ILOG Offers First-Available Business Rule Software for New WebSphere Process Server
September 14 2005 - 4:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ILOG(R)
(Nasdaq: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364) today announced
it is the first Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS) software
vendor to offer integration with the new IBM WebSphere(R) Process
Server version 6.0. The integration will enable business and
technology managers in Global 2000 corporations to better manage
their policy-intensive business processes. A new connector
developed by ILOG provides seamless integration between ILOG
JRules(TM), a key offering in ILOG's BRMS product line, and the
recently announced IBM WebSphere Process Server 6.0. Embedded with
IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and based on open
standards, IBM WebSphere Process Server is designed to reduce the
time, cost, and risk of integration projects, simplify moving
information between applications, and enable IT to be more
responsive and flexible to changing business demands. The
combination of the IBM and ILOG products will empower business
users to make policy changes themselves when creating and using
comprehensive business process automation platforms. ILOG worked
closely with IBM for the technical integration based on a
service-oriented architecture, which will enable business users to
fully leverage the new set of process management features in the
IBM WebSphere Process Server. Under the terms of the agreement,
ILOG will also participate in co-marketing activities with IBM.
ILOG JRules complements IBM WebSphere Process Server 6.0 by
automating complex business policies and supporting enterprise-wide
and centralized business rule management. Business processes
targeted by the solution include pricing, welfare administration,
insurance claims processing, loan and insurance underwriting,
promotions and loyalty management, among others. These processes
are driven by rapidly-changing business rules that drive
decision-making for eligibility, risk assessment, pricing,
validation and scoring. As Gartner Vice President Jim Sinur
recommended in a February 2005 report, Business Process Management
Suites Will Be the Next Big Thing, "Organizations experiencing
increased rule-coordination activities should consider BRMSs."
Business Rule Management Systems are essential to BPM applications
because they ensure the highest levels of agility and customization
for these applications. Using a BRMS, business policies can be
managed separately from the rest of the application, eliminating
the need to make policy changes to a BPM application through
traditional software coding. The resulting solution provides for
the continuous adjustment of processes in response to changing
business conditions, and allows business users to maintain the
application, lowering IT maintenance costs. ILOG has consistently
built on its history of product innovation to make ILOG JRules the
industry's leading business rule software. For the third year in a
row, ILOG has been named to the leader quadrant of Gartner's Magic
Quadrant for Business Rule Engines, and ILOG has twice been named
the BRMS market leader by IT research firm IDC. Customers of the
award-winning ILOG JRules include CitiStreet, VSP, eBay, Zurich,
MetLife, Sabre and many other leading Global 2000 companies and
governments worldwide. Currently, more than 50 Global 2000
organizations use ILOG's BRMS products in combination with a BPM
solution. The company also offers more comprehensive technical
integrations with BPM vendors, including industry leaders like IBM.
Today's announcement extends ILOG's relationship with IBM, which
also includes ILOG JRules integration and related co-selling
agreement for IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow(TM) products, and
participation in IBM's business performance management initiative.
In addition, ILOG has been a member of IBM's PartnerWorld program
for four years. The ILOG JRules connector for WebSphere Process
Server is available immediately from ILOG at and through the IBM
Developer's Network. About ILOG ILOG delivers software and services
that empower customers to make better decisions faster and manage
change and complexity. Over 2,500 global corporations and more than
465 leading software vendors rely on ILOG's market-leading business
rule management system (BRMS), optimization and visualization
software components, to achieve dramatic returns on investment,
create market-defining products and services, and sharpen their
competitive edge. ILOG was founded in 1987 and employs more than
650 people worldwide. For more information, please visit
http://www.ilog.com/ . NOTE: ILOG is a registered trademark, and
ILOG JRules is a trademark, of ILOG. IBM trademark information: All
other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
DATASOURCE: ILOG CONTACT: Sarah Johansen of ILOG, +1-650-567-8128,
or Web site: http://www.ilog.com/
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