Cordys Process Factory™ makes web-based application development and BPM accessible for everyone using a multi-tenant SaaS Model

Cordys, a global leader in next generation Business Process Management (BPM) launches the Cordys Process Factory™, an On-Demand platform for developing and executing process enabled mashup applications (MashApps®).

In support of the MashApps® concept, Cordys is also establishing an open, online community for Mashup development and a competition for all developers called Mashapps09 (see theprocessfactory.com).

The Cordys Process Factory™ empowers small and medium size companies and departments of large organisations to use best practice and self defined BPM solutions in a 100% web-based environment without the need for capital expenditure, making faster business innovation a possibility for everyone, wherever they are located.

Utilising proven Cordys multi-tenant SaaS technology, the Cordys Process Factory™ offers a simple, reliable and secure solution for anyone, regardless of location, to create new business processes and web-based, process-centric applications, 24 hours a day. Ideal for SME’s and departmental deployments in organisations of all sizes, users of the Cordys Process Factory™ are able to create business processes on the fly and develop Web-based applications quickly, at low cost and then execute them immediately. With the launch of the Cordys Process Factory™, the company is also establishing an open, online community, where users can share process models, discuss ideas, and learn about best practices.

The unique holistic approach to security throughout the on-demand platform allows for safe integrations with the extended value chain such as the online channel and also for continuous improvement of mission critical business processes.

Theodoor Van Donge, Chief Technology Officer of Cordys, said: “The Software as a Service (SaaS) model we have developed enables business users to build and run their own MashApps® by simply combining standard business applications such as Google apps and commercially available services, with web services from anywhere, with the same levels of security as traditional platform implementations. Instead of buying software licenses and the associated supporting infrastructure, users of the Cordys Process Factory™ are able to access, use, improve and innovate their business processes and services On-Demand, at any time and any place.”

Jon Pyke, Chief Strategy Officer of Cordys, stated: “Traditional BPM is still very much the remit of IT departments, while innovation of core processes is the responsibility of the business. Web 2.0 is putting more pressure on the traditional market of business software because users expect to be able to personalise their work environment, customising look and feel, updating content using information from any source at any time, all within a single browser environment.  In addition, they want to add new functionality, change processes and share these with others. Cordys recognises the impact that social based technologies are having within the business environment and have developed the Cordys Process Factory™ to meet the expectations of today’s knowledge workers and allow for high levels of security and reliability at the same time.”

According to Cordys, On-Demand process and application building technology is going to be the next stage in process thinking. “Being able to deliver these applications in such a way as to put control of process and applications into the hands of the business user is likely to disrupt the current BPM thinking and will radically alter the dynamics of the market today,” said Van Donge.

“The Cordys Process Factory™ not only provides users with a 100% web-based BPM environment, but also with a unique multi-tenant SaaS platform that helps organizations to cut cost and still develop customized solutions per department, business unit or geography,” van Donge added.

The Cordys Process Factory™ operates on a multi-tenant SaaS model, offering a low cost, secure, reliable, simple-to-use and easy to integrate On-Demand BPM platform for faster application development, ideal for when the value chain is at the heart of the business. Business users can create customized MashApps® with drag-and-drop technology, giving them the power to adapt their applications quickly and easily.