Database Reference
In-Depth Information
The
evolution
of
business
process
modeling
The BPM technology is rapidly evolving as a platform that creates business applica-
tions. Processes can now be identified, managed, measured, and aligned to business
organizations and functions.
Earlier, industry leaders created their own specifications for business process man-
agement without the existence of a standard body. Some of the earlier standards for
BPM and organizations responsible for creating those standards are as follows:
•
WSFL
: Web Services Flow Language (Created by IBM)
•
XLANG
: XML-based extension of Web Services Description Language
(Created by Microsoft)
•
BPEL4WS
: Business Process Execution Language for web services
(Created by Siebel, SAP, IBM, and Microsoft)
•
BPEL4People
: WS-BPEL extension for people (Created by IBM and SAP
in 2005)
•
WS-BPEL 2.0
: Web Services Business Process Execution Language
(OASIS)
The standard organization
Object Management Group
(
OMG
) currently manages
the following specifications for BPM:
• BPMN 1.0 published in 2004
• BPMN 1.1 released in 2008
• BPMN 1.2 released in 2009
• BPMN 2.0 released in 2011
Many software vendors that create new software platforms to support the business
process management are as follows:
• Oracle BPM Suite (Business Process Management)
• Oracle BPA Suite (Business Process Analysis)
• Business Process Management by IBM
• TIBCO Business Process Management
• webMethods Business Process Management by SoftwareAG
