Dashboards and patches and bugfixes, oh my!
14/07/2008 | Category: Open SourceWe have a new version of ProcessMaker, fresh for the picking. Lots of important bug fixes and cool new dashboards await in version 1.1-1654. We’ve also made using different languages a bit easier. You can download the latest version from Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=215099 And, if you’re already using ProcessMaker, you can update by installing our patch [...]
New Options on ProcessMaker. Your opinion is requested!
24/06/2008 | Category: Open SourceHi Community! We need your feedback! We’d like to ask you which of the options listed in the following link you consider most useful for your application. Please let us know why you consider an option more attractive than the others. According to your answers, the development team will prioritize your needs! ProcessMaker Options Thanks [...]
ProcessMaker at Openbravo Get Together in Miami
22/06/2008 | Category: Open Source | Tags: openbravoI’m blogging from the Openbravo Get Together in Miami this weekend. I was kindly invited by Openbravo to give a short presentation at their Get Together. Openbravo, for any of you who don’t know them, are not only the leading open source ERP software but also consistently the #1 ranked project on SourceForge. When you [...]
ProcessMaker joins Red Hat Exchange
18/06/2008 | Category: Open SourceProcessMaker is now available on the Red Hat Exchange! We’re excited to be teaming up with Red Hat in this special initiative to make open source software easier for enterprises to try and adopt. We have lots more to say about it in the Red Hat Press blog: http://www.press.redhat.com/2008/06/18/red-hat-exchange-adds-three-new-partners/ And check out ProcessMaker’s product profile [...]
New version, new web services, new translations
16/06/2008 | Category: Open SourceWe have just released the first generation of Web services in the latest version of ProcessMaker 1.1-1506. Web services are based on PHP-SOAP, and this module is required for PMOS from this release on. We’re excited about the new interconnectivity Web services offers our user community. Version 1.1-1506 also offers new functions for triggers (like [...]
Process Discovery, Software Design, and Summiting Everest
27/05/2008 | Category: BPM | Tags: bpm, process discovery, workflowI ran across an interesting article by Michael zur Muehlen and Jan Recker on BPM.com entitled, “Asking the Wrong Questions: Process Discovery on a Rainy Day.” The interesting part of their article was their citation of a survey by Wolf and Harmon that organizations reported that more than a third of the time spent in [...]
Database connections and Advanced Roles in ProcessMaker 1.1
27/05/2008 | Category: Open SourceWe’ve added some cool new features to ProcessMaker, and in honor of this momentous occasion we’ve moved the version number up to 1.1. New features include: Make connections to database management systems Create roles based on specific permissions (including managing users, managing processes, participating in cases, supervising cases, reassigning cases). Send notifications by email Check [...]
New Case Management Features in ProcessMaker 1.0-1286
12/05/2008 | Category: Open SourceSometimes it is necessary to pause a Case, for example due to leave or a holiday. Likewise due to unexpected problems it can be necessary to cancel a case. The last release ProcessMaker 1.0-1286 now provides the possibility to cancel and to pause your Cases. Moreover you can define which case priority, and reorder case [...]
Yahoo, Microsoft, and Open Source Software
6/05/2008 | Category: BPM, Open Source | Tags: microsoft, Open Source, yahooIt is always nice when a major awaited event comes to conclusion (even if only temporary), so that you can try and remember which pundits had it right and which didn’t. I specifically remember a TWIT episode where Jason Calcanis predicted that the merger would happen within the next week. I think he also mentioned [...]
Windows installer now available for ProcessMaker 1.0-1153
18/04/2008 | Category: Open SourceHello, We’ve just put the Windows installer for ProcessMaker version 1.0-1153 in Sourceforge: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/processmaker/ProcessMaker-1.0-1153-windows-installer.exe?modtime=1208523227&big_mirror=0 This new release includes some bug fixes for the previous 1.0-1142 Windows version. Thanks to BitRock, the Windows installer is packaged with all dependencies, including Apache, MySql, and Php. Next week, look forward to an updated user manual as well
