Workflow Management Coalition to Debut Demo of Workflow Interoperability Specification.BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 1996--The Workflow Management Coalition (body) Workflow Management Coalition - (WfMc) A non-profit, international organisation of workflow vendors, users, and analysts committed to establishing standards for workflow terminology, interoperability, and connectivity. (WfMC), a non-profit international organization of workflow vendors, customers and consultants today announced that it will provide the first public demonstration of its Workflow Interoperability (Interface 4) specification at the Workflow Canada Conference taking place in Toronto, June 9-11. Coalition members will perform a live demonstration of a workflow interoperability scenario designed to show how businesses can exchange and process work from two or more workflow products. In direct response to growing user demands for demonstration of the viability of its standards in distributed process management, the WfMC demonstration includes workflow products from seven WfMC members -- CSE (Certified Systems Engineer) See Microsoft certification. Systems, DEC, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. , Microsoft, Staffware and Wang -- and profiles a Supply Chain Management scenario where the integration of workflow processes links organizations to their customers and suppliers in a cooperative process. This demonstration is based on the current draft specification that was announced on Feb. 26. The Supply Chain Management Process The Supply Chain Management scenario is typical of organizations that are extending their business processes to include suppliers, business partners and customers. The objective is to obtain benefits by rapidly getting manufactured goods manufactured goods npl → manufacturas fpl; bienes mpl manufacturados manufactured goods npl → produits manufacturés from the production line into retail stores, by providing early notice and coordination of business processes across a number of cooperating organizations. Typically, organizations are expecting to use existing EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. connections, electronic commerce over the Internet, or direct connections with business partners to accomplish these objectives. Achieving this level of integration requires the capabilities of multiple workflow products to communicate and cooperate in data exchange and process hand-offs. "Corporations frequently need different workflow products to serve different needs and applications," said Sunil Sarin sarin (zärēn`), volatile liquid used as a nerve gas. It boils at 147°C; but evaporates quickly at room temperature; its vapor is colorless and odorless. , Chairman of the Coalition's Working Group on Workflow Interoperability and Workflow Architect at Xerox Xsoft -- a Coalition member. "While the Supply Chain Management Process scenario is hypothetical, it is nonetheless a clear demonstration that if a company has such a need they can not only efficiently exchange and process work, but protect and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. their workflow investments." About the Workflow Management Coalition Founded in 1993, the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) is a non-profit, international organization of workflow vendors, customers and consultants. The Coalition's mission is to promote the use of workflow through the establishment of standards for software terminology, interoperability and connectivity between workflow products. Consisting of more than 175 members in 25 countries, the Coalition has quickly become established as the primary standards body for this rapidly expanding software market. In November 1995, the Coalition published its 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. programming interface (Interface 2) specification designed to give users increased flexibility in implementing standards-based workflow systems. CONTACT: WfMC Emmy Botterman, +32 2 774-9633 100113.1555@compuserve.com or Phase Two Strategies Beth Johnson, 415/772-8419 beth_johnson@p2pr.com |
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