com.

About The Stevie Awards

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars," Stevie Awards are conferred con·fer  
v. con·ferred, con·fer·ring, con·fers

v.tr.
1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her.
 in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
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