international user groups conferences 2015

InternationalUser Groups Conferences 2015

June 8 – 12 | Rotterdam | the Netherlands

International User GroupsSoftware AG

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Meet the Experts

In the foyer of the conference venue, experts from our conference sponsors and Software AG will be available to give detailed information and answer questions.

Monday, June 8

12:00 – 13:00 Registration & Welcome Snack

International Adabas User Group nhow 2+3+4

13:00 – 13:10 Welcome & General Announcements

Sudhir Patel Home Office, UK Bernd Gudat Senior Director CBC, Software AG

13:10 – 13:30 Short Self-introduction of Attending Companies All

13:30 – 14:15 Adabas Overview & RoadmapWolfgang Weiss Director Product Management,Software AG

14:15 – 15:00 Adabas Cluster Services Torben Nyman NielsenNordea, Denmark

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break & Networking

15:30 – 16:15 Replication Adabas to noSQL DBMS Alfred Prenners IT Solutions, Austria

16:15 – 16:45 Event Analytics for AdabasWolfgang Weiss Director Product Management,Software AG

16:45 – 17:15

Testing Strategies for Adabas-Natural:Masking, Sub-Setting Panel Discussion

International Adabas User Group nhow 2+3+4

09:00 – 09:45 Vision & Strategy for Adabas & Natural

Guido Falkenberg SVP Solution Strategist & Product Marketing, Software AG

09:45 - 10:30Adabas Parallel Services for Unparalleled Performance and Lower Costs

Deborah GoltraState of Texas, USA


11:00 – 11:45 Project zosulix: Successful Migration of 1250 customer from z/OS to Linux

Ingo BrandesTravelbasys, Germany

11:45 – 12:30CONNX – Integration of Adabas with the Cloud (both Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS)

Harpal GillCONNX Solutions, USA

12:30 - 13:00 Re-Hosting Experiences Panel Discussion

13:00 – 14:00 Registration, Lunch Break & Networking

International Natural User Group nhow 2+3+4


Volker Ritter GEHIS, Germany Bernd Gudat Senior Director CBC, Software AG

14:15 – 15:15 Natural Overview & RoadmapKarlheinz KronauerSenior Director Product Management, Software AG

15:15 – 15:45 Transformation of the Workflow within a Natural Application

Michel Lavernhe, Alain Barthélémy Credit Logement, France


16:15 - 17:00 Digital Transformation of the Application Portfolio

Amarish Pathak, AAFMAAAli Manouchehri, MetroStar Systems, USA

17:00 - 17:30 Things to Keep in Mind when Moving from Mainframe to LUW

Peter Leibl Software AG Usergroup Austria

18:15 Evening Event

Tuesday, June 9

Tuesday, June 9

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

International Alfabet User Group nhow 5

09:00 - 09:30 Welcome & General Announcements

Dr. Ulrich KalexSVP Alfabet Product Management and Marketing, Software AGHugo PreissDeutsche Bank, Germany

09:30 – 10:30 Highlights of the new Alfabet Release 9.8

Dr. Ulrich Kalex SVP Alfabet Product Management and Marketing, Software AG


11:00 – 11:45 Alfabet Roadmap Topics 2015 and beyond

Dr. Ulrich KalexSVP Alfabet Product Management and Marketing

11:45 - 12:30Requirements for a Standard CMDB / Alfabet Integration (Summary of Workshops)

Dr. Ulrich KalexSVP Alfabet Product Management and Marketing

12:30 – 13:00 Using EAM to Help IT Keep Pace with a Dynamic Business Environment

Claus ThiedeContinental, Germany

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break & Networking

14:00 - 14:30 Application Portfolio Management at Deutsche Bank

Artur Kalis /Hugo PreissDeutsche Bank, Germany

14:30 - 15:00 Tbd. Tbd.

15:00 - 15:45 Tbd. Tbd.


16:15 - 17:30 User Group Organizational Issues Tbd.

