SPONSORS/EXHIBITORS

EXHIBIT HOURS:

Tuesday - 30 September 2008
    10:45-11:15 EXHIBIT OPEN & Coffee
  13:00-14:20 EXHIBIT OPEN & Lunch
  16:05-16:35 EXHIBIT OPEN & Coffee
  17:20-19:00 EXHIBIT OPEN & Drinks Reception
     
Wednesday - 1 October 2008
  10:00-10:30 EXHIBIT OPEN & Coffee
  12:30-13:45 EXHIBIT OPEN & Lunch
  15:45-16:15 EXHIBIT OPEN & Coffee

Endorsed By:

BCS
www.bcs.org
 BCS    

The British Computer Society is the leading professional body for the IT industry. With members in over 100 countries around the world, the BCS is the professional and learned Society in the field of computers and information systems. The BCS is responsible for setting standards for the IT profession. It is also leading the change in public perception and appreciation of the economic and social importance of professionally managed IT projects and programmes. IT is affecting every part of our lives and that is why the BCS is determined to promote IT as the profession of the 21st century. Contact the Press Office for more information.


ABPMP
www.abpmp.org
 ABPMP   
The ABPMP is a non-profit, vendor independent organization dedicated to the advancement of BPM concepts and practices. ABPMP is practitioner-oriented and practitioner-led. Local chapters are active and forming in over 15 cities.

The mission of the ABPMP is to promote the practice of BPM, promote and distribute the recently released Guide to the Business Process Management Common Body of Knowledge, BPM CBOK™, and to contribute to the advancement and skill development of BPM professionals. Visit our website www.abpmp.org for more information.


BPM-Forum
www.bpm-forum.org
 BPM-Forum   
The BPM-Forum is the neutral expert platform for Business Process Management. The BPM-Forum was founded as a non profit organization in the Netherlands in 2003. It aims to raise the awareness of the value and contribution which BPM can make to any organization. This is achieved by bringing together members from the academic, user and supplier community. The BPM-Forum provides regular meetings for the local BPM community where best practices, case studies and theoretical background information are shared. The BPM-Forum provides its members discounts to various 3rd party BPM events. The BPM-Forum is endorsed by top local academic and business professionals. The BPM-Forum has alliances with relevant local and international organizations and supports the development local BPM communities in other countries. See www.bpm-forum.org for more information.

PLATINUM SPONSORS:

IDS Scheer
www.ids-scheer.co.uk
   IDS Scheer
The software and consulting company IDS Scheer is the worldwide leading provider of Business Process Management and IT solutions. With the ARIS Platform for Process Excellence, IDS Scheer offers a complete tool portfolio for “Business Process Excellence”, which is highly integrated both technologically and from the content aspect. This encompasses methods, software and solutions for all phases of the process lifecycle – from strategy and design through to implementation and controlling. ARIS Platform provides customers in corporations and public authorities with software support for their whole process lifecycles. Thanks to the integrated approach of ARIS Value Engineering (AVE), IDS Scheer consultants view their customers’ organizations holistically. AVE means building bridges between corporate strategy, the processes derived from it, the IT solutions needed to support it and also the controlling of running processes. IDS Scheer was founded in 1984 by Prof. August-Wilhelm Scheer, who today is Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chief Technology Advisor. The company now serves about 7,000 customers in over 70 countries. In 2007, the company earned revenues of 393,5 million Euro. About 3000 people are working for IDS Scheer worldwide.

Amdocs
www.amdocs.com
   amdocs
Amdocs is the market leader in customer experience systems innovation, enabling world-leading service providers to deliver an integrated, innovative and intentional customer experience™ – at every point of service. Amdocs provides solutions that deliver customer experience excellence, combining the software, service and expertise to help its customers execute their strategies and achieve service, operational and financial excellence. A global company with revenue of $2.84 billion in fiscal 2007, Amdocs has over 16,000 employees and serves customers in more than 50 countries around the world. For more information, visit Amdocs at www.amdocs.com.

