Last modified by Robert Shapiro 11/6/2009
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Below are a list of vendors who claim support for XPDL, either 1.0, 2.0 or 2.1, in alphabetical order. Follow the link on the company name to find out more about how they use XPDL.
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- Adobe has sucessfully implemented XPDL within Adobe LiveCycle Workflow| http://www.adobe.com/products/server/workflowserver/]
- ADVANTYS WorkflowGen supports XPDL http://www.pdmic.com/news/030123.shtml http://www.workflowgen.com/home/liblocal/docs/pr/pr_en_xpdl.pdf
- Amazonas Workflow is a Java based workflow engine which supports XPDL http://www.objeng.ch
- Appian Enterprise and Zynium's Byzio use XPDL for interchange of Visio process models. Press Release| http://www.appian.com/company/news/press/press43.jsp]
- Arachnea EverSuite workflow management system is compliant with the 2 main workflow standards: (1) XML: For the stored data format. (2) XPDL (XML Process Definition Language) for the stored process. http://www.arachnea.com/subpages/questions.asp?id=36 http://www.arachnea.com/subpages/template.asp?id=20
- Ascentn (AgilePoint Server) - claims to be "fully compliant with the WfMC (Workflow Management Coalition) standard to support sophisticated workflow elements including looping, branching, parallel processing, and embedded sub-flows." Ascentn web site does not specifically mention XPDL. http://www.ascentn.com/
- Aspose Pty Ltd Aspose.Workflow is a .Net Workflow engine. "The heart of Aspose.Workflow is built around the WFMC standard and utilizes XPDL definitions in order to manage workflow information. Aspose.Workflow is written in native C#, works great with both web-form and win-form applications." http://www.aspose.com/Products/Aspose.Workflow/Default.aspx
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- BOC ADONIS 3.7 (and higher) supports XPDL export http://www.boc-eu.com
- BEA Fuego offers XPDL in their AquaLogic BPM Designer http://www.fuego.com/support/faqs.html#110 http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,822160,00.asp
- Brein BV offers InProces, a workflow management and document management solution aimed at local governments, that uses the XPDL 2.0 specification to build and store workflow processes http://www.brein.nl
- Bonita v2.0 is an open source workflow solution compliant to the XPDL standard. The ProEd workflow editor is a graphical application which easily allows users to define XPDL compliant workflow processes on top of the Bonita workflow system. ProEd offers two different modes: online and offline modes. http://forge.objectweb.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=56
- Box UK Amaxus is an XML-based Content Management System (CMS). The latest release of Amaxus incorporates WfMC-compliant Workflow including XML based business rules (XPDL). http://www.boxuk.com/server/show/ConWebDoc.97/Whats-New.html
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- Canto CanFlow uses XPDL within this Digital Asset Management solution. http://www.canto.com/
- CapeVisions supports XPDL including a free plugin to Visio that edits XPDL: http://www.capevisions.com/
- CARNOT Process Engine supports XPDL for model import/export and Wf-XML 2.0 model deployment http://www.carnot.ag/news/press/xpdl-22-02-2005-en.htm http://www.carnot.ag/index-en.htm
- CHALEX BPM Framework is built on a modern JAVA architecture that processes XPDL workflow patterns to manage tasks and the digital documents that are related to the workflow. http://www.chalexcorp.com
- ComActivity offers full scale XPDL support both in their process design tool and runtime engine http://www.comactivity.net
- Cubetto Toolset: a generic modelling tool can export XPDL. It supports the graphical design of modelling languages as well as their application. http://www.semture.com/cubetto
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- Dessault Systems, ENOVIA - "LCA Workflow Definition provide an application for business process designers to design WFMC-compliant workflow templates." http://www.3ds.com/products-solutions/plm-solutions/enovia-vplm/all-products/domain/LifeCycle_Applications/product/WDF/?no_cache=1&cHash=642336bcaa
- Documentum, see EMC
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- Eclaire Group, Lynx Flow Designer, supports XPDL http://www.cynthia-tech.com/web/pro_sol/pro_sol_flowdesign.html
- EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender Workflow supports import and export of XPDL.
