Redwood Software
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Redwood Software, Inc. is a multinational corporation that specializes in enterprise and business process automation
solutions, job scheduling software, report management software
, and report distribution software. Redwood solutions are designed to provide business value by improving the efficiency of the underlying systems and applications that support business processes.
Redwood Software has pioneered the use of predictable and unpredictable events (typically business events) to determine the right time to execute IT workload in order to allow a more flexible approach to automation
.
Redwood Software has a major OEM
agreement with SAP AG
: Redwood's scheduling software, is the only process automation solution sold, supported and officially validated by SAP® AG as "Enterprise Process Automation powered by SAP® Central Process Scheduling by Redwood" and is part of every SAP® NetWeaver
installation.
solution. It was developed by Redwood Software in 1993 and is based on the use of business events to drive IT workload rather than more traditional time date based scheduling.
Cronacle functions across an extremely wide range of applications and throughout mainframe and distributed operating system environments such as Unix, Linux, Windows, Java and OpenVMS.
The software is a real-time, business process automation (BPA)
and job scheduling
solution that uses an event-driven approach to centralize process automation in any heterogenous environment.
Cronacle integrates business applications, custom applications, Java applications, data warehouse and all major ERP applications.
, subscription-based automation and job scheduling service. It provides job scheduling as a servic, eliminating licensing and infrastructure costs. Pricing is based on a pay-per-job plan and is bundled into packages based on a customer's expected monthly usage.
RunMyJobs uses lightweight agents installed on servers to perform job scheduling and automation through a cloud-based interface. It offers all the functionality of Cronacle delivered through the cloud as a service.
software solution provided by Redwood. It is a web-based
document process automation solution that automates publishing and delivering business information. Report2Web combines information management
capabilities with contextual search and navigation, multi-channel routing and distribution, and advanced manipulation of output data formats.
This software enables full automation and document lifecycle management from publishing to delivery, storage, retrieval and viewing. Report2Web stores and displays document output produced by all major applications in a web-based repository. Users can quickly identify and view needed information from any source with report2Web.
Business process automation
Business process automation, or BPA, is the strategy a business uses to automate processes in order to contain costs. It consists of integrating applications, restructuring labor resources and using software applications throughout the organization....
solutions, job scheduling software, report management software
Document management system
A document management system is a computer system used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents. It is usually also capable of keeping track of the different versions created by different users . The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management...
, and report distribution software. Redwood solutions are designed to provide business value by improving the efficiency of the underlying systems and applications that support business processes.
Redwood Software has pioneered the use of predictable and unpredictable events (typically business events) to determine the right time to execute IT workload in order to allow a more flexible approach to automation
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
.
Redwood Software has a major OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by a company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name. OEM refers to the company that originally manufactured the product. When referring to automotive parts, OEM designates a...
agreement with SAP AG
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...
: Redwood's scheduling software, is the only process automation solution sold, supported and officially validated by SAP® AG as "Enterprise Process Automation powered by SAP® Central Process Scheduling by Redwood" and is part of every SAP® NetWeaver
NetWeaver
SAP NetWeaver is SAP's integrated technology computing platform and is the technical foundation for many SAP applications since the SAP Business Suite. SAP NetWeaver is marketed as a service-oriented application and integration platform...
installation.
Solutions
- Business Process Automation
- Job Scheduling
- Cloud based Job Scheduling
- Document Process Automation
- Report Distribution
- Solutions for SAP® Customers
- Enterprise Process Automation powered by SAP® Central Process Scheduling by Redwood
- Report2Web for SAP solutions
Cronacle
Cronacle is an event driven business and enterprise process automationAutomation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
solution. It was developed by Redwood Software in 1993 and is based on the use of business events to drive IT workload rather than more traditional time date based scheduling.
Cronacle functions across an extremely wide range of applications and throughout mainframe and distributed operating system environments such as Unix, Linux, Windows, Java and OpenVMS.
The software is a real-time, business process automation (BPA)
Business process automation
Business process automation, or BPA, is the strategy a business uses to automate processes in order to contain costs. It consists of integrating applications, restructuring labor resources and using software applications throughout the organization....
and job scheduling
Job scheduler
A job scheduler is a software application that is in charge of unattended background executions, commonly known for historical reasons as batch processing....
solution that uses an event-driven approach to centralize process automation in any heterogenous environment.
Cronacle integrates business applications, custom applications, Java applications, data warehouse and all major ERP applications.
RunMyJobs
In 2011 Redwood unveiled RunMyJobs, the world's first hybrid-cloudHybrid cloud
A hybrid cloud is a cloud computing infrastructure composed of two or more clouds that remain unique entities but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability...
, subscription-based automation and job scheduling service. It provides job scheduling as a servic, eliminating licensing and infrastructure costs. Pricing is based on a pay-per-job plan and is bundled into packages based on a customer's expected monthly usage.
RunMyJobs uses lightweight agents installed on servers to perform job scheduling and automation through a cloud-based interface. It offers all the functionality of Cronacle delivered through the cloud as a service.
Report2Web
Report2Web is a document managementDocument management system
A document management system is a computer system used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents. It is usually also capable of keeping track of the different versions created by different users . The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management...
software solution provided by Redwood. It is a web-based
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
document process automation solution that automates publishing and delivering business information. Report2Web combines information management
Information management
Information management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information...
capabilities with contextual search and navigation, multi-channel routing and distribution, and advanced manipulation of output data formats.
This software enables full automation and document lifecycle management from publishing to delivery, storage, retrieval and viewing. Report2Web stores and displays document output produced by all major applications in a web-based repository. Users can quickly identify and view needed information from any source with report2Web.
Locations
Redwood Software, Inc. is a global organization with offices in:- Germany
- Netherlands
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia.
- Switzerland.
See also
- Information ManagementInformation managementInformation management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information...
- Document Management SystemDocument management systemA document management system is a computer system used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents. It is usually also capable of keeping track of the different versions created by different users . The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management...
- Business Process AutomationBusiness process automationBusiness process automation, or BPA, is the strategy a business uses to automate processes in order to contain costs. It consists of integrating applications, restructuring labor resources and using software applications throughout the organization....
- Cloud ComputingCloud computingCloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
- Hybrid CloudHybrid cloudA hybrid cloud is a cloud computing infrastructure composed of two or more clouds that remain unique entities but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability...
- Job schedulerJob schedulerA job scheduler is a software application that is in charge of unattended background executions, commonly known for historical reasons as batch processing....