Savvion And iCore Combine Efforts To Rapidly Deliver Process Optimization Systems For U.K. Customers

Savvion(TM), Inc., the company that knows business process, and iCore, a U.K.-based IT consultancy, today announced a strategic partnership that enables iCore to use Savvion's award-winning process automation and management system to improve client business performance.

iCore provides software consulting and project management services to major U.K. corporations in the finance ,telecommunications, transport and travel industries. Working with Savvion, iCore will enhance its business process management (BPM) consulting services by using Savvion BusinessManager(TM) to quickly implement automated Web-based systems that streamline customers' business processes.

"Savvion BusinessManager delivers significant business advantages to our clients," said Jim Chapman, Executive Chairman "We can speed customers' process execution while enabling managers to monitor operations in real time, supporting immediate operational response to changing business conditions."

In just ten weeks, iCore helped The Experience Corps, a volunteer program funded by the U.K. government, to develop an automated Web-based volunteer recruitment management solution based on Savvion BusinessManager. The Experience Corps' staff of 100 uses the online system to contact, recruit, place, and manage the thousands of volunteers that offer their skills to local communities.

"The rapidly growing number of Savvion Process Partners significantly increases our market presence worldwide," noted Dr. M.A. Ketabchi, Savvion founder and Chairman. "iCore is Savvi-on business process automation and management. With Savvion BusinessManager, iCore can empower clients to automate, manage, and innovate to gain a critical competitive edge in today's volatile global markets."

About Savvion

Savvion knows business process. Savvion delivers business technology solutions that enable Global 1000 companies to achieve their strategic objectives through process automation, process management, and process innovation. Industry leaders including 3Com, Cisco Systems, i2 Technologies, Nissan Diesel, Telecom Italia, Toshiba Information Technologies, and TransUnion use Savvion systems to manage their business, from workgroup to enterprise, in real-time. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Savvion can be reached at www.savvion.com or 888-544-5511.

About iCore Limited

iCore is a leading, U.K.-based, independent IT consultancy specializing in providing strategic consulting, business process management, IT service management, and systems management services and solutions. iCore's aim is to provide the infrastructure - process and tools - across the key areas of management focus in today's organizations to deliver the necessary operational cost and quality control. The company has been built upon the key skill and experience of its own consultants and has as clients some of the leading U.K. organisations such as The Bank of England, Barclays Bank, BT, Thomson Travel, AXA, and EWS Railways. Founded in 1997, iCore is a privately held company headquartered in London. For more information, visit www.icore-ltd.com.

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