Skelta Software, a leader in the Business Process Management (BPM) arena today announced that their flagship product, BPM.NET is now certified to work with Windows Server 2008 R2. Skelta BPM provides enterprises with a strong and collaborative platform that automates the sequence of human and system activities that are required to complete specific business goals. << MORE >>

Skelta's hosted evaluation portal ‘QuickStart™’ is designed just to address these pains for a customer in his BPM solution evaluation process. The customer can now instantly access the portal and evaluate Skelta’s agile Business Process Platform Skelta BPM.NET, without the need to install the product. << MORE >>

Skelta Software has successfully cleared the Intel Certified solution Program powered by SpikeSource. The Intel Certified Solutions Program leverages the SpikeSource Solutions Factory™, a proven automated platform for assembling, testing, packaging, and updating software solutions. The certification ensures that Skelta BPM provides the highest levels of security while reaffirming the fact that the software is enabled for Intel technologies and free of all known significant security vulnerabilities. << MORE >>

Skelta Software today announced that they have been selected by NASSCOM, a premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPO industries in India as one of the Top 50 Emerging Companies in India for 2009. Emerge 50 is the 1st of its kind initiative from NASSCOM to identify and honor Emerging companies that are redefining the benchmark of excellence in India. NASSCOM received about 205 entries from 22 cities across India from 4 categories – Growth, Markets, Products and Services. Claude the Cloud Architect << MORE >>

Skelta released the Service Pack 1 for its BPM product Skelta BPM.NET. This edition of Skelta BPM.NET has a host of new features and enhancements to provide additional impetus to the BPM community. It further energizes Skelta’s flagship product Skelta BPM.NET. - Binder the BPM Architect << MORE >>

Vitria Technology, Inc., the leading provider of Operational Intelligence (OI) products and solutions, today announced key customer deployments and success in establishing its OI platform as an emerging enterprise category. - Binder the BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Gartner, Inc. is accepting nominations for its inaugural Business Process Management (BPM) Excellence Awards. Nominations will be accepted through July 15, 2009 via an online entry form from any end-user organization that has implemented a BPM program or project with resulting business impact. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Skelta Software has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the March 2009 “Cool Vendors in Business Process Management, 2009” by Gartner Analysts: Marc Kerremans, Michele Cantara and Daryl C. Plummer. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Global 360, a leading provider of Process and Document Management solutions, today announced viewPoint™, the industry’s first Persona-based Business Process Management (BPM) approach for delivering applications that address the needs of each user in the process. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Savvion, the trailblazing business process management company, today announced its 2009 “Process Makes Perfect” Webinar series. The Webinar series will discuss the current issues and technology trends in BPM and provide guidelines and best practices for deploying BPM effectively. In this series, attendees will get an opportunity to listen to and interact with some of the prominent thought and practice leaders in the BPM space. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Software AG today announced that it passed the $1 billion revenue mark in 2008. The audited financial results, published today in the company’s Annual Report, confirmed that Software AG has now passed this significant milestone. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA), the leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software, today announced its new BorrowerAssist™ solution to help mortgage lenders and servicers quickly comply with rapidly-changing regulations put forth by new government programs designed to solve the mortgage crisis. Using this functionality, financial services organizations can service customers across all channels and quickly determine the optimal loan workout strategy to maximize customer satisfaction and returns. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

As companies try to find cost optimization opportunities during the economic downturn, business process management (BPM) investments can provide a cost savings of as much as 20 percent within the first year of implementation, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts have said enterprises can achieve the payback from their BPM implementation within a year. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

IRM announces upcoming Business Process Management Workshops and Seminars - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK<< MORE >>

Lombardi®, a leader in business process management (BPM) software, today announced that the global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) unit of Capgemini SA has selected its award-winning Teamworks® BPM software suite as the core platform to support the company's next-generation business process service offerings. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, today announced its participation in the SAP® EcoHub solution marketplace. This community-enabled solution marketplace makes it easier for customers to discover, evaluate and purchase partner solutions — such as the Esker DeliveryWare document process automation solution — that complement SAP applications. - BPM Archtitect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced the unveiling of a new blog site - "Because Process Matters." Metastorm will use the blog site to post relevant company and solution news, provide viewpoints on industry trends, and host multimedia content highlighting customer successes, partner solutions, events, and product releases. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Cordys, the leading provider of software for business process innovation deployable in the Cloud as a complete Platform as a Service (PaaS), has launched an Open Community version of its award-winning Cordys Process Factory On-Demand platform for developing and executing process enabled mashup applications (MashApps). - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, today announced that Appian customer Concur, the leader in on-demand Employee spend Management services, received the prestigious DM Review 2008 Innovative Solution Award in the BPM category. The award, judged by the DM Review editorial team, was created to recognize solutions that are groundbreaking and provide quantifiable business value. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the completion of its approximately $340 million USD (EUR 215 million) tender offer for the shares of ILOG (NASDAQ: ILOG) (PARIS: ILO) (ISIN: FR0004042364). The tender offer, announced July 28, 2008, was finalized after IBM acquired all outstanding stock in ILOG and satisfied the other conditions of the offer. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

