<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free-of-charge	O
modeling	O
tool	O
for	O
business	O
process	O
analysis	O
and	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
different	O
modeling	O
notations	O
such	O
as	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
2	I-Architecture
,	O
Event-driven	O
Process	O
Chains	O
(	O
EPC	O
)	O
,	O
Organizational	B-Application
charts	I-Application
,	O
process	O
landscapes	O
,	O
whiteboards	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
by	O
IDS	O
Scheer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
bought	O
by	O
Software	O
AG	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tool	O
is	O
provided	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
the	O
ARIS	O
Community	O
webpage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
is	O
notable	O
-	O
having	O
been	O
mentioned	O
in	O
research	O
published	O
by	O
Schumm	O
,	O
Garcia	O
,	O
Krumnow	O
and	O
Greenwood	O
amongst	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
by	O
IDS	O
Scheer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
1.0	O
was	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
first	O
stable	O
version	O
,	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visio	I-Application
import	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
public	O
beta	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
version	O
1.0	O
include	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
2	I-Architecture
support	O
,	O
integrated	O
spellchecking	O
and	O
ARISalign	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
version	O
2.1	O
of	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
improves	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
2	I-Architecture
support	O
,	O
provides	O
a	O
new	O
online	O
help	O
system	O
for	O
instant	O
feedback	O
,	O
better	O
ARISalign	O
integration	O
and	O
some	O
new	O
symbols	O
in	O
different	O
diagrams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
poster	O
showing	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
modeling	O
concepts	O
supported	O
by	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
of	O
July	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
2.2	O
,	O
providing	O
bug	O
fixes	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
version	O
2.2	O
is	O
the	O
current	O
stable	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
press	O
release	O
published	O
mid	O
of	O
August	O
2010	O
said	O
there	O
are	O
more	O
than	O
50,000	O
downloads	O
of	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
version	O
2.3	O
of	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
version	O
changes	O
the	O
file	O
format	O
of	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
so	O
that	O
models	O
can	O
be	O
shown	O
in	O
an	O
interactive	O
model	O
viewer	O
in	O
ARIS	O
Community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
single-user	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
notations	O
are	O
supported	O
by	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
common	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
creating	O
new	O
diagrams	O
,	O
saving	O
them	O
as	O
files	O
or	O
adding	O
objects	O
to	O
the	O
modeling	O
canvas	O
,	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
also	O
provides	O
some	O
noteworthy	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
comparable	O
modeling	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Visio	I-Application
import	O
-	O
Diagrams	O
created	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visio	I-Application
2007	O
or	O
above	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
to	O
and	O
edited	O
in	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visio	I-Application
export	O
is	O
not	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARISalign	O
import	O
-	O
Models	O
created	O
on	O
the	O
online	O
collaboration	O
platform	O
ARISalign	O
can	O
be	O
opened	O
and	O
edited	O
in	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
can	O
export	O
diagrams	O
to	O
different	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ADF	O
is	O
the	O
file	O
format	O
of	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
export	O
formats	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
clipboard	O
to	O
copy	O
and	O
paste	O
an	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
diagram	O
into	O
typical	O
office	O
suites	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
PowerPoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Java-based	O
application	O
,	O
which	O
shares	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
ARIS	O
Platform	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
ARIS	O
Business	O
Architect	O
and	O
ARIS	O
Business	O
Designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
ARIS	O
Platform	O
products	O
,	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
does	O
n't	O
use	O
a	O
central	O
database	O
for	O
model	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
uses	O
Java	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Start	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
based	O
systems	O
,	O
an	O
ordinary	O
setup	O
is	O
provided	O
,	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
requires	O
Java	B-Language
1.6.10	O
or	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
installation	O
,	O
no	O
Internet	O
connection	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
use	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
uses	O
a	O
mechanism	O
provided	O
by	O
Java	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Start	I-Application
to	O
automatically	O
update	O
the	O
application	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
becomes	O
available	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
during	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
is	O
based	O
on	O
Java	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Start	I-Application
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
supported	O
by	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ARIS	O
Community	O
and	O
other	O
Internet	O
sources	O
have	O
reports	O
of	O
successful	O
deployment	O
of	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
on	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
than	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
is	O
officially	O
supported	O
only	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
quick	O
reference	O
sheet	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
contains	O
a	O
hidden	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
so-called	O
Easter	O
Egg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Firefox	O
Personas	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
ARIS	B-Protocol
Express	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
