Founded in 1999, VASS is an IT consulting firm with 1,200 employees, and presence in multiple countries in Europe and America. Appian and VASS formed a strategic alliance in 2008 in VASS’ home country of Spain. A decade of effective collaboration establishes a solid foundation for expanding the partnership to the UK and to Latin America.

This announcement is backed by executive commitments to grow in new markets and acquire new customers through these additional initiatives:

• Increase in the number of Appian trained and certified specialists at VASS by 67% by the end of 2018
• Jointly go-to-market to meet increased demand to create enterprise applications, faster, to meet business needs
• Grow the business in Latin America by helping organisations achieve Digital Transformation through the Appian platform and services delivered by VASS

“We have a long history with VASS, and a successful track-record of servicing clients together,” said Marc Wilson, Senior Vice President of Industry Markets at Appian. “Taking our partnership to new markets will benefit many more organisations that are struggling to achieve Digital Transformation.”

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In its fourth survey, The Washington Post‘s ‘Top Workplaces’ list spotlights private, public, non-profit and government agencies with the highest ratings from their employees in a survey conducted by Workplace Dynamics. The Washington Post invited 1,335 companies to participate in the survey.

“Appian’s employees are the source of our success,” said Matt Calkins, CEO of Appian. “We are committed to maintaining a culture of innovation where the best idea wins no matter where it comes from, and where every employee has the right to amaze their peers. Appian employees are extraordinarily talented, and in this kind of environment, talented people do great things.”

Appian is ushering in the era of low-code application development. When companies write software on the Appian Platform, it’s faster to build, easier to change, more mobile, more portable to the cloud, more integrated, and more secure. By giving companies a better way to write unique software, Appian helps organizations define their own personality, move at the speed of their customers, and shape the meaning of their own brand.

Appian employees are passionate about challenging the status quo and improving the world through great software. Appian’s approach gives individuals greater ownership and input into decisions and makes for a more efficient and happier workplace.

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Vontobel is using Appian’s low-code application platform to enhance the customer experience and transform traditional business methods to more efficient and agile processes. Appian can accelerate the development of powerful enterprise applications by requiring virtually no coding. The platform combines process management, data management, native mobility (online and offline), collaboration, content management and more.

The platform is being used by 1,000 of Vontobel’s 1,700 employees, across the company’s European offices, as well as in North America. Vontobel’s three main business areas – asset management, private banking and investment banking – are actively using the Appian platform.

Appian’s low-code platform can, amongst other key processes, streamline Vontobel’s customer onboarding/client configuration processes, contribute to an automated risk analysis process, and manage compliance while also assessing the suitability of a product based on a specific customer investment contract/strategy.

“Vontobel is showcasing the power of digital transformation in the banking and finance industry,” says Matt Calkins, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Appian. “With the Appian Platform, the company is empowering its employees to create unique enterprise applications that can improve customer experiences, streamline business processes, and increase efficiencies. Customers like Vontobel continue to validate the value our platform brings as companies transition into digital businesses.”

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