18:15 Evening Event

International Natural User Group nhow 2+3+4

09:00 – 09:45 Automated Testing of Web Services with NaturalONE

Josef WohlCentrale de Compensation CdC, Switzerland

09:45 – 10:30 Mainframe Integration Using webMethods

Samer GhanimPublic Authority for Civil Information - PACI, Kuwait


11:00 – 11:45 Customer Use Case

Rinaldo MenesesBanco do Brasil, BrazilWallace LobaoSoftware AG Brazil

11:45 - 12:15 News on Mobile Enablement for Natural Software AG

12:15 - 13:00 Software AG Feedback Session All

13:00 – 14:00 Registration, Lunch Break & Networking

Wednesday, June 10

Integration Session: ARIS - Alfabet nhow 5

10:00 – 11:00 ARIS Integration with Alfabet Rosie HawkePhilips, Netherlands

11:00 - 13:00 ARIS - Alfabet Integration Overview & Roadmap

Product Management ARIS / Alfabet

General Session nhow 2+3+4

14:00 – 14:45 Software AG Strategy – Enabling the Digital Enterprise

Karl-Heinz Streibich CEO, Software AG

14:45 – 15:30 Powering IoT Services with the Digital Business Platform

Eddie McDaidSVP Product Management,Software AG


16:00 – 16:45 How to Build a Software AG Mobile App in Less Than an Hour

Thomas WinklerCPO, Metaquark

16:45 - 17:00 News from Software AG Communities Gerd SchneiderVP Cloud Operations & Communities

17:00 - 17:15 Premier Maintenance and Support Eben van HeerdenVP Global Maintenance, Software AG

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

International webMethods User Group nhow 5+6+7

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome & General Announcements Bernd GudatSenior Director CBC, Software AG

09:15 – 10:00 webMethods Suite Overview & Roadmap

Subhash Ramachandran SVP Product Management webMethods, Software AG

10:00 – 10:30 Bringing ESB to the Mainframe – Business Agility for z Customers

Laurent Vauchel, EthiasLuc Lafontaine, NRBJoris Haelterman, Ferrologic,Belgium


Parallel Session A, nhow 5+6+7

11:00 – 11:45 What’s new in Integration Server and Integration Cloud

Jonathan HeywoodDirector Product Management,Software AG

11:45 – 12:15 Elastic ESB / Command Central Jonathan Heywood

12:15 – 13:00 Integration Makes AkzoNobel Leading in Paints & Coatings

Thomas RatliffAkzoNobel, Netherlands

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Parallel Session B, nhow 8

11:00 – 11:45 In-Memory & Streaming Analytics with webMethods

Eddie McDaidSVP Product Management,Software AG

11:45 – 12:15 Open CAF - Live DemoMark ImelVP R&D webMethods,Software AG

12:15 – 13:00 App Platform - Live DemoJonathan HeywoodDirector Product Management,Software AG


Thursday, June 11


14:00 – 14:45 webMethods API ManagementDaniel AdelhardtDirector Product Management,Software AG

14:45 – 15:30 EDF Innovation IT Awarded “PaaS” Himer Martinez Electricité de France (EDF)

15:30 – 16:00CrossVista TEAM Server for webMethods’ new Integration to CentraSite ActiveSOA & more

Pedro Moniz-BarretoCrossVista Inc., USA


16:30 – 17:00Oriflame’s IT Supports Business Innovation through Effective Integration

Jaroslav KratochvilOriflame Global IT, Sweden

17:00 – 17:30News on webMethods BPMS:Business Console and Closed Loop Analytics

Nandan Kidambi Director Product ManagementSoftware AG

19:00 Evening Event

Thursday, June 11

International ARIS User Group nhow 2+3+4


Pieter WalravenRoyal FrieslandCampina, NetherlandsBernd GudatSenior Director CBC, Software AG

09:15 – 10:00 ARIS 9 Suite Overview & Roadmap

Dr. Helge HessSVP Product Management, Software AGDr. Katrina SimonProduct Management, Software AG

10:00 – 10:45 BPM Implementation in Pharmaceutical R&D

Peter SasJohnson & Johnson, Belgium


11:15 - 11:45 Governance, Risk and Compliance. The Killer App for BPM

Tim WeareCentrica PLC, United Kingdom

11:45 - 12:30 ARIS 9, The Dos and Don’ts of an Upgrade IDS Scheer Consulting GmbH

