<s>
jBPM	B-Language
(	O
Java	B-Language
Business	O
Process	O
Model	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
written	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
that	O
can	O
execute	O
business	O
processes	O
described	O
in	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
2.0	I-Architecture
(	O
or	O
its	O
own	O
process	O
definition	O
language	O
jPDL	B-Language
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
jBPM	B-Language
is	O
a	O
toolkit	O
for	O
building	O
business	O
applications	O
to	O
help	O
automate	O
business	O
processes	O
and	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Red	O
Hat	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
JBoss	O
community	O
and	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Drools	B-Language
and	O
OptaPlanner	B-Application
projects	O
in	O
the	O
KIE	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
ASL	B-Application
(	O
or	O
LGPL	B-Application
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
JBoss	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
essence	O
,	O
jBPM	B-Language
takes	O
graphical	O
process	O
descriptions	O
as	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
diagram	O
(	O
flow	B-Language
chart	I-Language
)	O
of	O
a	O
process	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
communication	O
between	O
non-technical	O
users	O
and	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
jBPM	B-Language
manages	O
the	O
process	O
instances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
jBPM	B-Language
will	O
manage	O
and	O
persist	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
process	O
instances	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
jBPM	B-Language
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Process	O
Virtual	O
Machine	O
(	O
PVM	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
JBoss	O
community	O
's	O
foundation	O
to	O
support	O
multiple	O
process	O
languages	O
natively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
JBoss	O
community	O
currently	O
focuses	O
on	O
using	O
the	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
2.0	I-Architecture
specification	O
for	O
defining	O
business	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
jBPM	B-Language
also	O
provides	O
various	O
tools	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
developers	O
(	O
Eclipse	B-Application
)	O
and	O
end	O
users	O
(	O
web-based	B-Application
)	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
deploy	O
,	O
execute	O
and	O
manage	O
business	O
processes	O
throughout	O
their	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
jBPM	B-Language
originates	O
from	O
BPM	O
(	O
Business	O
Process	O
Management	O
)	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
evolved	O
to	O
enable	O
users	O
to	O
pick	O
their	O
own	O
path	O
in	O
business	O
automation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
jBPM	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
service	O
or	O
embedded	O
in	O
custom	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
the	O
jBPM	B-Language
offers	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
business	O
process	O
execution	O
and	O
management	O
capabilities	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
web-based	B-Application
authoring	O
environment	O
capable	O
of	O
managing	O
the	O
many	O
assets	O
that	O
compose	O
a	O
business	O
project	O
,	O
including	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
models	O
,	O
Rules	O
,	O
Forms	O
,	O
Data	O
Objects	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
jBPM	B-Language
version	O
5.0	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
merge	O
of	O
the	O
jBPM	B-Language
project	O
with	O
Drools	B-Language
Flow	O
,	O
a	O
sub-project	O
of	O
the	O
Drools	B-Language
system	O
.	O
</s>
