TAKEAWAY: IBM's Sandy Carter shares somes basics on BPM, works to rally the troops on the IBM kool-aid, and gives us some details on IBM's new BPM Suite. "The suite contains key functionality from across IBM to control and manage business processes across their lifecycle, with an emphasis on business user empowerment and greater collaboration across multiple roles within a client's organization," Carter said.

"In addition, pre-built industry-specific solution accelerators and assets based on industry best practices are available (these include the Process Automation Accelerator for Portal, and the Dashboard Accelerator for Portal, along with Industry Content Packs and Industry Models)."

Source: IBM

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