IDS Scheer
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IDS Scheer develops, markets, and supports Business Process Management
(BPM) software and is widely regarded as the founder of the BPM industry. The company was established in 1984 by current supervisory board chairman and Chief Technology Advisor, August-Wilhelm Scheer
as a spin-off from the Institute for Information Systems. Based on Dr. Scheer’s early Y-Model, developed in the 1980s, IDS Scheer’s ARIS product and related consulting services is the heart of the company’s technology and revenue. In 2009 it was acquired by Software AG
.
IDS Scheer has a dominant BPM market-share in Europe and is considered well-positioned in the US market based on its partnerships with Microsoft
, SAP
, HP, Oracle
, IBM
and TIBCO as well as consistent financial success and numerous favorable reports from Gartner
, Forrester
, and AMR Research
. However, the company is less well-known in the US market, warranting some in the US to call IDS Scheer a “better kept secret.”
The company holds the unique distinction of being embedded in the products of SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft. End-user markets for IDS Scheer include consumer packaged goods, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, papers, metals, retail and textile industries.
The company went IPO on the Frankfurt exchange in 1999. By the end of its first year as a public company, IDS Scheer had 87.1 million euro in annual revenue and had developed and sold the ARIS architecture it’s known for today. The company grew rapidly from 87.1 to 220 million euro in revenue from 1999 to 2003 and up to nearly 400 million euro by 2008. IDS Scheer acquired German-Swiss consulting firm Balink in 2004 and Russian consultancy Business Logic in January 2005.
The company continues to fuel an aggressive expansion today, including the opening of offices in Australia, Croatia, and Shanghai from 2004-2007. By 2007, the company had almost 3,000 employees, over half of which were devoted solely to consulting.
Software AG
agreed to buy IDS Scheer for €487 million in July 2009. The takeover was cleared by competition authorities in October 2009.
(ARIS) is a broad framework covering the strategy, design, implementation and control of business processes. The framework was based on the work of IDS Scheer founder Dr. Scheer in the 1990s and is fundamental to the company’s ARIS platform. The ARIS framework is a generic, well-documented, methodology for business process modeling and lifecycle management.
The ARIS platform is an integrated portfolio of software intended to facilitate the improvement of business methodologies on an ongoing basis. It’s sold in four platform categories; the ARIS Strategy, Design, Implementation, and Controlling. ARIS is used to describe IDS Scheer’s suite of products, as well as the ARIS framework and ARIS Value Engineering methodology.
Business process management
Business process management is a holistic management approach focused on aligning all aspects of an organization with the wants and needs of clients. It promotes business effectiveness and efficiency while striving for innovation, flexibility, and integration with technology. BPM attempts to...
(BPM) software and is widely regarded as the founder of the BPM industry. The company was established in 1984 by current supervisory board chairman and Chief Technology Advisor, August-Wilhelm Scheer
August-Wilhelm Scheer
August-Wilhelm Scheer is a German Professor business administration and business information at the Saarland University, and founder and director of IDS Scheer AG, a major IT service and software company...
as a spin-off from the Institute for Information Systems. Based on Dr. Scheer’s early Y-Model, developed in the 1980s, IDS Scheer’s ARIS product and related consulting services is the heart of the company’s technology and revenue. In 2009 it was acquired by Software AG
Software AG
Founded in 1969, Software AG is an enterprise software company with over 10,000 enterprise customers in over 70 countries. The company is the second largest software vendor in Germany, the fourth in Europe and among the top 25 globally...
.
IDS Scheer has a dominant BPM market-share in Europe and is considered well-positioned in the US market based on its partnerships with Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, SAP
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
, HP, Oracle
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
, IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and TIBCO as well as consistent financial success and numerous favorable reports from Gartner
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
, Forrester
Forrester
Forrester may refer to:* Forrester Research, a market research company* Forrester RFC, a Scottish Rugby Union football club* Forrester , people with the surname Forrester-See also:...
, and AMR Research
AMR Research
AMR Research, Inc. was an independent research firm, sold to Gartner Research for $64 million in 2009, which focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies...
. However, the company is less well-known in the US market, warranting some in the US to call IDS Scheer a “better kept secret.”
The company holds the unique distinction of being embedded in the products of SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft. End-user markets for IDS Scheer include consumer packaged goods, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, papers, metals, retail and textile industries.
History
IDS Scheer was founded in 1984 to market the Y-Model reference framework developed by Dr. Scheer in the 1980s. The Y-Model helped users identify and classify processes and was originally the foundation of IDS Scheer’s products. A special “Y” symbol is still in the company’s logo today as a representation of the Y-Model.The company went IPO on the Frankfurt exchange in 1999. By the end of its first year as a public company, IDS Scheer had 87.1 million euro in annual revenue and had developed and sold the ARIS architecture it’s known for today. The company grew rapidly from 87.1 to 220 million euro in revenue from 1999 to 2003 and up to nearly 400 million euro by 2008. IDS Scheer acquired German-Swiss consulting firm Balink in 2004 and Russian consultancy Business Logic in January 2005.
The company continues to fuel an aggressive expansion today, including the opening of offices in Australia, Croatia, and Shanghai from 2004-2007. By 2007, the company had almost 3,000 employees, over half of which were devoted solely to consulting.
Software AG
Software AG
Founded in 1969, Software AG is an enterprise software company with over 10,000 enterprise customers in over 70 countries. The company is the second largest software vendor in Germany, the fourth in Europe and among the top 25 globally...
agreed to buy IDS Scheer for €487 million in July 2009. The takeover was cleared by competition authorities in October 2009.
Technology
The Architecture of Integrated Information SystemsArchitecture of Integrated Information Systems
ARIS is an approach to enterprise modeling. It offers methods for analyzing processes and taking a holistic view of process design, management, work flow, and application processing....
(ARIS) is a broad framework covering the strategy, design, implementation and control of business processes. The framework was based on the work of IDS Scheer founder Dr. Scheer in the 1990s and is fundamental to the company’s ARIS platform. The ARIS framework is a generic, well-documented, methodology for business process modeling and lifecycle management.
The ARIS platform is an integrated portfolio of software intended to facilitate the improvement of business methodologies on an ongoing basis. It’s sold in four platform categories; the ARIS Strategy, Design, Implementation, and Controlling. ARIS is used to describe IDS Scheer’s suite of products, as well as the ARIS framework and ARIS Value Engineering methodology.
The IDS Scheer Name
The firm was originally called “IDS Prof. Scheer Gesellschaft für integrierte Datenverarbeitungssysteme mbH” but was eventually shortened to IDS Scheer. IDS stands for Integrated Data-processing Systems.See also
- Architecture of Integrated Information SystemsArchitecture of Integrated Information SystemsARIS is an approach to enterprise modeling. It offers methods for analyzing processes and taking a holistic view of process design, management, work flow, and application processing....
(ARIS) - free modeling tool ARIS ExpressARIS ExpressARIS Express is a free-of-charge modeling tool for business process analysis and management. It supports different modeling notations such as BPMN 2, Event-driven Process Chains , Organizational charts, process landscapes, whiteboards, etc. ARIS Express was initially developed by IDS Scheer, which...
by IDS Scheer - business intelligence tool ARIS MashZone by IDS Scheer (freeware version available)
- Oracle BPA SuiteOracle BPA SuiteOracle Business Process Analysis Suite is a group of Oracle Corporation software products that provide modeling and analysis of business processes....