Metastorm announced the release this week of Version 7.5 of the company's Metastorm BPM (business process management) suite. The suite allows organizations to improve multiple business processes and supports rapid analysis and change across human- and system-based processes, Metastorm said. Version 7.5 boasts "business-user friendly" BPM applications, the company said. Features include: * Easier access to extern Metastorm announced the release this week of Version 7.5 of the company’s Metastorm BPM (business process management) suite.The suite allows organizations to improve multiple business processes and supports rapid analysis and change across human- and system-based processes, Metastorm said. Version 7.5 boasts “business-user friendly” BPM applications, the company said. Features include: * Easier access to external services for process design, for identifying Web service components of value to a process. These services can be tied into new process flows. Business value can be gained from SOA. * Enhancements to the MetaStorm Insight business process intelligence module, to access process information and business data. A wizard-like interface is featured to assist with configuring custom reports. * Support for Windows Vista and Windows Workflow Foundation. * Enhanced backing for MetaStorm BPM within Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and JSR-168 (Java Specification Request) portals. * The ability to access services via external repositories and business catalogs. Technology Industry