12:30 - 13:00 Brainstorm, Request for New Functionality

Cecilia KarleARIS Product Management, Software AG


Thursday, June 11

Parallel Session A, nhow 2+3+4 ARIS Cloud – Basic, Advanced, Enterprise

Parallel Session B, nhow 8 BPA Maturity in Large Organizations – Governance, Roles and Success Factors

14:00 – 14:45Session A1 Dr. Dominik Vanderhaeghen Product Management, Software AG

Session B1Michael DierksARIS Global Competency CenterSoftware AG

14:45 – 15:30Session A2Stig Jacob Drejer Danske Bank, Denmark

Session B2Therese Andersson Fortum Power and Heat AB, Sweden



Thursday, June 11

Parallel Session C, nhow 2+3+4BPA for Digital Transformation

Parallel Session D, nhow 8Intelligent GRC

16:00 – 16:45Session C1Cecilia KarleProduct Management, Software AG

Session D1Georg WilhelmProduct Management, Software AG

16:45 – 17:30Session C2Alexander BielowskiCanon Europe, Netherlands

Session D2Sven RoelevenVP Industry Solutions, Software AG

17:30 – 18:00 Meet the Experts of Session A,B,C and D

19:00 Evening Event


09:00 – 09:30 webMethods Messaging Roadmap – Universal Messaging and Broker

Jonathan HeywoodDirector Product Management,Software AG

09:30 – 10:15 Experience & Future Direction - webMethods at AACB

Christian Teitink, Patrick McGloinABN AMRO Clearing Bank, Netherlands

10:15 – 11:00 BPM “101” – Live DemoNandan Kidambi Director Product Management,Software AG


11:30 – 12:15 Process Performance Excellence at Bank of Peugeot-Citroën

Lydie Cichowlas / Alain Bizien-Tessadri Banque PSA Finance, France

12:15 – 13:00 Software AG Feedback Session All

13:00 – 14:00 Snack Lunch, End

Friday, June 12


09:00 – 09:45 Customer or Partner Presentation Tbd.

09:45 – 11:15

Innovation Lab A, nhow 2+3+4

- The next Generation of Process Portals

Innovation Lab B, nhow 8

- Visual Knowledge Discovery - Smart Analysis and Decision Support


11:45 - 12:15 Customer Use Case: Banco do Brasil Wallace Lobao, Nilson YoshiharaSoftware AG Brazil

12:15 – 13:00 IUG 2015 Feedback Session All

13:00 – 14:00 Snack Lunch, End

SESSION OVERVIEW

International Adabas User GroupTitle / Presenter Abstract

Adabas Overview & RoadmapWolfgang WeissDirector Product Management,Software AG

Availability, tremendous increase of data, analytics and digitalization are not buzz words anymore. They have become reality in our daily lives.

Adabas, the core of your business, is an integral part of this new way of doing business.

Get the latest information about new developments and the strategic direction of Adabas with its new capabilities and the solutions around it.

See how easy it is to access Adabas from a browser via REST and Java. Data Archiving together with Data Masking and Adabas Vista offer a comprehensive solution around Data Management. Real-time replication is more and more becoming the hub for data distribution. See how easy it is to use Terracotta as an In-Memory database for Adabas. Learn more about analytics and what it means for you in terms of auditing and monitoring.

Adabas Cluster ServicesTorben Nyman NielsenNordea, Denmark

From single point of failure to multiple point of success.

Experiences with implementing Adabas Cluster Service.

Replication Adabas to noSQL DBMSAlfred PrennerS IT Solutions, Austria

Tbd.

Event Analytics for AdabasWolfgang WeissDirector Product Management,Software AG

Tbd.

Vision & Strategy for Adabas & NaturalGuido FalkenbergSVP Solution Strategist & Product Marketing,Software AG

Tbd.

Adabas & Natural User Groups

SESSION OVERVIEW

International Adabas User GroupTitle / Presenter Abstract

Adabas Parallel Services for Unparalleled Performance and Lower CostsDeborah GoltraState of Texas, USA

Installing Adabas Parallel Services allowed a Texas state agency to recently upgrade to a smaller mainframe and save almost $1,000,000 in third-party software licensing fees. Parallel Services is an add-on product for Adabas that is surprisingly easy to install. Parallel Services can also be used to improve the reliability of the databases for companies that are required to provide 24x7x365 processing.

