Action joins Cincom's TOTAL FrameWork as workflow engine provider; analyst says agreement represents "next evolution in workflow".ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 1996--Action Technologies Inc. and Cincom Systems (Cincom Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, www.cincom.com) One of the largest and most experienced software companies in the world. Founded in 1968 by Thomas Nies, who has the distinction of being the longest-serving company chief in the industry, Cincom sells manufacturing, financial and Inc. today announced they have entered into a strategic business agreement. As part of that agreement, Cincom has selected Action Workflow as the workflow engine Workflow engine is a software application meant to manage and execute modeled business processes. It is a key component in workflow technology. It will typically make use of a database server. for its TOTAL FrameWork(TM) application assembly environment. Action Technologies becomes the first workflow vendor to link its product within an application development framework. The announcement was made at the Cincom-sponsored GIGA Business Process & Workflow Conference. TOTAL FrameWork is the first product to bring object-oriented analysis and design Object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) is a software engineering approach that models a system as a group of interacting objects. Each object represents some entity of interest in the system being modeled, and is characterised by its class, its state (data elements), and its , process modeling and automation and workflow technologies Workflow technology is a new field of software products designed to improve the design of information systems. It involves use of workflow engine to execute models of processes. The models can be edited by persons not experienced in programming (e.g. together for developing mission-critical applications. Cincom and Action officials said customers will be able to use TOTAL FrameWork to re-invent their business processes with the speed demanded by market-leading companies. For example, companies looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. dramatic improvement of key business processes, such as customer service, billing, claims processing and product development -- in which multiple departments must respond in real-time to business or customer needs -- can use TOTAL FrameWork and Action Workflow to reduce application development time and improve worker productivity. "This agreement represents the next evolution in workflow application A workflow application is where various applications, components and people must be involved in the processing of data to complete an instance of a process. For example, consider a purchase order that moves through various departments for authorization and eventual purchase. development," said Connie Moore, director, GIGA Information Group. "Cincom's TOTAL FrameWork strategy is right on target with what the market needs. Action provides a highly flexible and open system architecture which is rich in workflow functionality. Together, Cincom and Action form a powerful force that can deliver a comprehensive development environment for work re-engineering," Moore said. "The idea of integrating workflow into the application development environment will allow us to workflow-enable all of our applications," said Ron Ho, court computer director, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Municipal Courts. "This could have a tremendous impact on automating our entire business. We wee the Cincom and Action partnership as delivering a best-of-breed approach, which is very appealing," Ho said. "Action's strengths related to working with Microsoft(R) BackOffice(TM), OLE and its ability to componentize at the front end make it a strong fit with TOTAL FrameWork," said David Yockelson of META Group. Yockelson called TOTAL FrameWork a "powerful and timely offering." "We met with the industry's top workflow vendors and we chose Action for several reasons," said Tom McLean Tom McLean is a veteran of both the Parachute Regiment and the SAS and is a survival expert who lived on the island of Rockall from 26 May to 4 July 1985 to affirm Britain's claim to the island. , vice president of Cincom's Advanced Technology Group. "We were most impressed with the truly collaborative nature of their workflow, which is nine months to a year ahead of anything else we've seen. Plus, their strong commitment to expanding the enterprise to cover the Internet made Action a natural choice for TOTAL FrameWork." By using TOTAL FrameWork, companies involved in re-engineering efforts can rapidly develop cross-functional business applications across the enterprise, McLean said. "Cincom's TOTAL FrameWork offers a breakthrough in the development of mission-critical applications," said John Hoye, director of business development for Action. "We believe TOTAL FrameWork will serve as an important showcase to demonstrate the powerful benefits of workflow technology as it helps today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. leaders rapidly develop their own custom-built business solutions." -0- TOTAL FrameWork is a trademark of Cincom Systems Inc. Microsoft and BackOffice are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Action Technologies Inc., or of their respective companies. CONTACT: Cincom Systems Inc., Cincinnati Dan Dyer, 513/662-2300 ddyer@cincom.com or Martiny & Co. Steve Forest, 513/489-4600 steve@martiny.com or Action Technologies Sumi SUMI Software Usability Measurement Inventory (measures software quality from the user's point of view) Shohara, 510/748-1045 sumi_shohara@actiontech.com or Blanc & Otus Julie Sauter, 415/512-0500 julie@bando.com |
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