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Appian, the leading provider of business process management (BPM) software suites, has received many industry awards, and is an active member of several leading industry organizations.

BPM Awards and Associations

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Awards
KM World's 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management 2009 & 2010
Appian delivers a suite of features to capture and manage the knowledge that flows through an organization. KMWorld put Appian on its elite list in 2009 and 2010, recognizing that the tightly integrated Appian BPM Suite saves customers time and money in implementation, and merges process control capabilities with effective management of enterprise knowledge.
2009 Global Awards for Excellence in BPM & Workflow
Sponsored by the WfMC and BPMfocus, the awards are given to organizations demonstrating BPM excellence. Appian customer Nokia Siemens Networks was named the Gold winner for the Middle East/Africa region.
Gartner BPM Excellence Awards 2009
A team of Gartner analysts evaluated submissions based on a strategic framework developed by Gartner to help companies maximize the probability of success. Appian customer Nokia Siemens Networks was named as a 2009 Finalist.
KM World's Trend-Setting Products of 2009
KM World's Trend-Setting Products award is an annual listing of enterprise technology products that clearly demonstrate identifiable technology breakthroughs and deliver exceptional value. The Appian BPM Suite was selected out of more than 800 nominations, based on its innovation, power and ease of use.
The Federal 100
The Federal 100 recognizes individuals from government, industry and academia who significantly influenced how the federal government buys, uses or manages information technology.
2008 Innovative Solution Awards
Sponsored by SourceMedia and DM Review, the Innovative Solution Awards were created to recognize solutions that are groundbreaking and provide quantifiable business value. Appian customer Concur was named the sole 2008 winner in the BPM category, being recognized for the impressive scope and speed of their implementation, having a BPM Center of Excellence approach that focused on both business and technology goals, and for delivering real financial benefit to the company.
KM World 2008 Reality Award Finalist
The KM Reality award goes to an organization that has applied knowledge management practices and technologies in a unique and special way. Concur, an on-demand employee spend management provider, was named a finalist for their implementation of Appian's business process management software.
BPM Tech Show 2008 "Best-in-Show" Award
The BPM Tech Show has emerged as the leading event focused exclusively on minimizing risk and accelerated decision-making around BPM software selection. At the February 2008 event in Nashville, Tennessee, attendees selected Appian from 15 competitors for delivering the most compelling overall vendor offering, naming Appian "Best-in-Show" over competitors including Ascentn, BEA Systems, BizAgi, Bluespring Software, Cordys, Graham Technology, HandySoft, Integrify, Itensil, Fujitsu, Lombardi, Pallas Athena, Pegasystems and TIBCO.
KM World's Trend-Setting Products of 2007
KM World recognized Appian Compliance Manager as a "Trend-Setting Product of 2007." More than 650 individual products were considered for this list, which acknowledges companies for their willingness to learn and serve their customers in innovative ways.
Intelligent Enterprise's Eighth Annual Editors' Choice Awards
Intelligent Enterprise's Eighth Annual Editors' Choice Awards named Appian Corporation to its 2006 Companies to Watch list for effectively integrating content management and analytics with BPM and easing interaction with Microsoft Outlook.
KM World's 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management 2005 & 2006
KM World recognized Appian Corporation in its elite "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management" list in both 2005 and 2006. The list identifies companies that are leading the knowledge economy by implementing and advancing KM in innovative ways.
Washington Business Journal's Best Places to Work in the Greater DC Area, 2005 and 2007
Washington Business Journal recognized Appian Corporation in its inaugural ranking of the "Best Places to Work in the Greater Washington DC Area". The award recognizes the company's achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions and company culture.
Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America
Inc. 500 ranked Appian #66 on its 2004 list of the 500 fastest growing companies in North America. Inc. 500 ranks privately held companies according to averaged year-over-year sales growth over the past four years and has been a prescient indicator of the companies and industries that are driving the economy forward.
Washington Business Journal's 2004 List of Fastest Growing Companies
Washington Business Journal recognized Appian as the fastest growing software company, and the third fastest growing company overall, in the greater Washington DC region in 2004. Companies on this elite list are ranked according to three-year percentage revenue growth from 2001-2003; had to have revenues of at least $2 million in 2001; and must have headquarters in Maryland, Virginia or the District of Columbia.