Project zosulix : Successful Migration of 1250 Customers from z/OS to LinuxIngo BrandesTravelbasys, Germany

Increasing mainframe cost and complexity of adoption of customer needs has forced travelbasys to replace the mainframe after 20 years in production. Instead of replacing Software AG products, travelbasys has kept their knowledge and IP and migrated all of their products for more than 1250 customers and 3.5 billion data records to Linux. This more than 3000-man day project was done in collaboration with Software AG and Xerox IT. The new system is running in production since November 2014. Since then, travelbasys has been able to integrate more customers and their needs.

CONNX – Integration of Adabaswith the Cloud (both MicrosoftAzure and Amazon AWS)Harpal GillCONNX Solutions, USA

Tbd.



SESSION OVERVIEW

International Natural User GroupTitle / Presenter Abstract

Natural Overview & RoadmapKarlheinz KronauerSenior Director Product Management,Software AG

The presentation will focus on the roadmap and future of the Natural product family, the new features and the plan for the next releases. It will cover the main products including Natural for Mainframe, Natural for LUW, NaturalONE, Natural for AJAX and other add-on products.

Transformation of the Workflow within a Natural ApplicationMichel Lavernhe, Alain BarthélémyCredit Logement, France

Tbd.

Digital Transformation of the Application PortfolioAmarish PathakAAFMAA, USAAli ManouchehriMetroStar Systems, USA

Today companies are demanding modern and agile business solutions to support rapid innovation within their application portfolio and provide new sets of capabilities for business growth and productivity.

Learn from this presentation about how an insurance organization was able to quickly and efficiently transform systems and processes using Software AG products to enable new business innovation and meet increasing customer expectations.

Things to Keep in Mind when Moving from Mainframe to LUWPeter LeiblSoftware AG User Group Austria

A long time ago, Natural was ported to run not only on mainframes but also on Windows and Unix machines. “Write Natural code once, run everywhere” - is this only a marketing slogan or reality? For 99.9% it’s true, but there is a small sector where the behaviour of Adabas and Natural is different. The presentation will show some discrepancies between mainframes and the LUW platforms and will help you to create 100% portable source code. And finally - based on successful re-hosting projects in Austria - the presentation points out the goals and benefits and the potential of the LUW platform.


SESSION OVERVIEW

International Natural User GroupTitle / Presenter Abstract

Automated Testing of Webservices with Natural ONEJosef WohlCentrale de Compensation CdC, Switzerland

Based on the long-term IT strategy of Central Compensation Office (CCO) in Switzerland, this presentation will show how the development environment based on Natural ONE is used by CCO to modernize Natural legacy applications.

As new applications and user interfaces are created with non-Software AG technologies, the existing business logic of the Natural applications will be accessed via Web Services. Automatic testing is essential for this approach and can be achieved with eclipse-based Natural ONE and SoapUI, an open source functional testing solution. The presentation will show the integration of SoapUI and other third-party or open-source tools into Natural ONE.

Mainframe Integration Using webMethodsSamer GhanimPublic Authority for Civil Information PACI, Kuwait

Tbd.

Customer Use CaseRinaldo MenesesBanco do Brasil, BrazilWallace LobaoSoftware AG Brazil

Tbd.

News on Mobile Enablement for NaturalSoftware AG

Tbd

SESSION OVERVIEW

International Alfabet User Group

ALFABETUser Groups

Title / Presenter Abstract

Highlights of the new Alfabet Release 9.8 Dr. Ulrich KalexSVP Alfabet Product Management and Marketing, Software AG

Tbd.

Alfabet Roadmap Topics 2015 and beyondDr. Ulrich KalexSVP Alfabet Product Management and Marketing, Software AG

Tbd.

Requirements for a Standard CMDB / Alfabet Integration (Summary of Workshops) Dr. Ulrich KalexSVP Alfabet Product Management and Marketing, Software AG

Tbd.

Sourcing Technology Lifecycle InformationSoftware AG

Tbd.

