DALLAS (August 29, 2005) – Global 360, a leading provider of business process management (BPM) and optimization solutions has been named on KMWorld Magazine’s 2005 Trend Setter list, appearing in the September issue of the publication. KMWorld’s editors have identified the key products that had an impact on the market this past year. Global 360’s Enterprise BPM Suite is listed among 56 other companies, after a panel of judges evaluated over 1000 separate offerings.

A panel of judges conducted interviews with editorial colleagues, analysts, and users including C-level executives to create the list of considerations. Over 200 vendors, whose combined product lineup added up to over 1000 offerings were evaluated. Vendor offerings were considered based on usability, flexibility, adoption rate and total cost of ownership. Many vendors were also chosen for their vision toward the future or for a collection of offerings, rather than a specific product or compelling new version of an existing one.

“Although the standards we set for inclusion on any of KMWorld’s lists are high, we didn’t develop a formal, rigid set of criteria that needed to be met,” said Hugh McKellar, editor in chief of KMWorld Magazine. “One thing is certain, though, our informal committee agreed that each company/product listed holds the promise for the marketplace, even if the marketplace has yet to realize it.”

“Being named on KMWorld’s Trend Setter’s list is a huge honor for Global 360,” said Michael Crosno, President of Global 360. “Being recognized by the leading knowledge management information provider tells us that our efforts to stand apart from the competition and offer the best BPM product in the market is working.”

The leading information provider serving the Knowledge Management systems market, KMWorld (with a focus on Content, Document and Knowledge Management) informs more than 51,000 subscribers about the components and processes – and subsequent success stories – that together offer solutions for improving business performance.