MITEM and Staffware Partner to Accelerate
the Delivery of End-to-End
Business Process Management
Joint software solution combines
process integration with broad legacy connectivity
MENLO PARK, CA and MAIDENHEAD, UK – December 20, 2002 - MITEM
Corporation, a leading provider of legacy integration software and eBusiness
solutions and Staffware plc, the founder and global leader of Business
Process Management, today announced they have entered into a joint marketing
agreement. Organizations that adopt the MITEM/Staffware platform will
enable business process integration and automation across their enterprise,
including the composition and orchestration of enterprise-class web
services.
The Staffware Process Suite provides a complete set of tools to transform
and streamline the processes and tasks of an enterprise. MitemView is
the industry’s proven solution for creating real-time programmatic
interfaces to myriad legacy systems in a non-invasive way. Together
the products represent a best-of-breed solution that will allow organizations
to reduce their operational expenses and become more agile for the future.
“With so many industries facing a squeeze on their operating
margins, it has never been more important to reduce costs and extract
value from existing systems and processes,” states Martin Fincham,
vice president of marketing for MITEM. “The real-time enterprise
concept is driving market demand for integration software that supports
rich human interaction and deep application connectivity. MITEM and
Staffware are well positioned to deliver superior BPM solutions.”
"The ability to combine real-time legacy application integration
with automated business process execution and management delivers tangible
business benefits," said Jon Pyke, Staffware’s Chief Technology
Officer, "MITEM’s proven technology enables us to extend
our existing integration capabilities with a universal adapter that
extends the life and usefulness of legacy applications."
Legacy applications running on mainframe and midrange systems are a
formidable barrier to true enterprise-wide business process integration.
MITEM estimates that there are more than 300,000 custom applications
isolated on the other side of this divide. These systems rarely have
documented or open interfaces, making them painfully difficult to integrate.
Systems are not being retired at the pace previously thought, so finding
a fast and effective way to integrate and extend them has become the
more practical strategy.
“BPM is redefining the way we construct systems to drive process
efficiencies. New business flows invariably need to trigger existing
transactions at execution time." said Jim Sinur, vice president
and research area director with research firm Gartner Inc. "In
today's economy, end-to-end rules powered BPM functionality is absolutely
essential for enabling agility and flexibility. BPM, a rules engine
and integration software together help realize Gartner's concept of
the real-time enterprise.”
About Staffware Plc
With over 1.5 million licensed users globally, Staffware has built
an unrivalled reputation on the strength of its products and on its
commitment to its customers. Staffware employs around 350 people worldwide
with offices in 16 countries, supported by a global network of partners,
covering all major business centers of the world. Staffware has grown
organically, ten-fold in the last 6 years.
Staffware is the founder and global leader of Business Process Management
and has delivered world class technology and solutions for more than
15 years to over 5,000 customers in the general commercial, insurance,
banking, telecommunications, utilities and government sectors. Staffware
customers have achieved substantial cost-savings and operational efficiencies
through the rapid implementation of Staffware based applications that
have been designed to their exact requirements.
Staffware's award winning Process Suite provides a complete set of
tools to transform and streamline internal processes and tasks of an
organization. Available on a wide range of technology platforms with
unrivalled interoperability, Staffware technology also facilitates the
effective integration and automation of an organization's internal operations
with those of its trading partners, customers, suppliers and intermediaries.
The Staffware Process Suite provides market leading BPM and CRM technologies
as a foundation for improvements in organizational productivity; adherence
to statutory, industry and management regulations; increased levels
of customer service and greater competitive advantage.
In a recent test carried out on the iProcess Engine component of the
Staffware Process Suite, Doculabs Inc. independently verified its performance
capabilities in terms of massive volume transaction throughput, very
large user populations supported and embedded resilience, declaring
that the Staffware Process Suite has defined new standards for people-to-people;
systems-to-systems and people-to-systems BPM.
Contact:
Jane Lawrence
Staffware Plc
Tel: +44 (0)1628 786800
Fax: +44 (0)1628 786874
jlawrence@staffware.com
MITEM Corporation
Andy Nelson
650.323.1500
pr@mitem.com
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