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The Importance of Business Rules in Business Process Management

August 23, 2014 straightlinepr Leave a comment

In the AuraPortal BPM suite, the Business Rules house all the company regulations and procedures, and can be directly integrated with the processes without losing their independence.

Woburn, MA, August 23, 2014 – AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of AuraPortal.(*) Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced that AuraPortal Training School’s latest course offering will focus on the synergy that is created when using Business Rules in the Processes. It will also cover the technology and methodology necessary to create a Business Process model that widely automates the activities performed in any organization.

AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors by Ovum in its Decision Matrix report and by other renowned analyst firms.

AuraPortal BPM offers an innovative Business Rules concept, much more simple and powerful than any other system. Besides containing the company regulations and procedures, this module can also store information as rules, to be kept independent from the processes. These rules can be summoned automatically from the processes at the appropriate time, and are calculated and the values returned to the processes instantly.

“There are two parts to a process model, one permanent and the other changing. When designing the Processes in a BPM suite, the part that is considered permanent (the structural part that determines the workflow) is modeled in the process diagram, whereas everything that is conceptualized as operating standards that change frequently is constructed in the form of Business Rules.” Comments Francisco Chinchilla, Director of AuraPortal Training School.

ABOUT AURA (http://www.auraportal.com)
AURA is a global BPM (Business Process Management) software provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

AURA has a presence in 40 countries with more than 300 customers including, among others: Walmart, Toyota, General Motors, Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos), Carrefour, ArcelorMittal, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Danone, INCAE, Kimberly-Clark, Yamaha, Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries. All of these customers benefit from maintenance contracts.

It is headquartered in Europe and has an executive branch in North America (Florida). It also has offices in several countries and a vast network of partners who locally attend customers throughout the world.

Contact:
Cristina Siscar
Auraportal
400 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801-7472
978-808-6340
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Business

AuraPortal BPM Signs Agreement with University of Finance and Banking (UFB) Bucharest

April 21, 2014 straightlinepr Leave a comment

The alliance between the two entities includes the incorporation of AuraPortal BPM technology in the university, its educational use by teachers and innovation and training, oriented towards disseminating Business Process Management in banking.

Woburn, MA, April 20, 2014 – AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of AuraPortal. Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with the University of Finance and Banking (UFB), one of the most prestigious universities in Eastern Europe.

AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors by Ovum in its Decision Matrix report and by other renowned analyst firms.

“Within the framework of the agreement signed between the two entities, two important points to mention are the incorporation of AuraPortal BPM technology and its educational use by teachers and students in each of the specialties offered at the Faculty of Banking Management; and the bilateral commitment to create a space dedicated to investigation and innovation, specialized training of the highest standard and the dissemination and sharing of BPM best practices in banking and insurance industries.” says Cristobal Toro, Executive Manager of AuraPortal Eastern Europe.

This agreement allows students undertaking degrees or specialties related to the management of financial institutions, financial systems, Risk Management, economic engineering, regulations and other disciplines offered by the UFB, to learn about the types of management tools, such as BPM, used in real business environments.

The emergence of BPM systems has revealed a new way to manage the compliance of mandatory standards and the adoption of regulations such as Basel II/III, Credit Risk, Operational Risk and Market Risk, using any of the possible methods (Standard, Basic or Advanced IRN, Basic Indicator, VaR, etc.), as well as Slovency II in the case of insurance companies. This adoption and the changes in regulations are made easy as they are perfectly integrated in the business processes of the organization thanks to the BPM tool.

It is proven that working with BPM technology in the financial sector allows the optimization of resources, the standardization of procedures, increased customer satisfaction and great agility and responsiveness to changes in the financial market, especially under the current economical situation.

About UFB
The University of Finance and Banking is a public institution of higher education, dedicated to training and research in the banking and insurance industries.

Since its founding, the UFB has trained over 8000 students in the different specialties and faculties. The Faculty of Banking Management and several other investigation centers, such as the Intellectual Capital and Change Management Institute (IMCIS), endow the University with sufficient capacity to conduct successful international alliances. They also allow the implementation of research programs in partnership with prestigious institutions such as the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, or the Brussels Institute of Studies in International Relations and Public Policy (ISIRP), amongst others.

About AURA (http://www.auraportal.com)
AURA is a global BPM (Business Process Management) software provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

Its headquarters are in Europe (Spain and Holland) with an executive branch in North America (Florida). It also has offices in several countries and a vast network of partners who locally attend customers throughout the world.

