Zaplet, Inc. Announces Availability of Zaplet 3, Collaborative Business Process Management Software That Automates Your Business Processes, Reduces Cost, Shortens Response Time and Improves Process VisibilityZaplet 3's Patented Technologies Enable Users to Leverage Automated Processes Directly From Their Email Inbox, Allowing for Changes at Any Time Resulting In Continuous Process Improvements REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 1, 2003 -- Zaplet, Inc., a pioneer in business process management (BPM) software focused on automating collaborative business processes, today announced the availability of Zaplet 3, the latest version of its flagship product. Zaplet 3 enables companies to reduce costs and cycle time by automating and improving people based processes while allowing flexibility for the changing dynamics inherent in business. "Based on a set of innovative technologies and 7 U.S. patents, Zaplet 3 offers enterprise users a robust solution to rapidly build, modify and deploy solutions to optimize their business processes while providing management the visibility to view process status and eliminate bottlenecks," said Shellye Archambeau, CEO of Zaplet. Fortune 1000 enterprise customers, intelligence agencies, and leading system integrators are using pre-release pilot versions of Zaplet 3 to significantly raise productivity, reduce response times in mission-critical processes and achieve significant costs savings. Solutions include responding to Request for Proposals (RFP), global brand management, product lifecycle management, and automating tasking -- the government related processes of task delegation, working team coordination, hierarchical approvals and secure document dissemination and feedback. Zaplet 3, built on the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology, includes the following key features for major types of users: Process Participants and Managers * Ability to send and receive Zaplets, task-based applications, via email * Enhanced building blocks to interact with others, including File Management, Discussion, Forms, Table, Text, Approval and Poll * Flexibility to change the application, even while in use * Management tools such as Views, to monitor processes, and To-Do Lists * Access to Shared Templates, allowing groups to leverage standard practices * Optional ActiveX Enhancements such as rich text, WebDav online file editing, and MS Outlook address book access Process Owners * Graphical Builder Tools that allow users to create and deploy applications without programming. Wizards guide non-programmers through the steps. - The Template Builder to structure the content, roles and security access - The Process Builder, which uses a WfMC (Workflow Management Coalition) compliant process engine to orchestrate the process flow. * Roles-based process flows that allow users to create flexible and re- usable templates * Fine-grained security access control * Import and export of process templates IT Developers * Programmatic Access to the Zaplet 3 Server - Standards-based Web Services - Easy-to-Use Scripting Interfaces * Java APIs for Custom Building Block development * Zaplet 3 Building Block source code * LDAP Integration Availability Zaplet 3 is immediately available. For more information on Zaplet 3, including system requirements, data sheets, and white papers, please visit http://www.zaplet.com. For a limited time, take advantage of the free Zaplet 3 trial offer by registering at the Zaplet web site. About Zaplet, Inc. Zaplet(TM), Inc. is a privately held enterprise software company and creator of Zaplet 3, business process management software that brings application functionality directly to a user's email inbox to complete business processes. Zaplets are task-based applications that can be built or modified by snapping together reusable components and applying rules to define and manage process flow. Zaplet 3 offers visibility and audit ability into mission-critical processes such as in intelligence gathering and dissemination, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management and HR. Zaplet is backed by world-class investors, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Integral Capital Partners; QuestMark Partners, L.P.; Accenture Technology Ventures; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Novell, Inc.; Oracle Corporation; and Research In Motion Limited (RIM). For more information, visit http://www.zaplet.com, e-mail info@zaplet.com, or call 650-620-2900. NOTE: Zaplet(TM), the Zaplet logo, and all other Zaplet-based marks are trademarks of Zaplet, Inc. SOURCE Zaplet, Inc. Web Site: http://www.zaplet.com |