Innovations Software Technology designs and develops advanced software solutions for the enterprise. Deployment of our cutting-edge technology enhances the speed, efficiency, and flexibility of complex software applications and creates lasting competitive advantages for our clients. We offer specialized products in the areas of compliance, risk management, and CRM for financial service providers. For other industries, such as retail, healthcare and telecommunications, we provide robust customized software solutions. These businesses help us to achieve our mission – to provide our clients with an expertise to make better informed and credible decisions. Innovations’ global presence and best of breed solution has been adopted by international enterprises such as John Deere, Fannie Mae, Capital One and Raytheon. Analysts at Forrester and Bloor rated Innovations among the global leaders for Business Rules Management. Innovations, established in 1997, is a European-based company with worldwide offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., California (Palo Alto), and Singapore.

InRule – Be Decisive. Leverage Rules. Get Results.

Decisive. InRule simplifies complex, decision-intensive business event processing by leveraging an analyst-driven approach to authoring and managing rules.

Leverage.
“The leading pure .NET choice” thats how Forrester described InRule at BRF 2009. The only business rule solution built on and optimized for .NET, InRule leverages and extends investments in key Microsoft technologies.

Rules.
Business users and analysts author rules and calculations for decision logic. IT integrates and manages how logic is used across the enterprise.

Results. Building better business capabilities:
“InRule enables Credit Risk Analysts which takes 60%-70% of initial programming out of the cycle time, reduces ongoing IT maintenance and significantly enhances ‘Speed to Market’.” Risk Management Executive, Top Five US Bank

“Business rules allowed us to separate business logic from programmers allow us to get close to the business user to get to the end result.” CIO, The Doctors Company

Pegasystems, the leader in business process management and a leading provider of CRM solutions, helps organizations enhance customer loyalty, generate new business, and improve productivity. Our patented Build for Change® technology speeds the delivery of critical business solutions by directly capturing business objectives and eliminating manual programming. Pegasystems enables clients to quickly adapt to changing business conditions in order to outperform the competition. For more information, please visit us at www.pega.com.

Blueprint is the leading provider of Requirements Definition solutions designed to strengthen the foundation of the application lifecycle by eliminating requirement ambiguity and miscommunications which frequently plague project outcomes. Designed for the challenges confronting modern requirement authors, Blueprint provides the industrys most full-featured requirements workbench with a cohesive set of functions to richly define, collaborate, visualize, and communicate requirements for projects ranging from multi-million dollar enterprise initiatives to smaller application enhancements. Blueprint is also recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor, Voke Innovator and winner of the Jolt Product Excellence Award.

Business Rule Solutions, LLC (BRS) is the recognized world leader in the advancement of the Business Rule Approach. Our principal, Ronald G. Ross is acknowledged globally as the “father” of business rules. BRS provides the complete set of services and the expertise that enable organizations to apply the business rule approach effectively, quickly, and successfully. BRS offers public seminars, in-house training, publications, tools, and Proteus®, the internationally acclaimed and proven business rule methodology.

Experian’s combines data intelligence, analytics, software and consulting to help clients optimize profitability and improve performance. Its enterprise-wide decisioning capabilities enable clients to manage and mitigate credit risk; prevent, detect and reduce fraud; meet regulatory obligations; and gain operational efficiencies. Trusted by leading businesses worldwide, Experians provides the intelligence to make accurate and informed decisions to help clients better manage their customer relationships.

FICO is the leader in Decision Management, transforming business by making every decision count. We use predictive analytics to help businesses automate, improve and connect decisions across organizational silos and customer lifecycles.

Clients in 80 countries work with FICO to increase customer loyalty and profitability, cut fraud losses, manage credit risk, meet regulatory and competitive demands, and rapidly build market share. Most leading banks and credit card issuers rely on FICO solutions, as do insurers, retailers, healthcare organizations and other companies. Through the www.myfico.com Web site, consumers use the company’s FICO scores, the standard measure of credit risk, to manage their financial health.

We have pioneered the development and application of critical technologies behind advanced Decision Management. These include predictive analytics, business rules management and optimization. We use these technologies to help businesses improve the precision, consistency and agility of their complex, high-volume decisions.

Dynamic business processes are at the heart of what it takes to work smarter today to create value while cutting costs. As systems continue to become more interconnected, instrumented and intelligent, business rule management from IBM is enabling the agile business processes and models that are required to support ongoing business change, aligning business with IT.

Businesses of all sizes are leveraging IBM WebSphere ILOG Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS) to discover and design key business activities, automate end-to-end processes, quickly transform insight into action, and adapt and respond dynamically to changing market conditions.

To learn more about Business Process Management enabled by BRMS from IBM please visit http://www.ilog.com/products/businessrules/.

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

IIL is a global leader in training, consulting, coaching and customized course development. Our core competencies include: Project, Program and Portfolio Management; Business Analysis; Microsoft® Project and Project Server; Lean Six Sigma; PRINCE2®; ITIL®; Leadership and Interpersonal Skills. Using our proprietary Many Methods of Learning&trade, IIL delivers innovative, effective and consistent training solutions through a variety of learning approaches, including Traditional Classroom, Virtual Classroom, simulation training and interactive, on-demand learning.

Leverage the power of our wholly-owned network of IIL companies, strategically located all over the world. We have deep experience working in different languages, cultures, countries and industries and are proud to be the training solution partner of choice for many top global companies. Find out what we can do together! Contact your local IIL company below or email us at learning@iil.com.

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global software company that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur to capitalize on new opportunities, drive greater efficiencies and reduce risk. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class infrastructure software spanning event-driven visibility and real-time response, open integration, data access and integration, and application development and deployment all supporting on-premises and SaaS/Cloud deployments. Progress maximizes the benefits of operational responsiveness while minimizing IT complexity and total cost of ownership.

