BPM LEADER RECOGNIZED FOR INTEGRATED PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGIES

RESTON, Va.— March 3, 2014— Appian, the market leader in modern business process management (BPM) software, today announced that for the sixth year in a row the company has been named one of the “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management” by KMWorld magazine. The full list of companies will be publicized in the March issue of KMWorld magazine.

The annual list is compiled by the KMWorld network of knowledge management practitioners, theorists, analysts and end-users, and is intended to spark a larger discussion of knowledgeable companies leading the way for innovation and customer service. “Appian has proven to define the spirit of practical innovation by blending sparkling technology with a deep, fundamental commitment to customer success,” says Hugh McKellar, KMWorld editor-in-Chief.

The Appian BPM Suite is unique in its integration of process and knowledge management. To facilitate effective control of knowledge, Appian improves how work gets done with industry-leading innovations in social collaboration, big data, enterprise mobility and portable on-premise/cloud computing. All of these capabilities, combined with rich analytics, ensure an enterprise platform to drive better business decisions, actions and results on the desktop or on any leading mobile device. The Appian BPM Suite seamlessly manages business processes and work automation across the enterprise for employees, customers, and systems.

Appian delivers a business solution of features to capture and manage the knowledge that flows through an organization. KMWorld continues to acknowledge Appian as an elite knowledge management company, recognizing that the Appian BPM Suite saves customers time and money in implementation, and merges the latest business technologies into a single modern work platform with end-to-end visibility.

“We are honored by KMWorld’s recognition as a leader in knowledge management as we continue to meet our customers’ needs for creating a better way to work,” said Appian President and CEO Matthew Calkins. “Appian’s delivery of analytics, data and collaboration on a single work platform ensures process improvement, lowers implementation and maintenance costs, and speeds our customer’s time-to-business value.”

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KMWorld is the leading information provider serving the Knowledge Management systems market and covers the latest in Content, Document and Knowledge Management, informing more than 40,000 subscribers about the components and processes – and subsequent success stories – that together offer solutions for improving business performance. KMWorld is a publishing unit of Information Today, Inc.