OALogix, Inc., a leading provider of information-driven integration solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the visionaries quadrant in the 'Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Back-End Application Integration Projects' report. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

In the newly released research report, "BPM and Beyond: The Human Factor of Process Management," Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company, found that Best-in-Class organizations drove a weighted average 26% year over year reduction in operating costs by leveraging process management strategies, tactics, and tools. This study collected data from more than 230 end-user organizations and found that these companies are working to build a culture around process management in order to achieve substantial improvements in operational efficiency and customer service. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

TIBCO Software Inc. today announced the expanded reach of its BPM+ initiative, increasing the convergence of TIBCO iProcess(TM), its leading Business Process Management (BPM) suite with its Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web 2.0, Complex Event Processing (CEP) and Master Data Management (MDM) technologies. TIBCO iProcess(TM) Suite version 11 further unifies design and operations, enabling business experts to own and rapidly improve more of the business process. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Releases Third White Paper in Modular Application Development Series CorasWorks Corporation, a leading provider of modular application development software for Microsoft's SharePoint platform, has announced the release of the third white paper in its modular application development series. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

The International Process and Performance Institute (IPAPI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Certified Process Manager (IPAPI CPM™) program. The CPM program addresses organizational needs to increase customer satisfaction while decreasing costs. This is the first training program to address these issues on an enterprise scale. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Recent AIIM research of 354 end users found that 56 % of respondents indicated that they have implemented BPM projects ranging from departmental and cross departmental to enterprise-wide. The research report , entitled "Business Process Management (BPM): Leveraging Competencies and Streamlining Processes to Achieve Operational Excellence", also found that the remaining 44% of respondents indicated that they have not yet begun a significant BPM project as yet, but plan to do so in the coming year—a definite indication that there is a growing focus on process improvement. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Opalis Software Inc., the independent market leader in IT process automation software, today announced a next generation of process automation analytics that will enable enterprise IT organizations to achieve shared visibility into IT process performance, systems and services with their business partners. Enterprise customers will benefit with new levels of transparency between lines of business and IT and improved business agility through increased IT responsiveness. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Appian Corporation has been a long-time innovative force in the BPM arena. Their business process management software (BPMS) solution provides corporations with the means to integrate valuable innovative efforts, collaborative endeavors and more into a seamless whole. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Savvion(R), the trailblazing business process management (BPM) company, today announced Savvion Communications Foundation, a comprehensive set of capabilities which enable quick definition and deployment of carrier grade solutions for the communications and media industry. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

BusinessGenetics, a pioneer in the Business Modeling/Analysis, Business Requirements, Enterprise Architecture and IT automation industries, announced that it has been positioned in the Gartner BPA MQ (Business Process Analysis Tools Magic Quadrant) report. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Colosa, a leading developer of open source business process management (BPM) software that enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to simplify workflow through the automation of paper-based processes, has created and launched a new library of business process templates called ProcessMaker Library. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Leading Business Process Management software company Singularity is investing over GBP3.5m ($5.5m) to expand its operations and create 112 jobs worldwide. The investment was announced by Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster as she visited the company's headquarters in Derry, Northern Ireland. - BPM Architect - THE BPM ARCHITECT << MORE >>

Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, today unveiled Appian Enterprise 5.7, the latest version of its industry-leading BPM Suite, and Appian ShareBase, a rich repository of BPM content contributed by customers, partners and Appian staff. This tandem announcement of technology and community enhancements continues Appian's tradition of driving innovation to simplify process improvement and maximize the returns on BPM investments. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Lombardi®, a leader in business process management (BPM) software, today announced that the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has selected its award-winning Teamworks® BPM software suite to support numerous administrative business processes across the organization. INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's missions in nuclear and energy research, science, and national defense. - BPM Architect - THE BPM ARCHITECT << MORE >>

