Straatos for Outlook - New Input Channel on CumulusPro BPM Platform

Luzern, Switzerland, 5 October 2021 - CumulusPro announced the expansion of multi-input channel options for Straatos BPM Platform with a Microsoft Outlook Add-in, CumulusPro for Outlook. This new digital channel enhances user experiences by allowing users to submit emails and attachments directly from MS Outlook to initiate digital business processes. Powered by the Straatos BPM Platform, the new capabilities improve business user’s productivity by enabling them to more effectively complete key tasks.

“We aimed to help customers solve challenges in their digital transformation journey.” said Roger Vial, CTO of CumulusPro. “Using everyone’s favorite email tool, MS Outlook, the add-in creates innovative ways for users to interact with their digital workflows. The new add-in integrates seamlessly with Straatos BPM Platform, there is no manual intervention needed on Outlook when new workflows are added.”

“With WFH as a new norm, the need to stay connected and working from anywhere is key to productivity.” added Adeline Tan, Sales Director, CumulusPro. “And our solutions are positioned to deliver end-to-end user experiences for the new normal. For example, with the new add-in, employees can initiate a sales order process by sending the purchase orders to Straatos directly from their Outlook client. Or initiate an invoice approval process when their supplier emails an invoice to them.”

With the new Outlook Add-in from CumulusPro, customers benefit from the followings:

• Improves business efficiency – When the majority of employees are working remotely, organisations need to provide employees with support to work efficiently from anywhere. On top of Straatos existing input channels that triggers Straatos workflows from corporate mail inboxes, watch folders, RPA clients, MFPs, and API integration, the new add-in now enables employees to securely initiate business processes securely from anywhere.
• Improves employee's productivity and user experience - Without leaving MS Outlook client's interface, and with just a few simple mouse clicks, employees easily initiate digital business processes on Straatos with emails or any attached documents directly from both Web or desktop Outlook client.

The new add-in is available in Microsoft AppSource.

Visit CumulusPro Solutions and App Marketplace for more information.

About CumulusPro

CumulusPro helps businesses to rapidly transform into digital enterprises by Connecting People, Process and Application. CumulusPro’s cloud-based Business Process Management (BPM) Platform, Straatos, is designed to revolutionise how organisations and public institutions digitally communicate and collaborate with their customers, citizens and partners. Digital enterprises typically improve their customer experience, increase customer’s satisfaction, business efficiency and productivity while reducing cost and time to market.

For further information, please contact:

Gillian Lim
Sr. Vice President, Marketing
gillian.lim@cumuluspro.com