Fortra’s Automate

Fortra's Automate (formerly HelpSystems Automate) is a robotic process automation platform for desktop applications. According to the vendor, it offers the ability to automate almost any business process, and no technical expertise is required—IT and business users alike can understand the drag-and-drop interface.

Processes commonly streamlined with Automate include:

• Automated file transfer
• Report generation
• User provisioning
• Data extraction
• Data entry
• Terminal emulation
• SharePoint processes
• Website interaction
• Data transfer
• Job scheduling

The software's robotic process automation capabilities allow it to manipulate applications and web interfaces at the presentation level, meaning it can also be used to automate homegrown applications and highly customized processes. This solution provides the functionality and flexibility needed to run automated processes on a single machine, while the Automate Plus (formerly BPA Server) allows for the administration of workflows across multiple servers.