The Ministry of Transportation and Public Works in the State of Minas Gerais (Brazil) uses AuraPortal technology

The Integrated Public Works System (IPWS) built on AuraPortal's BPMS Management Platform, is a complete solution for the automation of all its activities through BPM Process.

Woburn (Boston), MA, June 28, 2011 - AuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) has announced that the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil) is implementing an Integrated Public Works System (IPWS) built on AuraPortal's BPMS Management Platform for the management of public works projects, from developing site plans to managing their Supply Chain processes.

Minas Gerais is the fourth largest state in Brazil, covering an area similar to the size of France, situated in the south east of the country. It has 21 million inhabitants, making it the second most populated state, and the main industrial hub of the whole country.

Aiming to strengthen the governance and transparency in the state of Minas Gerais, the Ministry of Planning and Management along with the Ministry of Public Works decided to sponsor the development of a Public Works Management System.

To launch this ambitious Project, AuraPortal's Brazilian partner, Core Synesis, has developed the (IPWS) solution based on AuraPortal's BPMS technology, along with BI (Business Intelligence), BO (Business Objects) and Key Performance Indicator Panels (The Synesis Indicator Panel).

About AURA (AuraPortal) (http://www.auraportal.com):

AURA is a global BPMS (Business Process Management Suite) provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

AuraPortal has a presence in 50 countries with more than 350 customers including, among others: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Toyota, Yamaha, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), ArcelorMittal, Eletrobras, Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sodexo, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries.

AuraPortal Headquarters are located in North America (Boston) and Europe (Holland) whereas the software development facilities are located in Spain and India.

Contact:

Scott Rich

Auraportal

400 Trade Center

Woburn, MA 01801-7472

978-808-6340

diana.farrington@auraportal.com

http://www.auraportal.com

Ways to Out-Think and Out-Perform the Competition: Stand Out Author Connie Podesta Pins Success on How We 'Act' or 'React'

Success. Does it depend on coincidence, luck, karma, fate? No, these are buzzwords used by people who REACT, says author Connie Podesta in her latest book, "10 Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd". The true key to success is to ACT: Cease excuses. Be accountable. Take responsibility. Stand out.

Dallas, TX, June 25, 2011 (Straight Line PR) -- We've all worn the "react" shoes before. A perfectly fine day was going swell when - whammo - some situation flipped the world upside down. Perhaps it was being asked to learn new technology. Or maybe the department head ordered extra work in the name of innovation. Either way, this kind of reacting is a surefire way to become powerless, says award-winning author Connie Podesta in her new book, 10 Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd. That's why people need to learn how to "act" if they're going to out-think and out-perform the competition.

"Never give up the power to control your own destiny," says Podesta ( http://www.ConniePodesta.com/booking/ ). "Acting is taking charge of your self-respect, financial security, career happiness, relationships and health. You can always choose to be better in the future than you were in the past."

We have the power to choose how we want to live and act right now. And those choices - keeping skills up-to-date, being open to new ideas, coming up with fresh approaches, exploring innovative ways to do business - will determine our future.

So choose to act in these ways:

* Meet the world head-on by being open to new ideas.

* Learn from every person on every sidewalk and every coffee shop.

* Develop new competencies and sharpen those skills.

If we choose to react, we're choosing to be left behind, says Podesta. Her strategies for improving business and personal relationships by making good choices can be seen in her YouTube video Re-Think Your Choices at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-36zj4Z8nNU . After that, catching up is very hard to do.

One thing we all must watch out for is making choices based on what's easy, rather than on what's right. Remember that "easy" doesn't always get the job done. It's hard work to do almost anything that adds meaning and value to our lives. That's why we all must ask ourselves: What do we want our future to look like? What can we learn that will help us be a vital part of our organization, community, church and family? What have we put off that needs to happen now?

"To survive in today's world, you need as much confidence as possible," says Podesta, whose STAND OUT STRATEGIES can be found at http://1clik2.com/10Ways2StandOut . "Every time you make a good choice about your career or financial security or happiness, your confidence level increases. It's a self-feeding cycle, and it's one of those things where a gluttonous appetite is a very good thing."

About Connie Podesta:

Connie Podesta ( http://www.ConniePodesta.com/speakingtraining ) brings new meaning to the term "powerhouse". With quick wit and extraordinary insight, she makes people both laugh and think. She compels both audience members and readers alike to create action plans that build strong foundations and even stronger futures. She cuts to the basics, giving people reliable, repeatable success strategies that make change feel more like opportunity than obstacle. Podesta is an important, game-changing addition to any corporate event.

