Metastorm Acquires Proforma Corp.

Baltimore, Md. — Metastorm, a provider of business process management (BPM) software for organizational agility, innovation and governance, announced the acquisition of Proforma Corp., the leading provider of enterprise modeling solutions for enterprise architecture (EA) and business process analysis (BPA). Metastorm says the combined company will deliver an integrated enterprise software platform that unifies business strategy and architecture, process analysis and optimization, and managed human- and system-centric process execution.

Metastorm will address the complete spectrum of activities required to achieve enterprise alignment, optimize execution across the business process value chain and help organizations gain a sustainable strategic advantage through true enterprise visibility and continuous improvement.

"Metastorm is proud to be joining forces with Proforma to move beyond today's business process management suite (BPMS) definition and chart a new course for enterprise effectiveness through increased collaboration, agility and understanding. Organizations today are striving to improve performance through EA, BPA and BPM initiatives," says Bob Farrell, president and CEO of Metastorm. "The synergies, interdependencies and potential value of these three disciplines are immense, and now is the right time for Proforma and Metastorm to join forces and deliver an integrated software platform."

Source: Metastorm Inc.