Media/Analyst Coverage 2006
Global 360 is frequently covered by the media for our product innovations, company announcements, customer wins and awards.
What the #$%* is BPM?: Explainer: If you’re in retail, this hot-selling software can save your holiday season
Gartner analyst Janelle Hill said there are several startups and established players benefiting from the BPM boom. Smaller companies like Lombardi Software, Pegasystems, Metastorm, and Global 360 are competing for customers with well-established public companies like IBM, Tibco, and BEA Systems.
Red Herring
12/26/2006
Software helps justify business process management projects
Business Optimization Server (BOS) Process Modeler with Simulation v1.0 provides complete set of tools for analyzing, modeling, simulating, monitoring, and optimizing business processes. Using actual production data for work arrival patterns, processes can be described into intuitive visual modeler and simulated for user. Simulation data can be analyzed online and output into spreadsheet or sent to BOS Analytic Engine for multidimensional analysis.
Thomas Net
12/11/2006
Global 360 Bulks Up in Europe*
Global 360 has announced it is expanding its European sales team. It said the expansion is hoped to support its European partners and customers and drive market share within the region. It has appointed Tim Shackleton as partner and alliances manager for the UK and emerging markets and business development manager for emerging markets. In addition the company has recruited another three new members onto its European sales.
Computer Wire
11/24/2006
Global 360 Presents Business Optimization Server
Global 360 announced the general availability of Business Optimization Server (BOS) Process Modeler with Simulation 1.0. Process Modeler with Simulation enables organizations to document “as is” business processes, collaborate on “to be” process improvements and justify BPM projects through ROI analysis. BOS Process Modeler with Simulation is available as a standalone product with interactive simulation statistics or can be integrated with Global 360’s BPM Suite or BOS solution for in-depth analysis of process scenarios alongside production process event data.
eBizQ
11/13/2006
Credit Agricole subsidiary goes for better customer service
GIE Information Technology Synergie, part of the Crédit Agricole Group of banks, signed a contract with Global 360 to provide electronic file management and case manager process management technology. Synergie’s objective is to offer customer advisers and the back office easy access to customer files, notably allowing them to adapt the services offered to real needs.
Banking Technology
11/10/2006
Global 360 Allies with Phoenix Technology Group
With this partnership, Phoenix Technology’s expertise in the finance sector and Global 360’s award-winning BPM technology will offer customers the ability to make business-critical processes, including business process outsourcing, pension administration and claims management, more competitive and compliant.
eBizQ
11/7/2006
BPM Gets Smarter With A Little Help From BI: More and more, both users and vendors of BPM and BI software are figuring out there's a lot to be gained by bringing the two technologies together
More and more, users and vendors of BPM and BI software are figuring out there's a lot to be gained by bringing the two technologies together. Global 360 took technology it gained through its 2005 acquisition of Cape Visions and used it to add predictive analytics to its Business Optimization Server, which already has both BPM and BI capabilities.
Information Week
11/6/2006
GIE Synergie Chooses the Global 360 BPM Solution
Global 360 secured a contract with GIE Information Technology Synergie, part of the Crédit Agricole Group of banks, to provide electronic file management and Case Manager process management solutions.
CRM Today
10/27/2006
SAP to focus on business process management
Gartner ranks SAP, IBM, Fujitsu, Microsoft, and Oracle among the "power vendors" that have been addressing the issue of BPM over the last two years. Pure-play vendors such as Pegasystems Inc., Global 360 Inc., Lombardi Software Inc., Metastorm Inc., Savvion Inc., and Appian Corp. have launched BPM suites that integrate with company systems and go far beyond process modeling
SearchSAP.com
9/12/2006
Tracking correspondence automatically
Aflac has deployed the G360 Enterprise BPM solution from Global 360 to convert its manual correspondence system into an automated one. The Internet-enabled BPM system automatically routes all work requests received through the company's Web site to the appropriate department. The new system reduces cycle times and speeds response time to customers, according to a recent news release.
