Curam Software Announces Service Oriented Architecture Acceptance; IBM SOA Specialty Acceptance Confirms Curam Software's Integration with SOA Middleware.

HERNDON, Va. -- Curam Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, today announced its acceptance to the IBM SOA Specialty after successfully completing IBM's rigorous SOA technical and business requirements. With this achievement the Curam Business Application Suite(TM) integrates with the IBM SOA Foundation, a single, integrated platform that combines the industry's top application server and integration capabilities.

"SOA is an increasingly important architectural requirement in the public sector market," said Sandy Carter, vice president, SOA and WebSphere, IBM Software Group. "We are pleased that Curam Software has achieved this milestone and look forward to a continued partnership as they deploy its SOA-based solution offerings to social enterprises globally."

The SOA-based Curam Business Application Suite provides social enterprises with real tangible benefits during both the initial implementation phase and throughout the ongoing project lifecycle. The SOA-enabled capabilities of the Curam Business Application Suite allow social enterprise caseworkers to reuse established business processes such as integrated case management, financial management, participant and reporting. Using the Curam Business Application Suite, social enterprises are empowered to manage complex eligibility and entitlement rules, maximize the use of dynamic workflow definition and improved task management, streamline the resolution of multiple appeals, and minimize error rates with process automation.

Social Enterprises need to respond quickly in order to support changes that arise due to legislation and legal requirements as well as day-to-day business changes. At the same time, removing and replacing their existing IT infrastructure is not feasible from both a risk and cost perspective. Curam Software's service-oriented architecture based on open, industry-standard technology and reusable components, allows social enterprises to manage both short and long term business change. By leveraging the Curam Business Application Suite, social enterprises increase their business agility resulting in reduced risk and added value in a way that best suits the enterprise, agency, and organizations business and technology requirements.

"Social enterprises are undergoing significant change in their IT infrastructure to keep pace with modernization requirements," said Ronan Rooney, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder, Curam Software, Inc. "SOA provides important business process flexibility and critical investment protection. We are delighted to be a part of the IBM SOA Specialty after completing the rigorous requirements. We will continue working with IBM to deliver our market leading, SOA-enabled solutions to those who can benefit from its agility and flexibility."

About Curam Software

Curam Software is the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions delivering best-in-class applications for social enterprises including, health, human services, labor, workers' compensation, and social security programs. Using the Curam Business Application Suite(TM) agencies can immediately reap the benefits of improved business processes, automation and efficiency through integration - for the same or lower cost as projects based on traditional custom developments or transfer systems. The Curam Business Application Suite, underpinned by the Curam Enterprise Framework(TM), combines the advantages of an enterprise platform with the business and technical flexibility required to allow agencies to implement solutions to meet their short-term and strategic objectives. Curam Software is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with additional facilities located in New York, Washington, D.C., and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.curamsoftware.com.

About IBM

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