Global 360 releases BPM survey

Global 360, a process and document management solutions provider, has released the results of the 'How are businesses using Microsoft SharePoint in the enterprise?' market survey 2010, says TMCnet.

The survey was conducted to measure the usage of Microsoft SharePoint in the technology market, to understand how organisations are receiving value for their investments, and to identify and address the various challenges faced by the investors.

The survey has indicated significant, continuous growth in the adoption of SharePoint by organisations, and there is an increased need for third-party business process management (BPM) solutions.

Appian, the provider of enterprise and on-demand BPM technology, and ImmixGroup, a provider of technology products and services to the public sector, says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended its use of the Appian BPM Suite, according to PR USA Net.

FDA has chosen Appian as its BPM vendor of choice under a new five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with ImmixGroup. With all options, the contract value exceeds $12 million. Initially, the FDA conducted a competitive review and acquisition process to select a commercial BPM system for a pilot programme.

Appian was selected for the pilot. As a result of the success of that programme, the FDA extended the Appian platform, including technology licences and support services, to four BPM projects.

Unity Bank, the retail bank in Nigeria, had recently become one of Pio-Tech's clients by acquiring Bank BPM Solution and Bank CM, the content management solution for banks and financial institutions, reports Ameinfo.

Using Bank BPM, Unity succeeded in automating the processes of credit facility, retail lending and letter of credit applications with rules to define the sequence in which the applications are performed as well as responsibilities, conditions, and other aspects of the process.

Bank BPM also provides the tools allowing the bank to measure performance and identifying opportunities for improvement as well as deploying changes to the process easily to act upon those opportunities.