Using EAM to Help IT Keep Pace with a Dynamic Business EnvironmentClaus ThiedeContinental, Germany

As in many large, global enterprises, IT is faced with a continually changing business environment. New product development demands new IT support requiring changes to the application landscape that in turn require changes to the underlying infrastructure. Strategic business initiatives influence the number of employees in various locations requiring changes to network capacities. Maintaining transparency and governance over the IT is a constant challenge. Find out what EAM approach is used by Continental to master the complexity presented by a dynamic business environment.

Application Portfolio Management at Deutsche BankArtur Kalis / Hugo PreissDeutsche Bank, Germany

This presentation provides insight into the evolutionary implementation of Application Portfolio Management (APM) at Deutsche Bank. Beginning in 2011, an APM mindset has supported management decisions in the face of a continually changing IT environment and business needs. The approach takes integration, harmonization, consolidation and optimization requirements into consideration. Going forward, APM at Deutsche Bank will be strengthened with the inclusion of Enterprise Architecture.

Tbd. Tbd.

Tbd. Tbd.

SESSION OVERVIEW

Integration Session: ARIS - Alfabet

ALFABETUser Groups


ARIS Integration with AlfabetRosie HawkePhilips, Netherlands

PEARL – transforming the role of a ‘traditional’ Architecture function

Philips has embarked on an ambitious multi-year transformation. At the heart of this transformation sits the Philips Excellence Architecture Reference Library (PEARL) which provides a living view of business capabilities, architecture, program portfolio, costs, and the dependencies between them. But what is exceptional in case of Philips – is that PEARL has also redefined the role of the ‘traditional’ Architecture function. Breaking all myths around Architecture as an Ivory Tower, Philips is now using PEARL to ensure Architecture is guiding the way in simplifying IT, supporting transformation programs but also driving cost reduction. PEARL is powered by Alfabet and ARIS.

ARIS – Alfabet Integration Overview & Roadmap Product Management ARIS / AlfabetSoftware AG

Tbd.

SESSION OVERVIEW

General SessionTitle / Presenter Abstract

Software AG Strategy –Enabling the Digital EnterpriseKarl-Heinz StreibichCEO,Software AG

Tbd.

Powering IoT Services with the Digital Business PlatformEddie McDaidSVP Product Management,Software AG

Finding Business Value in the Internet of Things

Driven by the availability of cheap sensors and ubiquitous networks, organizations are connecting products, assets, and people like never before. Many are building massive data lakes to store all their information, not wanting to throw anything away due to its perceived intrinsic value. But the business value in the Internet of Things (IoT) doesn’t lie in how much data you generate or collect – the value lies in what you do with it and when you do it. Join me to learn about new and creative ways companies are taking advantage of the IoT to drive new revenue and decrease costs by acting on insights in real-time.

How to Build a Software AGMobile App in Less Than an HourThomas WinklerCPO,Metaquark

Learn from the experts in a hands-on live session how to mobilize your Software AG platform infrastructure and services. In less than an hour you can see step by step, from design and implementation all the way to deploying the app on a phone, how to create a real world, cross-platform mobile app based on webMethods infrastructure and services. See for yourself how Software AG Mobile Suite helps you to easily integrate, build and deploy your application to scale your organizations mobile efforts.

News from Software AG CommunitiesGerd SchneiderVP Cloud Operations & Communities, Software AG

Software AG Communities: Real-world use cases

Thanks to this past year’s integration of Empower, Brainstorm, VIP Pass and product documentation, you can now clearly count on the Software AG TECHcommunity to be your one-stop to access ALL product-related resources. You can access free software trials from Apama, Adabas & Natural, CentraSite, NaturalONE and now use advanced search capabilities across the entire portal.

Come join our interactive session and see how community members have discovered new tools, shared best practices and collaborated to drive continuous innovation on the Software AG TECHcommunity.

SESSION OVERVIEW

General SessionTitle / Presenter Abstract

Premier Maintenance and SupportEben van HeerdenVP Global Maintenance,Software AG

For Software AG, customer centricity is so much more than building a customer-oriented business. It’s about helping and enabling customers to succeed and stand out in today’s Digital World. It’s about putting them at the center of everything we do - from driving co-innovation with our customers, to the way we sell and support our platforms and services.

Today’s Digital World has removed all boundaries of time and space, and gives a new meaning to availability. Delivering goods and services 24 hours a day and 7 days a week is no longer a competitive differentiator. It is the new and expected standard.

