Appian Compliance Manager Chosen by KMWorld Magazine as a Trend-setting Product of 2007

Vienna, VA., August 27, 2007 - Appian, an innovative global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) technology, today announced that Appian Compliance Manager was recognized as a "Trend-Setting Product of 2007" by KMWorld Magazine, the leading information provider serving the Knowledge Management systems market. Appian Compliance Manager is a flexible corporate Compliance solution that focuses on managing risk, performing self-assessments and audits, enforcing rules and regulations and increasing accountability.

Hugh McKellar, KMWorld editor in chief, said: "More than 650 individual products were considered by our team of editors, analysts, integrators and users. Each and every company whose products were chosen for this year's list of Trend-Setting Products is being acknowledged for its willingness to listen and serve its customers in useful and innovative ways."

Appian Compliance Manager enables organizations to cost-effectively automate, monitor, modify, and govern critical business processes in real time to ensure Compliance with regulations and internal procedures. Built on Appian's innovative BPM suite, a comprehensive solution that simplifies process collaboration between business and IT users, Appian Compliance Manager adapts to different organizations' unique regulatory requirements.

"Through working closely with our global customer base, it was evident that a flexible solution was needed to help customers simplify innovation while meeting the regulatory requirements that guide their businesses," stated Marc Wilson, Appian vice president, professional services. "Appian Compliance Manager empowers customers to simplify process improvement across all levels of an organization. We are honored that the product was recognized by KMWorld and look forward to continuing to deliver comprehensive solutions that address existing and emerging process challenges of our global client base."