98 New Customers Embrace Worksocial BPM Platform
RESTON, Va.January 16, 2013Appian, the market leader in modern business
process management (BPM) software,
today announced record Q4 2012 company performance completing a record year
for 2012. Total orders for Q4 more than doubled over Q4 2011, and grew more
than 40 percent over Q3 2012. For the 2012 year in total, Appian achieved
record highs in terms of total orders, total revenues, license orders and
license revenues. 98 new companies and government agencies joined the Appian
customer roster. Roughly one-third of new Appian customers opted for cloud
deployment, and Appian¹s cloud revenue more than doubled in 2012 compared to
the previous year. Appian opened a regional headquarters in Australia, and
new offices in Melbourne, Singapore and Paris.
New Appian BPM Suite Customers
Organizations around the world continue to turn to the unique worksocial
capabilities of the Appian BPM
Suite. Appian tightly integrates proven process management leadership with
innovative social collaboration, native mobility and portable cloud
deployment. The result is real and measureable business value through
efficient operations, effective decisions and engaged customers.
Appian is also the only BPM suite vendor to offer a portable cloud
architecture, allowing easy migration between cloud and on-premise
deployments. This significantly reduces risk, allowing a growing number of
Appian customers to jump-start a BPM project or rapidly expand a BPM program
in the cloud. Appian¹s 2012 customer wins include global leaders in US and
international government, insurance, financial services, pharmaceuticals,
healthcare, retail, food and beverage, and more.
Product Innovation
In 2012, Appian continued to prove itself the innovation leader in the BPM
industry. Appian 7 is
the most advanced, yet easiest-to-use platform on the market. It expands the
boundaries of BPM, deeply integrating social and mobile capabilities to
drive participation in more effective business processes, and faster, more
informed business decisions. Appian 7 provides the enterprise-wide platform
organizations need to integrate social and mobile technologies into new and
intelligent business processes that drive internal efficiency and exceed
customer service expectations.
International Growth
Appian opened a regional headquarters in Australia, in addition to its
Appian Europe headquarters in London and global headquarters in the U.S.
Appian expanded its direct market presence with new offices in Melbourne,
Sydney and Paris. Appian also extended its global reach further through
growth of the Appian partner eco-system with new partners trained on the
Appian platform across Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, and into Latin America.
Industry Recognition
Appian was positioned in the ³Leaders² quadrant by Gartner, Inc. in the 2012
“Magic Quadrant for Intelligent Business Process Management Suites”
(Gartner, Inc. “Magic Quadrant for Intelligent Business Process Management
Suites, 2012” by J. Sinur, et al, September 27, 2012). Global industry
analysts including IDC, Ovum and others recognized Appian¹s industry
leadership in product evaluation reports. Appian is now listed #1 or #2 in
all major IT analyst BPM market reports.
The Appian World 2012 conference drew record attendance with nearly 700
registrations and more than 600 attendees from North America, Latin America,
Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Appian World 2013
will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building in
Washington, DC April 29-May 1.
³Social and mobile along with cloud present massive business opportunities,
but only if they are tightly integrated with the enterprise data and
business process that run the organization,² said Matt Calkins, president
and CEO of Appian. ³Appian continues to grow rapidly because our worksocial
platform is transformational, and Appian as an organization is committed to
the success of each and every customer.²
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About Appian
Appian delivers everything needed to drive better business decisions,
actions and results. All the data, all the processes, all the documents and
all the collaborations in one environment, on any device, through a simple
social interface. The Appian BPM Suite is available on-premise and in the
cloud, with complete portability. More than 3.5 million users, from Fortune
100 companies to the mid-market and small businesses worldwide, trust Appian
to power their critical business processes. For more information, visit
www.appian.com .
