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Ascentn continues to make headlines as growing numbers of companies worldwide transform the way they conduct business though our solutions. Here are excerpts from U.S. press and analyst coverage we have received.
Technology Audit - AgilePoint BPM Suite by Butler Group
In terms of the feature set, Agilepoint BPMS represents the best of the relatively new crop of .NET-based BPM solutions that extensively use Microsoft technology to support processes that involve crucial human interfacing components.
Also, when used in conjunction with third-party business rules management and simulation systems, the solution can be used to support large-scale complex processes with substantial system-to-system components with stringent
performance parameters. The planned support for third-party BPM solutions and deeper partnerships with fellow BPA members could extend AgilePoint to most BPM use cases, environments, and levels of BPM maturity. Overall, a competent solution
that is well aligned with the requirements of large enterprises and mid-sized companies that require a flexible inexpensive solution to support business processes that span multiple applications and governance silos.
Butler Group
A DataMonitor Company
Mike Thompson
Technology Audit Report [102 KB]
September 2008
Ascentn in Gartner
Magic Quadrant for
Business Process
Management Suites,
2007
'Ascentn's product
reflects
capabilities
typically found in
some leaders'
products, such as
Lombardi, yet it is
based on Microsoft's
core infrastructure
servers and tools.
Ascentn's Visio
models are
executatble XML
(driven by dynamic
metadata) and
provide round-trip
behavior without
sacrificing
management control.
Ascentn AgilePoint
is a model-driven,
.NET execution
engine and a
metadata-driven, IT
asset-abstraction
framework that,
together,
dynamically
process-enables the
entire Microsoft
software stack,
including BizTalk
Server, SharePoint
Server, Windows
Workflow Foundation,
Office and Visual
Studio. The
metadata-driven, IT
asset-abstraction
framework can be
used to
process-enable
system activities
into "AgileParts"
and dynamic human
activities called
"AgileWorks" that
can be assembled and
configured at
process layer to
create directly
executable
processes.
AgilePoint's modeler
is Visio, building
on the business
user's experience
and comfort with
this tool.'
Gartner
Janelle B. Hill,
Michele Cantara,
Eric Deitert,
Marc Kerremans
December 2007  “Ascentn AgilePoint is a BPM solution that transcends ordinary workflow infrastructures to help enhance performance for end-to-end business processes continuously. Based on Microsoft Visio and the .NET architecture, AgilePoint Envision lets executives capture, document, design and model executable business processes based on changing marketing conditions.”
Microsoft Momentum
Bob Trott
Business Processes
September 2006
 “Ascentn AgilePoint was designed to enable organizations to deliver BPM objectives with the philosophy of Think Big, Start Small, and Scale Fast. Ascentn believes this is the most practical way to practice BPM and create managed success in view of the challenges faced with technology, people and culture adaptation...Driven by the company's value and usability objectives, Ascentn provides perhaps one of the lowest prices available in the industry, offering opportunities for significant price performance gain and ROIs.”
BPTrends
BPTrends 2006 BPM Suites Report [914 KB]
September 2006
 “Microsoft's bet has paid off big for Ascentn Corp. Just two years ago, the Mountain View, Calif.-based ISV was developing business process management solutions for banks, insurers and manufacturers on Sun Microsystems Inc.'s J2EE platform. Won over by the breadth of Microsoft's technical and marketing tools, company President Jesse Shiah signed on as a partner and became Gold Certified. This year, the company was named a Partner of the Year for Technology Innovation in Information Worker Solutions.”
Redmond Channel Partner
6 Essential Microsoft Partner Tools [PDF: 383 KB]
Joel Shore
September 1, 2005
 “With Ascentn AgilePoint, a company has a way to implement process-based applications that respond to market changes at the business level. The business user can not only design a process but also specify executable functions and associate those functions with specific users...AgilePoint BPMS offers the company a streamlined process and reduced cost of training, change management and ongoing maintenance, because you do not have to support different tools. AgilePoint is the first BPMS able to directly integrate with Microsoft Visio and other Microsoft tools.”
Software Development Times Supplement
“Business Integration: Tying IT Together”
Agility in the Enterprise [PDF: 383 KB]
March 1, 2004
 “With .Net, we have been able to bring the cost of a BPM solution like ours (Ascentn AgilePoint) down by five to 10 times that of J2EE. Everyone is looking for productivity and efficiency these days. And Microsoft helps you get it.”
VARBusiness
Cover Story: .Net Now: How Microsoft is Winning [PDF 106 KB]
Carolyn A. April
July 9, 2004 |
