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	HandySoft and Business Objects Dec.04 - HandySoft and Business Objects have formally announced their OEM partnership to offer advanced reporting features as a part of HandySoft’s Sarbanes-Oxley Accelerator solution. For the past several months, Business Objects has helped HandySoft deliver key compliance metrics to its Sarbanes-Oxley customers, including Global 500 companies such as Staples and United Technologies.
	Internal medicine for what ails you Nov.04 - Not every business process benefits from BPM, and poor business processes should be fixed before they are automated. But wherever agency officials experience bottlenecks, delays or poor performance, they should look at the underlying business process and consider BPM.
	Organizing Your SOX Drawer Nov.04 - "Compliance has an ongoing nature, it doesn't end," [Daniele Chenal] said. "The questions are: how does this become institutionalized? How do you maintain it, year over year? You have to keep testing and updating the documentation. You have to think of it as a process."
	SOXing It to Compliance Oct.04 - Learn how HandySoft SOXA Accelerator customer UTC tackled Sarbanes-Oxley complaince.
	Butler Group Lauds HandySoft SOXA Accelerator Aug.04 - This is a well thought-out and intuitive application, which can be rapidly implemented, ... and the solution will be of benefit to all US listed companies, and others that wish to monitor and improve the processes of their business.
	Viewpoint: Portals Power Compliance Aug.04 - Process management tools have risen to the challenge of compliance providing specialized modules and workflow templates that help organizations model the internal checks and approval steps required to ensure that financial information is handled properly. Process management tools also help organizations map the various touchpoints affecting financial information. A leader in this area is HandySoft, a BPM vendor that has developed a set of compliance-related applications and templates.
	US workflow vendor grows Aust presence Aug.04 - Following its first large Australian deal, with insurance company QBE, HandySoft had decided to commit further to Australia. Rob Whiter, general manager of HandySoft for Australia and New Zealand, said the Australian office would be the regional headquarters for the vendor in the Asia-Pacific nations excluding South Korea and Japan.
	HandySoft grows local channel in Australia Aug.04 - Business software vendor, HandySoft, has launched an Australian office and appointed a general manager for Australia and New Zealand. HandySoft has picked up customers Legion Interactive, Aurora Energy, Planning SA and Capricorn.
	BPM Best Compliance ROI - HandySoft Aug.04 - Although compliance typically is not considered an ROI investment, BPM vendors that embed knowledge and develop extensive experience with compliance requirements can contribute to ROI by reducing the cost of compliance and limiting corporate risk. From this perspective, HandySoft is the leader of the BPM pack in providing the best BPM compliance ROI.
	BPM Today Announces BPM Top 5 Award Winners Aug.04 - BPM Today, the largest BPM publication in the U.S, has officially announced the winners of the 2004 Top 5 BPM awards. These awards are bestowed in recognition of features and functions standing out in the BPM product space and are based on extensive, independent analysis by BPM Today.
	BPM Specialist HandySoft Makes Splash Across the Pond Jul.04 - Business process management (BPM) specialist HandySoft made a splash on the other side of the Atlantic recently with the announcement of a new U.K. customer and a favorable report on the provider's Sarbanes-Oxley solution from a European technology analyst firm. U.K. development, building and maintenance company Rok Property Solutions has selected a BPM solution from HandySoft in a bid to improve the efficiency and visibility into its business processes, improve customer service, bring automation to field force management and generate management data to improve business strategy.
	The Pipeline Jul.04 - With BizFlow 9, government officials can monitor events, quickly alter processes in response to real-time changes, and identify and prioritize activities that need improvement, according to company officials. The system's analysis capabilities provide a systematic approach to defining optimal performance and thereby reduce risks associated with process improvement.
	BPM Booming in Asia Pacific Jul.04 - While workflow and BPM is established in Japan and Oceania; BPM in Southeast Asia, India, and Greater China is now being recognised as a key differentiator for those starting to adopt it. HandySoft,has seen more than 50 new customers in the last 18 months in the region including well recognised companies such as Hitachi, Samsung Electronics, BMW and QBE Insurance.
