VIENNA, VA--(Marketwire - January 12, 2009) - Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, today announced that Appian customer Concur, the leader in on-demand Employee spend Management services, received the prestigious DM Review 2008 Innovative Solution Award in the BPM category. The award, judged by the DM Review editorial team, was created to recognize solutions that are groundbreaking and provide quantifiable business value.

"The caliber of submissions we received this year was extremely high," said Julie Langenkamp, Editor-in-Chief at DM Review. "In the BPM category, Concur stood out for the impressive scope and speed of their implementation, having a BPM Center of Excellence approach that focused on both business and technology goals, and for delivering real financial benefit to the company."

Concur's award-winning solutions streamline business travel and expense reporting, and improve invoice processing -- delivering rapid ROI by helping companies increase efficiency, control employee spend and drive down operational costs. Because organizations of all sizes depend on Concur, the company understands the vital importance of effective business processes. Concur deployed the Appian Enterprise BPM Suite to streamline critical client-facing processes, reduce operating costs by improving internal controls, and provide enhanced visibility and actionable process analysis, both in real-time, and for continuous process improvement efforts. With more than 50 managed processes implemented to-date with Appian, Concur has seen an average reduction time for process completion of 20 percent, and realized significant annual cost avoidance.

"This award is recognition of Concur's drive to improve our quality of service through constant innovation," said Cristen Rankin, Senior Process Analyst at Concur. "Appian's easy-to-use and comprehensive BPM platform is crucial in helping us reduce cost, increase both efficiency and quality, and achieve our overall goal of process maturity."

"Concur is an innovative company with a talented team and a great understanding of the value of process improvement," said Matthew Calkins, president and CEO of Appian. "We are proud that DM Review has recognized the results of our work together."

About Appian

Appian is the Business Process Management (BPM) expert. Appian leads the market in BPM innovation, delivering comprehensive, flexible and easy-to-use solutions tailored to the unique needs of individual organizations. Businesses and governments worldwide use Appian to simplify process improvement with the real-time visibility, control and analytics needed to improve business performance. Appian allows users across the organization to effectively collaborate and be part of the process of achieving corporate goals. Appian empowers more than 2.5 million users globally and has a strong customer base in the government, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and telecommunications industries. Appian is headquartered in the Washington D.C. region, with professional services and partners around the globe.

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