QPR builds success on the Microsoft platform As QPR has chosen the Microsoft ecosystem as the platform to specialize in its software products integrate well with MS products in all levels. This makes uploading QPR content into MS Office-documents and MS SharePoint portals easy. With QPR Add-in for Microsoft Office product report drafting even easy and convenient. The selection of Microsoft as the platform to specialize in is one of the three key strategic choices QPR has made. Thanks to this QPR's software products for Business Process and Performance management integrate easily to Microsoft products (e.g. to Windows Server, SQL Server, Office SharePoint Server, Office, SilverLight). With the QPR Add-in for Microsoft Office product it is possible to create textual reports which automatically update their information from data bases managed by QPR software. Since 2007, QPR has been a Microsoft Gold Certificated partner. “The management of organizations has for long pursued to encourage all employees to apply process and performance management systems. Now that the tools, network speed, information technology and users' IT competences have been enhanced, collaborative management is starting genuinely to take place. Keeping this in mind, we have built into our products a superior level of compatibility with Microsoft products - in data warehouse, operating system, intranet and even on the MS Office level”, says Jari Jaakkola, CEO at QPR. ”Our users wish to have easy-to-use software that integrates well to tools familiar to them. The way QPR utilizes tools of Microsoft environment clearly lowers the threshold for the use of QPR software and increases the customer's benefit from their usage. QPR is one of our leading Finnish partner's in the Office Business Applications area. Thanks to the close co-operation we believe this position to preserve also in the future”, says Antti Kirmanen, product marketing manager at Microsoft Finland. Customers of QPR use Company's software in many central and business critical management areas. ”To QPR and our customers it is important to secure the reliability and interconnectivity of QPR software and solutions build on top of them. Microsoft's ongoing investments into its ecosystem guarantee the innovativeness and high quality of our solutions”, says Tony Virtanen, Vice President, Product and Technology at QPR Software Plc. QPR software is used by 1 500 customers around the world from the private as well as the public sector. Customer organizations systematically develop with them their processes and performance. Customers may also use software to comply with requirements set by regulation and standards or to manage operational changes related to these. QPR has two software products based on own Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). QPR ScoreCard is used for strategy and performance management and QPR ProcessGuide for process modeling and analysis. Both products are localized to 24 languages. About QPR Software Plc QPR Software Plc is an international, highly regarded partner for enterprises and public sector in process development and business performance improvement. QPR's mission is to help people and organizations to take control of their business processes and achieve their goals. QPR software has been implemented in more than 1,500 organizations across the globe and is provided in more than 20 languages. QPR was founded in 1991, has its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and co-operates with an extensive network of talented partners in over 50 countries worldwide.QPR Software's share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. (ticker: QPR1V). QPR - Quality. Processes. Results. www.qpr.com For more information, please contact: Tony Virtanen, Vice President, Products & Technology Tel. +358 (0) 40 7724 022 tony.virtanen(at)qpr.com