BizTalk 2006 R2 Released

Posted by: Owen on Friday, 14th Sep, 2007

After month of testing, it’s nice to see that Microsoft have finally pushed BizTalk 2006 R2 out to the world. Here’s the blurb:
With the introduction of the fifth full version, BizTalk Server 2006 R2 builds upon the Business Process Management and SOA/ESB capabilities in prior releases to help organizations extend core process management technologies even [...]

K2 BlackPearl Beta 1 TR2

Posted by: Owen on Friday, 23rd Mar, 2007

If you’re working in the BPM space, you probably would have heard the noise that SourceCode Technology Holdings is making about their next release of K2.Net codenamed BlackPearl. K2 was firmly placed into in the workflow market, but BlackPearl is their play to place themselves firmly in the BPM space. There’s a great write-up on [...]

A step forward for Microsoft BPM initiatives

Posted by: Owen on Saturday, 3rd Mar, 2007

I just came across a pointer on Andy’s blog about a press release where a fe days ago Microsoft announced the formation of the Microsoft Business Process Alliance. This consists of the 10 top software vendors for BPM software working together on making their products more available and extending the reach of their products. The [...]

BPM - How does it work ?

Posted by: Owen on Wednesday, 7th Feb, 2007

I was looking through Quixa’s website, Quixa being one of the companies working in BPM (Business Process Management) out there. They have an interesting set of videos showing how BPM works, and although it’s a pretty simple case, you can get the idea. Check them out here
I’ve been trying to get up to speed with [...]

Understanding BPM servers

Posted by: Owen on Tuesday, 2nd Nov, 2004

Some more bedtime reading from David Chappell ..

I’ve argued elsewhere that the move to SOA is sparking the emergence of a new kind of software platform. Exemplified by products like IBM™s WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation, BEA™s WebLogic Process Edition, and Microsoft’s BizTalk Server 2004, the primary goal of this platform style is to support [...]