Therefore, to further enable our customers to be even more successful, Software AG has launched their new Premier Maintenance and Support Plan, designed to not only enhance our customers’ operations, but to also improve their experience with our platform and services.

During this session, Eben van Heerden will firstly give an overview of what is included, and secondly, how customers can benefit from Premier Maintenance and Support.

SESSION OVERVIEW

International webMethods User GroupTitle / Presenter Abstract

webMethods Suite Overview & RoadmapSubhash RamachandranSVP Product Management webMethods,Software AG

webMethods 9.8 is now GA and available for our customers, continuing the focus that Software AG has in delivering releases every 6 months. The webMethods 9.8 release follows the successful launch of the 9.7 release at Innovation World 2014 and provides enhancements in the areas of Integration, API Management, Agile Processes and Operational Intelligence. This release also includes new capabilities within webMethods Cloud. Please join Subhash Ramachandran in hearing about the new features in webMethods 9.8 and understanding the high-level roadmap for our webMethods 9.9 release to be launched at Innovation World 2015 in October.

Bringing ESB to the Mainframe – Business Agility for z CustomersLaurent Vauchel, EthiasLuc Lafontaine, NRBJoris Haelterman, Ferrologic, Belgium

Tbd.

Parallel Session A:

What’s new in Integration Server and Integration CloudJonathan HeywoodDirector Product Management,Software AG

Elastic ESB / Command CentralJonathan HeywoodDirector Product Management, Software AG

webMethods Integration Server is the core of the webMethods platform. Learn about the exciting new capabilities of Integration Server, and how you can seamlessly expose on-premise Integration Server services in the cloud using webMethods Integration Cloud. Command Central is rapidly maturing as the single, central monitoring, management and provisioning tool for the webMethods suite. Hear about all the things you can now do with Command Central to more effectively manage a large webMethods landscape and how you can use it to elastically scale up or down your webMethods infrastructure to match changing demand.

webMethodsUser Groups

SESSION OVERVIEW


Integration Makes AkzoNobel Leading in Paints & CoatingsThomas RatliffAkzoNobel, Netherlands

Tbd.

Parallel Session B:

In-Memory & Streaming Analytics with webMethodsEddie McDaidSVP Product Management,Software AG OpenCAF – Live DemoMark ImelVP R&D webMethods,Software AG App Platform – Live DemoJonathan HeywoodDirector Product Management,Software AG

In-Memory & Streaming Analytics with webMethods

As enterprises strive to become more customer centric there is an increasing need to process, analyse and react to data in real-time. Our in-Memory and streaming analytics platforms are used throughout the Software AG suite to help our customers process and gain insights from the torrents of fast big data which are driven by social, mobile and cloud. OpenCAF - Live Demo

BPMS and process application development continues to become more dynamic as OpenCAF opens up a whole host of new possibilities for modern HTML-5 and responsive based web applications . Meanwhile, MWS and the Task Engine reach new levels of scalability and performance. This discussion will be a review of new performance and scalability of the Task Engine and MWS as well as a demonstration of a variety of ways to adopt and use OpenCAF.. App Platform - Live Demo

Many solutions developed using webMethods have a need for some custom business logic for which Flow and Java services are a little too limited. webMethods 9.8 introduces Application Platform, which allows business logic to be developed using industry standard Java methodologies like POJOs and Spring Beans and deployed into webMethods runtime containers. A live demo will show how this is achieved and showcases the exciting possibilities this opens up.


SESSION OVERVIEW


webMethods API ManagementDaniel AdelhardtSenior Director Product Management,Software AG

The session introduces the topic of API Management, it’s business and technology drivers as well as strategies of how to enable a successful API initiative. We will provide an overview of the webMethods API Management Platform and webMethods API Cloud, show how to create APIs, secure APIs and expose them for business partners and developers for consumption in the webMethods API-Portal. In the roadmap section we will cover upcoming capabilities like OData support and future plans.


SESSION OVERVIEW


EDF Innovation IT Awarded “PaaS”Himer MartinezElectricité de France (EDF)

At EDF, the world’s largest producer of electricity, the Center of Expertise for webMethods & Software AG products is changing the IT world by providing a Private Cloud Platform (PaaS) based on Software AG products, with Out-Of-The-Box Agile Services for Business Innovation and Digital Enterprise Enablement. Attend this session to learn:

• How they are delivering hundreds of services (in just one year after going live) in an infrastructure shared by several customers.

