Press Release: HealthMarkets Selects Haley As A Business Rules Supplier
Leading Health and Life Insurer Selects Haley’s BRMS Solution for Its SOA Environment PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Haley Systems, Inc. today announced that HealthMarkets, a leading provider of...
View ArticlePress Release: ILOG Announces 2007 First Quarter Results
ILOG S.A. (ADR)(ILOG) PARIS and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 26 ILOG(R) today announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, ended September 30, 2006. Revenues for the quarter amounted to $35.8...
View ArticlePress Release: ILOG Reveals Its Acceptance Into IBM SOA Specialty Program -...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 11, 2006 – ILOG, a leading Business Rule Management System (BRMS) vendor, today announced its acceptance into the IBM SOA Specialty Program after successfully completing...
View ArticleReview: Pegasystems Unifies Process and Rules
Been travelling a bit lately so I'm finally getting around to reading the rags. An in-depth review of Pegasystems SmartBPM Suite in Intelligent Enterprise has been added to the Reviews section of the...
View ArticlePress Release: Fair Isaac Recognized as Business Rules Management Systems...
Fair Isaac Recognized as Business Rules Management Systems Market Leader October 02, 2006 09:21 AM Eastern Time Industry Analyst Report Credits Fair Isaac’s Leadership to the Continued Success of its...
View ArticleMicrosoft Rules 1.0 for MS Office
I discovered David Strommer's blog about .Net and Enterprise Architecture recently. One post caught my eye, Microsoft Rules 1.0 for MS Office, which is about a story called Rules 1.0 that I wrote about...
View ArticleSarbanes-Oxley panel discussion at the iCoast Tech Show 2006
Below is an excerpt of my opening remarks during the panel discussion on Sarbanes-Oxley Regulation at the iCoast Technology Show in Ft. Lauderdale on August 17th. Success in the world of business...
View ArticleKnowledge-Based Systems Defined (by IBM)
http://www.insurancenetworking.com/protected/article.cfm?articleId=4331&pb=ros Here's a great article in Insurance Networking News where James Bisker, global insurance industry leader, IBM...
View ArticlePress Release: ILOG Opens Subsidiary in China
New Shanghai Location to Manage Expanding Business Operations ILOG has established a subsidiary in China to support its expanding business operations in China, recruit and manage its partnerships there...
View ArticleRules are a Paradigm Shift and the ROI is 10 to 1, according to many Business...
(See photos) I just got back from the 8th International Business Rules Forum, which was held in Orlando last week. I ran into many old friends and met a lot of people who were there for the first time....
View ArticleA little bit about me (very little)
I’m a very lucky guy. First, I met my lovely wife Michelle. That was the luckiest thing and the best thing that ever happened to me. Second, I have been lucky and fortunate enough to have had the...
View ArticleM&A: Fair Isaac acquires RulesPower
Sep. 27, 2005: The Business Rule Management industry shakeout continues. Today Fair Isaac announced it has acquired RulesPower, development staff, rights to the RETE III algorithm, and other patent...
View ArticleRules 1.0
Executives used to have secretaries. Now they have Word. Companies used to have IT/Finance modelers to do "what if" analysis. Now they have Excel. Newspapers used to have strippers (no not that kind!)...
View ArticleProductivity of the Mind
In a recent issue of Chief Executive* magazine, Editor in Chief J.P. Donlon had this to say about the value of knowledge management: The single greatest challenge facing CEOs is to raise the...
View ArticleInRule Technology: New BIZRULES Alliance Partner
BIZRULES has joined the InRule Technology ROAD Partner Program. InRule is the only BRE built entirely on and optimized for the .NET platform. InRule should be on your BRE short-list if you need a fast...
View ArticleThe Rules of Business Just Changed. Again. How Fast Can You Change? THE STATE...
THE STATE OF THE BUSINESS RULES MARKET 2006 By Rolando Hernandez, CEO, BIZRULES. 12/30/2005 SHORT TERM OUTLOOK Business rules automation is starting to revolutionize business. In the next year or two,...
View ArticleUse Business Rule Analysts for Rule Engines; Use Business Analysts for Code
I'd like to wrap up my blogging for the year with a couple of thoughts that I'd like to explore further next year. My first thought is about the risks of offshoring rule harvesting. I'll talk about...
View ArticleWhat rules belong in the BRE and what rules should be hard-coded? (FAQ #2)
Here's a great way to decide which rules belong in the rule engine and which rules could be hard-coded. The idea is that rules that you have no control over, such as compliance rules, must be...
View ArticleAdding categories to the blog using the new Blogger
I converted to the new version of Blogger so I can finally add categories or labels to each post. Just noticed that as I add labels to old posts, they may show up as "new" items in your RSS feed or...
View ArticleJobs: Business Rule Analysts & Requirements Analysts in DC/MD
BizRules is looking for a - Business Rules Analyst - Business Requirements Analyst in the DC/MD area for a long term project. If you are interested and have experience harvesting/discovering rules,...
View ArticleWho are the Subject Matter Experts and Super Experts in your company?
Every company has Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). But great companies also have what I call Super Experts. Everyone knows who the Super Experts are: They are the people that even the Subject Matter...
View ArticlePractices + Procedures = Processes
Great post by Sandy Kemsley on Column 2 with some interesting observations. First, SunGard has a BPMS product - does anyone know how it compares to BPMS/BRE tools like PegaRULES? Next, I wonder if...
View ArticleMacro decisions (million dollar decisions)
Macro decisions are strategic or tactical decisions. I like to call them million dollar decisions. Examples of macro decisions that can be automated using business rules: What is the best product that...
View ArticleMicro decisions (a million little decisions)
Micro decisions are operational decisions. I like to call them a million little decisions. Examples of micro decisions that can be automated using business rules: Is the customer eligible for the...
View ArticleThe BIZRULES Blog has moved to a new address
I finally made the switch from Blogger to Movable Type. From now on I will be posting to the new blog http://bizrules.info/weblog/. All the old blog entries have been imported into the new blog. Most...
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