Workflow And Process Automation Concepts And Technology

Based On The Results Of The Study Carried Out In 1996 To Investigate The State Of The Art Of Workflow And Process Technology, Mcc Initiated The Collaboration Management Infrastructure (cmi) Research Project To Develop Innovative Agent-based Process Technology That Can Support The Process Requirements Of Dynamically Changing Organizations And The Requirements Of Nomadic Computing. With A Research Focus On The Flow Of Interaction Among People And Software Agents Representing People, The Project Deliverables Will Include A Scalable, Heterogeneous, Ubiquitous And Nomadic Infrastructure For Business Processes. The Resulting Technology Is Being Tested In Applications That Stress An Intensive Mobile Collaboration Among People As Part Of Large, Evolving Business Processes.