• How they have developed an Elastic Infrastructure, and how they architected for scalablity.

• Why their Agile Development Factory is so fast, resulting in savings of 5x development and operating expenses.

CrossVista TEAM Server for webMethods’ new Integration to CentraSite ActiveSOA & morePedro Moniz-Barreto CrossVista Inc., USA

Tbd.

Oriflame’s IT Supports Business Innovation through Effective IntegrationJaroslav KratochvilOriflame Global IT, Sweden

Oriflame’s average annual growth of 14 percent over the past 20 years and expansion into more than 40 countries has brought many business challenges as well as challenges for Oriflame’s Global IT Group: to incorporate new markets, adapt requirements and manage disparate business needs. At Oriflame, the one business constant is clearly change. To increase flexibility and readiness to adapt for future business demands, Oriflame had to better align its Enterprise Architecture and also to standardize its integration enterprise wide. This enabled IT to exchange partners more easily, deploy solutions quicker, employ shared services and support local customizations without compromising enterprise-level IT control.

News on webMethods BPMS: Business Console and Closed Loop AnalyticsNandan KidambiDirector Product Management,Software AG

Tbd.


SESSION OVERVIEW

International ARIS User Group

ARISUser Groups


ARIS 9 Suite Overview & RoadmapDr. Helge HessSVP Product Management, Software AGDr. Katrina SimonProduct Management, Software AG

New business models are the driver and processes are the enabler for the ongoing digital transformation. ARIS is the most successful platform in the market for strategizing and planning the transformation of a company - allowing business and IT to collaborate for true end-to-end improvements, guided by the necessary governance.

ARIS 9 summarizes the know-how of thousands of successful projects in the areas of Business Process Analysis, Enterprise Architecture and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) with state-of-the art technologies to provide customers with a “single point of information and interaction” and to combine process management with the current requirements of the market and agile, process-aware and knowledge-based organizations.

In this session, we will have a closer look at the most relevant innovations now available with the latest releases of ARIS. Furthermore, we glance at new usage scenarios transferring process management to a new level of importance and value: new mobile-driven use cases and the next generation of process portals integrate process knowledge into the daily work; the analysis of customer journeys is becoming key to digital transformation in the age of the customer; and the integration of documents and policies with process management increases the immediate business value of a process platform.

BPM Implementation in Pharmaceutical R&DPeter SasJohnson & Johnson, Belgium

In a highly regulated, global and complex environment that is the pharma industry, compliance is a paramount risk, which requires a methodized mitigation. While keeping a focus on the end-user requirements, how can we deliver perspicuous business processes and procedural documentation in the leanest, most uncomplicated way?

SESSION OVERVIEW


ARISUser Groups


Governance, Risk and Compliance. The Killer App for BPMTim WeareCentrica PLC, United Kingdom

Directors are under increasing pressure to demonstrate they have effective, robust and practical real-time control assurance and governance in place across the organization. Plausible denial is no longer a defense against non-compliance to increasingly complex legislation. Centrica uses ARIS to tackle this challenge by mapping out organizational processes, structure and regulatory requirements. Workflow in ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager ensures control assurance is actively managed. With more than 6,000 users, the company has made control assurance a core activity.

ARIS 9, The Dos and Don’ts of an UpgradeSoftware AG / Customer

Tbd.

Brainstorm, Request for New FunctionalityCecilia KarleARIS Product Management,Software AG

Tbd.

Parallel Session A:ARIS Cloud – Basic, Advanced, Enterprise

Session A1Dr. Dominik VanderhaeghenProduct Management,Software AG

Session A2Stig Jacob DrejerDanske Bank, Denmark

Tbd. Tbd.

SESSION OVERVIEW


ARISUser Groups


Parallel Session B:BPA Maturity in Large Organizations – Governance, Roles and Success Factors

Session B1Software AG

Session B2Therese AnderssonFortum Power and Heat AB, Sweden

Tbd. How to get 300 modellers to move in the same direction

Fortum has been using ARIS mainly to describe our processes with a start from 2006. In this presentation the aim is to share some parts from our journey and hopefully give an extra layer and weight to the old saying “A tool is just a tool – it´s what we do with the tool that creates value” with some organisation and governance aspects as icing on the cake.

