QUICKSTREAM AND SAVVION PARTNER TO DELIVER CONTENT AND BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTIONS.

Quickstream Software, a provider of e-Content Management technology, has announced a partnership with Savvion, a provider of automated business process management solutions.

The partnership will allow companies to deploy a comprehensive enterprise application that integrates all aspects of document management as an integral part of their business processes. The integration of Quickstream's e-Content Management Platform, with Savvion's BusinessManager[TM], enables customers to automate and manage their business processes and seamlessly integrate documents as part of those processes, significantly reducing the cost of managing documents as part of the flow of work, especially in document intensive programs. Leveraging the seamless integration with powerful features such as business rules and events, critical schedules and response requirements can be maintained, avoiding costly delays while improving overall customer satisfaction.

"We are excited about teaming up with a recognized leader in the business process management solutions market to deliver a tightly integrated, scalable document and content management solution," said Eric Westerkamp, president of Quickstream Software.

Savvion's flagship product, BusinessManager, is a Java-based software platform that enables companies to quickly transform business processes into flexible, distributed Web applications accessed and managed over intranets, extranets and the Internet. Managers have complete visibility into their business processes while gaining the agility to proactively reassign resources or modify processes on the fly in response to changing business conditions. By making it possible to manage internal and external operations online, Savvion leads the industry in automating business processes across the extended enterprise.

"Savvion has placed a strong emphasis on expanding the scope of solutions we are able to offer our customers through our partnerships", said Dr. M.A. Ketabchi, Savvion President and CEO. "Integrating document management with process management is an important business solution that our customers will receive significant benefit from."

Quickstream defines e-Content Management as the combination of traditional document management features with new-era content management technologies like Java, J2EE, XML and HTML. The Platform is a flexible application for sorting, displaying, exchanging and controlling electronic business files over the Web regardless of format. Its architecture is unique, designed to enable rapid assembly of powerful custom e-Content management solutions through modifications at the JSP, XML, or API level.

Quickstream Software, Inc. was founded in 1997. Quickstream is dedicated to developing highly configurable platforms for companies committed to implementing efficient e-Business applications. Quickstream enables unsurpassed ease in integration, customization and scalability, enabling its customers to quickly and cost-effectively deploy a tailored, flexible e-Content management system to meet their individual technical and strategic goals. The Quickstream e-Content Management Platform is a flexible Web-based application to centralize, search, control, classify (via metadata), version and track electronic business files, regardless of format. It is built on Java, J2EE and XML technologies.