CRM Directory - New ARIS Platform Module Integrates Existing Service Repositories and Enables Users to Design Their

New ARIS Platform Module Integrates Existing Service Repositories and Enables Users to Design Their

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New ARIS Platform Module Integrates Existing Service Repositories and Enables Users to Design Their Own Services

SAPPHIRE 2006 Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla.--May 16, 2006--IDS Scheer, the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence, today announced that the company is extending its BPM industry expertise into the emerging area of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) with the preview of its ARIS SOA Designer here at SAPPHIRE '06. The new add-on module to the ARIS Platform will be available in 3Q 2006.

The theme of SAPPHIRE '06 is centered on Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA), SAP's blueprint for service-based, enterprise-scale business solutions that offer the increased levels of adaptability, flexibility, and openness required to reduce total cost of ownership. It combines SAP's experience in enterprise applications with the flexibility of Web services and other open standards. The SAP NetWeaver platform is the technical foundation for Enterprise Services Architecture. A June 2004 AMR Research article by Eric Austvold -- Plans for SAP NetWeaver?You Will Need ARIS From IDS Scheer - states the following:

    "The Bottom Line: Composite application deployment requires    process modeling and measurement. If your company plans to create    and deploy composite applications using SAP NetWeaver, ARIS from    IDS Scheer is a must-have investment."

According to a recent Gartner report, Gartner's Position on Business Process Management, 2006, published February 16, 2006 by Janelle B. Hill, Jim Sinur, David Flint and Michael James Melenovsky:

    Most business processes require hardware and software resources to    perform functions such as complex processing, the storage and    retrieval of information, and connections to trading partners.    Many of these functions are available in application systems and    software tools, and are designed to be used directly by people    and/or to include hard-coded process flows. BPM requires functions    that can be called from a BPMS independently of their flow control    (since that will now be provided via the BPMS). Technically, the    best architectural style to achieve this is service-oriented    architecture (SOA). Under SOA, discrete functions are packaged    into modular, encapsulated, shareable elements ("services") that    local or remote "consumer" parts of the system can invoke in a    loosely coupled manner. In addition, a best practice recommends    Web-based services (using XML over HTTP).

"We expect our new ARIS SOA Designer to offer customers the best of both worlds," said Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, CEO of IDS Scheer for the Americas. "Whether customers have an existing enterprise services repository from an ERP provider such as SAP or need to graphically design their own services from the ground up, the new ARIS SOA Designer is flexible and scalable to accommodate either scenario."

According to Dr. Kirchmer, the new ARIS for SOA offering complements its ARIS for EA solution which is already a proving its value at NOVA Chemicals, a $5 billion commodity chemical manufacturer that produces commodity plastics and chemicals. The manufacturer selected IDS Scheer's ARIS Platform which offers support for multiple standard EA frameworks, configuration to any customized architecture framework and a comprehensive meta-data repository. "For organizations to realize SOA success, the formula equals SAP ESA plus ARIS for SOA and ARIS for EA," added Kirchmer.

In addition, the new ARIS SOA Designer will offer the following:

--  Builds a bridge between business and IT--  Combines business process description (e.g. EPC), IT process    design (e.g. BPEL) and software engineering (UML) making ARIS    Platform:    --  Single repository for company business and IT processes    --  Single tool for Business Analysts, Process Engineers and        Software Architects--  Provides high-level process-based building of company Service    Oriented Architecture (SOA) and integrates seamlessly into ARIS    for Enterprise Architecture--  Allows structuring & documentation of existing Services on the    business level in the ARIS Repository--  Integrates ARIS Design Platform with Process Execution Engines of    major software vendors, like SAP

Visit IDS Scheer at SAPPHIRE '06 at Booth # 2327 in the main exhibit hall and in the SAP NetWeaver Partner Pavilion - Pod#3.

About IDS Scheer in the Americas

With the ARIS Platform, IDS Scheer is the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence. The company's ARIS-based solutions offer a complete portfolio for "Business Process Excellence," including the software, services and methods to address all phases of the business process lifecycle: strategy, design, implementation, controlling, documentation, and continuous improvement. From small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 organizations, IDS Scheer provides solutions to help customers optimize their investments in Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Architecture (EA), Corporate Performance Management (CPM), and Compliance Management. As a Global SAP Service Partner and strategic SAP development partner, IDS Scheer has unmatched domain expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and SAP Netweaver. As part of an organization of more than 2,500 employees worldwide in more than 70 countries with more than 6,000 customers, IDS Scheer's 2005 revenues reached $386.4 million USD/318 million Euros. IDS Scheer was established in 1984 by August-Wilhelm Scheer, widely recognized as a founding father of Business Process Management.

For more information on IDS Scheer in the Americas, visit http://www.ids-scheer.com/us.