QPR Software Introduces QPR ProcessGuide Xpress, a new desktop version of its recognized Process Modeling software

QPR Software Plc., a leader in the market for business process modeling and
analysis software, today announced the release of QPR ProcessGuide Xpress.
Aimed at business professionals seeking to improve business processes, QPR
ProcessGuide Xpress offers a means for modeling, publishing and maintaining
process documentation efficiently with an easy to use desktop application. 

The new QPR ProcessGuide Xpress makes it easy to start any Business Process
Management effort. QPR Software provides users the ability to evaluate QPR
ProcessGuide Xpress for 90 days, during which they may choose to purchase
permanent licenses with a single user license priced at 495 euro. 

“Successful organizations see their business processes as key strategic assets.
However the effort needed to effectively capture and maintain process
documentation has so far required the usage of high-end process documentation
tools or inadequate low end drawing tools,” says Jari Jaakkola, CEO of QPR
Software. “QPR ProcessGuide Xpress provides business users with the modeling
power the market expects from professional modeling environments packed in an
easy to use desktop application.” 

According to analyst firm Forrester Research, a rapidly growing number of
business users who initially sought to improve processes, using widely
available process drawing tools are now seeking more powerful products.
Availability so far has been limited to costly BPMS (Business Process Modeling
Suite) environments or complex tools that are focused at software developers.
QPR ProcessGuide Xpress extends the existing QPR ProcessGuide product family
with a entry level tool for standalone process documentation. 

QPR ProcessGuide Xpress focuses on allowing business users to better manage the
complexity of end-to-end business processes, process hierarchies and the
ability to simulate results after making a change, while still providing a tool
that is very easy to use. Based on an approach that stores all process
information together with embedded and linked documents in a central process
model, users can adapt processes more efficiently as changes are propagated
throughout the entire model automatically. Users furthermore are not tied to a
platform-specific notation, but can model independently of implementation
platforms with a fully customizable modeling notation or by choosing standard
BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation). Created models furthermore are made
portable by supported transformation to XML or BPEL respectively. 
 
The full QPR BPM Suite includes the repository and dynamic publishing
capabilities of full QPR ProcessGuide, the Performance Management Functionality
of QPR ScoreCard, Business Process automation solution of QPR WorkFlow and the
analysis capabilities of QPR FactView. Together they support the full BPM
cycle. 

About QPR Software Plc

Since 1991, QPR Software Plc has specialized in providing solutions that help
people and organizations take control of their business processes and achieve
their goals, founded on our belief that the most successful businesses and
communities will be those that best utilize the competencies of their people.
Our solutions therefore, focus on best leveraging human competencies in order
to help our customers achieve the success they seek. QPR is a highly recognized
software vendor and service provider specialized in process design and control
for Risk Management and Compliance and cooperates with an extensive network of
talented partners in over 50 countries worldwide. QPR software has been
implemented in more than 1500 organizations across the globe and is provided in
more than 25 languages. QPR has its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and is
listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. 

QPR - Quality. Processes. Results.

For more information, please contact:

QPR Software Plc
Jari Jaakkola, CEO
Tel. +358 40 502 6397
jari.jaakkola[at]qpr.com	
www.qpr.com