AURA Sponsors the BPM Eastern Europe Summit 2013

1. AURA Sponsors the BPM Eastern Europe Summit 2013 The BPM Eastern Europe Summit is the most important event ever held in the region of Eastern Europe for the Business Process Management industry. Woburn, MA, November 28, 2013 - AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of AuraPortal.(*)Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced its participation as a Gold Partnerin the "BPM Eastern Europe Summit 2013" which will be held in Bucharest on November 21, atHoward Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel. AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors by Ovum in itsDecision Matrix (2011) report and by other renowned analyst firms. The Summit covers all aspects of BPM, including theory, models, techniques, architectures,systems, and empirical studies, and engages the most renowned representatives of the BPMcommunity worldwide in talks, tutorials, and scientific discussions. The conference attracts delegates from all across the globe. Industry delegates range from representatives of major BPM vendors and consultancy firms to process owners and analysts fromvarious companies engaged in BPM programs. The core technical program will be surrounded by conferences, workshops, industrial panels,tutorials and demonstrations. This event will be held biannually and the nominated locations for the 2015 edition include Budapest, Prague and Krakow. This edition, hosted in the capital of Romania, is organized by Agora Group, a leading media company and trust specializing in information technology, communications and business. This 2013 Summit is supported by two of the most important independent organizations in Eastern Europe, CIO Council (Romanian Association of Directors ofITC) and KPC Group (the exclusive GARTNER representative for Eastern Europe). The Summit will inaugurate the Eastern Europe BPM Awards and will host the 2013 Gala, and also,in order to help and give a boost to BPM culture and its best practices in all sorts of organizations,the finalist companies and organizations and award-winning case studies will be included in thepublication "BPM EE-book: the best practices around Eastern Europe" (biannual publication). Pablo Trilles, Vice-President of AURA, will present a main conference called "Process automation(BPM) today and tomorrow", and Cristóbal Toro, Executive Manager for Eastern Europe, willparticipate in a panel of experts about the latest BPM trends. For further information about the event, please see www.bpmsummitee.com About AURA (www.auraportal.com) AURA is a global BPM (Business Process Management) software provider delivering a solution that

2. creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models.AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems. AURA has a presence in 40 countries with more than 300 customers including, among others: Walmart, Toyota, General Motors, Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos), Carrefour, ArcelorMittal, PepsiCo,Coca-Cola, Danone, INCAE, Kimberly-Clark, Yamaha,Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc., as wellas many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries. All of these customersbenefit from maintenance contracts. Its headquarters are in Europe (Spain and Holland) with an executive branch in North America (Florida). It also has offices in several countries and a vast network of partners who locally attendcustomers throughout the world. Contact: John CharlesAuraportal 400 Trade Center Woburn, MA 01801-7472978-808-6340 info@auraportal.com http://wwww.auraportal.com ###