Aniello Scognamiglio (X) May 16, 2005:

Dove sta? Who, me? I live in Germany:-)

Aniello Scognamiglio (X) May 11, 2005:

@Stephen: "Business" IS important here because the context is "business processes" and not pizzas and cheese;-)

Stephen Sadie May 11, 2005:

We are becoming clearer and clearer that it is best to omit the word "business" as I originally suggested. And without "business" I naturally have even more googlies (for those who care, Aniello!)

Aniello Scognamiglio (X) May 11, 2005:

These BPM software systems are often called ERP systems (enterprise resource planning).

Aniello Scognamiglio (X) May 11, 2005:

Tom, that is exactly the reason why I suggested a commonly used term that nicely covers all areas of business! To get a feel, just enter "business process software" or BPM in Google.

Non-ProZ.com May 11, 2005:

Please note again: >>all business processes -- from order processing to shipping and accounting etc....<<
This clearly indicates that more than (for instance) order processing is involved here. This is not a banking environment. The object is to make all business processes >>durchg�ngiger<<, including production. Tom

Stephen Sadie May 11, 2005:

Which is exactly what I am (born in England, half my life in Germany, dual-nationality, stduied in both countries, German resident for some 20 years)

Non-ProZ.com May 11, 2005:

Thanks for your question, Aniello! -- That's precisely my problem: There is no further context to clarify that. I'm hoping for answers from respondents more familiar than I am with the German conventions of how the term tends to be used there. Tom

BrigitteHilgner May 11, 2005:

More context is necessary: it might be order processing, it could also be settlements (in a banking environment, for example). So far, everyone is guessing.

Aniello Scognamiglio (X) May 11, 2005:

It is very important to know what "abgewickelt" wird! You could say "processing software" but you could also refer to the software itself.

Aniello Scognamiglio (X) May 11, 2005:

What precisely is meant by "Abwicklung" here?