- Empresa Solutions Kinnosa Workflow supports XPDL for process model exchange
- Enhydra Shark: OpenSource XPDL Workflow Engine in Java http://shark.enhydra.org/
- Enhydra JaWE: OpenSource Graphical XPDL Workflow Editor in Java http://jawe.enhydra.org/
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- Finantix Studio (FXS) is a Transformative MDA Tool. FXS Supports Business Process Modelling (BPMN, XPDL) http://www.soluta.net/
- Fujitsu Interstage BPM (i-Flow) supports XPDL 1.0 and 2.0 as well as Business Process Modeling Notations (BPMN) http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/products/bpm/ http://nz.fujitsu.com/FAL/Files/iFlowBRO.pdf http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/software/interstage/wnew/pr120605.html
- FileNet Process Manager 4.0 supports XPDL 1.0 and 2.0 as well as BPMN http://www-306.ibm.com/software/swnews/swnews.nsf/n/hhal6yd4as?OpenDocument
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- GA Communications - "CanFlow is based on a set of customized workflow templates, as well as integrated trigger and event mechanisms. CanFlow capabilities are based on widely-adopted open-source technologies, including XPDL, a workflow standard developed by the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC). http://www.canto.com/main_menu/communities/case_studies/ga/GACommunications-Canto-CaseStudy.pdf http://www.canto.com/main_menu/communities/case_studies/ga/case_studies_ga.php
- Global 360 Business Optimzation Server (BOS) supports XPDL 2.0 and BPMN. http://www.global360.com/products/bos
- GlobalSight, see Transware
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- HOGA.PL offers intraDok which supports import and export of process definitions in XPDL format and its own Workflow Process Modeler http://www.intradok.pl/ http://www.hoga.pl/
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- IBM FileNet supports XPDL 1.0 and 2.0 as well as BPMN.
- IDS Scheer Business Architect supports export of process models to XPDL. http://www.ids-scheer.com/
- iGrafx iGrafx 2007 supports BPMN and exports XPDL 2.0. http://www.igrafx.com/
- Integic supports import and export of process definitions in XPDL format in their e.POWER WorkManager Builder tool http://www.integic.com
- Interwoven WorkRoute MP fully supports XPDL for both import and export. http://www.interwoven.com/documents/solutionbriefs/sb_wsmp_workroute.pdf
- Interfacing EPC 5 supports XPDL http://interfacing.com/
- Infor (formerly SSA Global) includes the products SSA Baan, SSA BPCS, SSA MANMAN, SSA Masterpiece, all of which integrate with a BPM engine which imports and exports XPDL. http://www.infor.com/ http://www.ssaglobal.com/
- ITP-Commerce Design your process with Process Modeler in BPMN as usual. Process Modeler Professional supports the user with XPDL 1.0, 2.0 and 2.1 validation modules. http://www.itp-commerce.com/index.php?pageid=B_001_12_1
- IT Pearls supports XPDL. http://www.itpearls.com
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- jawFlow is an OpenSource Workflow Engine partially conformal to WfMC directives, completely written in Java using JMX technology. It understands XML Process Definition Language (XPDL) and can be customized using activities written in Java or in any scripting language supported by BSF. http://java-source.net/open-source/workflow-engines/jawflow http://www.arsretia.net/jawflow/index.php
- Jenz & Partner GmbH developed an open source Business Process Management Ontology (BPMO), which holds semantically rich business process definitions in a vendor-neutral format. http://www.bpiresearch.com/Resources/RE_OSSOnt/re_ossont.htm The BP Converter plugin may be accessed via the BPEdit homepage at http://bpedit.sourceforge.net
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- Kaisha-Tec Avantage is a 100% BPMN compliant process modeling and analysis foundation. Avantage's plugin architecture is BPM 2.0 like in its extensibility. Avantage allows process models to be saved to the latest XPDL 2.0 standard http://www.activemodeler.com/ http://www.activemodeler.com/amavantage.html
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- Metoda S.p.A, OpenMet BPMF is compliant with XPDL http://www.metoda.it/ (Italian language only).
