Microgen - an "Aptitude" for verticalisation Simon Holloway, Bloor Research | 5th August At the beginning of July 2008, I met with Neil Thomson, CTO, Martin Redington, Director of Product Marketing and Ian Crombie, Principal Consultant of Microgen to be briefed on the company's BPMS product Aptitude.
	Apriso - Making MES and ERP work together Simon Holloway, Bloor Research | 10th July At beginning of June 2008, I had a briefing with Gordon Benzie, Public & Analyst Relations Director, and Jean-Luc Delcuvellerie, Director of MES Product Management, Apriso.
	HP and EDS: What does the deal mean for Xerox? Louella Fernandes, Quocirca | 20th May Although HP's recent announcement to acquire EDS may have sparked talk of consolidation in the IT services industry, spare a thought for the impact of this deal on Xerox, a long-standing EDS partner.
	Are data management consulting and business management consulting becoming one and the same? Gerry Brown, Bloor Research | 8th May Much technology industry talk is now about best business management practices. Gerry Brown evaluates.
	Are you ready for M3O - Vitria's new BPM offering? Simon Holloway, Bloor Research | 13th March Vitria Technology have announced a new Web 2.0 BPM suite, called M3O. M3O stands for Model, Manage, Monitor, Optimize. The product is aimed at getting business users to directly model, manage, monitor and optimize their business processes
	Prioritise to beat the recession Clive Longbottom, Quocirca | 15th January 2008 looks like it's going to be tough - yet just trying to save money has been proven not to work time and time again. What can be done to ensure that IT expenditure gives the best bang per buck?
	Trend Micro enters DLP fray by acquiring Provilla Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. | 12th December As antivirus technology continues to spiral into the world of commodities and attacks become more targeted, sophisticated users are likely to look for more comprehensive solutions from the same vendor.
	Ultimus - Gold Star in 2006, where in 2007? Simon Holloway, Bloor Research | 4th December In the 2006 Bloor Market Report on BPM, Ultimus BPM Suite was awarded a Gold award. So what has happened with the introduction of version 7.1 and now of version 8 of this product?

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