Metastorm and EBOX Partner to Deliver BPM Solutions in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

EBOX adds Metastorm’s BPM Suite to its Software Offerings

LONDON, UK and SAUDI ARABIA – April 12, 2006 – Metastorm Inc, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software for modeling, automating, integrating, and improving both human and system-based processes, today announced it is partnering with EBOX, a dynamic and vibrant IT solutions company creating strong and lasting partnerships with well known leaders in the IT world, to deliver BPM solutions to organizations in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (KSA). KSA is considered the most powerful market within the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) and the demand for robust BPM solutions is increasing dramatically.

Banan Abutair, General Manager of EBOX Solutions said, “We sought out a partnership with Metastorm – a global leader of BPM Solutions – to expand our enterprise software services by being the sole providers of BPM in the increasingly demanding KSA market.” By combining Metastorm’s flexible and agile BPM technology with EBOX’s impressive solutions offerings, the partnership will deliver value add to many industries in KSA, allowing organizations operating in KSA to take advantage of process improvement initiatives and technology to streamline operations and improve agility.

“Metastorm’s partnership with EBOX is a great avenue by which we can meet the growing needs of Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti organizations for business process management solutions,” stated Mike Malaure, vice president of International Sales for Metastorm. “EBOX and Metastorm have proactively combined to offer a complete BPM Suite that will address the process issues facing many sectors in the KSA market. By addressing the full process life-cycle with our solution, we will help our customers lower costs, improve productivity, and ultimately gain an operating advantage.”

About Metastorm
As the first breakaway BPM vendor, Metastorm is a leader in business process management (BPM) software and best practice methodologies for modeling, automating, integrating, and improving both human and system-based processes. Metastorm BPM™ is a complete solution for roundtrip process improvement, designed specifically to address complex processes that are unique to organizations. Metastorm’s 1200+ global client base in manufacturing, retail, financial services, business services, healthcare and government are achieving rapid ROI and Enterprise Process Advantage® in customer service, supply chain operations, risk management, and internal operations. For more information visit www.metastorm.com.

Copyright 2006, Metastorm, Inc. All rights reserved. Metastorm BPM and Enterprise Process Advantage are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Metastorm, Inc. Other product, service and company names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.



About EBOX
EBOX® is a multidisciplinary, multicultural digital design and interactive solutions company. We offer an integrated range of strategic enterprise solutions, e-commerce, web-enabled applications, solutions development, and Internet consulting and corporate design services. The EBOX® development approach combines strategic, creative and technology disciplines to create a highly usable, engaging and robust user experience on multiple platforms and media. EBOX® provides companies across the region with tools to enable them to compete in the new world economy. The services and expertise provided by EBOX® are designed to help the clients reduce operational costs, increase revenues, improve external and internal communications and general perception of their organizations. EBOX® has an extensive experience in the Saudi market of 5 years, and many satisfied clients in a wide range of sectors and fields of specialization. Our many success stories are built upon the years of continuous feedback and trust of our clients. For more information visit www.ebox-solutions.com.

Press Contact Information:
Erin O'Brien
Metastorm
T: +1 443-703-1817
eobrien@metastorm.com

Amy Redhead
Strategic Alliance
T: +44 1494 434 434
amyr@strategicpr.net

Noor Hijazi
EBOX
+966 1 4650022
marketing@ebox-solutions.com