PRODUCT NEWS

ILOG Rules for .NET
Office ’07 showcase
Microsoft has selected ILOG Rules for .NET to be among the business applications to showcase the new Microsoft Office 2007, the latest version of the world’s most successful suite of office productivity tools.

The first business rule management system (BRMS) for the .NET platform, ILOG Rules for .NET was part of Microsoft’s Ascend early adopter partner program for Office 2007. ILOG is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for ISV Software Solutions, and an active member of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program.

ILOG Rules for .NET externalizes application business rules to simplify their authoring and maintenance, and facilitate collaboration between business experts and IT personnel. Users of the next release of ILOG Rules for .NET will benefit from many new features in Office 2007.

A new architecture tightens the product’s integration with Microsoft’s new generation of products. Also, a new “Rule” tab in Office’s ribbon puts rule-related content just a few mouse clicks away, and built-in workflows for document routing and enhanced Word editing tools make rule authoring and deployment much easier.

For more information about ILOG’s partnership with Microsoft, visit www.ilog.com/partners/microsoft.

Business Rule Revolution
Experts share insights
Managers and other decision makers who want front-row insights into the business rule arena will appreciate “The Business Rule Revolution: Running Business the Right Way.” Published by Happy About (www.happyabout.info) and available from Amazon.com, the recently released book is a collection of papers and case studies submitted by business rule experts. ILOG’s Linda Nieporent, a business rule product manager, contributed Chapter 12: “Achieving Rule Maturity for Competitive Advantage – A Case Study of Equifax.” It describes Equifax’s use of ILOG JRules to empower policy managers to update applications directly. The case study covers the lessons learned from implementing the Equifax InterConnect platform with ILOG JRules

"Without a doubt, every contributor to this book is a hero in their own right,” says Barbara von Halle, who co-authored the book with Larry Goldberg. “None are afraid to share both good and bad so that readers can grow from their experiences."

Ms. von Halle is the founder of Knowledge Partners, Inc., (www.kpiusa.com) and a pioneer in business rules. Mr. Goldberg is the company’s managing partner and has more than 30 years of experience building technology-based companies.