Appian and Zynium Partner to Deliver Powerful Standards-Based Approach to Microsoft Visio Integration; Together, Appian Enterprise and Zynium's Byzio Exporter Enable Rapid Import/Export of Visio(R) Business Processes.VIENNA, Va. -- Appian Corporation, the first Business Process Management (BPM) company to deliver advanced process, knowledge management, and analytics capabilities in a fully integrated suite, today announced that it has partnered with Zynium, the market leader in middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a for workflow, to provide integrated Microsoft(R) Visio(R) process map data extraction Data extraction is the act or process of retrieving (binary) data out of (usually unstructured or badly structured) data sources for further data processing or data storage (data migration). and transformation for use within the Appian Enterprise BPM suite See BPM. . The companies will work closely to develop and deliver standards-based solutions that automate the export and transformation of critical business processes, such as Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance processes, from Visio into Appian Enterprise. After spending significant amounts of time and money documenting the graphical view of their critical business processes using Microsoft Visio Microsoft Visio is diagramming software for Microsoft Windows. It uses vector graphics to create diagrams. The 2007 Standard and Professional editions share the same interface, but the latter has additional templates for more advanced diagrams and layouts as well as unique , many global organizations are realizing the limitations of Visio's static process maps, specifically the inability to fully support dynamic processes. Without real-time, end-to-end business process management, execution, and analysis capabilities, companies cannot automate, monitor and improve their processes, making it especially difficult to achieve and maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and Six Sigma quality control requirements. Leveraging Zynium's Byzio Exporter(TM) together with the Appian Enterprise BPM suite, customers can convert process models from static Visio diagrams to executable, dynamic Appian business process models in seconds. The joint Appian-Zynium solution leverages industry standards including xPDL and BPEL See WSBPEL. BPEL - Web Services Business Process Execution Language , enabling organizations to seamlessly share process definitions with Appian's execution environment. "Through this partnership, Appian is able to expand our ability to leverage existing Microsoft Visio files, significantly reducing the costs and complexities typically associated with making process changes to enterprise business applications," said Kevin Spurway, Vice President of Marketing at Appian. "By utilizing Zynium's Middleware for Workflow solution within the Appian Enterprise BPM suite, our customers will be able to concentrate on performing process analysis and managing continuous process improvement with the best tools available." The Zynium Byzio Exporter bridges the simplicity of the Microsoft Visio intuitive interface for charting, and harnesses the power of the Appian Enterprise BPM suite, which enables customers to execute, monitor, analyze, and continuously improve their core business processes in real-time. The Microsoft Visio COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. Add-in Zynium Byzio Exporter is available to everyone operating Microsoft Visio. Production Microsoft Visio files can be exported with banded grouping, charts, and data parameters into dynamic process models within the Appian Enterprise BPM suite. By significantly reducing the amount of time required for recharting and rekeying In cryptography, rekeying refers to the process of changing the encryption key of an ongoing communication in order to limit the amount of data encrypted with the same key. business process data, the combined solution will allow business analysts to concentrate on gathering and refining additional metadata required to perform true, end-to-end process management and analysis. "We are very excited about this partnership. Together, we enable customers to unleash stagnant Microsoft Visio files and transform them into a successful optimized design, which communicates and rapidly enables their strategic initiatives," said Dutch Dwight, COO of Zynium. "With the Zynium Byzio Exporter and Appian's flexible business process management suite, our customers can more rapidly adapt their solutions while continuously improving and supporting their evolving businesses." About Appian Appian is the first business process management (BPM) company to deliver advanced process, knowledge, and analytics functionality in a fully integrated suite. Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations “NGO” redirects here. For other uses, see NGO (disambiguation). A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by private persons or organizations with no participation or representation of any government. are deploying Appian's award-winning software, Appian Enterprise, to drive continuous process improvement and build next-generation, composite process solutions. For more information, visit www.appiancorp.com About Zynium Corporation Zynium designs Microsoft(R) Visio(R) process map data extraction tools and transforms the data into the XPDL standard for use within the business process optimization Process optimization is the practice of making changes or adjustments to a process, to get results. Optimization is the use of specific techniques to determine the most cost effective and efficient solution to a problem or design for a process. solutions. Zynium is a leading provider of Middleware for Workflow software applications for enterprise content and business process management solutions. The Zynium Byzio Exporter(TM) provides for one way interoperability between Microsoft(R) Visio(R) and the chosen content and business process management solution. For more information, please visit www.zynium.com. Don't Rekey Rekeying is the process of changing a lock's tumblers to work on a different key than the current one. Though often referred to as 'changing a lock', rekeying does not require replacement of the lock itself, but resetting the tumbler combination to fit a different key. ! Retool re·tool v. re·tooled, re·tool·ing, re·tools v.tr. 1. To fit out (a factory, for example) with a new set of machinery and tools for making a different product. 2. ! With the Zynium Byzio Exporter(TM)! |
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