Infotech Lead America: Targeting Big Data, Software AG has unveiled major updates to its webMethods and ARIS product suites.

The upgrades combine Cloud, mobile, social and analytic technologies.
webMethods 9.0 focuses on uniting the management of Big Data from any source with automated business processes and applications deployed in the cloud, on mobile devices or in-house.
ARIS 9.0 focuses on accelerating process improvement by allowing corporate skills and experiences to contribute to process design and testing, while its advanced analytic capabilities visually present individually selected business information and KPIs, which can be used interactively on any mobile device.
Software AG said ARIS 9.0 and webMethods 9.0 will help enterprises deliver even more business insight, agility and performance. Customer access program for ARIS 9.0 and webMethods 9.0 will be available in Q4 2012, while general availability starts in Q1 2013.
“Big data, cloud connectivity and social networking capabilities are increasingly playing an important role in the growth and success of business enterprises. The new updates to the webMethods and ARIS product suites unlock more powerful and practical functionalities in these key domains, while incorporating advanced analytic capabilities that enhance the ability of enterprises to quickly respond to new business opportunities and evolving challenges,” said Marco Gerazounis, senior VP Middle East North Africa & Turkey, Software AG.
“With ARIS, we have far more flexibility than before, so we can better support the needs of the various business areas across the enterprise,” said Klaus Weber, senior director Risk & Internal Controls at Infineon Technologies AG.