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David Frankel

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David is a member of SAP's Standards Strategy and Management team, which is part of the Global Ecosystem and Partner Group. He focuses on standards for the financial services sector and for model-driven systems. David has 30 years of experience as a programmer, architect, and technical strategist. He is recognized as a pioneer and international authority on the subject of model-driven systems. He has published two books and dozens of trade press articles, and has co-authored a number of industry standards, including the latest version of the ISO 20022 standard for optimizing financial networks.

The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN): Update on the Service Landscape
The BIAN standards organization, is updating its Service Landscape. Dec. 20, 2010
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An Important Advance in Corporate-Bank Connectivity
New Common Global Implementation of ISO 20022 simplifies communication for banks' corporate customers. Feb. 17, 2010
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Cash Management and Payments Experts Gather for SAP ISO 20022 Forum
80 experts in cash management and payments, drawn from SAP's customer and partner base, gathered at SAP headquarters in Walldorf for a day of information sharing and networking about the new ISO 20022 standard for corporate-bank connectivity. Nov. 30, 2009
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Supporting the Daily Cash Management Workflow with Business Suite 7 and Standards
Business Suite 7's support for business-to-bank connectivity via international standards gives the corporate treasury a fine degree of control over the daily cash management workflow. May. 7, 2009
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The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN): Defining the Service Landcape
The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) is defining a banking enterprise application landscape for SOA. Mar. 26, 2009
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An Emerging XBRL-Powered Business Network
Last December, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published final rules mandating public companies to file financial statements via XBRL. Last month, SAP delivered new XBRL publishing software to enable easier communication of financial and business data. The implications are more far reaching than you might think.  Mar. 15, 2009
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Optimizing Working Capital with Business Suite 7, Business Networks, and Standards
SAP Business Suite 7's Bank Communication Management application, part of Treasury Applications from SAP in ERP Financials, provides an integrated payments channel that supports the full corporate payments life-cycle chain. Mar. 4, 2009
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Business Networks: Powered by Business Suite 7 and Standards
SAP Business Suite 7's enhanced end-to-end processes embrace your company's network of suppliers, distributors, customers, partners, and supporting financial institutions. Business Suite 7's support for standards plays an important role in optimizing these critical business networks. Feb. 5, 2009
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Upheaval in Accounting Standards: The SEC Announces Support for IFRS
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to allow some very large companies to file their corporate reports using IFRS, and it aims to move all corporate filing over to IFRS between 2014 and 2016.  Sep. 12, 2008
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BPMN 2.0 Update
Two teams of companies have submitted proposed specifications for BPMN 2.0 to the OMG. May. 5, 2008
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Standards, Industrial Convergence, and Semantic Interoperability
My recent paper entitled "Business Network Transformation and Semantic Interoperability" explains how a company’s ecosystem is an increasingly important source of competitive advantage. I also explained that, to optimize such networks, we must tackle the semantic interoperability challenge that drives up the costs of integrating computer systems. This blog provides some thoughts on the role that standards bodies need to play to make headway in addressing the semantic interoperability problem. Dec. 16, 2007
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BPMN 2.0 and the OMG Standards Development Process
For those who wish to follow the progress of BPMN 2.0, this blog describes the OMG's standards development process. Aug. 12, 2007
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BPMN 2.0
Most BPM and enterprise architecture tools support the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). The OMG, which owns the BPMN standard, has issued an RFP to kick off an effort to define an upgraded version of BPMN, which will be called BPMN 2.0. Jul. 27, 2007
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Tacit Interactions and the Business User
Tacit interactions are activities that knowledge workers perform that involve the exchange of information. They draw heavily on the workers’ creativity and on-the-ground judgment.  Jul. 6, 2007
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Scaling the Business Process Platform Up: Meeting the Challenge
In order to meet the challenges we face in scaling the business process platform up, we need a metadata rich environment governed by product line practices. Dec. 24, 2005
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Scaling the Business Process Platform Up: The Challenges
The business process platforms paradigm is powerful and will transform the role of business software in the modern enterprise. The transition to business process platforms is a large undertaking and will be gradual. This blog examines the principal challenges we face in scaling the business process platform up. My next blog will highlight some strategies for addressing the challenges. Dec. 23, 2005
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Business Process Platforms and Model-Driven Service Composition Tools
Business process platforms raise the abstraction level of software platforms to new heights, thereby enabling a new generation of model-driven development tools. Nov. 22, 2005
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Software Technology Platforms and Model-Driven Systems
The rise in the abstraction level of software technology platforms is a key enabler of model-driven approaches to development, and sets the stage for business process platforms and model-driven composite application tools. Nov. 10, 2005
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