Contact:
Cristina Siscar
Auraportal
400 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801-7472
978-808-6340
diana.farrington@auraportal.com
http://www.auraportal.com

Technology

DAD Technology. Optimizing Work in BPM

March 8, 2014 straightlinepr Leave a comment

DAD (Dynamically Activated Divisions) Technology, recognized by the analyst firm Gartner Inc. as an innovative functionality, is used to create user-friendly Dynamic Forms

Woburn, MA, March 07, 2013 – AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of AuraPortal. Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced that the latest developments in DAD Technology that have been incorporated exclusively in AuraPortal BPM clearly differentiate it from other BPMs, creating a fluency in its use unheard of until now.

AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors by Ovum in its Decision Matrix report and by other renowned analyst firms.

In short, the idea of DAD Technology is that anyone performing a task within a process will find that, on opening it, the information will appear in a timely fashion depending on the direction the task itself takes and the circumstances or options that are progressively chosen. This functionality enables maximum effectiveness and an extraordinary saving in execution time.

Manel Orovio, Technical Director at AuraPortal, comments:

“A common problem for those who work with BPM Suites is the fact that the forms often contain hundreds of fields to cover all of the possible scenarios that may occur throughout the task execution, although, depending on various circumstances, the performer of the task may only need to see or act on a few of them. If the user has to look at hundreds of fields that they are not going to use it can make their work cumbersome, and can also lead to multiple execution errors.

With DAD Technology, as the performer executes the task, the system makes the elements appear in the form automatically as and when needed. This greatly simplifies work.

The person responsible for designing the Task form should make it as user friendly as possible, so that on opening it, the user will find a form that contains all the data and documents necessary for them to carry out their work without having to leave the Task. Thus maximum effectiveness is achieved.”

About AURA (www.auraportal.com)
AURA is a global BPM (Business Process Management) software provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

AURA has a presence in 40 countries with more than 300 customers including, among others: Walmart, Toyota, General Motors, Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos), Carrefour, ArcelorMittal, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Danone, INCAE, Kimberly-Clark, Yamaha,Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries. All of these customers benefit from maintenance contracts.

Contact:
Nina Moon
AuraPortal
400 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801-7472
978-808-6340
info@auraportal.com
http://www.auraportal.com

Business

AURA Sponsors the BPM Eastern Europe Summit 2013

November 29, 2013 straightlinepr Leave a comment

The BPM Eastern Europe Summit is the most important event ever held in the region of Eastern Europe for the Business Process Management industry.

Woburn, MA, November 29, 2013 – AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of AuraPortal.(*) Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced its participation as a Gold Partner in the “BPM Eastern Europe Summit 2013” which will be held in Bucharest on November 21, at Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel.

AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors by Ovum in its Decision Matrix (2011) report and by other renowned analyst firms.

The Summit covers all aspects of BPM, including theory, models, techniques, architectures, systems, and empirical studies, and engages the most renowned representatives of the BPM community worldwide in talks, tutorials, and scientific discussions.

The conference attracts delegates from all across the globe. Industry delegates range from representatives of major BPM vendors and consultancy firms to process owners and analysts from various companies engaged in BPM programs.

The core technical program will be surrounded by conferences, workshops, industrial panels, tutorials and demonstrations.

This event will be held biannually and the nominated locations for the 2015 edition include Budapest, Prague and Krakow. This edition, hosted in the capital of Romania, is organized by Agora Group, a leading media company and trust specializing in information technology, communications and business. This 2013 Summit is supported by two of the most important independent organizations in Eastern Europe, CIO Council (Romanian Association of Directors of ITC) and KPC Group (the exclusive GARTNER representative for Eastern Europe).

The Summit will inaugurate the Eastern Europe BPM Awards and will host the 2013 Gala, and also, in order to help and give a boost to BPM culture and its best practices in all sorts of organizations, the finalist companies and organizations and award-winning case studies will be included in the publication “BPM EE-book: the best practices around Eastern Europe” (biannual publication).

Pablo Trilles, Vice-President of AURA, will present a main conference called “Process automation (BPM) today and tomorrow”, and Cristóbal Toro, Executive Manager for Eastern Europe, will participate in a panel of experts about the latest BPM trends.

For further information about the event, please see www.bpmsummitee.com.

AURA has a presence in 40 countries with more than 300 customers including, among others: Walmart, Toyota, General Motors, Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos), Carrefour, ArcelorMittal, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Danone, INCAE, Kimberly-Clark, Yamaha,Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries. All of these customers benefit from maintenance contracts.