	Group to Wed Web Services Specs Jun.04 - ASAP is a Web service protocol for things that don't happen instantaneously, and the Wf-XML extension add on BPM and workflow, [Susan] Muldoon said on a conference call to preview the event with reporters. "So if you were placing an order that had five pieces on the assembly line... you would use Wf-XML to gain insight into each of those activities."
	HandySoft Offering A Showpiece For BPM/Web Services Standards Interoperability Jun.04 - By participating in this important real-world interoperability demonstration, we are reinforcing our commitment to advancing industry standards, leading technical innovation in the area of business process management, and delivering real value to our customers.
	Ready for Action: BPM helps companies clarify and execute business processes Jun.04 - [BPM] brings visibility to the web of interactions between systems and people, so the steps of a process can be choreographed, orchestrated, and automated. And it can deliver significant economic benefits by enabling companies to run more efficiently.
	United Technologies Corporation Selects HandySoft's Plumtree-Powered SOXA Accelerator for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Jun.04 - UTC had already invested in the collaboration, search and publishing features of the Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite, said Jay Simons, director of applications at Plumtree. "Now in tandem with HandySoft's business process management engine, those familiar capabilities have come together in a service-oriented application for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Reusing and adding components in this way provides for a lot of flexibility in creating new applications and low total cost of ownership."
	Software May Ease Compliance Jun.04 - With just about five months to go before a crucial provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act takes effect, companies are well under way with compliance efforts. But it's proving to be a costly and painful exercise. Sarbanes-Oxley's section 404 requires company managers and external auditors to attest to the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. Beginning Nov. 15, companies will have to include such documentation with their 2004 annual reports.
	Database Republic Uses HandySoft's BizFlow For California Water Board BPM Project May.04 - Until Bizflow, automating processes appeared unachievable because most other solutions we investigated were costly and had long development cycles. The efficiency of creating applications in Bizflow has changed our perception and we are excited about the benefits we can achieve using it to automate a wide range of administrative processes.
	Product Review: HandySoft BizFlow May.04 - BizFlow's technology is solid and extensible, easily qualifying as a dependable, enterprise-class product... cross-platform support is excellent, giving BizFlow an edge when compared to products that are focused on a single platform.
	Plain Sailing With Workflow Apr.04 - A Solution Showcase highlighting how Stolt-Nielson Transportation Group utilized BizFlow Accelerator for Accounts Payable to save 15% in accounting labor costs and reduce risk. "BizFlow was integral to our business strategy of centralizing the accounting function. It would have been impossible to undertake this project without the capabilities of BizFlow."
	HandySoft, Plumtree Combine On Enhanced SOX Compliance Ware Apr.04 - HandySoft Global Corporation and Enterprise Web company Plumtree Software unwrapped version 2.0 of the SOXA Accelerator. The solution adds new and enhanced compliance functionality to the SOXA Accelerator, released in June of 2003, which has a growing roster of Global 500 customers.
	It's the Process, Stupid Mar.04 - The government churns such vast amounts of money and information. Shouldn't people who work in government and their constituents be able to view simple, Web-based process models and dashboards to see what's going on?
	IT Analyst Firm Upside Research, Inc., Predicts New Developments Will Help Drive BPM Adoption in 2004 Mar.04 - David Kelly, of analyst firm Upside Research, sites HandySoft as a key contributor to new trend of increased flexibility in modeling, reporting, business rules, simulation and deployment.
	Compliance Becomes A Top Concern Feb.04 - Analysts from Doculabs review technology solutions to reducing the cost and time-to-compliance for regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley: "[HandySoft's] SOXA Accelerator allows an organization to capture and enforce best practices around the collection and reporting of financial data and gain efficiencies in its reporting processes while also providing greater visibility into financial figures."
	Europe needs to pull its SOX up Jan.04 - European companies listed on US stock exchanges will see audit fees jump by more than a third as they are forced to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act.
	E-Biz Showroom Concept Takes Off Jan.04 - HandySoft partner Bizmann has created an e-business showroom where businesses can test-drive BizFlow-based process management solutions, including sales order and fulfillment, HR, accounts payable and receivable, and customer service.
	BPM: Not Just for the Big Kids On the Block Jan.04 - The School Employees Credit Union of Washington (SECUWA) is implementing BizFlow to automate the processing of VISA credit card applications, reduce processing time from 48 hours to just 30 minutes.

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