Why First-Generation and Homegrown BPM Solutions Are Hitting the Wall

Although enterprises have realized tangible benefits with first-generation and homegrown BPM technology, many are now encountering the functional and architectural limitations of these BPM solutions. Few first-generation BPM solutions and virtually no homegrown platforms offer next-generation functionality. This functionality includes, but is not limited to the following:

• A seamless human/automated/transactional process paradigm
• SOA-based integration
• Separate business process analyst design and IT integration views with separate modeling/integration capabilities
• Business event management over simplistic monitoring
• A straightforward migration from business process analysis to execution of optimized processes
• Analysis roundtrip features supporting continuous optimization through in-line simulation
• Process self-repair to keep processes moving in real time
• Simplification of complex processes and composite applications
• Discrete native JAVA and .NET engines providing optimum performance, throughput and scalability

Shift Your BPM into High Gear with Workpoint

Workpoint's execution engines (offered in both native Microsoft® and JAVA™ versions) are delineated from all other solutions by their ability to support the high volume and high throughput required by today's technologically diverse enterprises. Workpoint's JAVA and .NET engines integrate via SOA/API/enterprise data, interoperate and scale, share a common UI construct, and support existing enterprise assets to achieve straightforward integration in today's otherwise complex IT environments.

Get Back into the Race

Organizations with first-generation or outdated homegrown technologies can preserve previous investments in workflow and first-generation process management by choosing Workpoint as the aggregation step to next-generation BPM sophistication and performance. Workpoint not only combines a new level of BPM sophistication with SOA, but for the 2007 season will release a new event management framework, offering a cross-process publish/subscribe interface that keeps processes enterprise-aware and enables advanced real-time process self-repair. Equally as important, Workpoint's new framework will seamlessly manage key performance indicators and service level agreements—at both the department and enterprise levels—to ensure organizational-wide compliance.

BPM With Torque

Whether an organization is seeking a new, standalone BPM solution, is evolving from homegrown technology or is looking to leverage an existing BPM solution, high-performance BPM engines will increasingly stand out as a premier industry requirement going forward. With its two optimized, highly scalable execution engines and SOA-based power train, Workpoint provides maximum performance and scalability enabling the virtual enterprise to automate, manage and optimize dynamic business processes throughout the value chain. Workpoint meets large, medium and small enterprise needs today, and is positioned to lead the BPM requirements of the future.

At Workpoint, we believe organizations will continue to demand advanced BPM engine technologies. That's why we're dedicated to producing high-torque performance engines that not only allow you to remain competitive in the race, but drive you to the winner's circle.