Ultimus, Inc., developer of one of the most widely-deployed business process management software suites in the world, today announced the availability of its new eLearning portal, Ultimus Online Training. Using the latest technologies and training methods, this initiative offers Ultimus partners and customers on-demand and self-paced learning for the full BPM suite in a collaborative environment. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Savvion(R), the trailblazing business process management (BPM) company, today introduced Savvion Banking Foundation, a BPM-enabled solution that enables banks to keep pace with the rapid changes precipitated by the current credit and financial market crisis and to comply with new regulations and requirements. It allows banks to monitor and improve their business processes across a wide range of banking functions, including loan processing, underwriting, and servicing. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems Inc., the leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software, will announce its third quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, November 6, 2008, after market close. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Innovations in Business Process Thinking" report to their offering. In a world some people call "hypercompetitive" -- with little time to rest on ones laurels -- it is increasingly difficult to achieve sustainable competitive advantage without world-class, integrated business processes. But getting from today's inefficient and fragmented processes to tomorrows integrated and well-defined business processes involves a fair amount of chaos and pain. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that it was recognized as a 'Leader' in the recently published The Forrester Wave(TM): Integration-Centric Business Process Management Suites, Q4 2008 (October 6, 2008). Software AG also earned the highest overall score for "Current Offering" within this comprehensive evaluation of ten vendor offerings for the Integration-Centric Business Process Management Suites (IC-BPMS) market. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

The Object Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM) today announced that the first exam in the new five-exam certification program "OMG Certified Expert in BPM" (OCEB(TM) is now available for candidates at Pearson VUE testing centers around the world. The new exam series is focused on the business analysts, architects and software designers using Business Process Management (BPM) standards in their organization. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Lombardi®, a leader in business process management (BPM) software, today announced the availability of "Process Mapping 101," an online, on-demand training course that is designed to teach participants how to immediately get started with process mapping using Lombardi Blueprint™. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected the award-winning Appian Enterprise BPM Suite as its platform of choice for the development of process-centric applications. The FDA, the scientific regulatory agency responsible for protecting and advancing the public health in the United States, chose Appian's comprehensive BPM Suite in support of a strategic vision to transform FDA operations in response to emerging scientific, technological, and economic trends affecting its regulatory mission. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

The annual Microsoft SOA & Business Process Conference 2009 will be held in Redmond from January 27th-30th 2009. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

JNetDirect and Macronetics today announced a partnership for providing Business Process Management (BPM) solutions, workflow software products, and professional services. This partnership will offer JNet's customers a complete BPM solution that is also able to integrate with JNetDirect's Business Intelligence (BI) application. Automate BPM is a new generation of workflow software that helps companies streamline their operations by turning paper-based processes into actionable format. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWROK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems Inc., the industry leader in BPM, today announced new Federated Business Frameworks for its industry-leading SmartBPM(R) Suite. These frameworks deliver the BPM industry's first central management view and unified work portal for work done through BPM systems distributed across different operational units. By building a federated approach to work and process across different business operations, they enable a customer- first capability for the enterprise and reduce non-value added costs. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Align and its Asset Point Platform for Technology Infrastructure Management. Under this agreement, Align has become an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partner and has integrated Metastorm BPM into its Asset Point software platform. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

MEGA, the recognized source for business process analysis (BPA), enterprise architecture (EA), and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the leaders quadrant in the 'Magic Quadrant for Business Process Analysis Tools'(1) report. The report evaluates 15 BPA vendors worldwide and covered five other vendors in an honorable mention category. There were two major evaluation criteria: ability to execute and completeness of vision. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has selected Appian Enterprise as its agency-wide BPM platform. FEMA's goal is to streamline, automate, and improve its mission-critical disaster relief processes. Work under the contract, valued at more than $2 million, will begin immediately. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

