Benefit from our jBPM experience

camunda was committer in the open source process Engine JBoss jBPM from the very beginning and helped customers using it right since jBPM 2 already. We trained a lot of people in using jBPM 3, jBPM 4 and consult for jBPM 5 as well. But currently the more interesting question than “how can we successfully use jBPM in our project” gets “which open source Process Engine is the right one for me?”. camunda for examples invests quite some effort in the Open Source Process Engine Activiti, and not jBPM any more. But technically Activiti is the successor of jBPM 4, whereas jBPM 5 is the successor of DroolsFlow. Sounds complicated? Unfortunately it really is. There are a lot of technical differences as well as differences in the vision around BPM or Business-IT-Alignment. Not to forget political or religious fights.

To give some guidance in that jungle we offer our consulting services, to help you in making a decision suited to your situation. We can for example explain you:

• why we would recommend not to use jBPM 4 at all,
• when Activiti might be the better choice than jBPM 5 and when not,
• that Drools integration is not an argument in either direction,
• if Bonitasoft is an interesting player in the Open Source BPM market as well
• and much more…

With our practical experience in BPM projects, our focus on BPM and Business-IT-Alignment and our long history with Open Source Process Engines we she some new light into that discussion in your project as well.

Migration from jBPM 3 to jBPM 5 or Activiti is another topic of big interest. Together with pilot customers we already worked in that direction and developed for example an abstraction layer and a step by step approach to migrate to a new engine by using BPMN models which are independent of the concrete engine. For more details check for exmaple the following pages:

• Abstracting the Process Engine
• Using BPMN 2.0 Models with jBPM 3 – A migration path and more
• The technical camunda fox documentation

Your consultants

Our consultants have extensive project experience in the field of BPM, Java and Java Enterprise. Beside developing solutions, they are committers in the Activiti and jBPM project and have well-founded in-depth know-how of the engine interns. They profit from their firsthand background knowledge and their experience from user projects.

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	Through cooperation with camunda we have a reliable partner at our side who doesn’t only help us with the realization of the specialist processes in our company but also supports us in the development of the SOA platform infastructure with their well-founded knowledge in the area of jBPM, BPMN and Activiti Cycle. It is also an important advantage that through our cooperation we have direct contact with leading developers of the open source community, which means we are at the pulse of time with regard to our platform components. Dr. Joerg Moldenhauer, Head of Technology & Infrastructure 1&1 Internet AG, Karlsruhe
	We found a contact who counsels us individually, practically and independent of products in the field of business processes and rules. Achim Rauber, team leader businessMart AG
	Many people are talking about the theory of process management, workflow systems and jBPM… At camunda they also know, how it really works and how it is implemented in the best way. Sandra Jensen, Consultant D+S solutions GmbH
	The workshop was perfectly structured and has proven to us, that we are not alone with questions and problems regarding process engines. The same is true for evaluations and decisions. The theory was accompanied by numerous practical exercises based on the process engine JBoss jBPM. The style of the training was very clear and understandable for the participants. Sustainably valuable. Benjamin Wiedmann GEK
	The training was closely related to real practical problems. The trainer was able to cope with our business requirements and our technical environment very fast. The training atmosphere was productive and comfortable. Michael Dürr, Development, IT Service-Zentrum in Ludwigsburg IKK Baden-Württemberg und Hessen
	The support by camunda has been very helpful. We were able to solve some thinking blockades with the information gathered and improve our perfomances satisfactory in a short time. Moreover we have received valuable information about the application possibilities of process engines and jBPM. Martin Jahr, Senior Expert, Enterprise Content Managment ISR Information Products AG
	After a clear overview about the functionality of jBPM and the design of processes, the second part handled specific project tasks based on comprehensive project experience. The architectural characteristics and the openness of jBPM have been discussed. The team members who are not in design and integration of processes gained an overview. At the same time process engineers who have already had experience with jBPM, were provided with specific solutions. Like this the workshop was very well aligned with our needs and very successful. Carsten Schulze, Head of Development Marabu EDV -Beratung und -Service GmbH
	We evaluated jBPM for a prototype and adjusted it to our specific requirements. We discussed our existing knowledge in a workshop with camunda and were provided with competent input and additional solutions. Hauke Rabe, Development ppi Media GmbH
	camunda helped us to evaluate the current ESB solutions and gave an outlook on how business processes can be implemented along with the IT strategy in future. Michael Schnitzler, Development Versandapotheke DocMorris
	We know that camunda is always our reliable contact for all questions concerning BPM. Andreas Mockenhaupt, Director Softwareengineering Vitras GmbH