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Appian and MorganFranklin Corp. Partner to Deliver Comprehensive, Web-Based Compliance Management Solutions.


VIENNA, Va. -- Appian Corporation, the industry's first Business Process Management (BPM) company to deliver advanced process, knowledge and analytics functionality in a fully integrated suite, today announced a strategic alliance with MorganFranklin Corp., a professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  company focused on helping customers reengineer critical business processes to improve data management, enhance productivity and ensure compliance with current regulatory laws.

The companies will work together to provide commercial and government customers with high-performance, standards-based solutions designed to streamline, orchestrate or·ches·trate  
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 and optimize their strategic business processes, while preserving and extending existing IT investments.

"We are excited about the opportunity to combine Appian's proven Business Process Management Suite with MorganFranklin's extensive experience with the management and transformation of business processes," stated Bob Morgan Robert Morgan (born June 28, 1930 in Freeport, Pennsylvania) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the University of Maryland. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of MorganFranklin Corp. "Appian's product suite integrates well with our strength in helping companies structure, manage and drive value from their corporate data."

With this partnership, Appian and MorganFranklin Corp. are recognizing that there is a unique opportunity for leveraging BPM technology to address Sarbanes-Oxley compliance challenges. According to according to
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 Gartner, the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and future regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country.  requires that collaboration systems be formal, process-oriented and documented. These formalized for·mal·ize  
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 and supported collaborative processes can increase efficiency and become a platform for other kinds of collaboration and knowledge-sharing across other areas of the business.

"Together, Appian and MorganFranklin Corp. are delivering the platform, tools, functionality, and methodologies necessary for building collaborative, Web-based solutions to address specific business process challenges," said Kevin Spurway, Vice President of Marketing at Appian. "This lifecycle approach to process management is especially critical for organizations looking to leverage flexible, extensible BPM-based platforms and solutions for their current and future compliance management initiatives."

Appian and MorganFranklin Corp. realize that delivering and deploying BPM tools to manage mission-critical business controls will be a key success factor for companies looking to cost-effectively manage operations without sacrificing performance.

About Appian

Appian is the first business process management (BPM) company to deliver advanced process, knowledge management, and analytics capabilities in a comprehensive suite. Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations are deploying Appian's award-winning platform, Appian Enterprise, to build next-generation, process-driven composite applications. For more information, please visit www.appiancorp.com

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MorganFranklin Corp. (MFC) is a diversified professional services company committed to improving the competitiveness and efficiency of our commercial and government clients by providing them with a comprehensive array of business advisory, management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business
service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects
, engineering and integration services. For more information, visit our website at www.morgan-franklin.com
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