Vitria Technology, Inc., a leading provider of business process management and business event management products and solutions, announced today it was named a leader in the October 2008 independent report, “Forrester Wave: Integration-Centric Business Process Management Suites, Q4 2008.” - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SAP Co-CEO Léo Apotheker and Business Objects CEO John Schwarz Lead the Discussion on Connectivity, Collaboration and Co-Innovation at SAP(R) TechEd 2008 - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Cordys, a global leader in next generation Business Process Management (BPM), today announced that U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., the nation's third-largest privately-owned truckload carrier, has chosen Cordys as their solution for inter-system integration and business process optimization. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Savvion(R), the trailblazing business process management (BPM) company, announced today that it has posted a record profit for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008, exceeding expectations on all financial metrics. Savvion, which operates on a calendar fiscal year, has been profitable for the past four consecutive quarters, beginning with Q4 2007. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA), the industry leader in BPM software, today announced that the company’s annual BPM conference, PegaWORLD, has achieved a 35 percent increase in registration for this year’s event, PegaWORLD Agility 08, over the company’s record breaking 2007 attendance. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the commencement of cash tender offers in France and the United States, by CITLOI S.A.S., a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBM, for all outstanding shares(including shares represented by American Depository Shares ("ADSs")) and warrants of ILOG (NASDAQ: ILOG) - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The report shows that business process management promises to drive enterprise markets going forward by implementing automated process more efficiently. Automation of business process must be balanced with human exception management, which is managed by workflow. Business processes are enhanced by the ability to interconnect a range of different applications systems including general ledger, order entry, inventory, process control, and human resources. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Cordys, a global leader in next generation Business Process Management (BPM) launches the Cordys Process Factory™, an On-Demand platform for developing and executing process enabled mashup applications (MashApps®). - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leader in BPM software, today launched an industry-first BPM Platform-as-a-Service™ (PaaS) offering that gives enterprises the benefits of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) without the limitations, risk, or performance concerns of traditional SaaS technology. Pegasystems’ BPM PaaS is targeted at corporate organizations and business process outsourcers who desire to take advantage of a Software-as-a-Service model while also utilizing the power of their internal integration and infrastructure. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

IBM today announced new software and services built upon service oriented architecture (SOA) to help clients redefine and improve their existing business processes. The ability to proactively manage their business processes allows leaders to better align their businesses and make smarter decisions. This can help reduce overall business costs and make a business more responsive to changes in the global marketplace. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced its software has been successfully deployed by ADP Streamline, a business unit of ADP, a worldwide leading provider of payroll, HR and benefits administration solutions. ADP Streamline implemented Metastorm BPM to provide a platform for the company to automate and manage the activities between ADP and its clients and partners, as well as manage the payroll process cycle. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

As organizations try to cope with today’s compressed business process life cycles, many are using business process management (BPM) to help with business agility; however, most of organizations lack all the skills needed to implement and optimize their business processes, according to Gartner, Inc. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Lombardi, a leader in business process management (BPM), today announced that two of its customers have been selected to present at the fourth annual BPM Think Tank 2008 presented by the Object Management Group (OMG). Additionally, Lombardi executives will be addressing the conference delegates during numerous roundtable sessions. The two-day conference will be held on October 6-7, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, in Rosemont, IL. Lombardi is a platinum sponsor of the event. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Cordys, a global leader in next generation Business Process Management (BPM), today announced version 4 of the Cordys Business Operations Platform (BOP) enabling organizations to design, implement, monitor and continuously optimize their critical business processes and operations within a single environment. Cordys BOP-4 dramatically improves the speed of change, fundamentally altering the way businesses innovate their operations. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

MEGA, a pioneer in enterprise architecture (EA) and business process analysis (BPA) solutions, today introduced MEGA System Blueprint, the first software tool on the market that links application design directly with business requirements for the development of modern IT systems, especially highly complex applications, very large IT projects, and service-oriented architecture (SOA) solutions. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Banorte-Generali has awarded ASSIS S.A. de C.V., a strategy and technology consulting company in partnership with HandySoft, a leading global provider of BPM software and solutions, a contract to use BizFlow® to create and deploy process-driven applications to streamline insurance operations. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced that it has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Maryland, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the state by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage of revenue growth over five years from 2003–2007. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Savvion®, the trailblazing business process management (BPM) company, will introduce new enterprise-focused BPM products, business solutions, and services this quarter, Dr. M.A. Ketabchi, the president, CEO, and founder of Savvion, announced today. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

New Offering Unifies Leading Technology from Oracle and BEA Systems to Provide Customers the Industry's Most Comprehensive BPM Solution - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

