BPMI.org Press Release

METASERVER JOINS BPMI.ORG TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY-WIDE BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT STANDARDIZATION EFFORTS

New Haven, Conn. - June 07, 2001 - Metaserver, Inc., a developer of best-of-breed business process integration (BPI) software, today announced it has joined the Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI.org). BPMI.org is a non-profit organization that encourages companies to develop and operate business processes that span multiple applications and business partners, behind the firewall and over the Internet. Its mission is to promote and develop the use of BPM through the establishment of standards for its process design, deployment, execution, maintenance and optimization.

"Metaserver understands the complexities associated with integrating business-to-business applications, platforms and existing technology standards," said Richard Schultz, chief executive officer and co-founder of Metaserver. "As a leading provider of BPI software, we share the same goal as the organization: To enable companies to coordinate their business processes across their enterprise systems and the Internet. We look forward to helping BPMI.org promote standards that empower companies to realize the advantages of efficient business process management."

Metaserver 3, the company’s flagship software, relies on proven BPI software to help businesses integrate a vast number of specific business functions, while seamlessly integrating with existing back-end components regardless of platform or language. Rather than manually re-write extensive code for each new Web function, BPI allows companies to model new business processes and dynamically connect applications and components to Web front-ends. This eliminates complex code writing and speeds the development of new products and services.

"Metaserver has a proven track record with enabling companies to shift their services online," said Ismael Ghalimi, director and founder of BPMI.org. "The addition of Metaserver to our organization shows that there is a strong need for BPM in today's market. We look forward to utilizing Metaserver's expertise in this field."

Some of BPMI.org’s 100-plus members include Art Technology Group, BEA Systems, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. LLC, Computer Sciences Corporation, Deloitte Consulting, Hewlett Packard, IBM, KPMG Consulting, SilverStream, Sun Microsystems and VerticalNet.

About BPMI.org
BPMI.org (the Business Process Management Initiative) is a non-profit corporation that empowers companies of all sizes, across all industries, to develop and operate business processes that span multiple applications and business partners, behind the firewall and over the Internet. The Initiative's mission is to promote and develop the use of Business Process Management (BPM) through the establishment of standards for process design, deployment, execution, maintenance and optimization. BPMI.org develops open specifications, assists IT vendors in marketing their implementations and supports businesses in their use of business process management technologies. BPMI.org has been initiated by Intalio, Inc. and was created in August 2000 by a group of sixteen enterprise software vendors and consulting firms. Membership is open to all companies, non-profit organizations and individuals.

About Metaserver, Inc.
Headquartered in New Haven, CT, Metaserver Inc., is a best-of-breed business process integration (BPI) provider. Its flagship Metaserver product optimizes peer-to-peer technology in a Process Integration EngineÔ, which enables organizations to identify, diagram and deploy business processes so that they are accessible to customers, partners, vendors and employees in a Web environment. With Metaserver, companies are free to focus on key business goals, not technology infrastructure. For more information, contact Metaserver, Inc. at 1-800-789-8090 or visit us on the Web at www.metaserver.com.

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