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Abwicklungssoftware

English translation: business process software

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Abwicklungssoftware
English translation:business process software
Entered by: Aniello Scognamiglio (X)

06:16 May 11, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Computers: Software / crossfunctional business software
German term or phrase: Abwicklungssoftware
SOURCE TERM: Abwicklungssoftware

IMMEDIATE CONTEXT: >>Als ABC geschäftsgebietsübergreifend die Abwicklungssoftware XYZ einführte, wurde der zweite Schritt in Richtung Harmonisierung der IT-Systeme vollzogen.
Tom Funke
Local time: 07:46
business process software
Explanation:
Since your "overall" context is "management of business processes" I would use "business process software" (no "ing" at the end) to be on the safe side. Typical BPM software vendors are Oracle, SAP, Siebel...
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 13:46
Grading comment
Gracie Aniello! Dove sta? [Better answer in English :-)]
Thank all the respondents!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4business processing software
Sabine Griebler
4process software
Stephen Sadie
3business process software
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
3Development software
Raghunathan Rajagopalan


Discussion entries: 11





  

Answers


27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
business processing software


Explanation:
Plenty of Google hits for this term. I think Abwicklung here refers to "Auftragsabwicklung".

Sabine Griebler
Local time: 13:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephen Sadie: Why does everybody treat Google as the Bible? Or do you all use automatic translation software!!???
23 mins
  -> I use Google with precaution and added "business" to make clear it is not an industrial process here.
neutral  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): in fact, Google entries are often wrong and not reliable, e.g. "business process*ing* software" gets 2750 hits, "business process software" gets 17500 hits! Still call that a lot?
50 mins
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
process software


Explanation:
why does the first answerer use the word "business"?

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 13:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 41

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): shouldn't it be "process*ing* software" then?
7 mins
  -> I'm not 100% sure, I think that both will work here. Thanx!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
business process software


Explanation:
Since your "overall" context is "management of business processes" I would use "business process software" (no "ing" at the end) to be on the safe side. Typical BPM software vendors are Oracle, SAP, Siebel...

Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 13:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 173
Grading comment
Gracie Aniello! Dove sta? [Better answer in English :-)]
Thank all the respondents!
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2 days 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Development software


Explanation:
Just a guess.....

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
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