Awards Highlight Noteworthy Vitria Customer Successes SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Industry thought leaders from around the country assembled in Las Vegas on October 10 for Vitria Technology, Inc.'s 2005 Customer Conference. At this exciting event, Stratex Networks, MasterBrand Cabinets, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota received awards for their successful, exemplary use of Vitria's solutions. At the Conference, Vitria's customers and partners learned more about how Vitria's Business Process Applications (BPAs) facilitate better orders/claims management, optimize business process exception (error) handling, and maximize the value of their electronic gateways for partner/customer interactions. Vitria's customers, representing numerous industries, have significantly improved their bottom lines by optimizing their strategic business processes using Vitria's award-winning solutions. These companies have drastically cut order/claim cycle times (one from 48 hours to one hour), established "instant" fulfillment and provisioning capabilities, reduced order/claim handling costs by 25%, and improved IT development productivity. Vitria solutions enabled one company to process over one million transactions per hour among more than 300 suppliers. This year, Vitria has recognized three such companies with Outstanding Customer Awards. MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., one of the world's largest cabinetry manufacturers, received an award for enabling key supply chain processes (i.e., shipment, backorders, and order processing), and for making their users aware of the new possibilities for other real-time capabilities. By closely working with MasterBrand, Vitria has been better able to develop capabilities that the market leaders need to compete successfully in the marketplace. Stratex Networks, Inc., a producer of wireless transmission technology, was recognized for their comprehensive use of Vitria's solutions across its enterprise systems. The company has provided full visibility to its customers and other stakeholders using Vitria's solutions. These capabilities help Stratex coordinate its distributed operations, and facilitate the future addition of new divisions and products lines across the country. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBS MN) developed innovative business process solutions with Vitria's BusinessWare(TM) Enterprise Business Process Management suite, enabling consolidated claims intake automation and end-to-end claims process visibility. Specific elements of the solution include claims business rules automation and an advanced claims examiner workstation. BCBS MN was able to increase claims first-pass rates, EDI rates, and examiner productivity while decreasing examiner time to proficiency. The bottom-line impact includes substantial decrease in per-claim costs. The company was recognized with an Outstanding Customer Award for this pioneering implementation. "We're extremely proud of this year's Outstanding Customer Award recipients," said Dale Skeen, CEO and founder of Vitria. "Vitria's business process management solutions are clearly giving these customers the competitive advantages they seek. We're confident the Business Process Application development strategy we're pursuing will enable others to quickly and easily adopt best practices like those espoused by these three visionary companies." Vitria will hold its European Customer Conference on October 26 and 27. This event is open to all Vitria customers. For more information, please email . About Vitria Technology, Inc. Vitria Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VITR), a leading provider of business process integration products and solutions, combines technology leadership with industry expertise in healthcare and insurance, telecommunications, manufacturing and financial services to dramatically improve strategic business processes across systems, people and trading partners. These solutions are built on the award-winning BusinessWare(R) Enterprise Business Process Management suite. With offices around the world, Vitria's customer base includes blue chip companies such as AT&T, Bell Canada, BellSouth, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, BP, BT, DaimlerChrysler Leasing, Generali, Nissan, PacifiCare Health Systems, Reynolds & Reynolds, RBC Financial Group, Sprint, U.S. Department of Defense and Veterans Health Administration. For more information call +1-408-212-2700, email , or visit http://www.vitria.com/. About Stratex Networks, Inc. Stratex Networks, Inc. is an industry leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of microwave radio solutions for point-to-point applications in licensed frequency bands, enabling the development of complex communications networks worldwide. Since its founding in 1984, the company has achieved international recognition for quality, innovation, and technical superiority in delivering wireless transmission systems for the transport of data, voice and video communication systems, including comprehensive service and support. Continuing its focus on the wireless broadband networking market, Stratex Networks is strategically positioned to continue its solutions-based leadership in wireless transmission technology. Stratex Networks became a public company in 1987 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol STXN. About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, with headquarters in the St. Paul suburb of Eagan, was chartered in 1933 as Minnesota's first health plan and continues to carry out its charter mission today: to promote a wider, more economical and timely availability of health services for the people of Minnesota. A not-for-profit, taxable organization, Blue Cross is the largest health plan based in Minnesota, covering 2.6 million members in Minnesota and nationally through its health plans or plans administered by its affiliated companies. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, headquartered in Chicago. Go to http://www.bluecrossmn.com/ to learn more about Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. About MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. MasterBrand Cabinets is one of the world's largest cabinetry manufacturers. MasterBrand Cabinets' brands include Aristokraft, Decora, Diamond, Dynasty, Kemper, Omega, NHB and Schrock. Aristokraft, Decora, Dynasty, and Omega offer custom cabinetry and molding; Diamond, Kemper, and Schrock specialize in laminate, maple, and oak cabinetry; and NHB offers ready-to-assemble and assembled cabinetry. MasterBrand Cabinets also makes bathroom vanity products. MasterBrand Cabinets sells its products through home centers, lumber outlets, and specialty retailers. NOTE: Vitria and BusinessWare are registered trademarks of Vitria Technology, Inc. All other names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. DATASOURCE: Vitria Technology, Inc. CONTACT: Marilyn Maurer of Vitria, +1-408-328-1871, or Web site: http://www.vitria.com/

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