Introducing K2'net

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Introducing K2.net
Empowering business people technology
people to rapidly solve business problems

• Sebastien Garrioch
• K2.net Technical Specialist
• sebastien_at_k2.net

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SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc.

• Founded in 1997
• Global presence on five continents with worldwide
  Headquarters in Redmond
• Flagship Product K2.net - leading BPMS for .NET
• Triple-digit revenue growth four years in a row
• 1000 cross industry customers worldwide
• K2.net is deployed by over 20 of Fortune 100
• Heavily invest in RD (approx. 20 of revenue)
• Extensive Microsoft partnership as a Global
  Independent Software Vendor
• Managed by Microsoft GISV Team
• Collaboration with MS product teams through joint
  RD efforts and participation in early adopter
  programs (TAP) such as Windows Workflow
  Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation,
  Windows Communication Foundation, and Office 2007
  
• Extensive corporate and field-based joint
  go-to-market efforts
• Worldwide technology and system integration
  partner network.

SourceCode Confidential
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K2.net Partner Model and Go-2-Market Strategy

• SourceCode is an ISV, a pure Technology Provider
• SourceCodes go-2-market strategy is centered
  around effective channel partner relationships
• SourceCode partners provide
• A channel of distribution
• Ability to execute globally
• SourceCode is committed to building long term
  relationships with industry leaders that provide
  value added services that are compatible and
  complementary to the K2.net product family

We are a partner driven organization. Our
partners are an integral component to everything
we do. Successful customer deployments are only
possible when we work closely with our partners
before, during, and after the installation. Adria
an Van Wyk, CEO, Sourcecode
SourceCode Confidential
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Microsoft 2007 Business Value Launch Partners
http//www.microsoft.com/business/launch2007/partn
ers.mspx
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Why is H2H and H2S BPM important?
Optimization and Compliance

• Enterprises have universal policies that require
  well defined processes to be enforced and
  monitored to drive success due to
• Compliance and regulatory requirements
• Resource optimization and cost savings (i.e.
  implementation of best practices)
• Gain competitive advantages

However, a contradictory second reality is
Change and Flexibility
All processes, practices and resources (both
human and system) throughout the enterprise are
subject to constant change. While in contrast to
the first premise, it is common to all
businesses.
Office and IT Env. Integration

• Successful businesses seek process automation
  capabilities that are
• Efficient to deploy and maintain
• Seamlessly integrated to the current IT
  environment and the Microsoft office platform,
  the de facto standard for content creation and
  editing

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Enhancing and Extending the SAP Microsoft
Platforms
Web SharePoint Portals
Portals
ECM and Portal
Forms eMails

Human-2-Human Human-2-Systems Workflows
Web Service
API
System-2-System Orchestrations
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Enhancing and Extending the Microsoft Platform
Messaging
Collaboration
Enterprise Content Management
Enterprise Application Integration
Solution Development and Extensibility
Security System Management
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Integration with SAP Sitrion Systems iQL
Modelling of new abstract SAP Business Entities
SAP functionalities of interest are dragged and
dropped in the IQL Business Designer workspace.
SAP standard interface pops up.
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K2.net 2007 BlackPearl Key Design Goals

• Enable not only IT, but also business role
  players, to participate in the rapid composition,
  management, and optimization of process-driven
  solutions
• Deliver the scale, reporting, extensibility,
  interoperability, and security that organizations
  expect from an enterprise class solution
• Align with the tools that business users already
  know and use
• Make it easier for process owners and workflow
  designers to re-use and dynamically change
  processes at runtime
• Continue to compliment and extend the Microsoft
  stack
• Protect our customers investment in K2.net 2003

SourceCode Confidential
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K2.net 2007 BlackPearl Key Investments
Allow technical and non-technical users to use
the tools and skills they are most familiar with
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BPM on the Microsoft Platform
Search
Presence
Presentation
Collaboration
DynamicPublishing
IntegratedMessaging
BusinessInsight Analysis Reporting
Content Management
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Windows Workflow Foundation
Its important to understand that WWF is a
framework targeting developers, not a workflow
application intended for immediate use by end
users.The purpose of WF is not to be a complete
workflow solution for Windows. Instead, the goal
is to make it easier for software developers to
create workflow-based Windows applications.
David ChappellChappell Associates -
Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation
WF is an extensible framework and toolset for
building workflow into Windows applications,
enabling the automation and visualization of
procedural logic in a declarative way by .NET
developers.
http//www.windowsworkflow.net/
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Build versus Buy
Instead of asking whether you want to use WF or
some product for your solution. I would recommend
another question. Ask yourself whether you want
to build a software development project or
whether you would prefer to buy software from a
vendor. WF is a technology that you could use to
build the software yourself and by releasing it
as part of the .NET Framework Microsoft has
essentially made the build argument stronger. But
we also made WF available for ISVs who are
building the products you might otherwise
consider. And that means they can build on top of
it to provide all the higher level features and
business value that isn't in WF. Paul
Andrew Windows Workflow Foundation Technical
Product Manager at Microsoft Source http//blogs.
msdn.com/pandrew/archive/2007/01/16/how-does-windo
ws-workflow-foundation-wf-compare-to-product-x.asp
x
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K2.net 2003 Behind the Scenes
.NET 1 2 C or VisualBasic Code
SourceCode Confidential
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K2.net 2007 BlackPearl Behind the Scenes
.NET 3 Windows Workflow Foundation Schedules
SourceCode Confidential
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Compose
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Compose Modeling Tools

• AJAX Browser-based application
• Microsoft Office Visio 2007
• Office-style Windows Application
• Visual Studio 2005
• Custom Modelers using Authoring and Publishing
  APIs

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Compose Visio 2007

• Surfaces process authoring and publishing
  capability within Visio.
• Uses layering technology to apply workflow logic
  to existing diagramsno special stencils
  required!
• Convert shapes in any stencil in BlackPearl
  activities.
• Validate and deploy to BlackPearl server right
  within Visio.

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Compose Modeling Views

• Process Flow
• Swimlane
• Role
• Document
• Simulation

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Compose Forms

• Office Forms Server 2007 (web-rendered InfoPath
  2007 forms)
• InfoPath 2007
• BlackPearl SmartForms
• ASP.net web forms (via BlackPearl APIs)
• Windows forms (via BlackPearl APIs)

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Integrate
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Integrate MOSS 2007 Wizards

• SharePoint Document Event
• SharePoint RM Event
• SharePoint List Event
• SharePoint Publishing Event
• SharePoint Workflow Integration

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Integrate MOSS 2007
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Integrate MOSS 2007
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Integrate MOSS 2007
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Integrate MOSS 2007
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Manage
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Manage

• Service Manager
• Server Management Tools
• Security, Instance Management, etc
• Performance Monitor
• Process Debugging
• Set breakpoints in process, WF schedule, XOML, or
  code-behind

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K2.net 2003
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K2.net 2003
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K2.net BlackPearl
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K2.net 2007 BlackPearl
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K2.net BlackPearl Release Schedule

• BP Beta 1 TR 2 Early March 07
• BP Beta 2 Early April 07
• BP Release Candidate Early May 07
• K2.net 2007 RTM June 07

April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
March 2007
December 2006
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Demo

• Sebastien Garrioch
• K2.net Technical Specialist Europe
• sebastien_at_k2.net

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Questions Answers

• Sebastien Garrioch
• K2.net Technical Specialist Europe
• sebastien_at_k2.net