Deloitte and Touche 2003 Rising Star Winner
The "Virginia Technology Fast 50/Rising Star" is an annual awards program, ranking technology companies located in Virginia by revenue growth. Appian was selected one of three winners of the Rising Star Award. Rising Stars must meet the same criteria as Fast 50 nominees except they must be in business less than 5 years.
FCW Magazine 2003 Names Appian One of the "Ten Hot Companies to Watch"
Appian was named to Federal Computer Week's annual list of "Ten Hot Companies to Watch" in the federal information technology community. The list, which appeared in the September 15, 2003 issue, recognizes up and coming companies that are addressing federal agencies' concerns about security, data integration, resource management, knowledge management, and hardware optimization.
Matt Calkins, Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program recognizes the "vision, leadership, and achievement" of individuals who possess the ability to spot opportunity in every situation, push ahead despite setbacks and inspire the team to new success, and constantly seek new challenges and opportunities.
United States Army, Winner CIO Magazine 2003 Top 50 Web Business
Army Knowledge Online, the United States Army's internal portal received the "CIO Web Business 50/50" Award for online business excellence in the Intranet/Extranet category. Every year, CIO magazine recognizes 50 Internet and 50 Intranet/Extranet sites that go beyond customary Web commerce practices to deliver outstanding business value.
Appian Corporation, Finalist, Virginia Technology Council Hot Ticket Awards, Management Team 2003 & Hottest Bootstrap 2004, Greater DC Area
The NVTC Hot Ticket Awards celebrates the efforts of companies and individuals in our tech community who have exhibited that "special something" that makes them "Hot Tickets" - great vision, the ability to implement and deliver, innovative management approach, or star-quality charisma.
DisasterHelp.gov, Winner, E-Gov 2003 Explorer Award
E-Gov honored 50 government agencies will be honored for their innovations in E-Government during the E-Gov 2003 Conference and Exposition. E-Gov acknowledges three levels of award recipients: Pioneers, Explorers, and Trailblazers. The fifth annual E-Gov Awards, sponsored by Accenture, recognize solutions for improving electronic government delivery and exemplary achievements in E-Government and higher education service delivery.
Associations
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
AFCEA International, established in 1946, is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, IT, intelligence, and global security.
[ visit www.afcea.org ]
American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT/IAC)
The American Council for Technology (ACT) - Industry Advisory Council (IAC) is a non-profit, public-private partnership dedicated to improving government through the application of information technology. ACT-IAC provides an objective, ethical and trusted forum where government and industry exchange information and collaborate on technology issues in the public sector.
[ visit www.actgov.org ]
Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM)
The Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM) is a non-profit, volunteer, educational organization whose overall purpose is to improve the management of information, and related systems and resources, within the Federal government.
[ visit www.affirm.org ]
Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI)
BPMI.org (the Business Process Management Initiative) is a non-profit corporation that aims to empower companies of all sizes, across all industries, to develop and operate business processes that span multiple applications and business partners, behind the firewall and over the Internet. BPMI.org focuses on developing standards to support the entire life-cycle of BPM -- from process design to deployment, execution, maintenance, and optimization.
[ visit www.bpmi.org ]
National Grants Management Association (NGMA)
The National Grants Management Association (NGMA) is the forum for grants & program management professionals to collaborate, network and share insight on the practice of full lifecycle grants management. Collectively, NGMA members are responsible for the management of billions of dollars in grants.
[ visit www.ngma.org ]
Object Management Group™ (OMG)
OMG is an open membership, non-profit consortium that produces and maintains computer industry specifications for interoperable enterprise applications. OMG's modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®) and Model Driven Architecture® (MDA®), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management.
[ visit www.omg.org ]
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)
OASIS is an international, non-profit consortium that driving the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business standards. OASIS produces more web services standards than any other organization along with standards for security, e-business, the public sector, and numerous application-specific markets.
[ visit www.oasis-open.org ]
Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC)
The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) is a global organization of adopters, developers, consultants, analysts, as well as university and research groups engaged in workflow and BPM. The WfMC creates and contributes to process related standards, educates the market on related issues, and is the only standards organization that concentrates purely on process.
[ visit www.wfmc.org ]
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