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Companies Expand with ILOG Server
Software component handles heavy traffic

Rapid expansion has placed heavy demands on complex networks. But ILOG Server is taking it in stride, with scalability that gives full control to the operators of these networks, including SNCF's new railway switching system and Teleglobe's new international calling system.

Rapid expansion has placed heavy demands on complex networks for transportation, communications and utilities, but is taking it in stride, with scalability that keeps network operators, like those at the French railroad company and Canadian telecom leader, fully in touch.

More than ever before, companies are relying on ILOG Server to ensure the smooth flow of information through intricate supervision systems. Now in Version 5.0, this proven performer for connecting vastly distributed clients lets companies also take full advantage of the Internet. ILOG Server is a highly scalable, C++ object framework with powerful business modeling facilities. It can fully represent the elements and topology of a supervised system as shared in-memory services that result in exponential speed gains. ILOG Server’s modeling abstractions perfectly match those offered by object-oriented design notation, and bridge the gap between business model design and implementation. Furthermore, it maintains continuity throughout a supervision system by sharing business events, including object modifications and structural changes, with subscribing clients.

Java and C++ support
ILOG Server provides ready-to-use graphical models for Java Swing controls, the ILOG JViews Component Suite and ILOG Views Data Access. GUI clients can subscribe to specific views of a system, and send and receive data and requests through the fast communication layer for Java and C++ provided by ILOG Server or a CORBA bus based on IONA Orbix or Borland VisiBroker. ILOG Server’s event-driven architecture eliminates the need for polling. It pushes data and events to client applications, further improving performance.

Teaming ILOG Server with ILOG Rules
The combination of ILOG Server and ILOG Rules has proven to be very effective in building intelligent supervision systems. While ILOG Server provides the business models and their associated business events, ILOG Rules brings the power of business rules to the application. ILOG Server business objects can be directly mapped in the ILOG Rules engine, and business rules directly applied to the business objects to perform filtering, correlation or other tasks, bringing unmatched decision support to operators. The flexibility of ILOG Server for modeling and client integration, combined with the flexibility of ILOG Rules for the implementation of business logic, brings exceptional power to the developer to build smart supervision systems that can be easily adapted as business changes.