<s>
Lanner	B-Application
Group	I-Application
Ltd	I-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
company	O
specialising	O
in	O
simulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
such	O
as	O
discrete	B-General_Concept
event	I-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
and	O
predictive	O
simulation	O
,	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Birmingham	O
,	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WITNESS	O
system	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
revised	O
frequently	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
1985	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
supported	O
its	O
simulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
academic	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
the	O
company	O
unveiled	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
based	O
simulation	O
engine	O
called	O
L-SIM	O
which	O
is	O
embedded	O
in	O
Business	O
Process	O
Management	O
(	O
BPM	O
)	O
solutions	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
WITNESS	O
platform	O
technology	O
is	O
therefore	O
embedded	O
into	O
current	O
Oracle	B-Application
,	O
SAP	B-Application
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
BPA	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
