The Colombian Ministry of the Interior Uses BPM to Ensure Transparency in the 2014 EL

With AuraPortal BPM technology, the Immediate Reception Unit for Electoral Transparency (URIE ! automates the management and trac"ing of complaints and allegations of irregularities in the #olom$ian %&'( electoral process) Wo$urn, MA, March '*, %&'+ AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of AuraPortal. Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced that the AuraPortal BPM application has been officiall purchased b the !olombian Ministr of the "nterior to automate the UR"#$ Process, which manages possible irregularities lin%ed to the electoral process. AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors b &vum in its 'ecision Matri( report and b other renowned anal st firms. "n )ust two months, a team of speciali*ed consultants from AuraPortal Partner companies BPM $atinoamerica and Management + ,ualit $tda., designed, configured and implemented this process, which enables !olombian citi*ens to report irregularities observed in the !olombian -./0 elections. Alvaro !anal, AuraPortal Business 'eveloper for the Andean region and Panama, comments, 1Manuall handling an unpredictable volume of complaints and allegations in a countr with more than 2. million voters, and responding in short periods of time as is re3uired b law, can be a ver costl tas%. 4ith AuraPortal BPM it will be immediate, precise and controlled, with a notable reduction in paperwor% and minimal staff.1 5ere are )ust a few of the man benefits the Ministr has achieved from implementing AuraPortal BPM technolog 6 7 "nformation management using ' namic 8orms. 7 Unlimited 9uest and Anon mous Users than%s to AuraPortal 4"P technolog . 7 4eb :ervice integration with e(ternal applications. 7 4eb :ervice integration with the current 'ocument Management s stem. 7 #(ternal Portals for e(ternal surveillance and control entities. 7 Automatic creation of office documents for case referral. 7 ;otification to citi*ens b mail, messenger, web and printed notifications. 7 <isual help in forms. 7 Public ,ueries.

7 :,$ Reports. 7 #(ecution of stored procedures. 7 Management of !hain of !ustod for ph sical evidence received. 7 Monitoring of the citi*ens from the Ministr =s website. ABOUT AURA (http://www.auraportal.com) AURA is a global BPM (Business Process Management) software provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of "> programming, Business Process 4or%flow #(ecution Models. AuraPortal is /..? 4eb@based, and is complementar to e(isting #RP and !RM s stems. AURA has a presence in 0. countries with more than 2.. customers including, among others6 4almart, >o ota, 9eneral Motors, Peme( (Petroleos Me(icanos), !arrefour, ArcelorMittal, Pepsi!o, !oca@!ola, 'anone, ";!A#, Aimberl @!lar%, Bamaha,Ro al AP;, Bristol@M ers :3uibb, etc., as well as man 9overnment Agencies and 'epartments in several countries. All of these customers benefit from maintenance contracts. "ts head3uarters are in #urope (:pain and 5olland) with an e(ecutive branch in ;orth America (8lorida). "t also has offices in several countries and a vast networ% of partners who locall attend customers throughout the world. AURA CONTACTS !ristina :iscar infoCauraportal.com :% pe6 auraportal Phone6 D/ (EFG) -2H@..G. or D20 HI -HF 00HG http6JJwww.auraportal.com WHAT THE TOP EXPERTS SA ABOUT AURAPORTA! BP"S

O#U": "n the 1Product ,ualit 1 categor , AuraPortal has obtained the highest score (H points), situating itself clearl above the ne(t best vendor on a scale of / to /.. ('ecision Matri( on BPM <endors -.//, &<UM) TEC: K4ith a dominant placement in nearl all areas of the BPM module, AuraPortal BPM: is well positioned as one of the leaders within the BPM space according to all standards provided b >#!L. (>#! >echnolog #valuation !enters -./2) $ARTNER: KAuraPortal is the e(ample of ne(t@generation BPM:L. (M, -..G@-..H) BPTREN%S: KAuraPortal is one of the most complete and advanced BPM: solutions on the mar%et bac%ed up b a financiall strong compan with a large number of satisfied customers of all si*es that have been wor%ing with the product for several earsL. (BPM: Report -./.)

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