Bad BPM 'will topple largest firms'

Easily identifiable business process management defects "will topple" ten global 2000 companies by 2014, according to analyst house Gartner, states Tech Central.

Gartner said the standard of business process management will increasingly help separate firms that perform well operationally and those that don't.

"Between now and year-end 2014 an intensifying focus on process-related skills, competencies and competitive differentiators will increasingly separate process excellence leaders from the laggards among the Global 2000," said the analyst.

Skelta, the Indian BPM specialist snapped up by British technology giant Invensys last April, has released Skelta BPM 2011, the latest version of its solution with SharePoint capabilities, says Windows IT Pro.

Skelta BPM 2011 includes an extension to SharePoint 2010, Skelta SharePoint Accelerator 2011, that lets users build processes that span across SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010 and third-party systems. There are also document management enhancements, the addition of customisable business dashboards and Web parts, and support for custom controls.

Invensys Skelta says its Windows-based BPM software is used by around 700 customers across verticals like financials, government and business process outsourcing to build horizontal solutions such as accounts payable, document management, compliance management, HRIS and other business processes.

AuraPortal, a provider of BPM software, has unveiled its Online Commerce Module, writes PR Newswire.

This allows companies to offer their products on the Internet to their customers through an attractively designed and well-organised Web user interface with improved ease of use and comprehensive purchasing transaction capabilities.

AuraPortal has developed a complete e-Commerce Module, which includes content management, a shopping cart and a payment gateway, allowing companies to link all their Internet sales with their internal business processes workflow).