There were a few booths at the recent TechEd 2008 held in Orlando Florida that caught my attention. One that stopped me in my tracks (thanks to a really cool robot standing out front) was a company called K2. I had a chance to chat a bit online after the show and ask Patricia Farrar, K2s Marketing Coordinator, a little bit about the features of their two main products, K2 blackpearl and the K2 blackpoint. Here i There were a few booths at the recent TechEd 2008 held in Orlando Florida that caught my attention. One that stopped me in my tracks (thanks to a really cool robot standing out front) was a company called K2. I had a chance to chat a bit online after the show and ask Patricia Farrar, K2s Marketing Coordinator, a little bit about the features of their two main products, K2 blackpearl and the K2 blackpoint. Here is what she said regarding the products: “K2 and its two main products — K2 blackpearl and K2 blackpoint — are changing the way people use software. K2 blackpearl is a full platform for building process-driven applications that increase business efficiency, save money and reduce risk. K2 applications can be set up to automate and manage business processes — such as document approval or inventory tracking — or pull together business processes, people, services, information and systems into a single application that helps drive business. Then, what’s been built can be used like building blocks to assemble new applications. With K2 blackpearl, the complexity of traditional software development is eliminated and replaced with easy-to-use, visual tools. These tools enable business people and technical people to collaborate and assemble process-driven applications. Everything is visual. Everything is declarative. Everything is reusable. Everything is intuitive. The concept behind K2 blackpoint is a simple one. It is a subset of K2 blackpearl tools that: 1. Fills a widespread need: It’s powerful workflow for SharePoint users; it is simple to use (Office-style designer, no code) and has loads of features. 2. Doesn’t cost an arm and a leg: K2 blackpoint is priced on a per-server model — $5,000 (U.S.) for up to 200 users, $10,000 for up to 500 users and $15,000 for unlimited users (and you can always try it free).A free beta version of K2 blackpoint will be available this month and more info can be found at http://blackpoint.k2.com.”Stay tuned for future TechEd Product Highlights in between the usual Enterprise Windows deep dive tech posts. Software DevelopmentSmall and Medium Business