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OpenConnect CEO to Speak at Business Process Innovation Conference

DALLAS - October 6, 2008 - OpenConnect, an innovator of business process discovery solutions, today announced that Edward Peters, CEO of OpenConnect, will present “Business Process Improvement Analytics In Practice” at Vleric Leuven Gent Management School (K.U. Leuven, Belgium).

OpenConnect has partnered with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, to research new mathematical and scientific methods for discovering and analyzing organization processes to gain a better understanding of how the analysis of organizational processing must evolve.

At the Conference, Mr. Peters will discuss real-world case studies of the value of business process analytics using its Comprehend product. Comprehend provides capabilities to monitor and examine root causes of variations in real-time dynamic business processes, delivering the insight and metrics to reduce costs, improve service and customer experience.

“Comprehend allows organizations to drive value based on quantifiable facts rather than guess work or anecdotal information. Our customers are reaping millions of dollars in savings and performance improvements using Comprehend,” said Edward Peters, CEO of OpenConnect. “More importantly, using Comprehend, OpenConnect customers are creating tens of millions of dollars of business value with low-risk, quantifiable, highly targeted business and organizational process improvement projects. Comprehend allows organizations to stop guessing.

For more information on the October 16-17, 2008 Business Process Innovation Conference or to register for the event please visit, http://www.vlerick.com/en/programmes/managprog/1834-VLK/338-VLK.html.

About OpenConnect

OpenConnect has created the first software designed to automatically discover the business process inefficiencies that hinder operational growth. Using patent-pending process analytics, OpenConnect provides businesses with continuous, real-time views of the activities and variations that affect day-to-day operations. Armed with this information, executives can make the quick, incremental improvements that will increase process efficiency, improve employee productivity and raise profitability. With a rich history of developing innovative technology, OpenConnect's products are distributed in more than 60 countries and used by more than 60 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information on OpenConnect, visit www.oc.com.