KM World
9/11/2006
AFLAC Deploys Global 360 BPM Solution
AFLAC has converted a manual correspondence system into an efficient electronic process management system solution with the G360 Enterprise BPM solution. The implementation is the first step in AFLAC’s process management system, which automatically routes all work requests received via the website to the correct department within the company.
TMCNet
9/11/2006
AFLAC Automates Tracking System And Improves Customer Communications
Global insurance company AFLAC is utilizing the G360 Enterprise BPM solution to support an ambitious program to convert a manual correspondence system into an efficient electronic process management system solution. This implementation is the first step in AFLAC's process management system, which has grown incrementally over the last decade. The process automatically routes all work requests received via the website to the correct department within the company, eliminating all manual routing.
Contact Center World
9/1/2006
High On The Radar Screen
"We worked with a vendor to conduct business flow analysis to establish a new process," she says. That vendor was Dallas-based Global 360, which counts larger carriers, such as AIG and Aflac, among its customers. In Symetra's case, Global 360's BPM technology manages workflow for receipt of new applications for life insurance, the underwriting process and policy issue.
Insurance Networking News
8/28/2006
Global 360 Ships Upgrade Of BPM Suite
Global 360 released an upgrade of its business process management suite, which includes integration with several Microsoft products. G360 BPM Suite Version 9.4 leverage Microsoft Office, SharePoint and InfoPath. It has also been integrated with Corticon's tools for business rules management.
Business Intelligence Pipeline
8/21/2006
Global 360 gives Revlon a Makeover
Leading beauty product manufacturer Revlon has selected Global 360, the leading provider of business process management and optimization solutions, to increase business efficiency and help improve customer service within its claims department.
eBizQ
8/21/2006
Nissho Electronics, Blaze Consulting in Joint BPM Infrastructure and System Service
Nissho Electronics, who launched the Global 360 Enterprise BPM Suite this August, and Blaze Consulting Japan Inc. announced a joint solution for Business Process Management (BPM) and Business Rule Management (BRM) systems building and maintenance. With this joint BPM infrastructure service, the two companies will offer seminars, proposals, consulting, and address other BRM issues such as assessment of loans and admission screening of banking facility, contracts, and training.
Japan Corporate News Network
8/16/2006
Automated Tracking System Improves Customer Communications for AFLAC
Global insurance giant AFLAC is utilizing the G360 Enterprise BPM solution to support an ambitious program to convert a manual correspondence system into an efficient electronic process management system solution.
News Blaze
8/3/2006
Global 360 Positioned in Quadrant Report By Leading Analyst Firm; BPMS Vendor Listed as One of 17 Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
Global 360 announced it has been positioned in the Challengers Quadrant by Gartner, Inc., in its "Magic Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites, 2006" report (1). According to the report, "A BPMS enables the direct control and management of operational processes in near-real time by business managers and process owners to better meet today's business cycle time needs and enable more-agile processes."
eBizQ
7/11/2006
TA Lands Software Co. After Long Courtship
TA Associates recently bought Global 360, a provider of business software services, in a $200 million deal, after keeping an eye on the company for years. Kurt Jaggers, a managing director at the buyout shop, said TA targeted the Texas company after scoping out the rapidly growing market for business process management. Its opportunity came when Sonny Oates, the Dallas businessman and a majority owner in Global 360, decided he wanted to retire and cash out.
Corporate Financing Week
4/11/2006
BPM Vendor Global 360 Acquired
Business process management software and services firm Global 360 Inc has been bought in a $200m deal led by TA Associates, along with Technology Crossover Ventures and JMI Equity.
ComputerWire News
4/6/2006
TA Associates leads $200m buyout of Global 360
An investment group led by private equity firm TA Associates and including Technology Crossover Ventures and JMI Equity has completed a $200 million buyout of Global 360, a provider of business process management software and services.
