Industry standards
Workflow Management Coalition
The definition of standards for workflow management systems is driven by the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC). This is a group of companies whose aim is to develop specifications that allow different workflow management products to interoperate with each other.
In addition, the WfMC supports related workflow specifications with appropriate standard bodies, such as The Object Management Group (OMG), as a base for wider deployment of workflow interfaces in the context of object-oriented and Internet-based development efforts.
WebSphere® MQ Workflow is designed according to the WfMC reference model. The referring APIs are available, based on this modular architecture.
As a sponsor of the WfMC, IBM also continues to be a major contributor to future standard development.
