ProcessWorld'06 Conference by IDS Scheer to Feature Founder Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer and Merrill Lynch Chief Technology Architect Andrew Brown.

BERWYN, Pa. -- Respected Technology Thought Leaders Joined by Dr. Mathias Kirchmer and Dr. Wolfram Jost of IDS Scheer as Keynote Speakers

IDS Scheer, the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence, today announced the keynote speakers for its annual ProcessWorld 2006 conference at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida, February 12-15, 2006. Merrill Lynch Chief Technology Architect Andrew Brown will be a featured keynote and present a thought-provoking session, titled Business Process Management & Service Oriented Architecture in Financial Services. In addition, Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer, founder of IDS Scheer will offer his vision on Agility Through Standardization, the theme of the conference and discuss the link from strategy to execution using standard technologies and approaches. Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, CEO of IDS Scheer for the Americas, will discuss Reference Models: Knowledge Assets for Agility which supports the theme of business and technology executives using reference and business models to plan fast and execute successfully. Dr. Wolfram Jost, Executive Board Member of IDS Scheer and responsible for the company's ARIS Platform suite of products and services, will be elaborating on the rise of Business Process Management (BPM) in relation to IDS Scheer in a presentation titled Defining BPM with the ARIS Platform.

With 300 professionals expected to attend, ProcessWorld 2006 has evolved into the leading conference for BPM professionals and provides the most comprehensive venue for learning about strategic process improvement initiatives, enterprise architectures, compliance and corporate performance using the ARIS Platform. The conference will specifically highlight how ARIS can be leveraged with SAP optimization and SAP NetWeaver initiatives. This year's conference theme, "The X Factor in eXtending Agility Through Standardization," addresses the need for companies to be proactive and prepare for managing Emergent Processes -- unforeseen business dynamics or "X Factors" which can make or break an organization's future, while adopting standard best practices and tools that allow for some degree of predictability, planning, and forecasting.

"X" Marks the Spot will be in full force as ProcessWorld sessions will deliver the most interactive eXchange of bringing theories, approaches, and tools together with real-world applications, best practices, case studies, and tools. For the first time, IDS Scheer is holding ProcessWorld in conjunction with User Days for more educational, hands-on, product-specific sessions.

"We are delighted to announce Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer, our company founder, and Andy Brown as our featured keynote speakers. We are looking forward to Andrew Brown's presentation which will provide - with an outside view - peer-to-peer relevance as he outlines his approach in driving standards and practices that have contributed to Merrill Lynch's business agility," said Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, CEO of IDS Scheer for the Americas. "In addition to taking a different approach with our keynote for this ProcessWorld, we have also designed the tracks to cover industry-specific issues and solutions that will include dynamic sessions from customers detailing their real-life implementation scenarios as well as presentations from leading industry analyst organizations sharing their market perspectives."

The tracks will also tie to specific industries including manufacturing, services, financial services, and public sector. Organizations presenting their BPM endeavors include: Bank of America, Zurich Insurance, Estee Lauder, the Department of Defense, American Meter, Siemens Medical and Nova Chemicals. In addition, key analyst firms AMR Research, Gartner, Hurwitz, and the Tower Group; as well as academic research institutions such as Widener University, ePoly Montreak, George Mason University and Queensland University.

ProcessWorld 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, visit http://www.usprocessworld.com or call 866-265-1105.

About IDS Scheer in the Americas

IDS Scheer is the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence. The company's ARIS-based solutions offer a complete portfolio for "Business Process Excellence," including the services, software and methods to address all phases of the business process lifecycle: design, implementation, execution and continuous improvement. From small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 organizations, IDS Scheer provides a wide array of solutions to help customers optimize, and profit from, their investments in Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Next Generation Business Process Automation solutions. As a SAP Global Services Partner, IDS Scheer enables customers to maximize their SAP investment and build winning businesses. As part of an organization of more than 2000 employees worldwide and over 250 in the Americas, IDS Scheer is built upon a foundation of business process excellence that began when the company was founded in 1984 by August-Wilhelm Scheer, widely recognized as a founding father of Business Process Management. For more information on IDS Scheer in the Americas, visit http://www.ids-scheer.com/us.

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