News From the WfMC. . .

XPDL 2.1 Approved by WfMC Membership
Following a 60-day review and comment period, as well as voting by member, the WfMC Steering Committee voted on 23 April 2008 to approve version 2.1 of XPDL. This release includes all new functionality that was submitted to the working group and accepted by the working group. Also included is new functionality to update the BPMN to version 1.1 as well as specific descriptive material on BPMN as well as the BPMN E-Mail Voting process, plus an extended section on conformance to support portability of BPMN design-level models.
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The 2008 BPM and Workflow Handbook was recently launched at the Architrecture & Process 2008 conference and available for purchase, including immediate electronnic download.

Starting with a look at the new business imperative for BPM in 2008 by Nathaniel Palmer, WfMC Executive Director, chapters this year include useful non-technical advice on implementing your first BPMS, step by step instructions on creating SOA and a look at converging BPM technologies and how they will affect your business. Technical papers include detailed examination of process mining and integration of WfMC standards with others in this space.

A special spotlight on Human-Centric BPM examines challenges in human-driven workflow and its integration across the enterprise. Throughout the book international industry experts and thought leaders present significant new ideas and concepts to help you plan a successful future for your organization.

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WfMC Partner Event:
Business Process Management Conference
May 13-16, 2008
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

IIR’s BPM Conference is the perfect place to learn about process-based approaches for strategizing, architecting, analyzing, designing, improving and managing business processes. BPM is a bi-annual event that is a must for business and IT strategists and managers involved in process-based change and the establishment of process-managed organizations. It is also critical for IT planners and project managers responsible for supporting the process based organization. Visit www.iirusa.com/bpm for more information.

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XPDL News...

• "Is XPDL the Silent Workhorse of BPM? "  This question is examined
  WfMC Chairman Jon Pyke in a recent article published on
  
• People, who needs s BPEL?   This question is examined WfMC Chairman Jon Pyke in a recent article published on BPM.com

• WfMC Technical Committee Chair Keith Swenson discusses the tipping point of XPDL in his latest blog entry

• <<Click here>> to see WfMC Chairman Jon Pyke featured in an recent articlen which he explains the realities of XPDL and the importance of having three complimentary standards (XPDL, BPEL and BPMN).

• A recent article by Nathaniel Palmer explains the BPMN-XPDL-BPEL value chain
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• Did you know that XPDL is used in over 70 market leading products, including 8 out of the 11 Gartner Magic Quadrant market leaders?  <<click here for details>>

arles Medley, BEA Systems; Clay Richardson, PPC