North Chelmsford, MA – February 9, 2010 – AuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, today announced entrance to the U.S. market via a strategic partnership with CAASPRE Consulting.  A strong player in Europe and Latin America, AuraPortal – identified by Gartner, Inc. as delivering “next-generation BPMS… oriented toward business users” – the vendor partnered with CAASPRE to distribute AuraPortal Business Process Management Software (BPMS) to organizations needing more effective HR process management.

AuraPortal’s solution is centrally designed to put the power of BPM in the hands of people responsible for managing business processes.  The simple act of creating modeling diagrams automatically generates the Process Execution Engines – without the need for IT programming.  Policies and best practices are easily incorporated, leveraging the latest standards adopted by the Object Management Group (OMG), including Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN).  Gartner has plotted AuraPortal as one of the top visionary firms in its “Magic Quadrant” assessment of BPM vendors to key an eye on.

“We’re excited about our partnership with AuraPortal,” says Paul Marrero, President of CAASPRE Consulting.  “Our mission as an HR technology and BPM consulting service is to improve our customers HR efficiencies and their bottom lines by providing the tools and intelligence to do so.  AuraPortal streamlines recruiting and hiring; planning open enrollment; and processing attendance - among other functions.”

AuraPortal BPMS leverages best-of-breed BPM workflow and document management technology based on Microsoft SharePoint standards.  The product is flexible, powerful and easy to use – enabling companies to be more agile, flexible and responsive to demands for continual process improvement.  “It’s designed for departmental or enterprise deployment – and is the best product I’ve ever worked with,” says Marrero.

“We’re selected CAASPRE Consulting as our U.S. partner for its tremendous experience and expertise in helping companies improve business performance,” says Pablo Trilles, Vice President, AuraPortal.  “We believe the AuraPortal product and mission will be well served by this partnership.”

About CAASPRE

CAASPRE Consulting solves complex business issues by providing enterprise-wide solutions architecting and business strategies, database architecture, modeling and design, custom programming, Business Process Management (BPM), report writing, Web and client-server-based application development and helping clients increase productivity by aligning their information technology infrastructure with their core business objectives.  For more information, visit:www.caaspreconsulting.com

About AuraPortal

AuraPortal is a global BPMS (Business Process Management System) provider, delivering a solution that creates Business Process Workflow Execution Models without the need for IT programming. AuraPortal is 100% Microsoft based, 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems. AuraPortal has more than 350 customers across 40 countries, including: Coca-Cola, Frito Lay, Toyota, Yamaha, Pemex, Carrefour, ArcelorMittal, Eletrobras, Saras, Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc. Several customers are included in Fortune 500 Global Report.

For more information, visit: www.auraportal.com