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According to Gilbert, this is the beginning of “a new process architecture” where business process can operate with information from all different areas to “open up a new era where apps are no longer the stumbling block.” Version 8 of the BPM, he explained will add “turbo charged” collaboration to business process, delivering 300 new capabilities to support process decision management, features that ultimately overlap many of the functions of personal productivity tools.
And a final Impact announcement – launch of IBM’ first Mobile Foundation, a portfolio of software and services aimed at helping organizations manage the various mobile environments that the BYOD trend brings – addresses the popular vision of IT consumerization. Based on the acquisition of Worklight, IBM has built a mobile platform spanning application development (for iOS, Android and BlackBerry), integration with cloud back end systems (through Cast Iron), endpoint security and management. The goal is to turn BYOD from issue to productive potential – and IT systems to business opportunity.
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