Canadian Distributor for ProVision Workbench

ProVision drives away with the GM contract for business modeling tools

Southfield, MI, April 8, 2002 -- Proforma Corporation, the leading provider of enterprise-wide modeling and simulation tools, has been selected as the supplier of business process modeling tools for General Motors worldwide. The ProVision Workbench PC-based software provides a comprehensive set of modelers that support the process design standards at General Motors, including capturing and sharing business process and functional requirements for system development. In addition to selecting ProVision Workbench, GM also selected Proforma’s BOSS and WebVision products for enterprise-wide model management and administration and distributing models across the enterprise via the web.

According to General Motors, Business Units across all regions of the globe are developing process models in an effort to better define their operations, and in many cases define requirements that lead to systems development projects. General Motors, after completing an extensive evaluation of industry leading enterprise and business process modeling tools, selected Proforma’s ProVision Workbench to provide a complete set of capabilities for capturing business requirements and effectively managing the communication for process change and down-stream system requirements development.

Hugh Mensch, Vice President of Business Development at Proforma Corporation, reflects on the decision by saying, "The General Motors team completed a rigorous evaluation process and chose ProVision Workbench. They focused on maximizing the benefits of a relationship between our companies well beyond the traditional ‘vendor-supplier’ arrangements of the past. This has resulted in a very positive partnership between our companies."

About ProVision Workbench The comprehensive ProVision product suite is an integrated business process, simulation and UML modeling toolset. It helps business and information technology professionals succeed in modeling, evaluating and improving the business processes and system components of the enterprise.

About Proforma Corporation Proforma is a leading provider of enterprise modeling software and services that enable organizations to model, analyze and implement the most cost effective and efficient business processes and systems. The business process and system models that are stored in the ProVision repository become an organization’s documented best practices and provide the knowledge base for business and technology initiatives. Proforma’s solutions guide companies through significant events such as globalization, process management and integration, knowledge management, and system implementation and integration. Founded in 1994, Proforma counts many of the Fortune 500 companies among its customers, including American Express, EDS, Kmart, Andersen IBM, and J.D. Edwards.

Proforma’s corporate headquarters are located at 26261 Evergreen Rd, Suite 200, Southfield, Michigan 48076. (248) 356-9775    Fax (248) 356-9025

In Canada, ProVision Workbench tools are distributed by

Liscot Software
3017 St Clair Ave Suite 207
Burlington, Ontario  L7N 3P5
Tel:  (905) 333-3562
Fax: (905) 333-9480

Email: info@liscot.com