ATLANTA, June 11, 2008 – OpenSpan, Inc., the enabler of the New Enterprise Desktop, today announced that it has partnered with Workstream, a Poland-based systems integrator, to drive customer relationship management (CRM) and customer care business process improvements for leading European organizations. As a Certified OpenSpan Partner, Workstream will leverage the OpenSpan Platform to integrate applications, automate workflows and service-enable legacy systems to improve information flow across the enterprise.

“In order to optimize sales and customer processes across multiple departments and management levels, organizations require solutions that improve information flow and its utilization throughout the enterprise,” said Sławomir Kublin, general manager, Workstream. “With the OpenSpan Platform, we can integrate our customers’ complex IT environments, including all legacy, desktop and Web-based applications. This enables us to shorten implementation cycles and enhance the quality of our services by delivering more immediate value to our customers.” 

CRM solutions rely on accurate information to help organizations make the most effective business decisions. Workstream utilizes the OpenSpan Platform to quickly and easily integrate data and applications within its customers’ existing IT systems, providing uninterrupted, efficient workflows and automating manual CRM processes. OpenSpan enables Workstream to design, develop and implement customized solutions that unify IT systems and drive customer process improvements across the entire organization.   

“OpenSpan offers the industry’s most innovative approach to application integration, and its Certified Partner Program continues to gain traction and partners in both the United States and EMEA,” said Steve Raby, vice president, EMEA, OpenSpan. “The OpenSpan Platform provides partners like Workstream with the ability to build solutions that integrate into any IT environment, enhancing the value of their offerings and driving more immediate ROI for their customers.” 

The OpenSpan Platform is the industry’s only software platform that transcends traditional server and user interface integration technologies by leveraging the interactions between applications and the underlying operating system. This dramatically simplifies the integration process across both legacy and modern application platforms, including Web services. It also allows enterprises to build business process automations that span multiple environments, including desktop applications. 

About Workstream
Workstream is a leading IT services provider for the Polish and European market. Founded in 2005, Workstream assists enterprises to deliver business process improvements by designing, developing and implementing solutions that increase the flow and accuracy of information throughout the organization. Workstream’s core competence is customer relationship management (CRM) and customer care systems implementation; delivering unique and highly valuable solutions for customers in the financial services, media, utilities and construction industries. Workstream is headquartered in Tarnowskie Góry, Poland. For more information, please visit www.workstream.pl. 

About OpenSpan, Inc.
Global 2000 enterprises leverage the OpenSpan Platform to integrate applications, service-enable legacy systems, automate business processes, extend functionality and build new composite applications in order to realize immediate value on their IT investments. OpenSpan and its partners utilize the company’s unique approach to integration to accelerate service-oriented architecture (SOA) deployments and increase enterprise desktop productivity. OpenSpan received the 2008 SIIA CODiE Award for Software Newcomer of the Year, 2008 Editors’ Choice Award from Redmond magazine and the 2007 Product of the Year Award from Customer Interaction Solutions magazine. A venture-backed company, OpenSpan is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. More information about OpenSpan is located online at www.openspan.com.