Parallel Session C:BPA for Digital Transformation

Session C1Cecilia KarleProduct Management,Software AG

Session C2Alexander Bielowski Canon Europe, Netherlands

Tbd. Process-driven System Implementation

SESSION OVERVIEW


ARISUser Groups


Parallel Session D:Intelligent GRC

Session D1Georg WilhelmProduct Management,Software AG

The role of ARIS GRC Platform in iGRC

When you think about it, the insights you need for GRC are not so very different from the insights you need to run your business most effectively. In both cases, you need deep insight into the operations of your enterprise. You need to understand how efficiently your business processes are operating, whether your supply chains are flexible and responsive, and whether you have backup and contingency plans in place to deal with changes that will affect your ability to compete. You need to know what’s going into your products, where it’s coming from and what factors might complicate or compromise your ability to create and deliver your products. You need to know which areas of the enterprise are working well and which need to be improved.

The more insight you have into your enterprise and its operations, the more effectively you can refine your enterprise to meet customer needs and compete in a global marketplace. The more control you have over those processes, the more quickly and effectively you can tune those processes to respond to changes or new opportunities in the marketplace.

In this session, we will get insight how GRC and BPA are interrelated. We will illustrate how BPA can be complemented with GRC relevant information to increase transparency and create one common basis for all relevant stakeholder. Furthermore, we will present, what building blocks and use cases Software AG’s GRC products provide to help you manage your GRC system.

Our step by step approach shows you how Software AG can help you on your way to 4th generation GRC: GET THE FOUNDATION - GET IT MANAGED - GET IT OPTIMIZED.

SESSION OVERVIEW


ARISUser Groups


Parallel Session D:Intelligent GRC

Session D2Sven RoelevenVP Industry Solutions,Software AG

ARIS Industry Solutions: learn from your peers in the industry!

Every industry has its own challenges and its own solutions. In this presentation the most valuable digital transformations with ARIS are explained for different industries. It underlines the importance of choosing the right methods for successful business transformation. Don’t figure out yourself, but learn from outperforming customer achievements in the areas of Business Process Analysis, process-driven SAP Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Process Intelligence and Continuous Monitoring.

SESSION OVERVIEW


webMethods Messaging Road-map – Universal Messaging and BrokerJonathan HeywoodDirector Product Management,Software AG

Universal Messaging is becoming the standard messaging platform within the webMethods suite. Learn more about Universal Messaging, its benefits and how it can be used with Integration Server and other webMethods products. You will also hear about the migration path from webMethods Broker to help you decide when to switch.

Experience & Future Direction – webMethods at AACBChristian Teitink, Patrick McGloinABN Amro Clearing Bank, Netherlands

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank (AACB) has been using webMethods since 2008 as a basis for their integration layer. It connects many applications across the globe, handles 100+ million business messages per day and is the basis of their most critical risk management interfaces.

In our presentation we share our set-up, the challenges we experienced and our expectations of the future. A few topics that are covered are messaging (webMethods Broker), Life Cycle Management and governance of webMethods usage within AACB.

BPM “101” – Live DemoNandan KidambiDirector Product Management,Software AG

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Process Performance Excellence at Bank of Peugeot-CitroënLydie Cichowlas /Alain Bizien-TessadriBanque PSA Finance, France

Banque PSA Finance monitors its operational processes with PPM

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure”…

Early 2013, BPF launched Business Process Management to comply with strategic domains such as Quality Management, ISO Certification, Risk Management, Information System Urban Plan and Lean Management.

BPF will present why and how it became really valuable for business to ramp up an extended Process Performance Management with PPM Software AG Solution :

• Why the Process Intelligence leverages the BPM.

• How BPF delivered, in less than 5 months, 3 operational Business PPM projects in production.


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ARISUser Groups


Customer or Partner Presentation

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Customer Use Case: Banco do BrasilWallace Lobao / Nilson YoshiharaSoftware AG Brazil

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international user groups conferences 2015

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