ProFound offers clients a fast track to implementing
industry specific, best-practice automated processes
Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) and IGATE (NASDAQ: IGTE),
the New Jersey-headquartered integrated technology and operations solutions
provider, today announced the launch of
“ProFound”, a solution based on Software AG’s ARIS Business and IT Transformation
product suite, to actively support the digital transformation journeys of its
customers. ARIS is part of Software AG’s recently announced Digital Business
Platform designed to allow enterprises and the public sector responding to
today’s rapidly digitizing economies and new competitive landscapes.
As the
digital economy, forecast to reach $3.4 trillion in the G20 countries alone by
2016, dramatically changes both business and customer engagement models, the
need for enterprises to have a top down process driven approach is even
greater. ProFound will help enterprises update and evolve their business
processes based on industry benchmarks and reference models to align with the current
business landscape. Once the processes are defined, the underlying ARIS toolset
will help integrate and operationalize their business processes, with various
ERP systems including other business technology systems. ProFound comes with pre-defined
industry best-practice processes that can be easily adapted to the clients
individual requirements. This accelerates the customers’ ability to implement
automated and dynamic processes,
improves the effectiveness of process design and allows the customer to better
measure and manage their process.
The reference
process models for different industry segments are being continuously added to
the ProFound solution to expand its applicability. Presently, ProFound caters
comprehensively to seven key industry segments – Resources, Hi-Tech,
Diversified Manufacturing, Logistics, Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, and Engineering
Projects & Construction (EPC).
Abhay Mahagaokar, SVP and Head of the Business
Unit, at IGATE, said, “Right from the Internet of Things revolution
to Source to Pay automation needs, our
clients are under tremendous pressure to transform their operations. The
ProFound solution very effectively helps our clients measure, benchmark, evolve
and govern their processes with ease.”
Frank Schiewer, Senior Vice President, Global
Partner Management, at Software AG, said, “Our expanding
partner ecosystem is crucial to enabling our clients to fully address the huge
new business opportunities presented by the rapidly expanding digital
economy. ProFound is an excellent
example of this with IGATE delivering deep, specific, industry expertise
leveraging Software AG’s Digital Business Platform. This is the type of collaboration that
delivers increased competitiveness and business value to our shared customers
easily and quickly.”