>supports a range of databases, web service integration, long running processes, asynchronous invocation
those are specific examples of problems that a workflow product would address and consequently a programmer wouldn't need to spend time on building from scratch.
>>The class of programs encompassing those things is enormous.
Heh. Welcome to the real world.
If you'd like to call them buzzwords, I don't care, it is your prerogative. They are what they are. People who have done workflow software know what they mean. If you were to spend some time on Google you'd get a sense of the meaning too.
those are specific examples of problems that a workflow product would address and consequently a programmer wouldn't need to spend time on building from scratch.