WebMethods integrates platforms

Enterprise architecture integration provider webMethods is putting key technology in place for its integrated business process management and service-oriented architecture platform, reports Redmond Developer News.

In December, it shipped version 7.0 of its webMethods Fabric suite, which followed a year of acquisitions as the company put key technology in place for its BPM/SOA platform.

WebMethods, which bills its technology suite as a single platform for business process integration, joins ranks with other EAI vendors that have taken a similar approach, building standards-based, integration-centric BPM suites around standalone or embedded enterprise service bus technologies.

IBM has launched Lotus Quickr software, a new Web 2.0-based collaborative content offering, reports Asso Digitale.

The offering is designed to "transform the way everyday business content, such as documents and rich media, is shared and enable more effective team collaboration".

Lotus Quickr software comprises connectors that integrate with popular desktop applications, a set of content and team services such as wikis and team blogs, and content repositories to help businesses manage information in a security-rich environment.

India-based Sify increased revenue in the last quarter and counted a business process management contract as a key highlight, reports IT News Online.

The company reported revenue of $31.5 million to end-December, 15.8% higher year-on-year. The sequential growth in revenue over the previous quarter was 1%. Net profit for the quarter was $0.9 million compared to a net loss of $0.24 million in the same quarter of the previous financial year.

Key wins in the quarter include contracts for the design and development of BPM solutions for a banking institution in Africa and a pharmaceutical company.