TIBCO Software Inc. continued its market leadership in the fast-growing Complex Event Processing (CEP) space, according to a new report from IDC. TIBCO thus marked another year as the undisputed CEP leader, with a market share of 40.2 percent -- twice the share of its closest competitor-while experiencing 52 percent year-over-year growth, according to the IDC study. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGA - News), the leader in Business Process Management (BPM), today announced enhancements to its Financial Services Industry Foundation Framework (FSIF) that will help institutions develop servicing backbones. These servicing backbones rapidly reduce operational costs, drive revenue growth and improve the customer experience and support core processes across business silos. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Ultimus, developer of one of the most widely-deployed business process management software suites in the world, today announced a strategic global partnership with JFE Systems, a Tokyo-based user systems integrator specializing in the manufacturing sector. This partnership allows JFE to develop margin-rich revenue streams with the Ultimus BPM solution while utilizing their own manufacturing integration expertise and development teams. Ultimus can now more effectively target the Japanese BPM market, which as part of the larger Asia-Pacific region has demonstrated positive growth. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Renowned global research firm, Gartner Inc, has reported Cordys, a global leader in next generation Business Process Management, as the fastest growing of the leading BPMS vendors worldwide. According to a recent report issued by the research firm, Cordys grew 98.2% year on year in 2007 based on total software revenue. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Vitria Technology, Inc., a leading provider of business process management and business event management products and solutions, today introduced M3O Operations Book, the first Operational Intelligence product to converge Business Intelligence, Business Activity Monitoring and Complex Event Processing into a rich, Web-enabled application. M3O Operations Book empowers business users with visibility and actionable insight into business and operational performance in real-time. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Cordys, a global leader in next-generation Business Process Management, today announced that Jon Pyke, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President for Cordys and globally recognized BPM pioneer, will present at The Gartner Business Process Management Summit - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced its participation in the Business Architecture Information Day hosted by OMG's Business Architecture Working Group. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The Institute for International Research today announces that The IT & Business Alignment Forum 2008 ( www.iirusa.com/evolve) will bring together three of its conferences -- Enterprise Architectures Conference, Business Process Management Conference and The Enterprise Web, Portals & Collaborative Technologies Conference - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Active Endpoints, Inc. ( www.activevos.com), the inventor of visual orchestration systems (VOS), today announced the general availability of ActiveVOS(TM) 6.0, an all-in-one, standards-based orchestration and business process management system that permits Java(R) developers, business analysts, and enterprise architects to automate business processes, collaborate across IT and business boundaries, control the overall state of the business and adapt rapidly and easily to changes in the business that require new or updated applications. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

IBM today extended its leadership in business event processing, introducing new products and services and mapping out a vision for the future of a market that Credit Suisse notes is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 17.7 percent through 2012 reaching $2.6 billion revenue versus $1.1 billion in 2007. The same report notes that IBM is the industry leader in business event processing with 63.8 percent of the market. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Ultimus, Inc., developer of one of the most widely-deployed business process management software suites in the world, and Elegrity, Inc., maker of Law Business Management System (LBMS)®, have an established partnership designed to create innovative business-focused technology solutions. The Ultimus Adaptive BPM Suite solution coupled with Elegrity’s LBMS® provides predictability and control for client’s business processes, ultimately driving operational savings. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

MEGA, a recognized source for enterprise architecture (EA), business process analysis (BPA), and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, announced today it has extended its global partners program to Eastern Europe and Russia by signing an agreement with BPM International, based in Budapest, Hungary. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

OpTier(R), a leader in Business Transaction Management(TM) (BTM) for the enterprise, today announced immediate availability of CoreFirst(R) 3.0, an enhanced version of the company's award-winning software. Deployed in some of the most complex IT environments, CoreFirst is the only product to link business and IT so that transactions flow smoothly through the IT infrastructure, ensuring that services remain uninterrupted and business goals are met. Today, OpTier also announced that CoreFirst 3.0 now supports the Microsoft Application Framework (.Net). - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems founder and CEO Alan Trefler will deliver his annual luncheon presentation at the Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2008 on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 12:45 pm, entitled Is Your SOA Strategy DOA? - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, and Anone®, a Paris-based global distributor of pioneering Corporate Performance Solutions, today announced a strategic partnership. Through the alliance, Anone will deliver advanced BPM solutions, based on the award-winning Appian Enterprise BPM Suite and supported by Anone's consulting expertise, in France and across Europe. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced that its September and October webinars are now open for registration. - BPM Architect - THE BPM ARCHITECT - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Ultimus, Inc., developer of one of the most widely-deployed business process management software suites in the world, today announced its presence at the 2008 Gartner BPM Summit as a sponsor and exhibitor September 10-12 in Washington, DC. Twenty Gartner analysts along with BPM experts and industry practitioners will deliver 60+ sessions, keynotes, workshops and case studies over four tracks each designed specifically to different experience levels. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis (BPA), and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution, today announced its participation in the Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2008 conference being held September 10-12, 2008, at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center in Washington, DC. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, and MEGA, a recognized source for enterprise architecture (EA) and business process analysis (BPA) solutions, today announced a partnership to seamlessly join the BPA and EA capabilities of the MEGA Modeling Suite with the Appian Enterprise BPM Suite and the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-delivered Appian Anywhere platforms. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Business Process Management (BPM) Market Shares, Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2008-2014" to their offering. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Skelta Software, a leading provider of BPM and Advanced Workflow solutions recently appointed Dubai based Al Reyami Technologies as a reseller for the UAE region. Al Reyami Technologies, a part of the 14-year-old Al Reyami group is one of the region’s most respected business houses providing Total Document Consulting and Enterprise Software Solutions as well as end-to-end Networks and Communications Solutions. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Lombardi, a leader in business process management (BPM), has announced today that FIT Residencial, a homebuilder based in São Paulo, Brazil, is implementing its award-winning Teamworks® BPM software suite to support the company's mission-critical real estate acquisition and management processes. FIT Residencial is a fully owned company subsidiary of Gafisa (NYSE: GFA) one of Brazil's leading diversified national homebuilders. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

