Media Coverage
Baan’s Cordys Acquires German BPM Expertise (November 07,
2007)
Cordys, a business process management company co-founded by Jan Baan of Baan
Software fame, has announced the acquisition of vertical German BPM player
abaXX.
eBizQ
Cordys Acquires
abaXX (November 06, 2007)
Cordys, a leading provider of Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
technology, today announced the acquisition of abaXX Technology AG, a leading
German-based provider of BPM and vertical industry process-enabled solutions.
Computing
Working together: The need for organisations to connect their
internal systems is driving the take-up of integration technologies (November 01, 2007)
Offering comprehensive business process management and service-oriented
architecture (SOA) capabilities, Cordys
BPMS is a single toolset built from scratch to give business
managers direct control over their processes.
WebitPR
Cordys
Targets The UK - Industry Veteran Jan Baan Driving Force For Change.
(October 3, 2007)
A new name has entered the UK IT market with one of the best known names in the
industry at the helm. Cordys is a leading Business Process Management Suite
(BPMS) provider established in 2001 by industry veteran Jan Baan.
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The Register®
Database legend Jan Baan is a man on a mission to kill old
software business models and shake up IT departments everywhere. (October
3, 2007)
Baan, who describes the database business as "the mother of all
complexity", has for the past few years been working on a new project.
Putting his money where his mouth is, he has pumped €200m into Cordys,
a firm he co-founded with Theodoor van Donge in 2001.
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Computer Business Review (CBR) Online
Q&A: Jan Baan on the demise of Baan and the birth of
Cordys. Part 1 (September 27, 2007)
People buying workflow think they are buying human interaction management or
case management but they are not. What they want, though, is one environment in
which to build the [BPM] model and also execute it. With Cordys, the business
user, and the IT guy, and the chief process officer, can sit together and
bridge that gap. But also, it can be completely web-based.
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The Cable360.net
Read the article 'Geographical Information Systems: A Call for
an HFC Standard' by Sean Bristol, Director of Engineering, Seattle market,
Comcast (September 1, 2007)
Sean Bristol in his article: "What
makes Network Heath (NHX) concept possible is standardized plant data stored in
an open data model and rules-based, service oriented architecture (SOA), such
as Cordys technology.."
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Business Standard
“Cordys was more product driven and now we have changed the
model to a service and market-driven organisation” – Jan Baan
Jan Baan, the founder of Baan Company — that in the late 90s almost become
synonymous with enterprise resources and planning (ERP) — feels that ERP was
not his vision, but came to him by accident.
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BusinessWire
Cordys Secures $80 Million Investment to Meet Fast-Growing
Market for Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) Software
Start-up Secures Single Largest Investment in an Independent BPMS Company,
Establishes New U.S. Business Operations
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The Daily Deal
Cordys adds record $80M
Dutch software maker Cordys Holding BV raised
$80 million in a first outside equity round led by Tulsa, Okla.-based Argonaut
Private Equity, in one of the largest growth capital investments on record for
a software company.
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TheRegister.com
Jan Baan's latest company, Cordys, has scored $80m from the VC
house Argonaut to build itself a US sales empire. (April 23, 2007)
Cordys, Dutch-owned - just like Baan (the software company) was - has been
around in Europe since 2001 and in the US since last year. It is a combatant in
the BPMS or Business Process Management Suite market, an emerging sector that
should be worth $1bn worldwide by the end of the year and $2.6bn by 2011,
according to Gartner. The analyst firm names Cordys as one of five BPMS
companies to watch in 2007, but some rivals such as IBM and Tibco, are much,
much bigger.
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Internetnews
Cordys
Holding B.V. just closed an $80 million round of equity financing. (April
18, 2007)
The investment, led by Argonaut Private Equity's $67 million and minority
stake, is the largest funding round ever for a private provider of BPM
software. The company will use the equity financing to further penetrate the
competitive business process management (BPM) software market in the United
States.
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Business Journal
Cordys Holding BV completed an $80 million round of equity
financing and established its U.S. headquarters in the Silicon Valley.
(April 17, 2007)
Cordys, which is based in the Netherlands and focuses on business process
management suite enterprise software, said its new offices will be in San Jose.
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Reuters
Argonaut Private Equity gained a significant minority stake in
Cordys (April 17, 2007)
Cordys Holding B.V. founded by Jan Baan has secured $80 million in private
equity funding.
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eBizQ
Cordys
Wins $80 Million Round of Funding for BPMS Development (April 17, 2007)
Cordys Holding B.V., provider of business process management suite (BPMS)
enterprise software, announced today the successful completion of an $80
million (Euro 60 million) equity financing.
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A quick peek at Cordys BPM (March 05, 2007)
eBizQ’s Sandy Kemsley takes a look at Cordys ' BPMS at the Gartner
BPM Summit. She believes that browser-based process
modeling/design are the key to widespread collaboration across all stakeholders
of a process
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Read
ebizQ review on Cordys and SOA Software Announce Global Partnership (September
26, 2006)
ebizQ: "SOA Software, a provider of comprehensive SOA and Web services
management, security, mediation and run-time governance solutions, and Cordys,
a provider of next generation SOA technology, today announced a global
partnership. The companies will work together to bring the most comprehensive
SOA solutions possible to their respective worldwide audiences. ."