Contact:
John Charles
Auraportal
400 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801-7472
978-808-6340
info@auraportal.com
http://wwww.auraportal.com

Business

Kimberly Clark Personalizes its Customer Service with AuraPortal Business Process Management Software

September 28, 2013 straightlinepr Leave a comment

The implementation of the AuraPortal BPM Suite has provided the Kimberly-Clark Corporation with greater loyalty from its customers (pharmacies) in Holland, along with an increase in turnover in its distribution channel.

Woburn, MA, September 27, 2013 – AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced that the implementation of the AuraPortal.(*) BPMS has made it possible for the Kimberly-Clark Corporation to offer a personalized service to its customers, from its distribution channel to pharmacies in Holland.

AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors by Ovum in its Decision Matrix (2011) report and by other renowned analyst firms.

The first processes to be implemented with AuraPortal have been to automate the management of health insurance claims and to provide a personalized service to the end-user, mainly in the range of incontinence and dependency products. This has allowed the continuous monitoring of medication and patient control, and ensured the successful delivery of the necessary products.

This has greatly increased the level of satisfaction of both the pharmacies and the end-users, resulting in greater customer loyalty and increased turnover.

About Kimberly Clark Corporation
Kimberly Clark is one of the world-leading companies in the manufacture of hygiene products including well known brands such as: Scott, Kleenex, Huggies, Kleen Bebe, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Cottonelle, Petalo® Suavel, Vogue, Sanitas, Marli and Kimlark, among many others.

It employs more than 55,000 people across the globe, with production centers in 37 countries and points of sale in over 150 countries. Its products are used daily by almost a quarter of the population worldwide.

About Aura (http://www.auraportal.com)
AURA is a global BPM (Business Process Management) software provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

AURA has a presence in 40 countries with more than 300 customers including, among others: Walmart, Toyota, General Motors, Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos), Carrefour, ArcelorMittal, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Danone, INCAE, Kimberly-Clark, Yamaha,Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries. All of these customers benefit from maintenance contracts.

Contact:
John Charles
AuraPortal
400 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801-7472
978-808-6340
john.charles@auraportal.com
http://www.auraportal.com

Business

INCAE Business School Chooses AuraPortal Business Process Management Software to Ensure Quality of Customer Service

April 20, 2013 straightlinepr Leave a comment

Financial Times names INCAE as one of world’s top ten business schools.

Boca Raton, Florida, April 18, 2013 – AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced that INCAE Business School, following a vigorous study of different BPM options, has chosen to implement AuraPortal.(*) to improve its operative processes.

The AuraPortal software has recently been distinguished by the independent market analysis firm Ovum in its Decision Matrix 2011 report as the most advanced BPM in the market.

“BPM will be used to ensure quality of service to our customers, especially to the students on the different programs, and to optimize INCAE Business School’s strategic decision-making. We are currently in the early stages, but excellent results and benefits are being projected throughout the entire organization”, says Neil Camacho, Director of the BPM Project at INCAE Business School.

About INCAE Business School
With almost 50 years of experience, INCAE Business School has offered more than 50 full-time MBA programs, over 20 Executive MBA Programs and hundreds of executive programs. Tens of thousands of professionals worldwide have been involved in these programs, predominantly from America. This experience, together with constant research innovation, a first class faculty and the tireless vocation to form new leaders, INCAE has gained the highest international distinctions.

In recent years, INCAE has been consistently rated as one of the best Business Schools in Latin America (América Economía), and has been recognized as one of the top 10 Business Schools in the world (Financial Times).

INCAE has three global accreditations, which allow INCAE graduates to develop their professional career in any part of the world. It was the first Business School in Latin America to receive these three accreditations:

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) since 1994. It was the first business school to be accredited outside of North America.

• The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) since 1999. INCAE was one of the first Business Schools to receive this accreditation outside of North America.

• The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), awarded by EFMD (The European Foundation for Management Development), since 2003.

AURA has a presence in 50 countries with more than 500 customers including, among others: Toyota, General Motors, Pemex (Petróleos Mexicanos), Carrefour, ArcelorMittal, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Scotiabank, Danone, Sodexo, Kimberly-Clark, Yamaha, Eletrobras, Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries.

AURA Headquarters are located in North America (Florida) and Europe (Holland) whereas the software development facilities are located in Spain and India.

Contact:
Scott Rich
Auraportal
400 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801-7472
+1 781-569-5940
scott.rich@auraportal.com
http://www.auraportal.com