MEGA will present a webinar on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 entitled “Enhance your controls and compliance with BPM”. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Lombardi, a leader in business process management (BPM), today announced that two of its customers will be speaking at Gartner's upcoming Business Process Management Summit. Additionally, Lombardi president Phil Gilbert will be addressing the conference delegates during a luncheon keynote. Lombardi is a sponsor of the three day event, which will be held on September 10 - 12, 2008 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, DC. The theme of this event is "Establishing Your Organization's Path to Business Value with BPM." - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Ultimus, Inc., developer of one of the most widely-deployed business process management software suites in the world, announces its 2008 Americas User Conference and Partner Forum. This year’s event is scheduled to be held October 22nd – 24th in San Antonio, Texas, at the beautiful Hotel Contessa. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The OCEB™ program - OMG-Certified Expert in BPM - will consist of five examinations, granting five Certifications. Above the single Fundamental level, the program splits into two tracks - one Business-oriented , the other Technically oriented. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today expanded the webMethods Application Modernization Suite with the introduction of the Discovery Edition. Based on Software AG's global reseller agreement with Relativity Technologies, the Discovery Edition can be used to document and analyze existing code bases - including Cobol, PL/I, RPG, Visual Basic, C/C++ and Java - in order to eliminate software deficiencies, optimize application performance and enable subsequent reuse of existing code. Key features of the Discovery Edition include code analytics and visualization, code refactoring, business rules identification and extraction, and a collaborative knowledgebase for managing software artifacts. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Intalio, Inc., the leading Open Source BPMS company, today announced the release of Intalio|BPMS 5.2 with new features aimed at enterprise customers. Enterprise BPM projects involve disparate applications deployed in a global environment. The new services available in Intalio|BPMS 5.2 address enterprise requirements for monitoring and managing business activities, support for the latest industry standards, and increased stability and performance integrated on a wide array of platforms. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Iontas announced today the release of the latest major addition to its Focus software suite. Process Discovery Focus conducts automatic process discovery based on users' activities, delivering detailed insight into how people actually follow business processes. The new application automatically captures every step that users take to perform important business tasks, without interrupting their work or requiring integration. By graphically mapping how processes are followed, Process Discovery Focus helps managers immediately understand where to focus resources for process improvement. The resulting flow charts show how many users are following a certain path, as well as where the exceptions and process loops are. New best practices may also become readily apparent. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Amentra, an industry leading business and technology consulting firm, today announced that they have been listed as a sample vendor for Legacy Application Modernization Services and Business Process Management (BPM) in Gartner Inc.'s recently released "Hype Cycle for Consulting and Systems Integration, 20081 report.” Amentra was also listed in the Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software, 2008. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

