Metastorm, today, announced the release of a new version of its Metastorm Integration Manager software. The release combines integration-centric process management and managed file transfer (MFT) with Metastorm BPM®.

Significant upgrades to its Metastorm Integration Manager product include:

1. Self-service, web-based interface for service management to reduce the overhead and decrease failure downtime by providing increased visibility, improved manageability, and event-based alerts to service teams.

2. Enhanced security by allowing administrators to segment which users can view and interact with specific data, ensuring that only the relevant internal constituents and external partners have access to critical business information.

3. Extension of web-services platform and support for IBM WebSphere, Java 6 and new versions of Microsoft Windows, IBM AIX and other platforms increasing the level of integration and process controls.

The BPM space is starting to heat up again. Given the economy and the efficiencies that BPM can drive it’s been a clear focus for analysts, media and customers alike. As we’ve discussed on this blog before, Gartner earlier in the year announced the results of a survey that estimates companies can save as much as 20 percent within the first year of BPM implementation. Gartner analyst Dave McCoy has of course set up a blog to discuss the impact of process automation in today’s market environment. And, in the press release for this announcement, Gartner’s Frank Kenney says, “As modernization and cost optimization become crucial challenges, process identification, simulation and re-engineering are fast becoming more than niceties – they are becoming necessities.”

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