| Product Features |
| Main Focus |
Enabling platform for Business
Process Management |
| Target Users |
Software Developers
Technical Business Managers/ MIS Administrators/System
Administrators |
| Components |
Process Designer, Activity
Control, Calendar Control, Reporting Control |
| Workflow Designer API |
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| Built-in Forms |
No, but can be embedded
in any web based forms Engine |
| Web based |
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| Rules Engine |
For building custom rules |
| .NET Platform & Windows
2003 |
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| Microsoft .NET & Web
Services Support |
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| Organizational Chart &
Hierarchy |
Can be mapped |
| Database |
SQL Server™ 2000 (Microsoft),
Oracle 8i, MS Access 2000 (Supported only for
evaluation purposes; not recommended for production
purposes) |
| Resource Handlers |
Active Directory, LDAP and
Database based |
| Other OLEDB Databases |
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| Workflow Interoperability |
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| Audit data |
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| Scaling |
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| Escalation & Exception
Handling |
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| Process Rollback |
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| Custom Views in UI |
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| Mail Server |
Supports SMTP Server |
| Mobile Alerts |
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| Supported formats |
Supports any document, or
image format |
| Triggers supported |
Scripts (VBScript.NET, Jscript.NET),
Executables, COM, .NET Assemblies, Execute Java
Program using shell |
| Queues |
 |
| Integration with Microsoft
CMS or SPS |
capable |
| Entirely written in C# |
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| Able to Expose Web Services |
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| Engine |
SOAP wrapped |
| Load Balancing |
Built-in Load Balancing
and Clustering Engine |
| Distribution Model |
| Exclusively distributed
through a Partner Channel |
 |
| As a workflow development
environment |
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| As an embedded solution |
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| As an ASP hosted Application |
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| As 'OEM' Partner |
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| System Requirements |
| OS |
Windows® 2000, Windows®
2003, with Internet Information Services (IIS)
5 & above and ASP.NET with .NET Framework
1.1 |
| Development Platform |
Microsoft Visual Studio.NET®
2003 |
| Development Language |
Any .NET language |
| Database Support |
SQL Server™ 2000 (Microsoft),
Oracle 8i, MS Access 2000 (Supported only for
evaluation purposes; not recommended for production
purposes) |
| Hardware |
Any ASP.NET compliant hardware |
| Required Software |
Microsoft Data Access Components
2.7 |
| Supported Browsers |
Internet Explorer 5.5 and
above |