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BPM Business
Cordys is one of five companies on Gartner’s watch list
(February 27, 2007)
BPM Business provides an overview of the latest happenings at the Gartner
BPM Summit and mentions that Cordys is one of five companies on
Gartner’s watch list for their updated BPMS magic quadrant
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SOA Web Services features Cordys’ appointment of Howard Green as Senior Vice President of Market Development (February 26, 2007)
SearchWebServices.com
SearchWebServices.com: Cordys Inc.'s President, Dado
Vrsalovic, gives his views.(January
18, 2007)
In this coverage, SearchWebServices’ Rich Seeley asks vendors in the SOA space
if they feel it is harder for bigger companies to compete with the leviathans
in the marketplace.
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SearchWebServices.com: ‘Cordys’ SOA implementation generates
savings for hydroelectric company in China’. (August 02, 2006)
In this article, SearchWebServices.com writes about the remarkable achievements
of Cordys’ implementation of its integrated Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
platform at the Chinese Ertan Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. These
achievements include:
50% faster decision making
10% reduction in procurement costs
50 % improvement in the availability, accuracy and presentation of information
Read complete article »
More information
about the Ertan Case »
Government Technology
Business process management (January 12, 2007)
Cordys is a leading specialist of business process management software for the public sector. The company’s mission is to use its world class software solutions and expertise to help its customers adapt to an ever changing business environment
InfoWorld
Read InfoWorld review on WebEx to launch AppExchange rival (September
26, 2006)
InfoWorld : "WebEx, a forerunner of on-demand Web conferencing and
interactive online products, launched its WebEx Connect Platform in an event
Monday night, following SaaScon -- a software as a service conference. It
allows existing software to be integrated with a variety of on-demand
collaboration and business applications.."
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Read Red Herring review on Webex Takes on Salesforce (September
25, 2006)
Red Herring: "Webex has introduced Webex Connect, a service aimed at
helping knowledge workers collaborate better while working and performing their
tasks. ."
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Read
ZDNet review on WebEx expands platform with workflow and apps (September
26, 2006)
WebEx is pushing beyond the boundaries of its Web conferencing, adding a custom
workflow engine and composite application framework to its collaborative
environment. The new service, called WebEx Connect, is due for release in Q1
2007, and is built on the company’s on-demand MediaTone network.
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Read
ZDNet review on WebEx enters the Web 3.0 ecosystem wars (September 25,
2006)
ZDNet: "Salesforce.com’s AppExchange ecosystem is an attractive prospect
for ISV partners, with 25,000 customers and half a million users to target.
What then will on-demand ISVs make of the new ecosystem opportunity announced
today by WebEx, which offers access to 25,000 customers and two million
registered users?."
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Read CRN’s review on Cordys: “Cordys 4.2 Is All-You-Can-Eat BPM
Suite For The Enterprise” (July 11, 2005)
CRN: " Cordys 4.2 is one of the most unique business process management
(BPM) servers on the market today." "Beyond BPM, Cordys also arrives
with integration services and integrated tools to develop composite
applications that ride on top of its main services. Cordys ESB facilitates
services-oriented-architecture-driven applications, and its enterprise services
suite helps customers build applications without having to rely on multiple
vendors."
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Read the roundtable interview of the leading US magazine for
Chief Exectives, CXO America, with Cordys' CTO Theodoor van Donge on Enterprise
Integration challenges
With an increasing number of publications focusing on the technical challenges
and benefits of Enterprise Integration and Service Oriented Architectures
(SOA), CXO America recognizes that organization and planning are key requisites
for successful integration projects. In this article, CXO is turning to three
chief executives for their practical advice on integration challenges..
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Read the editorial 'United we stand' by Cordys' CTO Theodoor
van Donge and learn how Service Oriented Architecture could help drive your
business
Cordys' CTO Theodoor van Donge: "How can you turn the challenge of integration
into an opportunity, charting the fastest, most cost-effective course toward
the kind of architecture that will enable your business to meet the challenges
of today's rapid, competitive, global business landscape?". "There
are a few basic guidelines and suggestions you should consider."
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InformationWeek on Cordys Business Collaboration Platform
(July 08, 2005)
Cordys software rated with 8 stars! CRN Test Center recommends Cordys as one of
the most unique business process management (BPM) servers on the market
today...
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Read the WebServices Journal review on the Cordys platform in
‘Cordys BCP – True Collaboration SOA Web Services; Building collaborative
systems at the business level’.(September 7, 2005)
In this article, WebServices Journal focuses on the Business Process Management
and System Integration components of the Cordys platform. WebServices Journal:
"The Cordys platform is a solid solution that can address the challenge of
business collaboration. It allows business partners to visualize their
relationship at the highest levels, understand the key functions and strengths
of each business, and then model and integrate the individual business
processes appropriately."
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