- Mindfire Solutions - QBitt Corporation is a Taiwan-based company offering solutions for CRM (customer relationships, sales force, field service and employee requests). QBitt's CRM system needed a Workflow engine to be developed and integrated. Mindfire worked with QBitt in developing and finalizing specifications for the Workflow system. The system was designed to be compliant with the Workflow Management Council's (WfMC) specifications for workflow engines. http://www.mindfiresolutions.com/projects.htm
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- Nautica uses XPDL process definition data with GUI based definition editor. http://nautica.sourceforge.jp/docs/reference/designertool/resource/japanese/index.html
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- Open Business Engine, OpenSource, Java-based open source workflow, supports XPDL http://sourceforge.net/projects/obe http://obe.sourceforge.net/
- OpenPages Governance Platform serves as the foundation for enterprise-wide business governance. It incorporates a workflow engine which imports and exports XPDL. http://www.openpages.com/
- Oracle 9i Warehouse Builder 9.2 saves process definitions in XPDL http://otn.oracle.com/products/warehouse/htdocs/datasheet92.htm
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- Pentaho - "The Pentaho BI Platform uses a workflow engine to execute activities. This workflow engine uses a standard language, XML Process Definition Language (XPDL), to execute the activities within the system." http://community.pentaho.org/solution/
- Projekty Bankowe Polsoft - BPB Workflow supports import/export in XPDL 2.0 http://en.pbpolsoft.com.pl/rozwiazania/produkty/produktylista/222715.xhtml
- Proforma Corporation ProVision modeling tool exports XPDL for integration with Fuego. http://www.bpmg.org/Zpost225.php
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- Rodan Systems OfficeObjects? Workflow is an embedded, commercial workflow management system which supports definition, enactment, and monitoring of business processes in accordance with appropriate corporate standards. The main format to interchange process definition represented via meta model is XML Process Definition Language (XPDL, version 1.0). http://www.rodan.pl/en/produkty/officeobjects/?dzial=workflow
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- Simprocess - XPDL support is now included for Simulation Models http://www.simprocess.com
- Software AG - crossvision BPM supports XPDL 1.0 and XPDL 2.0. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/products/cv/overview/standards/default.asp
- SpeechCycle LevelOne virtual CSR platform uses XPDL http://www.speechcycle.com/
- SSA Global, see Infor
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- Tell-Eureka see Speechcycle
- TIBCO? Staffware Process Suite 10.3 supports the import and export of process definitions as XPDL 1.0. http://www.tibco.com/software/process_management/staffware_processsuite.jsp
- Together Workflow Editor: Graphical XPDL Workflow Editor in Java http://www.together.at/together/prod/twe/index.html
- Transware (used to be GlobalSight) Ambassador embeds a workflow engine that reads and writes XPDL. "WfMC-compliant workflow engine for complex workflow creation and dynamic workflow modification." http://www.globalsight.com/
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- Vignette Process Workflow Modeler supports XPDL http://www.vignette.com/Downloads/DS_ProcessWorkflowModel.pdf
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- W4 W4 BPM Suite supports XPDL http://www.w4.eu/business-process-w4-bpm-suite.htm
- WfMOpen is an OpenSource workflow engine that uses XPDL as its Interface 1 format http://wfmopen.sf.net/
- Workflow::Wfmc is an OpenSource lightweight Workflow Engine in PERL based on XPDL 2.0 http://search.cpan.org/~kaili/Workflow-Wfmc-0.01e/lib/Workflow/Wfmc.pm
- Workflow4r provides Ruby users with access to WfMC standards-compliant, robust workflow functionality via the Shark workflow framework (http://shark.objectweb.org/) and the Swish web services layer (http://www.roxwood.com/swish.jsp). http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/workflow4r/
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- ZAPLET 3, PROCESS BUILDER is a designer that supports XPDL http://www.zaplet.com/Pages/articles/ProcessBuilder.pdf
- Zynium offers the Byzio translator which is a Visio plugin which will transform any Visio diagram into XPDL and vice versa. http://www.zynium.com/