Software AG
www.softwareag.com
   Software AG
Software AG is the world’s largest independent provider of Business Infrastructure Software. Our 4,000 global enterprise customers achieve business results faster by modernizing, integrating and automating their IT systems and processes. As a result, they rapidly build measurable business value and meet changing business demands. Based on our solutions, organizations are able to liberate and govern their data, systems, applications, processes and services – achieving new levels of business flexibility.

Our leading product portfolio includes solutions for high performance data management, developing and modernizing applications, enabling service-oriented architecture, and improving business processes. By combining our technology with industry expertise and best practices experience, our customers improve and differentiate their businesses – faster.


IBM
www.ibm.com
   IBM
IBM ECM provides improved workforce effectiveness by enabling companies to transform their business processes; access and manage all forms of content; secure and control information related to compliance needs, and optimize the infrastructure required to deliver content anywhere at anytime. IBM ECM automates and streamlines all records-based activities, eliminates burdensome end-user participation, enforcing compliance and creating business advantage while reducing the cost of compliance and risk management through the delivery of an integrated, open platform that provides interoperability with the widest selection of IT systems, thereby reducing costs and improving efficiency.

GOLD SPONSORS:

orbussoftware
www.orbussoftware.com/bpa
   orbussoftware

Orbus Software provides Business Process Analysis software solutions for Microsoft Visio and Office users.

The iServer product range includes a multi-user modeling environment, a Repository for the storage of Microsoft Visio & Office process models and documentation and a web portal for online model review & collaboration. Additional solutions exist for ITIL (including a complete set of v3 processes) and TOGAF (the Open Group Architecture Framework).

Visit our website to find out more, and download a free copy of the BPMN Visio stencil.

www.orbussoftware.com/bpa


WIPRO
www.wipro.com
   WIPRO

Wipro Technologies is a global services provider delivering technology-driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of our clients. Wipro has 40+ 'Centers of Excellence' that create solutions around specific needs of industries. Wipro delivers unmatched business value to customers through a combination of process excellence, quality frameworks and service delivery innovation. Wipro is the World's first CMMi Level 5 certified software services company and the first outside USA to receive the IEEE Software Process Award. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.wipro.com.


STANDARD SPONSORS:

Appian
www.appian.com
 Appian   

Appian leads the market in BPM innovation, delivering comprehensive, flexible and easy-to-use solutions customized to the unique needs of individual organizations. Businesses and governments worldwide use Appian to simplify process innovation with the real-time visibility, control and analytics needed to improve the critical processes that determine business performance. Appian allows all users across the organization to effectively collaborate and be part of the process of achieving corporate goals. Appian is backed by the premier venture firm Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and is headquartered in the Washington D.C. region, with professional services and partners around the globe. For more information, visit www.appian.com.


QualiWare
www.qualiware.com
 qualiware   
Founded in 1991, QualiWare is a global consulting services and business modeling software provider. Our services and products help you succeed with your Quality Management, Process Management and Optimization initiatives, Business Excellence programs, Enterprise Architecture initiatives, and/or IT solution development needs.

QualiWare provides a wide range of business and technical consulting services, and market the QualiWare Lifecycle Manager suite of modeling, architecture related, document management, and web publishing solutions. We firmly believe that our services and tools can benefit almost everyone in any kind of enterprise. QualiWare’s services and products…

  • Support achievement of strategic objectives
  • Deliver ongoing value to the organization through effective and efficient change management
  • Support continual, cyclical business improvement
  • Ensure information sharing across the organization
  • Provide integrated, cost-effective solutions

In all these activities, QualiWare provides a strong and vital bridge between business and IT.


MEDIA SPONSOR:

Business Process Management Journal
www.emeraldinsight.com
 Business Process Management Journal   

This journal examines how a variety of business processes intrinsic to organizational efficiency and effectiveness are integrated and managed for competitive success.

Business processes are a fundamental building block of organizational success. Even though effectively managing business process is a key activity for business prosperity there remains considerable gaps in understanding how to drive efficiency through a process approach.

This journal provides insights into Best Practice Management of key processes. It does this by staying at the leading edge of theoretical advances in the field, and illustrating the practical relevance of these through case studies and applied examples.