MEGA will present a webinar on August 5 entitled “Measure the BPM maturity and agility of your organisation”. Part of a summer series of webinars from the company, there is no charge for participation. BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Skelta released the new Service Pack 1 for its BPM product Skelta BPM.NET 2007. This edition features a host of new enhancements to provide additional impetus to the BPM community. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Savvion®, the software industry’s leading business process management (BPM) company, today announced that it has achieved record profitability for the second quarter of 2008, exceeding expectations on all financial metrics. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Lombardi, a leader in business process management (BPM), today released highlights of its business performance for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Fueled by its award-winning BPM product and solution offerings, the company achieved 85 percent license revenue growth and 50 percent overall revenue growth compared to the same period in 2007. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The Object Management Group (OMG) today announced that industry veteran, Jan Baan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cordys, will be the guest keynote speaker at the inaugural BPM Think Tank Europe 2008. BPM Think Tank Europe will be held November 11-12, 2008 at Vanenburg Castle, Putten, Netherlands. Sponsored by Cordys and Lombardi Software the Think Tank will comprise of interactive sessions and round table discussions in a similar format to the original BPM Think Tank event. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Global 360, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and Optimization solutions, today announced Carlson Marketing Canada has gone live with Global 360's flagship Business Process Management solution, Process360, to manage the company's corporate meetings and events programs. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Corticon Technologies, Inc., the leader in model-driven Business Rules Management Systems (BRMS), announced today the immediate availability of the Corticon Business Rules Server for .NET product, which together with Corticon Business Rules Modeling Studio comprises the industry's first and only model-driven BRMS for pure Microsoft environments. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Coming Soon! SOA Modeling in a .net Connected World - Oslo Architect.net - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA), today introduced its Care Management Workflow Framework (CMF), a patient-centric business process management solution that automates the creation and on-going improvement of personalized care management programs. By unifying disease management, case management, and utilization management across the healthcare enterprise, CMF gives care professionals the ability to collaborate in real-time and in turn provides patients with an equally cohesive view of their personal care plans. CMF reduces overall complexity, cuts utilization costs, and reduces cost of care management program development by 40-60 percent. These efficiencies are especially needed now as the healthcare system faces a tidal wave of aging baby boomers, more likely to demand and respond well to proactive care programs. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

IBM and ILOG today announced they have signed an agreement regarding a proposed acquisition by IBM of ILOG to be implemented by way of concurrent cash public tender offers in both France and the United States. Through this proposed transaction, IBM will combine its business process management (BPM), business optimization, and service oriented architecture (SOA) technologies with ILOG's Business Rules Management Systems software. This will enable IBM to help clients deliver critical business information in real-time, allowing them to make better business decisions faster. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

iWay Software, a division of Information Builders and innovator of enterprise integration solutions, today announced the release of iWay Activity Monitor, a solution designed to provide visibility into automated business processes by integrating business activity monitoring (BAM) and business intelligence (BI). This BI/BAM solution captures end-to-end transaction and workflow data across multiple applications and business units, summarizing and displaying trading partner metrics to help managers make informed decisions. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Pegasystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), today announced that PegaWORLD Agility ’08 will feature a Technology Pavilion with strategic partners showcasing their innovative business transformation solutions. PegaWORLD Agility ’08 takes place October 19-21 at the Gaylord National Hotel in Washington, D.C. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Savvion, a leading business process management (BPM) company, today announced the Business Solutions Alliance Program (BSAP), designed to offer best practices and lower the cost of developing, marketing and delivering critical business applications. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Appian, an innovative global provider of business process management (BPM) technology, announced today that it has received $10 million from Novak Biddle Venture Partners in the first round of venture funding in Appian's nine-year history. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

This book is for business users and process modeling practitioners alike. Part I provides an easily understood introduction to the key components of BPMN (put forward in a user-friendly fashion). Starting off with simple models, it progresses into more sophisticated patterns. Exercises help cement comprehension and understanding (with answers available online). Part II provides a detailed and authoritative reference on the precise semantics and capabilities of the standard. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The Object Management Group™ (OMG™) today announced that the inaugural BPM Think Tank Europe 2008 event will be held November 11-12, 2008 at Vanenburg Castle, Putten, Netherlands. - BPM Architect - BPM NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Savvion, business process management (BPM) company, recently announced it will now provide customers with humancentric process solutions through Savvion's industry-leading BPM platform and the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS). - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Atos Origin, an international IT services company, and Cordys, a leading Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) provider, have signed a worldwide alliance to jointly offer innovative state-of-the-art BPM solutions. The companies will collaborate on the implementation of joint market offerings; using the Cordys Business Process Management Suite (BPMS), in conjunction with a range of consulting, systems integration, application management and managed operation services from Atos Origin. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Intalio, Inc., the leading Open Source BPMS company, today announced its first user conference to be hosted on June 17-18, 2008 at the W Hotel in San Francisco, CA. The event will bring together key players in the BPM field, partners, and customers from Intalio’s broad community base; including users from large and small enterprises in industries such as government, finance, utilities, health, and insurance. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

