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Lanner and Corticon Form Strategic Alliance to Enhance Enablement of BPM
Aligning Lanner's Simulation and Optimization Solutions with Corticon's Rules Management Solution Takes Intelligent BPM to the Next Level
Houston, TX,
June 1, 2004—Lanner Group, Inc. and Corticon™ Technologies, Inc. today announced they have formed a strategic alliance to provide their technologies to companies seeking more efficient Business Process Management (BPM) solutions. Since both technologies are compatible within a service-oriented architecture, this will prove especially valuable for enterprise applications.
"The solutions Lanner and Corticon offer are both critical to an efficient BPM solution," states Scott Dixon Smith, President, Lanner Group, Inc. "It's a very natural alliance - Lanner's WITNESS technology identifies and defines what problem areas need to be addressed through simulation, and analyzes what steps or processes need to be implemented to solve the problem, through optimization. Corticon's Business Rules Management technology actually executes those changes, effortlessly, in real-time. It's truly a winning combination for any enterprise serious about intelligent BPM."
"We are very pleased to be forming this strategic alliance with Lanner Group, Inc.," states Mark Allen, CEO, Corticon Technologies, Inc. "As the premier rules management solution, we feel it is a logical extension to join forces with the premier modeling and optimization technology provider. Together Corticon and Lanner can deliver a powerful capability to develop and optimize rules within BPM, testing rules prior to implementation to fully understand their impact on key performance metrics, and even provide regular rules optimization in an operational context."
Both Lanner and Corticon are Business Partners in IBM's Business Performance Management "ecosystem," announced at IBM PartnerWorld in March, 2004. This ecosystem consists of a set of Business Partner frameworks and a software development toolkit that will enable IBM to engage with its Business Partners to provide industry-specific BPM solutions for customers in need of monitoring, analyzing and optimizing their business operations and IT infrastructure.
About Corticon Technologies, Inc.
Corticon™ Technologies helps organizations make better, faster decisions by managing the rules that drive their business. Corticon Business Rules Management, which delivers a next-generation business rules modeler and business rules engine, ensures the consistent, efficient and reliable execution of a company's strategies and policies. Unlike competitive products that require skilled programmers, Corticon's solution is as easy to use as a spreadsheet. This results in transformational productivity improvements in key business processes. Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., with an engineering center in Culver City, Calif., Corticon is a venture-backed, privately held company. For additional information on Corticon and its solutions call +1 650-212-2424 or visit the company's Web site at www.corticon.com.
About Lanner Group, Inc.
Lanner Group, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, specializes in helping organizations achieve rapid, effective business change with its simulation-enabled business process management and business performance improvement software. Established in 1996, Lanner is widely acknowledged as the world's pioneering leader in business simulation and optimization. Today, Lanner offers a unique combination of powerful predictive technology solutions with top-level consulting expertise to a worldwide customer base of more than 3500 leading multinational companies. Lanner Group, Inc. is wholly owned by Lanner Group Limited, based in Redditch, United Kingdom. For additional information on Lanner and its solutions please visit www.lanner.com.
