Cúram Software Partners with IBM on Technology Framework to Advance Social Services Agencies

New Technology Framework Combines Software, Services, and Thought Leadership to
Optimize Citizen-Centered Experiences and Help Governments Improve Services for
Citizens
HERNDON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Cúram Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM)
software solutions, today announced that the Cúram Business Application Suite
has been validated on the new IBM Government Industry Framework, as one of the
first solutions for social programs and services to support this aspect of the
IBM Smarter Planet initiative. The IBM Government Industry Framework will help
agencies of all sizes use new technologies to transform their existing support
and delivery process, allowing them to more efficiently deploy limited resources
and respond more quickly to the delivery of social services.

Facing increasing financial pressures, future uncertainty, and rising
unemployment rates, more and more citizens are turning to government for
assistance. This need for services is creating unprecedented demands on health
and human services agencies that were already overburdened with cases and
hindered by dated technology.

IBM`s Government Industry Framework leverages technology solutions in order to
help government organizations reach new levels of efficiency; allow greater
collaboration with other agencies, community organizations and families; and
provide citizen-focused social services. The Cúram solution coupled with the IBM
Government Industry Framework provides:

* An incremental modernization and transformation strategy that speeds
deployment, providing quicker solutions to care for those in need
* Industry best practices to lower risk and enable families and children to
reach their social and economic potential
* An approach to align technology and business needs with the key goals and
objectives of the organization that results in positive, sustainable outcomes
for citizens
* Support for adoption of open industry standards that enables organizations to
leverage existing investments while providing a clear path for technology
enhancements over time

"By coupling our market leading, citizen-centric solution for social services
with IBM`s flexible technology backbone, agencies will finally have access to a
solution that is easy to start, easy to manage & secure, and easy to grow," said
Ernie Connon, president, Cúram Software. "We are happy to build our applications
on top of IBM`s Government Industry Framework. With such a strategic, integrated
platform, agencies can better ensure the economic health, welfare and security
of their citizens."

Deploying the Cúram solution on the IBM Framework, social services agencies can
employ innovative eligibility and case management functionality; a citizen
self-service portal that provides anytime, anywhere access to citizens using a
`no wrong door` approach to providing services; Social Enterprise Management
(SEM) solution that integrates information and processes across government
agencies and provides outcomes-driven service delivery.

"Cúram Software is one of the first software providers for social services to be
validated on our new Government Industry Framework," said Lonne Jaffe director
Public Sector Solutions, IBM Software Group. "Curam's commercial off-the-shelf
(COTS) solution for social services, built on top of IBM's framework, provides
social services agencies with technology that is instrumented to empower field
workers, interconnected across agencies, and intelligent."

SEM is a category of enterprise software that is citizen-centric and leverages
COTS products to transform as well as modernize health, human services,
workforce services, and social security agencies. SEM provides comprehensive
enterprise eligibility IT solutions - crossing agency boundaries, simplifying
policies, and integrating with existing technology. SEM fosters holistic,
convenient services for citizens as well as provides screening for needs and
referrals to state- and community-based resources.

About Cúram Software:

Cúram Software is the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM)
software solutions, delivering best-in-class applications for social enterprises
globally including, health and human services, workforce services, and social
security organizations. Using the Cúram Business Application Suite agencies can
immediately reap the benefits of client-centric business processes and an
outcomes-driven integrated service delivery model. The Cúram Business
Application Suite, underpinned by the Cúram Enterprise Framework, combines the
advantages of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, an enterprise platform
and service-oriented architecture with the business and technical flexibility
required to allow agencies to implement solutions to meet their strategic
objectives. Cúram Software is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices
throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and India. For more information,
visit www.curamsoftware.com.

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