Software integrates/automates processes for SMBs.
Press Release Summary:
WebSphere® Business Integration Server Express integrates and automates business processes for small and medium businesses (SMBs). Software addresses business integration needs with set of tools to create, modify, and manage processes with little or no programming. Using graphical tools, users can apply business rules to process flows. Software runs on multiple platforms and supports open standards, including Web services.
Original Press Release:
IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Integrates and Automates Business Processes for Small and Medium Businesses
Overview
Market pressures are forcing small and medium businesses (SMBs) to improve their operational efficiencies and improve their interaction with customers and partners. IBM recognizes the needs of SMBs to automate business processes easily and efficiently. WebSphere® Business Integration Server Express helps you automate business processes by leveraging existing investments with the emphasis on low total cost of ownership.
WebSphere Business Integration Server Express addresses the business integration needs that arise from:
· Integration and automation of inefficient stand-alone manual processes to improve operational efficiencies
· Purchase of business applications such as, enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), Commerce, and Portal that require integration with back-end applications
· Integration with your partners, suppliers, and customers for efficient process interactions.
· Meeting industry mandates and government regulations
WebSphere Business Integration Server Express offers a comprehensive set of tools to create, modify, and manage processes with little or no programming. This is made possible by abstracting the processes at a higher level without the full knowledge of underlying application-specific data.
Using the graphical tools, you can apply business rules to the process flows to improve your business agility. WebSphere Business Integration Server Express offers a flexible choice of pre-built adapters with easy connectivity to a wide range of back-end systems.
WebSphere Business Integration Server Express adapts to your varying SMB needs. The offering includes WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus.
For advanced requirements, you can purchase capacity packs. There is an adapter capacity pack and a collaboration capacity pack. Both packs work only with the Express Plus edition.
Planned availability dates
· May 14, 2004: V4.3.0 English, Microsoft(TM) Windows(TM), Electronic availability
· June 18, 2004: V4.3.0 English, Windows, Physical availability
· July 30, 2004: V4.3.1 Multilingual, Multiplatform, Electronic availability
· August 20, 2004: V4.3.1 Multilingual, Multiplatform, Physical availability
At a glance
WebSphere Business Integration Server Express allows you to:
· Improve your operational and cost efficiencies by integrating and automating your business processes
· Improve your business agility by rapidly changing business rules to adapt to market needs
· Reduce your development and deployment time with easy-to-use visual tooling that allows complete lifecycle of business processes with minimum skills
· Improve your time-to-value by rapidly integrating with back-end systems with a choice of pre-packaged adapters and on-ramp business process templates
· Reduce your total cost of ownership with comprehensive packaging, flexible usage, and value-pricing
· Support open standards including Web services
· Run on multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, and OS/400®)
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
