Mid-Market Adoption of Business Process Management on the Rise in 2005; Ultimus Solutions Deliver Competitive Advantage for Rapidly Growing Firms.

CARY, N.C. -- Ultimus, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and Workflow Automation software and services that enable the shortest time to value, today announced that it achieved considerable growth and new customer wins in Q1 2005. The continued adoption of leading-edge business process management and human workflow technology by the mid-market are indicators that Ultimus will continue to thrive in a booming market.

In the November 1, 2004 Gartner report, "Predicts 2005: New Business Priorities Confront SMB CIOs," James Browning, John Bace, Wendy Close, L. Frank Kenney and Robert Anderson, Gartner states that in 2005 "Before IT investments can generate value, SMBs (small and midsize businesses) must align IT strategic plans and resource investments with business priorities. Business processes (not IT projects) are what SMB CIOs should focus on."

In the first quarter of 2005, Ultimus flourished as it signed several new mid-market customer deals and announced successes with organizations including First National Bank of Arizona and White Hydraulics. These deals are a continuation of Ultimus' previous success in mid-market with customers such as ProHealth, IATA, ARIS and Stasys.

In the first quarter of 2005, Ultimus had a number of significant accomplishments and expanded its staff to support its growing customer-base's needs. Key milestones included:

-- The Ultimus BPM Suite received two positive product reviews from leading IT weeklies--CRN and eWEEK. In both reviews, the Ultimus BPM Studio was highlighted for its ease-of-use in mapping workflows.

-- Ultimus hired Charles Dougherty as Vice President of Professional Services. Charles will be responsible for driving Ultimus' service-level partnerships with key mid-market systems integrators while providing a wide range of services to the company's current customer base.

-- The company released the latest version of the Ultimus BPM Suite - 7.0. New features include: a next generation BPM Server; enhanced support for Active Directory and LDAP Directories; fine-grained administrative security; and a new robust publish/subscribe interface.

-- Ultimus was named to KMWorld's "100 Companies that Matter."

"The mid-market has always been naturally inclined to move toward BPM because of the measurable cost savings associated with the technology, such as process efficiency and quicker time to value," said Rashid Khan, CEO and Co-founder of Ultimus. "While larger organizations strain over massive ERP implementations, mid-market organizations are gaining significant competitive advantage by leveraging BPM."

As another sign of Ultimus' continued support of the mid-market, the company will attend and is a sponsor of the upcoming Gartner Midsize Enterprise Summit (R) (April 17-20, New Orleans, LA). The Midsize Enterprise Summit brings Senior IT Executives from midsize businesses together with Gartner Analysts, and leading and emerging technology Vendors. The focus--enabling strategic IT Decision-Making--embraces mid-market-specific issues, trends and solutions from a horizontal and vertical industry-specific perspective. The business-intensive format includes Gartner-led sessions, Vendor-led World Premiere and Private Boardroom Appointments, a Showcase of Exhibits, and networking functions.

About Ultimus

Ultimus is a global business process management (BPM) software company that delivers the shortest time to value for business process automation and improvement initiatives. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., the company is ranked by industry research firms Gartner and Forrester as one of the leading vendors in the BPM market. Ultimus is known for its experience and focus, its innovative technology, and its global market presence.

Ultimus has business operations and sales offices throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Through these offices and a network of more than 100 partners in 61 countries, more than 1,400 customers, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Citizens Bank, McKessonHBOC, Microsoft, Newell Rubbermaid, Black and Decker, Rexam do Brasil and Cable & Wireless Panama, have deployed the Ultimus BPM Suite to automate and improve a wide range of business processes.

The Ultimus BPM Suite has been recognized by eWeek magazine with the 2004 eWeek Excellence Award. In addition, Ultimus is a four-time recipient of the Technology Fast 500 Award from Deloitte & Touche and many other awards. More information about Ultimus can be obtained by visiting the Ultimus Web site at http://www.ultimus.com, emailing [e-mail], or by calling 919-678-0900.