Colosa Launches Open Source Workflow Solution for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Colosa, a developer of business process management (BPM) software that enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to simplify workflow through the capture and automation of paper-based processes, announced the launch of its open source solution, ProcessMaker OSS version 1.0. ProcessMaker OSS is an AJAX enabled, web-based software tool that allows private and public organizations to automate document intensive, approval-based processes across systems including finance, HR and operations. It allows users across multiple sites to create and share workflows, customize forms, manage processes, and enhance reporting. ProcessMaker OSS v1.0 is published under the GNU Affero GPL v3 open source license, so the source code is accessible to all users and modifications that meet the licensing requirements are acceptable. The software is designed with a full service-orientated architecture (SOA) and Web Services interface allowing the software to directly connect with customer relationship management (CRM), business intelligence (BI), content management (CMS), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. ProcessMaker is an entirely web-based, AJAX-enabled application that is built on the open source LAMP (Apache/MySQL/PHP) stack. Users can design their own forms, documents and business rules in a modular environment within the suite. ISVs can integrate ProcessMaker with existing software to add workflow functionality. To support the new open source version of ProcessMaker, Colosa has modified the software to include features such as an interface design suitable for non-technical business owners that will facilitate communication within the open source community, including forums, wiki documentation, issue tracking, and blogs. Colosa's Enterprise version of ProcessMaker, ProcessMaker Enterprise, differs from the open source version in that it comes with Colosa direct support and some additional higher-end management functionality such as dashboards and reporting. ProcessMaker OSS is available for download at Sourceforge and both versions are available at http://www.processmaker.com, http://sourceforge.net/projects/processmaker/