Metastorm and NEC Partner to Deliver Complete Business Process Management Solution to the Financial Services Industry

Metastorm and NEC Partner to Deliver Complete Business Process Management Solution to the Financial Services Industry NEC Solutions America Adds Metastorm's BPM Technology to Solutions Portfolio COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Metastorm, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software for automating, managing and controlling processes, and NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, today announced a partnership. NEC will resell and recommend Metastorm e-Work in conjunction with its own product and service offerings, in addition to integrating e-Work with its eSTeP (Enterprise Straight Through Exception Processing) solution. The eSTeP solution, geared for banking, brokerage, and insurance industries, streamlines operations by automating processes and enabling real-time exception processing. This new agreement will enable the companies to work together to provide customers with the tools needed to automate their mission-critical business processes, get more value from their existing IT investments, and deliver comprehensive solutions to the financial services industry. NEC Solution America's Financial Services Division is dedicated to serving the needs of the financial services market in North America through hardware, software and services that together form holistic solutions -- all delivered, implemented and supported by NEC. The addition of e-Work to NEC's solution portfolio fills a critical gap in addressing BPM. "Financial services companies are seeking holistic solutions to automate manual processes, move from batch to real-time systems, and comply with government regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and Basel II. Metastorm e-Work completes the NEC solution offering with state-of-the-art business process management functionality," said Mark Huppert, vice president, of NEC Solutions America. To deliver these services, NEC will maintain a team of trained professionals empowered to resell and implement Metastorm's BPM technology, as well as provide implementation services and support. The company is already actively involved in a number of projects. "Partnering with NEC makes perfect sense for Metastorm as it provides another channel through which we can broaden our reach in the financial services industry," stated Mark Corsetti, vice president and general manager of the Americas for Metastorm. "By extending its offering to include Metastorm e-Work, NEC understands the critical role BPM technology is playing in the financial services industry. This partnership meets our goal of collaborating with world-class organizations to build enterprise BPM solutions that drive significant ROI." About NEC Solutions (America), Inc. NEC Solutions (America), Inc. is a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America. As an affiliate of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ:NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.1), NEC Solutions America taps into a global resource network to help clients leverage technology to achieve a competitive edge. From corporate performance management and biometric security solutions to digital cinema and in-theatre advertising systems, visual displays and server solutions, the expertise is delivered with the personal attention needed to address individual situations. With headquarters in Rancho Cordova, California, NEC Solutions America serves a wide range of markets, including the health care and public safety, financial services, cinema, retail and manufacturing markets. Information regarding NEC Solutions America can be found at http://www.necsam.com/. About Metastorm, Inc. As the leading provider of business process management software for modeling, automating, and controlling processes, Metastorm delivers a complete solution for roundtrip process improvement and is the only company helping organizations achieve Enterprise Process Advantage(R) -- a heightened level of business performance resulting from increased process efficiency, control, and agility. With a focus on complex, human-centric processes that are unique to their organizations, Metastorm's 700+ global client base in manufacturing, financial services, business services, healthcare and government are achieving rapid ROI and unique process advantage in customer service, supply chain operations, risk management, and internal operations. For more information visit http://www.metastorm.com/. Enterprise Process Advantage and e-Work are 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. Source: Metastorm, Inc. CONTACT: Gina Bracaglia of Metastorm, +1-410-290-0101, gbracaglia@metastorm.com; or Jayson Schkloven of Merritt Group, +1-703-556-6829, schkloven@merrittgrp.com, for Metastorm Web site: http://www.metastorm.com/ http://www.necsam.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment