Improve Business Performance: ARIS ProcessWorld 2008 Conference to Offer Prominent Customer Sessions as IDS Scheer Previews New Version of ARIS Platform.

IDS Scheer Founder, Professor Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer to Deliver Keynote and Customer Presentations to Include Bayer Business Services Germany, Colgate-Palmolive, Infineon, Wyeth and Others

BERWYN, Pa. -- IDS Scheer, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), today announced that the theme of its annual ARIS ProcessWorld 2008 conference is titled "Improve Business Performance" and will be supported by a wide range of thought-provoking executive keynotes and in-depth sessions from 15 marquee companies and six industry analysts.

Organizations slated to share their implementation successes include: Bayer Business Services Germany, Colgate-Palmolive, Conair Corporation, Detroit Diesel (Daimler-Chrysler), The Dow Chemical Company, ENMAX Energy Corporation, GraceKennedy Foods, Infineon Technologies, Intrum Justitia, Petro-Canada, Rodamco, SAIC, Tallard Technologies and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. In addition, analysts from leading research firms, including Gartner, AMR, Forrester and IDC, will be presenting relevant sessions throughout the conference.

IDS Scheer will also preview the newest version of the ARIS Platform -- the ARIS Business Performance Edition. The new version offers a holistic business process management approach that enables corporate decision makers to analyze workflows and establish their individual priorities and contributions to business performance.

"ProcessWorld has truly evolved into the premiere event for Business Process Management with the complementary technologies and services that support it," said Thomas Volk, CEO and President, IDS Scheer. "With a strong focus on business performance, we have elevated the management of processes to help executives understand the intrinsic value of a process-centric approach to improve overall performance. In line with our ARIS ProcessWorld theme, we will offer attendees a sneak preview of our new ARIS Business Performance Edition, which is geared towards helping organizations improve efficiencies and boost overall performance."

ARIS ProcessWorld 2008 will be held at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, FL from February 14-15. With more than 300 professionals expected to attend, ARIS ProcessWorld 2008 is the industry's leading Business Process Management event for executives to share their experiences with the latest business process initiatives, including BPM, Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Driven SOA and GRC. The conference will be preceded by ARIS UserDay on Wednesday, February 13, which will feature the latest developments in ARIS solutions during hands-on workshops.

IDS Scheer founder Professor Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer will be the featured keynote and present a session titled BPM = Business Process Management = Business Performance Management, which will focus on the convergence of BPM and Business Intelligence (BI) to deliver on business performance.

Dr. Wolfram Jost, Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for Product Strategy and Development of IDS Scheer will deliver the day one afternoon keynote in a session titled ARIS - From Modeling to Holistic BPM Solutions. Dirk Oevermann, IDS Scheer Executive responsible for Worldwide Consulting, will host a panel discussion that will explore the business benefits of using industry reference models and best practices for jump-starting enterprise software rollouts. Examples will include real-world deployments at IDS Scheer customers Tallard Technologies and GraceKennedy Foods.

ARIS ProcessWorld 2008 also features a partner pavilion where exhibitors will present concepts and demonstrate solutions to complete the business process lifecycle. For more information about this year's event, please visit http://www.processworld.com.

About IDS Scheer

IDS Scheer is the market leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software, solutions and services for corporations and public organizations worldwide. With its unrivaled ARIS Platform for Process Excellence, the company offers an integrated, comprehensive solution portfolio for the strategy, design, implementation and controlling of business processes. Utilizing the ARIS Value Engineering (AVE) approach, IDS Scheer consultants bridge the gap between corporate strategy, business processes, IT solutions and process controlling. As a Global SAP Services Partner, strategic SAP development partner and SAP Vertical Solution Reseller, IDS Scheer offers small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 companies a process-oriented approach to optimize Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Approximately 3,000 employees in over 70 countries serve the company's 7,000 customers. In 2007, IDS Scheer's revenues reached 394 million Euro / 576 million USD (preliminary figures). Established in 1984 by Prof. August-Wilhelm Scheer, IDS Scheer is listed in the TecDAX on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany).

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