Decision Management System
= Open Source =
OpenRules® is a BDMS, Business Decision Management System, available as an Open Source product. It is oriented to subject matter experts allowing them to create, test, and maintain enterprise-class decision support applications.
What Business Analysts Can Do:
* Define Complex Business Decisions
* Represent Decision Tables
* Define Business Glossaries
* Create and Execute Test Cases
* Execute Business Decisions
Tools: MS Excel®, OpenOffice® or Google Docs®
Key Differentiators:
* Executable decisions
* There is no rule language to learn
* No coding of rules is required
* Business analysts control business logic
* Solving business optimization problems
See Decision modeling methodology, Rule Solver
What OpenRules Can Do:
*
Rules-based application development
* Simple integration with Java or .NET
* Rules-based web applications
* Predictive analytics
* Constraint programming, optimization
See Examples
WhatsNew:
OpenRules 6.1.3 is Available
A
new release OpenRules 6.1.3 enhances Executable
OpenRules® BDMS
with new functionality required by real-world applications.
December 20, 2011
WhatTheySay:
Forrester Research, Inc.
"OpenRules have the most-aggressive approaches to business-expert authoring
and typically requires less developer support than IBM ILOG, FICO Blaze Advisor,
and JBoss BRMS."
Market Overview: Business Rules Platforms 2011
July 5, 2011
Events
Recent Events
RuleML 2011, The 5th International Symposium on Rules, November 3-5, 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Business Rules Forum 2011, October 30 - November 3, 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Rules Fest 2011, October 24-27, 2011, Burlingame, CA
Decision Modeling Information Day - OMG Decision Modeling Notation (DMN) standard. See OpenRules' presentation.
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OpenRules, Inc. offers methodology and proven open source tools that enable business analysts to create a Business Rules Repository to be used across an enterprise as a foundation for rules-based applications with complex business, processing, and presentation logic. OpenRules® customers maintain their rules repositories using familiar graphical interfaces provided by MS Excel™ or OpenOffice™. Being integrated with Google Docs™, OpenRules® supports collaborative rules management. The use of standard tools gives customers easy access to very powerful features including editing, searching, and integration capabilities. OpenRules® also helps subject matter experts to work in concert with software developers to integrate their decisions into existing infrastructures for Java and .NET.
OpenRules® demystifies rule engines and makes rules-based systems not only less expensive, but more importantly, easier to develop, and manage, and more sustainable. From multi-billion corporations to children's hospitals and innovative start-ups, OpenRules® customers capitalize on their familiarity with popular tools such as MS Excel, Google Docs, and Eclipse IDE to effectively minimize their learning curve. OpenRules® helps customers to meet the increasing demand for very complex rule bases and high-transaction volumes, with simpler, more cost-effective solutions.
OpenRules, Inc. stands behind all provided Open Source tools with premium Technical Support and related Consulting and Training Services.
