Metastorm Cited as a Leader in Human-Centric BPM for Microsoft Platforms by Independent Research Firm

Independent Analyst Firm Recognizes Metastorm as a Leader in its Evaluation

BALTIMORE, MD - January 9, 2008 - Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced that it has been recognized as a leader by Forrester Research in the December 2007 "The Forrester Wave: Human-Centric BPM for Microsoft Platforms, Q4 2007." The Forrester Wave was a result of lab-based product evaluations on eight leading human-centric BPM suite vendors across 150 criteria.

According to Forrester, Metastorm was one of the leaders in its evaluation and noted (along with two other vendors) as taking "a comprehensive approach to BPM, satisfying every part of the process lifecycle." The report also adds, "Metastorm has best-of-breed process analysis thanks to its Proforma acquisition."

"Metastorm is thrilled to be recognized by Forrester in its Human-Centric BPM Wave for Microsoft Platforms report. We have worked extremely hard in executing on our growth strategy and offering a truly differentiated product in the market," stated Robert Farrell, chairman & CEO of Metastorm. "We are pleased that Forrester recognizes our efforts as a leader and as one of the strongest offerings available in the market today. Our focus on tying together capabilities to manage strategy, analysis and execution on a single software platform is further reflected by Forrester citing Metastorm as a leader."

Proforma, recently acquired by Metastorm, was also positioned as a leader in the "The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Architecture Tools: Q2 2007."