Adobe Workflow Server helps organisations harness the power of the Web to streamline and improve business processes. Workflow Server does this by integrating people, processes, and applications, creating an effective means for organisations to conduct business competitively.

Workflow Server addresses the three critical success factors of any business process management initiative: process customisation and business logic enforcement; process integration; and process monitoring and reporting.

How it works

The philosophy behind the Workflow Server design and architecture is to enable organisations to automate their business processes as they currently exist. Workflow Server does not force an organisation to change its processes to fit the tool. Processes automated using Workflow Server can reflect an organisation's unique business processes and rules, thereby increasing process control, accountability, and flexibility without changing the way it does business. Workflow Server's integrated set of design tools adhere to this philosophy while greatly simplifying the task of building process applications.

In addition, organisations need, want, and expect to be able to include their back-end systems as they automate their business processes. The information that drives most businesses usually resides in several separate, core line of business systems in the back office. Workflow Server makes use of XML and application integration tools to allow organisations to bring these disparate systems, and the data they contain, together with the processes they want to automate, making it possible to reach maximum productivity and efficiency.

As with any automation initiative, organisations need to measure efficiency and ROI. Using Workflow Server's monitoring and reporting tools, process owners can identify and address bottlenecks and inefficiencies in a given process, ultimately reducing processing costs and improving service levels.

Workflow Server highlights

• Easy-to-use graphical process designer
  
• Web-based user interface for work management
  
• Direct-connect application integration
  
• Reliable and scalable solution to meet all business needs
  
• Log-in and configuration management
  
• Deadlines and reminders to ensure timely processing
  
• E-mail and Web-based routing
  
• Integration with Adobe Form server Adobe Form Client, and Adobe Document Server

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