REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- SourceCode Technology
Holdings, Inc. (SourceCode), the creator of the K2.net(R) Enterprise Workflow
Platform, today announced the first beta release of the new version of
K2.net, codenamed "BlackPearl" to a select number of SourceCode partners and
customers. The complete commercial version is expected to be released in
early 2007.
K2.net "BlackPearl" is a radical new vision for satisfying currently
unmet needs in the Business Process Management (BPM) space, providing a set
of tools that empower IT to help the business rapidly assemble business-based
applications.
Dennis Parker, President K2.net, said, "K2.net 'BlackPearl' is the
culmination of three years of development and will form the platform on which
we will launch our next generation process management platform. We have
listened carefully to the needs of our customers and placed an emphasis on
common and recurring themes. Major goals that we have set for ourselves in
the 'BlackPearl' platform include empowerment of business users, improved
line of business application integration, increased enterprise scalability,
and flexible and integrated reporting."
Built on .NET 3.0, K2.net "BlackPearl" provides a powerful set of design
experiences tailored for broad participation in the creation and deployment
of process based applications. These experiences are surfaced in familiar
tools that include Microsoft Visio, a web browser, and Visual Studio.NET
2005. Users have the ability to create, store, reuse, report on and
personalize their experience to meet their individual needs.
The K2.net "BlackPearl" platform also gives IT the new ability to surface
objects that users can leverage in the creation of their process based
applications. Through the "SmartObjects" and "SmartFunctions" features in
the platform, users are able to access and take action on information stored
across legacy informational silos without having to understand where the
information lives or how to retrieve it.
With K2.net "BlackPearl," the business and IT are empowered to work
together in creating applications in ways not before possible. Additional
capabilities will be announced throughout the beta term until official
product release.
About SourceCode
SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc. ( http://www.k2workflow.com )
develops the award-winning K2.net 2003 software. K2.net 2003 is the
leading .Net based enterprise workflow platform and enables rapid solution
assembly that optimizes interactions between people, systems and process.
SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Redmond,
Washington and has offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, South Africa, Australia, and Singapore.
NOTE: SourceCode and K2.net are registered trademarks or trademarks of
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