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Abstract:
The focus on process improvement continues to grow, and adoption of business process management (BPM) technology continues
to rise despite slow-downs in other areas of business information technology. Discover how process improvement addresses common
business issues that negatively impact operations at a (...)
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Leveraging Rapid Process Application Development, Deployment, Adoption, and Use for Business
Value. Source: Appian. Document Type: White ...
Published:
2010-04-21
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The reality of today’s application environment is that no single application meets all of the needs of a business, or frequently
even the needs of a single business process, so multiple applications must work together to support business processes. (...)
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... The architecture will need to provide business process integration,
application integration, and application extension in order to allow companies to realize
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Published:
2003-02-27
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Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where
vendors are now abolishing functional silos to allow the enterprise-wide flow of business processes. It replaces the old,
manual system of coordinating activities in a company and (...)
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business process application:
Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where
vendors are now aboli...
Published:
2005-07-09
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There is certainly room to ask the fundamental question of whether the traditional practice of RFI/RFP-based selection processes
has been adequate for the task of selecting complex systems. The record indicates there is much room for improvement. In essence,
for complex selections like in the case of ent (...)
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There is certainly room to ask the fundamental question of whether the traditional practice of RFI/RFP-based selection processes
has been adequate...
Published:
2003-10-27
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, users want and need an inventory or check lists of the functions to understand if the business process
will work. One always has to start from somewhere, and t (...)
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business process application:
RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, ...
Published:
2003-10-28
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Business process management (BPM) has to integrate existing enterprise applications, Web services, and people in such a way
that it can also quickly change, destruct, or construct processes. This is far beyond the realm of traditional enterprise
application integration (EAI). (...)
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Business process management (BPM) has to integrate existing enterprise applications, Web services, and people in such a way
that it can also quick...
Published:
2005-12-08
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By providing business process management functionality, Exact hopes to bring competitive enhancements to enterprise resource
planning systems used by small and medium businesses. (...)
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By providing business process management functionality, Exact hopes to bring competitive enhancements to enterprise resource
planning systems used...
Published:
2006-01-12
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The need for quick responses to changing business environments has resulted in the growth of business process management
(BPM). Thus, BPM vendors are embarking on merger and acquisition strategies to meet the functional requirements of businesses. (...)
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The need for quick responses to changing business environments has resulted in the growth of business process management (BPM).
Thus, BPM vendors ...
Published:
2006-05-29
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The business process management market is shifting, and more players are entering the market. Several smaller organizations,
such as Vision Software, are bringing a fresh look and a good product to the market, and should certainly be considered. (...)
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The business process management market is shifting, and more players are entering the market. Several smaller organizations,
such as Vision Softwa...
Published:
2006-04-07
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Siebel is finally taking 'the bull by the horns' by acknowledging the integration challenges its customers face, and by addressing
that issue. An often troubling aspect of CRM implementations in the past is that the only way IT departments can achieve a
full view of the customer is by integrating front-e (...)
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business process application:
Siebel is finally taking 'the bull by the horns' by acknowledging the integration challenges its customers face, and
by addressing that issue. An ...
Published:
2002-05-10
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Abstract:
Business processes must be enabled across the artificial boundaries of disparate applications that must work together to
support these business processes. To that end, business process management (BPM) could assist in compliance issues, can reduce
training requirements, and increase the overall efficienc (...)
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business process application:
... The architecture will need to provide business process modeling and
integration, application integration, and application extension in order to allow companies
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Published:
2004-05-18
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By focusing on improving and optimizing the processes instead of only the departments, any user company should be better
aligned and prepared to take on the challenges ahead. (...)
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By focusing on improving and optimizing the processes instead of only the departments, any user company should be better aligned
and prepared to t...
Published:
2006-01-11
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When it comes to modifications to an application product, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly. Enter the modification
process cautiously, with your eyes open. (...)
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When it comes to modifications to an application product, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly. Enter the modification
process cautiously, wi...
Published:
2002-12-24
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Abstract:
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) is one of the hot-button issues in IT for the Year 2000. Information Week Research's
survey of 300 technology managers showed nearly 75% of respondents said EAI is a planned project for their IT departments
in the coming year. According to a survey conducted by Ba (...)
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... Design tools (for business process design, debugging, and testing).
A published API (Application Programming Interface) to the product so custom extensions can ...
Published:
2000-02-01
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Abstract:
Owing to learning from the past experiences and to the help of specialized selection service providers, selecting an enterprise
package has to a degree, become a routine occurrence in the life of an IT organization. Recently however, there has been much
noise created by some pundits and vendors belittlin (...)
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business process application:
Owing to learning from the past experiences and to the help of specialized selection service providers, selecting an enterprise
package has to a d...
Published:
2003-10-25
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Dell Computer Corporation spent millions preparing to deploy an ERP system before realizing that the solution to one set
of issues created a more severe problem. Note based on discussion among Michael Dell, Kevin Rollins, and Morten Topfer of
Dell Computer Corporation and Dell’s Platinum Counsel of c (...)
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... for integrated application systems. It cross-references the characteristics of such
systems with anticipated impacts on Business Process, Information Technology ...
Published:
2002-05-31
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Linking data to process is the realm of business process management (BPM). BPM's focus on process dramatically reduces the
amount of data that needs to be moved, and thereby reduces both the initial cost and ongoing maintenance cost of application
integration. (...)
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business process application:
Linking data to process is the realm of business process management (BPM). BPM's focus on process dramatically reduces
the amount of data that ne...
Published:
2003-05-30
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Abstract:
Consolidation is a well-documented trend and is to be expected in the market for enterprise applications. This article outlines
the evolution of the enterprise software market. Specifically, it focuses on the revolutionary technology known as service-oriented
architecture (SOA). (...)
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Consolidation is a well-documented trend and is to be expected in the market for enterprise applications. This article outlines
the evolution of t...
Published:
2008-10-08
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Abstract:
Business process analysis (BPA) vendors are trying to enter the business process management (BPM) market by marketing themselves
as BPM solutions. This article discusses the differences between BPA and BPM vendors, and examines the benefits of each. (...)
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Business process analysis (BPA) vendors are trying to enter the business process management (BPM) market by marketing themselves
as BPM solutions....
Published:
2006-10-09
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Abstract:
Modern quote-to-order suites provide customers and suppliers access to design, planning, and material data. This enables
users to proactively understand various aspects of a project, as well as reduce planning time, document activities, and promote
communication throughout the engagement cycle. (...)
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business process application:
Modern quote-to-order suites provide customers and suppliers access to design, planning, and material data. This enables users
to proactively unde...
Published:
2007-11-14