The survey, "The State of Business Process Management 2008," was conducted, analyzed and produced by BPTrends, a leading source of business intelligence for business process change with 20,000 members worldwide. Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, was the exclusive sponsor of the research. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Lombardi, a leader in business process management (BPM), today announced that three members of its product development team were selected to share their expertise and findings during two sessions at the upcoming JavaOne Conference. The four-day event will be held on May 6 - 9, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Intalio, Inc., the leading Open Source BPMS company, today announced Intalio|On Demand, the first open source Business Process Management System delivered as a service. Intalio|On Demand is available by signing up at www.intalio.com/on-demand. The subscription for the service starts at $1,500 for each dedicated server, and includes bandwidth, licenses, maintenance, and support. Users can receive a free 5-day evaluation. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

TIBCO Software Inc. today announced that the independent analyst group -- Yphise -- ranked TIBCO iProcess Suite as the industry's "Best Business Process Management (BPM)" solution. According to the report, TIBCO's BPM suite demonstrates that it has the maturity and agility required by large companies and represents a sound investment compared to competitive offerings based on an ISO 9001:2000-certified assessment. It is the second time in a row that iProcess Suite has been distinguished by Yphise, against new competitors who were not included in the 2006 assessment. BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Two revised specifications finished the adoption process and were approved by the OMG Board of Directors. The Technology Committees also approved the issuance of seven new requests for information/proposal. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, announced its new software solution, Proficy Workflow, powered by the new Proficy SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Intalio, Inc., the Open Source Business Process Platform Company, today announced support for the Business Process Modeling Notation™ version 1.1 (BPMN™ 1.1), which was recently ratified by the Object Management Group™ (OMG™). Intalio|Designer™ is the first process modeling tool to support the new notation. - BPM Architect - BPM in a Connected World - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the acquisition of Amentra, a provider of systems integration services for SOA, business process management, systems development and enterprise data solutions. Amentra has vast technology and product expertise, including with JBoss middleware, as well as a mentoring approach to consulting assignments. The acquisition of Amentra provides a solution-oriented depth to the JBoss middleware business. Amentra will operate as an independent Red Hat company. - BPM Architect - BPM in a Connected World - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Intalio, Inc., the leading Open Source BPMS company, today announced a partnership with Alfresco Software, Inc., the Open Source alternative for Enterprise Content Management. The integrated offering of Intalio|BPMS and Alfresco ECM allows users to manage advanced document-centric workflow processes and support the collaborative development of complex business processes. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Check out the latest Business Process Management Events at the BPM Resource Network - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Dynamic documents bridge the gap between automated transactional workflows and more human-centric, document-based workflows. Organizations can automatically capture transactional information and pull it into dynamic documents for human review and analysis. Likewise, information within the documents can be automatically processed by back-office systems, without manual re-keying or scanning of information. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today unveiled the Software AG Business Community, a collaborative, online resource for business and IT professionals who are leading their organization’s business process management (BPM) and continuous process improvement (CPI) programs. It is designed to help practitioners implement process improvement initiatives faster and more successfully, while also strengthening critical proficiencies. Available resources include Process Frameworks and other development tools, best practice guides covering a number of industries and process-specific topics, and collaborative feature such as moderated discussion forums from the authors of BPM Basics for Dummies. - BPM Architect - THE BPM NETWORK << MORE >>

Mario Szpusztra posts his whitepaper on his point-of-view on Microsoft's strategies around Service Orientation, BPM and ESB. - BPM Architect << MORE >>

Covestic needs a Lead BPM Consultant in San Diego, CA. Check out this career and others at SOA HOT JOBs - www.soahotjobs.com<< MORE >>

Business performance management conjures images of slick visual dashboards. But BPM is a process that starts with budgeting and planning. << MORE >>

Business Process Management (BPM) can give you better performance visibility and eliminate IT implementation bottlenecks—even across geographical and departmental boundaries. Now, here's your chance to get more insight into how BPM can become a critical business driver for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)—and enhance its value to your business. - BPM Architect << MORE >>

Listing of vendor reports on BPM Suites<< MORE >>

If carefully considered and applied as part of an overall strategic initiative, BPM has the potential to provide tremendous value to the business, but only if the business is willing to invest in the organizational change required to make it a success. << MORE >>

Forrester interviewed 15 user companies with experience in business process management suite (BPMS) implementations, and we uncovered vital best practices for any organization embarking on a BPM initiative.<< MORE >>

Pegasystems has improved the user interface of the SmartBPM Suite, adding richer graphics and other visual metrics to make the business process management system less daunting to non-developers and business analysts. << MORE >>

SOA and BPM are converging to the point that the "integration suite" market category is obsolete and is being replaced by emerging "integration-centric business process management suite" ( IC-BPMS )<< MORE >>

Intalio|BPMS to Enable Process Optimization for Salesforce.com<< MORE >>