Thoughts on IBM’s Acquisition of Lombardi
This week IBM acquired Lombardi and BPM blogs are full of discussions about the merits and demerits of the acquisition. I also commented about it in my post on an eBizQ Forum that I did not see any major changes in the dynamics of the industry based on this acquisition or its aftermaths. Lombardi is [...]
Human-centric Business Process Management (BPM) and Web 2.0: A Perfect Match
After reading numerous articles, blog posts and definitions of Web 2.0, and separate hype from reality, I have concluded that there are three essential ingredients of a Web 2.0 application:
i. A rich user experience in an Internet browser.
ii. “Mashups”, or the ability to pull together information from various sources that is relevant to collaboration.
iii. Strong [...]
What it will take to deliver BPM as SaaS?
An increasing number of BPM vendors are starting to talk about offering BPM software-as-a-service (BPM SaaS). These include Appian, Lombardi, Savvion and Ultimus. Given the buzz around SaaS, this is understandable as these vendors are trying to position themselves for a growing opportunity despite the fact that the SaaS model has serious challenges from a [...]