Bluespring Software Releases BPM Suite 4.5 Service Pack 2 Featuring Further Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint Integration

Business Wire, Sept 5, 2007

CINCINNATI -- Bluespring Software, the Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) software company that brings process agility to the enterprise, announces the general availability of BPM Suite 4.5 SP2. Customers can now take advantage of further integration with Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint, reinforcing Bluespring's unmatched leadership around ease-of-use. Technical highlights include:

Further Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007 Integration

People can manage their tasks and monitor processes with the Microsoft Outlook user interface (UI) allowing users to interact with BPM Suite via a familiar desktop application.

Further WSS 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Integration

Adding to BPM Suite's inherent ability to create, store, distribute and reuse documents stored in SharePoint are four new activities that empower process owners to dynamically manipulate content in WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 lists. In addition, processes can now be initiated based upon Content Type.

Further InfoPath 2007 and ASP.NET Integration

Forms-based workflow is simplified through one-click creation of InfoPath 2007 and ASP.NET form templates that display or update Work Item data.

Other notable enhancements include:

* A new activity to support the dynamic creation of Text, HTML and XML documents

* An enhanced process search capability that flags processes that will be impacted by changes

* Expanded process monitoring filters that facilitate rapid "drill down" to a subset of processes of interest

* Broader SQL Reporting Services integration that can leverage a process to automate the execution, analysis and delivery of Reports on an event or Calendar-driven basis

"The feature set in SP2 is almost exclusively the result of customer and partner feedback," said Karl Treier, Chief Technology Officer of Bluespring Software. "As we approach the release date of BPM Suite 5.0, this marks the last update to version 4 of our product."

BPM Suite 5.0 is scheduled for release in early 2008.

About Bluespring Software

Bluespring Software and its partner network deliver cost savings, operational visibility, compliance and internal controls to those processes involving work done by people. Bluespring Software is a Microsoft Gold Partner and is currently deployed in Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, Utilities, Investment Banking, Telecommunications, Corporate Housing and other vertical markets.