Manage complex documents using kVisia

McLaren launch "try and buy" campaign for kVisia Slipstream, and introduce first out-of-the-box template for key business process development

The release of the McLaren kVisia Slipstream provides Documentum developers with a rapid application development tool for the creation of configurable XML based Document Lifecycle Applications (DLAs).

DLAs allow the management of complex documents and lifecycles, and are rapidly configurable to reflect the changing business processes they support.

For less than the typical cost of a traditional consultancy scoping study, kVisia Slipstream provides developers with a single environment to define, build and test applications ready for deployment to both desktop and web users from a single XML configuration file.

The ability to dynamically re-configure application to mirror changes in business processes saves considerable time and risk compared to traditional customisations of ECM platforms.

kVisia Slipstream launches with a "Try and Buy" campaign.

The package provides four kVisia Industry Process Server (IPS) licences for development, testing, validation and training and a copy of kVisia studio, an interactive XML editor, on a thirty-day trial licence.

For companies who purchase a full commercial copy of kVisia Slipstream before the 30th of May the campaign then offers 50 extra user licences when a full production/deployment version of kVisia Industry Process Server is purchased.

The complete development process with kVisia Slipstream can be carried out at a low cost, but with the added benefit of generating a working application, something a traditional scoping study does not supply.

This shortens development lifecycles and offers significant costs savings, as well as a faster route to deployment.

Once created applications can be deployed on the Web or the desktop using the same configuration, saving time and reducing cost and effort.

Commenting on the announcement, Tim Taylor, Chief Business Development Officer stated: "The single biggest point of pain for companies is the time lag to reflect changes in business processes within hard coded customisations of document management systems.

Applications developed using kVisia Slipstream give control back to the customer and simplify system upgrades through negating the need to redevelop applications due to an upgrade in underlying ECM platform.

The development landscape is changing for the better.

Existing kVisia customers have achieved savings of up to 60% during the initial development and deployment stages.

They then go onto to make even greater savings and efficiencies with ongoing changes and platform upgrades, compared with traditional coding methods.

Companies are finally in a position where they, rather than the technology, are driving process change".

At the same time, McLaren is announcing the availability of the first of its Foundation Document Lifecycle Applications (DLAs), Correspondence Management.

Foundation DLAs are free templates that can be used immediately or configured further to meet specific requirements.

Correspondence Management improves the control of documents, including emails, inside and outside the organization.

It provides business rules to track actionable correspondence and helps companies to create property driven permissions for more precise filing of documents within folders locations.

"By creating Foundation DLAs, such as Correspondence Management, we are packaging 80% of what the customer needs.

The additional 20% configuration is then at the discretion of the customer.

For some it will spark new ideas for process change that can be quickly deployed, for others the boxed application will suffice," added Taylor.

McLaren is a software company with extensive experience in Program Lifecycle Management.

The McLaren kVisia Document Lifecycle Applications accelerate and support key business processes by managing the documents and drawings that support and underpin effective and efficient programs of work.

Companies use these applications to leverage their intellectual property, whilst reducing the commercial risk of programs that are typically highly regulated, strategic and complex to co-ordinate.

kVisia Document Lifecycle Applications provide our customers with the control to manage business processes including correspondence tracking, drawing management, global collaboration and drug submission in areas such as design, development, research, construction, business process outsourcing and asset management.

kVisia is used by over 300 of the world's largest companies and their partners, across a range of industries, including the process manufacturing, life sciences, utility, government and design and construction sectors.

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