Finextra.com
4/5/2006
TA Associates leads $200M buy of Global 360
Buyout specialist TA Associates has acquired software and business-services provider Global 360 Inc. for $200 million.
TA, based in Boston, led the investment and received additional financial support from Technology Crossover Ventures, a venture capital firm in Palo Alto, Calif., and private equity firm JMI Equity in Baltimore.
Bizjournals.com
4/5/2006
Global 360 Inc /Private Acquisition Group/ agreed to acquire Global 360 Inc
A group led by TA Associates Inc, and including Technology Crossover Ventures and JMI Inc, acquired Global 360 Inc for $200 million. Global 360 Inc is a global software and services company providing business process management and optimization solutions.
BayStreet.ca
4/5/2006
TA leads purchase of Global 360
Boston private equity shop TA Associates has sponsored a $200 million buyout of Dallas-based tech firm Global 360 Inc.
TheDeal.com
4/4/2006
TA, Others Acquire Management Software Co. For $200M
TA Associates and its co-investors have acquired software company Global 360 Inc. from the company's founder, William Oates, for $200 million.
Dow Jones LBO Wire
4/4/2006
TA Associates Announces $200 Million Buyout of Global 360
TA Associates, a private equity and buyout firm, has announced the completion of a $200 million buyout of Global 360, Inc., a global software and services company providing business process management and optimization solutions. TA led the investment along with Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), a provider of growth capital to technology companies, and JMI Equity, a private equity firm exclusively focused on investments in the software and business services industries.
EContent
4/4/2006
TA Associates Acquires Software Co for $200M
TA Associates has purchased global software and services company Global 360 for $200 million alongside Technology Crossover Ventures and JMI Equity.
PrivateEquityCentral.net
4/4/2006
TA Associates leads group in buyout of software firm
TA Associates, a Boston buyout firm that just raised $4.3 billion for acquisitions, led a group that purchased business-software maker Global 360 Inc. for $200 million. TA will have more than a 50.1 percent stake in Global 360, TA vice president Vivian Wu said. Other investors include Technology Crossover Ventures and MI Equity Fund LP. Wu declined to disclose Global 360's sales or the combination of equity and debt used in the purchase.
Boston Globe
4/4/2006
TA goes ’Global’ in $200m software deal
In the latest of a flurry of financial software services acquisitions, TA Associates has completed a $200 million
buyout of Global 360.
Boston
4/3/2006
TA Associates Announces $200M Buyout Of Global 360
Private equity firm TA Associates said it completed a $200-million buyout of Global 360 Inc., a software and services company that provides business process management and optimization solutions.
Dow Jones News Service
4/3/2006
TA Associates buys Global 360 for $200m
Boston-based private equity firm TA Associates has bought business software company Global 360 for $200m (€165.7m).
Financial News
4/3/2006
Buyout Deals
TA Associates has led a $200 million buyout of Global 360 Inc., a Dallas, Texas–based software and services company focused on business process management and optimization solutions. Other equity participants included Technology Crossover Ventures and JMI Equity.
PE Week Wire
4/3/2006
Valley firms buy out Global 360 for $200M
Buyout specialist TA Associates said on Monday it has acquired software and business-services provider Global 360 Inc. for $200 million.
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
4/3/2006
TA Associates Leads $200 Mln Buyout of Software Firm Global 360
TA Associates, a Boston buyout firm that just raised $4.3 billion for acquisitions, led a group that purchased business-software maker Global 360 Inc. for $200 million.
Bloomberg
4/3/2006
Global 360 launches business optimization server
Global 360 Inc has launched Business Optimisation Server, BOS, an end-to-end business process management and optimization solution. The company said the new offering can optimize processes spanning multiple workflow, process execution, and transaction environments. Global 360 said BOS, which is architected to integrate disparate workflow and legacy enterprise applications, is also the only offering that provides modeling, simulation, run-time performance management, and process analytics based on BPM standards.
Computer Business Review
1/18/2006
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