- Intalio Developer Edition provides a web-based database and workflow container for binding code objects with a Ruby-like syntax. It allows for workflow processes to be built in Web 2.0 using technologies like Tomcat, MySQL, Java, PHP, and Ruby. - Intalio's vision includes a grid computing platform to deploy processes across multiple cloud infrastructures as well as tools to visually design, execute, and monitor business processes and workflows. - The document discusses Apache ODE, an open source BPEL engine, and highlights of its new 1.2 release including external variables, RESTful web service support, and integration with other technologies like Axis2 and ServiceMix.