| OGC and WfMC Partner to Advance Standards Goals WAYLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in advancing standards-based, interoperable work flow and Web-enabled geospatial content sharing, modeling and visualization to address the needs of their members. Mark Reichardt, President of the OGC, explained, "The OGC is pleased to have the opportunity to work in partnership with the WfMC to help make geospatial information and processing a more integral part of workflow and business process management (BPM)." Anticipated activities include: coordination between OGC and WfMC working groups and committees; involvement in interoperability testbeds, pilot initiatives and experiments; and outreach. “The WfMC is excited for this partnership between the two respective industry leaders,” explained Nathaniel Palmer, Executive Director of the Workflow Management Coalition. “It took strong interoperable standards to deliver the geo-enabled Web that is critical to all business today. The next step is a ‘flow-enabled web’ to support both mass market and enterprise processes. The OGC’s track record of managing large-scale, user-focused activities and the WfMC’s leadership in process and workflow are well matched for success in this endeavor.” The OGC® is an international consortium of more than 365 companies, government agencies, research organizations, and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geospatial standards. OpenGIS® Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT. OGC Standards empower technology developers to make geospatial information and services accessible and useful with any application that needs to be geospatially enabled. Visit the OGC website at http://www.opengeospatial.org. |
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| | • |  Workflow Management Coalition Leader Addresses Role of Business Process Standards July 24, 2007
July 24, 2007 - Keith Swenson, Technical Committee Chairman of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC), addressed an audience over 150 business process professionals on the "BPM Standards Organizations" panel, at the BPM Think Tank organized by OMG. | | • | Cordys Appoints BPM Industry Luminary Jon Pyke as Chief Strategy Officer July 23, 2007 - Cordys, a leading Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) provider, today announced the appointment of Jon Pyke as Chief Strategy Officer. Pyke is a globally recognized Business Process Management (BPM) pioneer and luminary. He was formerly Chief Technology Officer for Staffware, acquired by Tibco, and is a co-founder and chairman of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC), a global organization devoted to the advancement of workflow and BPM standards and awareness | | • | WfMC Fellow Dr. Michael zur Muehlen Debuts Research on BPM.com July 3, 2007 - Assistant Professor of Information Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology where he directs the SAP/IDS Scheer Center of Excellence in Business Process Innovation, Dr. Michael zur Muehlen publishes "Asking the Wrong Questions: Process Discovery on a Rainy Day," an insightful paper on the challenges and strategies for business process discovery. | | • | XPDL - The Silent Workhorse of BPM April 25, 2007 - Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) Chairman Jon Pyke addresses the myths and misunderstandings surrouding business process management standards; explains the history and role of XPDL. | | • | The BPM Standards Landscape March 2007 - Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) Executive Director Nathaniel Palmer discusses "What You Should Care About and Why" in the BPM standards landscape. Discussed are XPDL, BPMN, BPEL, Wf-XML and others. | | • | Workflow Management Coalition Leader Addresses Role of Business Process Standards July 24, 2007 January 30, 2007 – The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC), the premiere global standards organization for Business Process Management (BPM) automation, today announced that a one-day seminar discussing the latest developments in BPM’s core standards and protocols will be held February 5, 2007 at the Biltmore Hotel and Suites in Santa Clara, CA. The February 5th seminar follows a successful international tour in 2006, held in locations including Germany, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan. The seminar will feature top BPM experts - including the authors and architects of the most-implemented business process standards. | | • | Local Chapters of WfMC Host Audience of Hundreds November 2006 - Key members of the international Business Process Management (BPM) standards community came together at a series of workshops held in Tokyo, Taipei and Singapore presented by the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC). The Asia Tour was sponsored by WfMC members TIBCO and Fujitsu, and hosted by local members and chapter leaders NEC Soft and BPMF-Japan, Flowring, and Bizmann. More than 500 participants listened to industry experts discuss a wide range of subjects relevant to BPM and Workflow systems. Topics included everything from general overviews of the BPM market, to specific detailed presentations regarding industry standards. Presenters included: Robert Shapiro, Chair of WfMC Interface 1 (XPDL); Keith Swenson, WfMC Technical Committee Chairman; Dr Michael zur Muehlen, Stevens Institute of Technology; Justin Brunt, WfMC Vice Chairman; Ken Mei, Director of Technical Marketing, Global 360; Dr Pallab Saha, Project Specialist, ISS-National University of Singapore; and Ken Loke, WfMC Chairperson for Singapore and Malaysia; and Yoshihisa Sadakane, WfMC Vice Chairman, Panpacific Region. | •
| WfMC Selects Transformation+Innovation For General ManagementOctober 1, 2006 - The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) announced that it has selected Massachusetts-based Transformation+Innovation to provide general management and secretariat services to the international organization. Founded in August, 1993, the WfMC is a non-profit, international organization of workflow vendors, users, analysts as well as university and research groups. The Coalition's mission is to promote and develop the use of workflow through the establishment of standards for software terminology, interoperability and connectivity between workflow products. Consisting of over 300 members worldwide, the Coalition is the primary standards body for this significant software market. As explained by Transformation+Innovation founder and President Nathaniel Palmer, "The WfMC has been the gold standard for the business process industry for well over a decade, and remains one of the most respect bodies of process thought leadership." | • | WfMC Announces David Hollingsworth as 2006 Recepient of Manhaiem Award September 27, 2006 - Mainz, Germany. The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) announced here today that David Hollingsworth has been selected as the 2006 recipient of the prestigious Marvin L Manheim Award. David has been a leading contributor to industry initiatives on workflow architecture and standards since the early 1990s. He was responsible for much of the industry founding architecture work, authoring the Workflow Reference Model, which defined the framework for standards development for the industry. He has contributed to all WfMC working groups, as well as numerous other industry initiatives and continues to encourage the development and adoption of open standards. As a senior solution architect with Fujitsu Services David continues to apply this knowledge to complex, large scale system integration projects.
| • | WfMC Announces Robert Shapiro as 2005 Recipient of Manheim Award October 13, 2005. Seoul, Korea. The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) announced here today that Robert Shapiro has been selected as the 2005 recipient of the prestigious Marvin L Manheim Award. Robert Shapiro was recognized for his workflow design innovation and long-standing contributions to industry workflow standards. Robert has been a driving force in the creation and promotion of graphical techniques for modeling, analyzing and simulating complex systems. As founder and CEO of Meta Software Corporation, he directed the implementation of a unique suite of graphical modeling and optimization tools for enterprise wide business process improvement. As a participant in the Workflow Management Coalition and chair of the working group on process definition interchange, he plays a critical role in the development of international standards for workflow and business process management.
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| • | 2005 Finalists Announced for Excellence in BMP & Workflow Global Awards September 27, 2005 – The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) and the Workflow And Reengineering International Association (WARIA) are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2005 Global Excellence Awards for innovation and excellence in Business Process Management (BPM) and workflow implementations. These prestigious awards are used to recognize organizations that have demonstrably excelled in implementing innovative solutions to meet strategic business objectives. |
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