For more information on Connie Podesta's schedule and availability or to learn more about her award winning book 10 Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd and the keynote topics that spring from it, contact her team today at 972-596-5501, via email at info@ConniePodesta.com or visit her website online at http://www.ConniePodesta.com

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Plano, TX 75093

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AuraPortal's COO, Olivia Trilles, discusses Current and Future trends of Business Process Management

Panel discussion about BPM trends, with AuraPortal COO Olivia Trilles, hosted by Global ETM

Woburn (Boston), MA, June 28, 2011 - AuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, announced that Olivia Trilles, AuraPortal's Chief Operations Officer, provided insight into the current and future direction of BPM on an Industry panel discussion hosted by Global ETM, an independent resource for IT and C-level executives. The panel discussion was moderated by Dana Gardner, of Interarbor Solutions, and included several other BPM vendors as well.

Ms. Trilles noted that, "As long as we are eliminating the gap between the business people and the IT people, then everything is suitable for the inside of a BPM. It is very rare to find something that cannot be in the scope of the BPM. Having a correct tool, where the IT people don't have to support the major workload of the business process, is an important change happening now and will continue to happen in the future".

She went on to comment on the growing sense of urgency in the market to adopt BPM tools for long term business success, by stating, "With our (business) climate, any company that wants to survive must optimize, up to the maximum, their own performance now, otherwise they will be out of the market in the twinkling of an eye. So you better solve your problems rapidly if you want to reach your goals. In addition, analytics and BI are very important parts of the BPM, because only with analytics and business intelligence can you see and evaluate the results of your company or your BPM in order to optimize it".

The complete Podcast can be heard at: http://www.globaletm.com/podcast/bpm-changing-how-you-do-business

About AURA (AuraPortal) (http://www.auraportal.com)

AURA is a global BPMS (Business Process Management Suite) provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

AuraPortal has a presence in 50 countries with more than 350 customers including, among others: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Toyota, Yamaha, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), ArcelorMittal, Eletrobras, Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sodexo, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries.

AuraPortal Headquarters are located in North America (Boston) and Europe (Holland) whereas the software development facilities are located in Spain and India.

Contact:

Scott Rich

Auraportal

400 Trade Center

Woburn, MA 01801-7472

978-808-6340

diana.farrington@auraportal.com

http://www.auraportal.com

AuraPortal Provides a Unique Secure Method to Evaluate Business Process Management Software

AURA provides real-life test cases to assist in evaluating BPM solutions

Woburn (Boston), MA, June 28, 2011 - AuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced a unique approach to evaluating BPMS software through an offer to building a real-life, executable business process case example that is specific to the company evaluating BPM software. While most BPM companies only seek to demo their software, AURA offers the opportunity to provide a sample of a focused, but complex business process that can demonstrate the AuraPortal capabilities using a real-life example from the company evaluating BPM solutions.

Companies are asked to select a focused but complex process, not just an approval circuit. For instance, a process with human and system tasks, exception events, looping flow threads, handling multi-register data with complex automatic treatments for each register and the seamless integration of independent sets of business rules that can be changed any time without touching the process model. They should also include documents automatically constructed that reshape themselves according to the changing data and situation, with automatic insertion digital signatures. The process might also include the participation of employees, customers, and/or suppliers as process task performers.

"During the process of evaluating software such as BPM, most companies find it hard to relate to a product such as this at first", according to Scott Rich, General Manager, North America for AuraPortal. "However, once we are able to present it in the context of a real-life example, and one they are familiar with, the company can immediately see what the AuraPortal BPMS platform can do, and how deep it can go. Because there is no programming involved, we can build a process model in a matter of hours or days. This also helps to demonstrate the speed with which the AuraPortal BPMS can respond to new business process initiatives".

AuraPortal's BPMS is best known for its innovative features such as the automatic building of Process Execution Engines directly from a business process modeling diagram without the need of IT programming. As a result, AuraPortal BPMS enables organizations to rapidly build, deploy, and continually enhance business process models faster than traditional, custom coding methods. The people closest to the processes are empowered to easily develop, manage, and control entire business processes without the need of custom programming.

About AURA (AuraPortal) (http://www.auraportal.com)

AURA is a global BPMS (Business Process Management Suite) provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

AuraPortal has a presence in 50 countries with more than 350 customers including, among others: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Toyota, Yamaha, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), ArcelorMittal, Eletrobras, Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sodexo, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries.

AuraPortal Headquarters are located in North America (Boston) and Europe (Holland) whereas the software development facilities are located in Spain and India.

Contact:

Scott Rich

Auraportal

400 Trade Center

Woburn, MA 01801-7472

978-808-6340

diana.farrington@auraportal.com

http://www.auraportal.com