Now, I saw David Chappel arguing about why Microsoft should qualify as a BPM vendor
Now, here is the excerpt from his post.
For the technical view of BPM, the one I'm most interested in, the next challenge is to figure out exactly which technologies should be included. I'd argue that the list looks something like this:

Workflow, […]

When this IT Architect discovered that Supercomputers are not just for Chess & weather, I realized the possibilities that open up for businesses.
I picked up this example from architect's post.
For example, IBM's Center for Business Optimization recently helped a company that had more than 70,000 SKUs (stock keeping units) with an inventory problem. Normally, […]

Woolfel has this write up on Business Rule types. He lists them here, and explains them here.
His list reads like this.

Decision support
Data Validation
Message Routing
Process Flow
Machine Learning

Nice list. I thought I'll add to this list. Some other types that you can list are

Rate Calculation rules - Interest rates, commission rates, premium calculation, claim amounts etc
Recommendation […]

Now, I was reading on this report by the Tower group on  Strategic Shifts in the global financial services industry this week, but VD has already written a commentary on that.
Read it! 

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I have been going through the IIBA website, and have started reading the  IIBA Body of Knowledge to understand more about Business Analysts.
Many organizations employ Business Analysts who act as a liaison between the business stakeholders and the IT. Business Analysts play a crucial role in organizations, and are typically at the center of the […]