Proforma and Fuego to Deliver Comprehensive Business Process Management Solution

SOUTHFIELD, Mich and PLANO, Texas -- June 16, 2003 — Proforma Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise-wide business process modeling and simulation software, and Fuego™, improving the way businesses run with agile business process management system (BPMS) software, today announced a strategic partnership to offer a complete solution for modeling, simulating, automating, optimizing and managing the performance of strategic business processes throughout the enterprise.

Organizations can use the Proforma-Fuego business process management solution to manage the complete business process lifecycle from design, development and improvement of business processes through their deployment, execution, analysis and optimization. The joint solution integrates Proforma’s ProVision® modeling tool set with Fuego’s BPMS software, enabling customers to effectively and efficiently manage business processes across departmental and application silos. This solution will be available in early Q3, 2003.

“ProVision has always allowed our customers to design, analyze, improve and simulate their business processes, while building a repository of enterprise information. Now, thanks to this partnership, the ProVision repository can provide the input to automate their strategic processes using one of the leading tools in our industry, Fuego’s business process management software solution,” said Hugh Mensch, vice president, business development, Proforma.

According to Sharyn Leaver, senior analyst with Forrester, she stated in her May, 2002 Brief, The Right Way To Manage Business Processes that these products arm business analysts with drag-and-drop modeling tools to graphically design business processes. BPM suites require process execution features that ensure each process step is completed successfully regardless of underlying technology changes or exceptions. Partnerships such as these are an important part of BPM suites because analysts rely on them to simulate and reconfigure processes to quickly respond to new business opportunities.

ProVision is a proven visual modeling toolset that enables organizations to analyze and improve their business strategy and processes, and document system components of the enterprise. It provides insight into an enterprise’s business processes and systems, providing tangible benefits and dramatic ROI. ProVision seamlessly integrates 21 modelers so organizations can focus on each of the fundamental business dimensions—who, what, when, where, why and how.

Fuego is the leading provider of business process management engine technology which is used to orchestrate order-to-cash and customer service processes. Fuego’s BPMS software allows companies to take control and tangibly optimize enterprise assets – applications, people and business partners – by automating key business processes. Process owners can easily create, manage and change processes to optimize performance, improve customer service and reduce costs. Global 2000 companies across a wide range of industries including financial services, healthcare, insurance manufacturing, oil & gas and telecommunications have deployed Fuego to address specific process problems and as an enterprise-wide solution.

“Customers have come to expect Fuego to help them gain greater control of their businesses and solve complex problems with better process management,” said Mark Theilken, Fuego’s CEO. “Integrating our software solution with ProVision will give customers an enhanced ability to analyze and significantly improve important processes. The partnership with Proforma allows us to address our customers’ needs even more completely as we help them meet their business goals.”

About Proforma Corporation Proforma Corporation provides Enterprise-wide modeling and simulation tools and services to successful companies in many industries and government agencies worldwide. General Motors, American Express, EDS, Deloitte Solutions, Verizon and J.D. Edwards are among the many thousands of organizations that rely on Proforma and ProVision to ensure that their corporate strategy and process are aligned with technology. Profoma is recognized for its success and value in improving client performance while ensuring all strategic objectives are attained. Please visit www.proformacorp.com.

About Fuego Fuego improves the way businesses run. Fuego helps businesses increase operational efficiencies, reducing costs and increasing profitability with agile business process management software. Fuego allows companies to take control and tangibly optimize enterprise assets- applications, people and business partners - by automating order-to-cash and customer service processes. With Fuego's flagship software, Fuego 4, companies can quickly close the gap between business strategy and execution to gain immediate payback. Fuego is privately held with headquarters in Dallas and offices in New York, Atlanta, Denver, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City. Visit www.fuego.com