<s>
CEITON	B-Application
is	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
software	O
system	O
for	O
facilitating	O
and	O
automating	O
business	B-Application
processes	O
such	O
as	O
planning	O
,	O
scheduling	B-Application
,	O
and	O
payroll	O
using	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
CEITON	B-Application
User	O
Group	O
Meeting	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Leipzig	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEITON	B-Application
combines	O
the	O
two	O
classical	O
approaches	O
of	O
production	O
planning	O
and	O
control	O
and	O
workflow	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scheduling	B-Application
system	I-Application
plans	O
,	O
manages	O
,	O
bills	O
,	O
and	O
analyzes	O
projects	O
or	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
uses	O
a	O
gantt	B-Application
chart	I-Application
to	O
assign	O
tasks	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
to	O
available	O
and	O
eligible	O
resources	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scheduling	B-Application
module	O
includes	O
material	O
management	O
,	O
resource	O
management/	O
human	O
resource	O
management	O
,	O
integration	O
of	O
freelancers	O
,	O
clients	O
and	O
suppliers	O
,	O
long-term	O
budget	O
planning	O
,	O
time-tracking	B-Application
,	O
shift	O
scheduling	B-Application
,	O
quality	O
management	O
,	O
delivery	O
and	O
logistics	O
,	O
document	O
management	O
,	O
archive	B-Application
,	O
analysis	O
and	O
controlling	O
,	O
business	B-Application
reporting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
accounting	B-Application
and	O
documentation	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
workflow	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
system	O
module	O
coordinates	O
business	B-Application
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processes	O
are	O
defined	O
once	O
as	O
a	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
and	O
then	O
repeatedly	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
resources	O
are	O
automatically	O
assigned	O
to	O
steps	O
(	O
tasks	O
)	O
and	O
integrated	O
in	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Systems	O
are	O
integrated	O
with	O
an	O
EAI/SOAP	O
module	O
,	O
allowing	O
data	O
exchange	O
with	O
arbitrary	O
external	O
systems	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
business	B-Application
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
3-D	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
overview	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
each	O
project	O
step	O
can	O
be	O
determined	O
by	O
its	O
color	O
in	O
the	O
overview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
project	O
and	O
order	O
processing	O
management	O
,	O
business	B-Application
processes	O
are	O
designed	O
as	O
workflows	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
coordinate	O
communication	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
forms	O
are	O
associated	O
with	O
different	O
log-ins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
knowledge-based	O
business	B-Application
processes	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
many	O
people	O
are	O
involved	O
and	O
virtual	O
results	O
are	O
produced	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadcasters	O
and	O
media	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
MDR	O
and	O
Yle	O
use	O
CEITON	B-Application
to	O
control	O
their	O
production	O
processes	O
for	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
and	O
coordinate	O
complex	O
workflows	B-Operating_System
with	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
integrated	O
EAI	B-Architecture
module	O
allows	O
CEITON	B-Application
to	O
integrate	O
every	O
external	O
system	O
in	O
any	O
business	B-Application
process	O
without	O
programming	O
,	O
using	O
SOAP	B-Application
and	O
similar	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspera	O
and	O
FileCatalyst	O
were	O
integrated	O
for	O
faster	O
data	O
transfer	O
,	O
yet	O
complex	O
ERP	O
systems	O
and	O
numerous	O
SAP	B-Application
modules	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
integrated	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
extract	O
working	O
times	O
to	O
payroll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Version	O
7	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
CEITON	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
time-tracking	B-Application
module	O
allowing	O
employees	O
to	O
enter	O
their	O
times	O
from	O
mobile	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
tablets	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iPhones	B-Device
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expertplace	B-Application
solutions	O
(	O
SME	O
tech	O
firm	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
developing	O
CEITON	B-Application
,	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
Leipzig	O
,	O
Germany	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
name	O
CEITON	B-Application
technologies	I-Application
,	O
staffing	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Internal	O
Revenue	O
in	O
Manila	O
,	O
Philippines	O
,	O
were	O
implemented	O
in	O
2000	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
Deutsche	O
Gesellschaft	O
für	O
Technische	O
Zusammenarbeit	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
German	O
broadcasting	B-Operating_System
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEITON	B-Application
is	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
concept	O
Seiton	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
Japanese	O
workplace	O
design	O
methodology	O
known	O
as	O
5S	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
version	O
7	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
CEITON	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
time-tracking	B-Application
module	O
allowing	O
employees	O
to	O
enter	O
their	O
times	O
from	O
mobile	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
tablets	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iPhones	B-Device
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2005	O
CEITON	B-Application
won	O
the	O
IQ	O
innovation	O
award	O
,	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Siemens	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Excellent	O
innovation	O
in	O
the	O
IT-sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2007	O
,	O
CEITON	B-Application
has	O
been	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
broadcast	B-Operating_System
trade	O
fairs	O
NAB	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
and	O
IBC	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
.	O
</s>
