Press Releases    Articles    Press Kit    Events CONSILIENT DEMONSTRATES LEADERSHIP IN BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT Consilient Joins the Business Process Management Initiative Effort To Establish Business Process Management Standards and Interoperability BERKELEY, California - February 01, 2001 - Consilient, Inc., a leading provider of process personalization software, announced today its participation in the Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI.org). BPMI.org was created to develop and promote the use of Business Process Management (BPM) through the establishment of standards for process design, deployment, execution, maintenance, and optimization. Consilient joins technology leaders such as Hewlett-Packard, Nortel Networks and Sun Microsystems in a united effort to define open specifications that will enable standards-based management of e-Business processes with Business Process Management Systems (BPMS). ``Empowering users to take control of business processes is a central focus of our company,'' said Erik Freed, CTO and co-founder of Consilient. ``The work of standards groups such as BPMI.org helps companies define guidelines to evolve and streamline their business processes.'' About BPMI.org Founded in August 2000, BPMI.org is a non-profit organization that empowers companies of all sizes, across all industries, to develop and operate business processes that span multiple applications and business partners, behind the firewall and over the Internet. The Initiative's mission is to promote and develop the use of BPM through the establishment of standards for process design, deployment, execution, maintenance, and optimization. BPMI.org develops open specifications, assists IT vendors in marketing their implementations, and supports businesses using BPM technologies. BPMI.org was initiated by Intalio, Inc. and created in August 2000 by a group of sixteen enterprise software vendors and consulting firms. Membership is open to all companies, non-profit organizations, and individuals. About Consilient Consilient's innovative process personalization software helps companies and individuals take control of diverse and dynamic business processes that span multiple people and organizations. Consilient leverages a company's existing systems and applications, making technology conform to its business processes. The result is more efficient and personalized processes that foster collaboration throughout the company and across its network of customers, suppliers, and partners. Consilient is a privately held company headquartered in Berkeley, California and funded by Oak Hill Venture Partners (www.ohvp.com) and The Sapling Foundation. For more information, visit Consilient's website at www.consilient.com or email mediainfo@consilient.com.
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