ProcessMaker available in French with local service and support: Expert-IT appointed Colosa gold partner

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Mon May 11, 2009 10:23am EDT

Colosa`s new partner, Expert-IT SA NV, localizes ProcessMaker and offers support
services and customization throughout France, Belgium, Netherlands and
Luxembourg
BROOKLYN, N.Y. & LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium--(Business Wire)--
Colosa`s open source business process management (BPM) software, ProcessMaker,
has been released in French following a new partnership with Belgium-based
Expert-IT. 

Web-based and open source, ProcessMaker, enables enterprises and public
organizations to automate paper-based workflow processes. Colosa`s first
European gold partner, Expert-IT, will provide ProcessMaker support and services
to small and mid-sized businesses across the Benelux. 

Expert-IT provides custom development, consultancy and training to help
businesses optimize internal and external communications. The company`s 15
consultants regularly provide training at highly reputed centers in France, the
Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. 

Expert-IT joins a roster of 15 partners in 11 countries. Gold partners are
entitled to reseller margins, access to region-specific sales leads, support
from ProcessMaker engineers, as well as numerous marketing opportunities. 

Albert Janssens, managing director of Expert-IT S.A. N.V., said, "There is a
real demand from European small and medium businesses for a solution such as
ProcessMaker: it provides tangible benefits for organizations that need
user-friendly ways to increase workflow efficiency, reduce paperwork, and
automate operational, HR or financial systems. We`re proud to be the company`s
first European gold partner and look forward to playing a pivotal role in its
success across the region." 

Brian Reale, CEO of Colosa, said, "The availability of ProcessMaker in French
and the appointment of Expert-IT as our first European gold partner, is a
landmark in Colosa`s European reach. The team at Expert-IT is knowledgeable,
driven and will provide ProcessMaker users with a proficient and professional
service and support." 

About Expert IT S.A. / N.V

Since 1996, Expert-IT offers services concerning the complete lifecycle of a
software project: from requirements, analysis, development to the deployment,
through trainings; from tailor-made applications to Web projects. 

Expert-IT provides professional services to define and manage business and
software requirements. 

Expert-IT Consultants use best practices and the leading tools to ensure your
software and systems are delivered to meet your business requirements. 

About Colosa/ProcessMaker

Colosa is a developer of software solutions that enable companies to automate
approval based workflow processes by interconnecting people and systems
seamlessly across the organization. 

The company`s flagship product, ProcessMaker (www.processmaker.com) is available
as a free open source application. Enterprise clients can purchase
ProcessMaker`s Enterprise support plan which includes SLAs, IP indemnification,
upgrade support and more. 

ProcessMaker is an AJAX enabled, SOA, web-based application that allows users
across single and multiple sites to create and share workflows, create custom
forms, route processes, and improve management control. ProcessMaker OSS is
available for download at http://sourceforge.net/projects/processmaker/ and more
information is available at www.processmaker.com. 

Colosa was founded in 2000 and has customers in local and central government,
telecom, oil & gas, insurance, banking, and other industries. Colosa has offices
in Brooklyn, NY; La Paz, Bolivia; and Lima, Peru. 

For more information visit www.processmaker.com







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