BPMI.org Press Release

KTI JOINS WORLD'S LEADING PROCESS GROUP

Knowledge Technologies International Joins the Business Process Management Initiative -BPMI.org- To Help Set Global Standards

LEXINGTON, Mass. - February 14, 2001 - Knowledge Technologies International (KTI) has become a member of the Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI.org) and joins process automation luminaries from leading organizations, which include CSC, HP, Fujitsu, Nortel Networks, Sun Microsystems, Deloitte Consulting and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

Garreth Evans, CEO, KTI said, ``The objectives of BPMI.org and its constituent members align perfectly with our views on the approach to the next generation of process automation developments. We are seeing demand double per quarter for our latest technologies and firmly believe that both customers and suppliers shoulder an important role to set standards and encourage open strategies to bring more of the groundbreaking process advances we are already delivering - to an even wider market.''

KTI is the leading supplier of Knowledge-Based Process automation tools and methodologies ranging from The ICAD® System for Engineering Process automation to KPM (Knowledge-based Process Modeler (TM)) that captures, manages, executes and monitors any complex, dynamic processes for any type of business. Using KTI's products leading corporations regularly reduce process cycle times to the order of 90-97% and enjoy huge cost savings and resource efficiencies.

About KTI
KTI is the technology powerhouse behind the Knowledge Revolution, and the world's most successful provider of software and services empowering Knowledge-Based Organizations (KBOs). KTI technology allows enterprises to capture their Intellectual Capital and deploy it intuitively to control complex processes. The benefits are massively compressed time scales, huge cost savings, enhanced creativity and optimized products, resulting in `audited', documented, repeatable and fully understood processes and best practices. KTI technology is now considered by many companies to be a vital asset in the drive to constantly improve their offer and keep ahead of the competition. Using KTI process automation software, global market-leading companies in aerospace, automotive and other industries have become pioneers in creating customer-driven products, right first time - every time.

Registered in Luxembourg the company operates from offices across the United States, Europe and Asia. KTI's world-wide client base includes AIC, Airbus UK, Corus, EADS, Embraer, Fiat, Ford, GM, Jaguar Cars, Lotus Cars, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sikorsky, Tata, Trico and many others. For more details see: www.KTIworld.com. Note: For details on recent and future International KBO Conferences, see: www.KBOworld.com.

About BPMI.org
Founded in August 2000, BPMI.org (the Business Process Management Initiative) is a non-profit organization 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 for marketing their implementations, and supports businesses for using Business Process Management technologies. BPMI.org has been initiated by Intalio, Inc. and 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.

Contact:
Knowledge Technologies International
Keith Watson
V.P. & Chief Marketing Officer
44(0) 1707 892731
keith.watson@ktiworld.com
or
Janet Seaton
Communications Co-ordinator
44(0) 1926 438208
janet.seaton@ktiworld.com
or
www.ktiworld.com