BALTIMORE, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Metastorm, a leading provider of
Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and
Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution,
today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Align and its
Asset Point Platform for Technology Infrastructure Management. Under this
agreement, Align has become an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
partner and has integrated Metastorm BPM into its Asset Point software
platform.

    Asset Point is a unique platform used by top-tier financial
institutions and Global 2000 firms to enable the effective and efficient
management of IT assets and infrastructures. Metastorm BPM technology has
been embedded as the foundation of the Asset Point ProcessPoint module,
establishing business process management and execution as key components of
overall IT Service Management. With these capabilities, organizations can
document how current IT asset management processes work, develop a plan to
make them more efficient, reduce cycle times by enforcing rules, ensure
compliance with best practices related to performance objectives, and
expose IT assets and make them available for re-use.

    "Align is pleased to bring together two leading software companies to
deliver a more powerful tool for optimizing IT Service Management," said
Bruce Gansler, director of Implementation for Align's Asset Point. "Using
Metastorm BPM as the underlying foundation for the Asset Point ProcessPoint
module provides our clients with the tools needed to better understand
their mission-critical systems and processes and provide them with a
structure to drive operational efficiencies."

    The Align ProcessPoint module is also available as a Metastorm Process
Pod(R), a packaged solution framework that enables firms to quickly deploy
an automated process for managing the tasks associated with asset
management when deploying Metastorm BPM in conjunction with Asset Point.

    "Our partnership with Align clearly demonstrates that Metastorm is the
platform of choice for companies seeking to quickly extend and enhance
their solutions with value-producing, process management capabilities,"
says Janet Halma, senior vice president of Business Development at
Metastorm. "We are excited about our OEM relationship with Align and Asset
Point and our ability to continue to provide customers with industry
leading tools that deliver significant results."

    More information on the Align Asset Point solution and ProcessPoint
module are available at http://www.asset-point.com/solutions/index.php.

    About Metastorm Inc.

    With a focus on enterprise visibility, optimization, and agility,
Metastorm offers market-leading software for Enterprise Architecture (EA),
Business Process Analysis (BPA) and Business Process Management (BPM). As
an integrated product portfolio, Metastorm Enterprise(TM) allows
organizations to improve business results by unifying strategy, analysis
and execution. Metastorm is bringing together these critical disciplines to
enable an understanding of enterprise architecture and strategy, accurate
impact and opportunity assessment, effective process execution, and
accelerated value realization for organizations worldwide. For more
information on powering strategic advantage with Metastorm Enterprise,
visit http://www.metastorm.com.

    About Align

    Align is a global information technology solutions firm, helping
businesses move, improve, integrate and manage their entire technology
infrastructures. For 20 years, the world's leading firms have relied on
Align to Empower their IT -- enabling business & IT to achieve alignment,
and delivering solutions for business change and growth. Our staff are
subject matter experts in the leading technologies and project management
processes -- Project Management Institute (PMI), ITIL, Registered
Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Cisco, Microsoft, VMWare.
Checkpoint, HP, EMC, and many others. With offices in New York, London,
Chicago, and Princeton, Align supports clients of any size, location or
marketplace. Combining project management skills, expert knowledge of
technology systems, and a true team spirit, Align has successfully managed
some of the most challenging IT projects. 



Please visit http://www.align.com &
http://www.asset-point.com for more information.