STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 22, 2005 -- BPM Partners, the leading independent authority on business performance management (BPM) solutions, and author of the "Beyond the Hype(TM)" series on the BPM industry, has opened the 2006 edition of the BPM Pulse Survey. (http://www.bpmpartners.com/BPMSurveyCentral.shtml)

The annual survey checks on perceptions of the BPM industry. The survey looks at the realities of successful BPM initiatives and technology.

"This year we're adding in-depth satisfaction measures for BPM vendors and consultants," said Craig Schiff, founder and CEO of BPM Partners. "We're asking users to anonymously share their plans and results. The survey results will allow participants to compare those experiences to those of their peers."

"If your project is complete, the survey will help you benchmark your project performance," Schiff explained. "If you are in the early stages of your project you can learn from others who may be ahead of you on the road to improved business performance."

Early results will be shared in the January 19, 2006 "Beyond the Hype 2006" Webcast presented by BPM Partners and Business Finance magazine. The final results of the study will populate the BPM Pulse, a dashboard and guide-at-a-glance to the success or failure of real world BPM implementations. Survey respondents receive a free results summary, a small gift and may win one of two new Apple video iPods.

About BPM Partners

BPM Partners is the leading independent authority on BPM solutions and a founding member of the BPM Standards Group. BPM Partners' vendor-neutral consultants guide clients through their BPM initiatives from start to finish, helping companies attain the maximum value from their business performance management initiatives. This is done through hands-on services that provide insight on how to collect and analyze the right information to address specific business goals. BPM Partners leads clients through vendor selection, evaluation and implementation of departmental or enterprise-wide BPM systems.

By analyzing and then matching the client's requirements with the appropriate vendor, BPM Partners helps companies narrow the selection of vendors from a lengthy industry list that includes Applix (Nasdaq: APLX), Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ), Cartesis, Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN), Geac (Nasdaq: GEAC; TSE: GAC), FRx Software (a Microsoft Company), Hyperion Solutions (Nasdaq: HYSL), Longview Solutions, Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), OutlookSoft, SAP (NYSE: SAP), SAS Institute, Systems Union (LSE: SUG.L), and others. Go to www.bpmpartners.com.

BPM Partners
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