Meridian Project Systems to provide business process management platform for Jones Lang LaSalle

July 21, 2003—Meridian Project Systems (MPS), a software and application service provider of project management solutions, announced that Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL), a real estate services and investment management firm, has selected MPS to provide the first web-enabled global business process management platform for the corporate real estate and construction industries. This multi-year agreement to deploy Proliance for Jones Lang LaSalle’s Project and Development Services group represents an investment in technology that will enable Jones Lang LaSalle to meet clients’ increasingly global needs across the more than 100 markets it serves.

The partnership with Jones Lang LaSalle is a key step for MPS in bringing to market Proliance, a new paradigm for managing projects, programs and process across global organizations. Through its built-in workflow that automates business processes, Jones Lang LaSalle will provide real-time reporting and communication to its clients and delivery team.

Modular business applications incorporate Proliance’s platform services and include features that help companies automate specific areas of their business. Jones Lang LaSalle will roll out specific Proliance capabilities immediately in the U.S. including Vendor Management, Budget Management, Contract Management, Office Management, and Viewing and Redlining. International expansion is expected to follow in Europe and Asia.

For more information, contact MPS.