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HandySoft Develops SOXA Accelerator 45% Faster With Plumtree's Enterprise Web Versus Stand-Alone Application Server HandySoft Estimates That Using Plumtree's Application Management Framework Could Result in Long-Term Development Savings of Several Million Dollars SAN FRANCISCO and VIENNA, Va., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enterprise Web leader Plumtree Software and HandySoft Global Corporation, a leading provider of business process management (BPM) solutions, today announced that by using the Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite, HandySoft reduced the development time for building its Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance application by 45% versus building it on a stand-alone application server. In developing the SOXA Accelerator application, HandySoftcombined its own process design, automation, reporting and monitoring capabilities with personalization, collaboration, authentication, knowledge management and search services from the Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite. As a result, HandySoft was able to quickly and easily release a comprehensive solution for helping companies validate the accuracy and integrity of their financial management and meet Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. By continuing to use the advanced technology of the Plumtree Portal, Collaboration Server and Studio technologies in the SOXA Accelerator, HandySoft estimates that its future development savings could add up to several million dollars. As a premier Plumtree partner, HandySoft received engineering, marketing and technical support from Plumtree to bring the application to market. "We are extremely pleased with SOXA Accelerator's results since its debut last year," said HandySoft's Chief Operations Officer Stuart Claggett. "The application's technology strengths have earned itmarket recognition from the analyst community and have allowed us to easily differentiate it for prospects. Working with Plumtree as a development partner meant we could get this product to market quickly and change the dynamics of our business in justa few quarters." "We selected Plumtree because we wanted to provide a complete solution without having to build each component from scratch. For instance, Plumtree's customizable user interface and personalization features allowed us to create the look we wanted very quickly," said Daniele Chenal, HandySoft's director of solutions. "Plumtree is the only vendor to offer such an open, flexible framework. It helped us produce a powerful new product for a new market in nearly half the time expected. Plumtree also provided us an incredible amount of technical and development support, which was as important as the strength of the technology framework." "The success of the SOXA Accelerator demonstrates Plumtree's value and commitment to our applicationspartners," said Jay Simons, Plumtree's director of applications. "In launching our new Applications Incubator today, we're committing more resources, more people and more energy to our application partners than ever before. We want to help hundreds of partners build new products and capitalize on new opportunities at break-neck speed." For more information on the SOXA Accelerator see: http://www.handysoft.com/solutions/sarbanes-oxley / About HandySoft Global Corporation HandySoft Global Corporation is the premier provider of configurable software solutions that simplify and automate business processes; capture and enforce best practices; improve productivity and quality while reducing costs; integrate information technology; and foster collaboration among employees, customers, and partners. The foundation for HandySoft's industry and departmental solutions is BizFlow(R), the award-winning platform for business process management, automated workflow, and collaboration. BizFlow offers complete capabilities for building and managing automated business processes, including tools for designing and monitoring the processes, presenting and accessing work, integrating existing IT systems, and administering the framework itself. As a global solutions provider, HandySoft has headquarters in Vienna, VA, and Seoul, Korea, with strategic partner representation throughout the world. HandySoft has implemented process management solutions at more than 380 sites worldwide. About Plumtree Software Plumtree Software is the Enterprise Web leader. Plumtree's mission is to create a comprehensive Web environment for employees, customers and partners across the enterprise to interact with different systems and work together. Plumtree's Enterprise Web solution consists of integration products for bringing resources from traditional systems together on the Web, shared services such as collaboration, content management and search for building new Web applications, and a portal framework for delivering these Web applications to broad audiences. Plumtree's independence and its Web Services Architecture allow this solution to span rival platforms and systems, helping maximize customers' return on their existing technology investments. With offices in more thana dozen countries, Plumtree has licensed over 575 customers, including Boeing, Ford Motor Company, Procter & Gamble and the U.S. Navy. For more information, visit Plumtree on the Web at http://www.plumtree.com/. NOTE: Plumtree is a registered trademark of Plumtree Software, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: Plumtree Software CONTACT: Carilu Dietrich of Plumtree Software, +1-415-399-7047, or ; or Sarah Hedges of HandySoft Global Corporation, +1-703-442-5600, or ; or Dennis OConnor of Peter Arnold Associates, +1-781-239-1030, or cell, +1-781-883-5109, or , for HandySoft Web site: http://www.plumtree.com/

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