With tools that can directly model those processes, the underlying systems can be shielded from the business. The advantage is not merely the elimination of artificial barriers created by the inability of systems to communicate. The vision is a plausible, even a compelling one. We will be interested in watching J.D. Edwards progress toward this goal. We would guess that this will be built on the Active process management capability, but some serious design effort will be required.
Proof of concept is key.
Benchmark 1 and 2 should be reached in one year. J.D. Edwards gains acceptance from the market of a vision that says there will always be multiple systems supporting businesses. This idea is already in the air, so to speak, but J.D. Edwards is not necessarily associated with it. Expect a marketing push later on this year. J.D. Edwards announces changes in the core OneWorld product that support easier control of inter-system business processes.