24 of Fortune 100 companies use Progress Savvion BPM to manage their critical business processes. With the Progress Savvion BPM suite, business and IT can collaborate on and rapidly deploy process based solutions—to optimize processes—with returns as high as 300% within 30 days.

RuleXpress by RuleArts is a software tool aimed toward the business-level capture, analysis and management of business rules, including the terms and facts that support them. It is intended to be a business-friendly tool for business workers to use directly in developing guidance (business rules and/or other elements of governance) for the business in business terms, as well as the business glossaries to support them.

Since 2000, B2T Training has focused solely on providing business analysis professional development. The company developed the first comprehensive business analysis training program in North America and has been a model for other training organizations. As experts in the field, B2T Training continues to shape the Business Analysis discipline and the careers of BA professionals in major corporations across the globe through its high impact training sessions and valuable resources. B2T Training provides direct access to expert instructors who are also practicing BA professionals, well known and highly respected in the field.

Business Analysts looking to increase knowledge, improve performance, and enhance their value; and BA Managers seeking to improve BA performance and increase customer satisfaction rely on B2T Training. We get it. We’ll help you get it too.

B2T Training is an endorsed education provider for the IIBA and a registered education provider for PMI.

Corticon’s enterprise-caliber Business Rules Management solutions drive smarter, faster business automation. Government agencies and top companies across industries such as Insurance and Financial Services exploit Corticon to achieve 10x faster implementation of automated operational decisions, and 25x faster business change cycles. With Corticon’s patented model-driven design environment, and complete platform for building and maintaining intelligent form-centric web applications, customers realize superior business agility in functions such as online sales, customer acquisition, call center guidance, and claims processing. Corticon’s editor is spreadsheet-easy and powerful, enabling the expression of any rule logic, without programming or supporting infrastructure. Corticon’s unique architecture also guarantees the consistent, reliable execution of a company’s business rules and policies. Getting rules right, fast, is at the core of Corticon’s unparalleled 100% project success rate. At www.RulesWorld.com you can download Corticon’s award-winning Rule Modeling software, and prove the value of Rules, on your own, at no cost or risk.

Sparx Systems specializes in high performance and scalable visual modeling tools for Business, IT and Systems. A leading vendor of innovative solutions based on UML and its related specifications, Sparx Systems flagship product, Enterprise Architect, is a comprehensive team-based modeling environment, with key tools to optimize analysis, collaboration and design.

Enterprise Architect enables enterprises to improve business processes, business/IT collaboration and align IT deliverables with corporate strategy. At each stage of system development, Enterprise Architect helps organizations analyze, design and construct reliable, well-understood systems.

With customers in industries ranging from aerospace and automotive engineering to finance, defense, government, entertainment and telecommunications, Sparx Systems is a leading vendor of innovative, model driven solutions.

Now, more than ever, you need to make your training dollars count. You also want training thats engaging and taught in a way that enhances retention. Watermark Learning understands that. Were more than just a training company. Watermark Learning has been a trusted resource since 1992 for Business Analysts and Project Managers around the world. We convey retainable real-world skills, to motivate and enhance staff performance, adding up to enduring results. Watermark Learning provides public and private training, mentoring, CBAP and PMP preparation products and related resources, and Masters Certificate Programs with our academic partner, Auburn University, to help organizations be more productive, and assist individuals in their professional growth. Watermark is an original PMI Global Registered Education Provider, and a charter IIBA Endorsed Education Provider. Contact us at 800-646-9362, or at www.WatermarkLearning.com.

InQuestra is the world’s first and finest e-learning company focused exclusively on courses for Business and Systems Analysts. Our online Business Systems Analysis Certificate (BSAC) program offers high quality interactive courses with video, audio, quizzes and resources that maximize your learning experience. It’s the simple, affordable way for you to learn the latest best practices, hone your analysis or requirements gathering skills, and to keep current with the latest developments.

In addition, to your BSAC you will earn:

• 21-IIBA CDUs

• 16-PMI PDUs

• 8-IEEE CEUs

Are you preparing for the IIBA® CBAP® Exam? Be absolutely sure that all your hard work will pay off by taking our practice (simulation) exam. This is a practice exam that tests your knowledge of the IIBA® Body of Knowledge (BABOK® ) v2.0 with the same number of questions, the same weightings as the actual IIBA® CBAP® Exam and the same time duration.

Learning Tree International is a leading global provider of hands-on IT and Management training. Learning Tree develops and delivers a broad, proprietary library of instructor-led courses focused on people and project management; leadership and business skills; Web development; operating systems; databases; networking; IT security; and software development. Courses are presented at Learning Tree Education Centers, at client facilities, and via Learning Tree AnyWare, our live, online instructor-led training delivery solution. Since 1974, over 65,000 organizations have relied on Learning Tree to enhance the professional skills of more than 2 million employees. For more information, call 1-888-THE-TREE (1-888-843-8733), or visit www.learningtree.com.

OpenRules, Inc. is a NJ-based corporation that develops, supports, and provides consulting and training services around its highly popular Open Source BRMS OPENRULES. It utilizes the power of MS Excel, Google Docs, Eclipse IDE, and Java-based application servers. OpenRules is oriented to business analysts allowing them to work in concert with developers to create and maintain enterprise-level Business Rules Repositories for complex Decision Management Systems. OpenRules Dialog (ORD) is a new tool that allows non-programmers to create intelligent Web-based questionnaires. OpenRules includes Rule Solver that integrates Business Rules with Constraint Programming and other Optimization technologies. OpenRules Learner utilizes different Machine Learning tools for rules discovery and predictive analytics. OpenRules is in production for major international corporations such as Thomson Reuters, ABN AMRO and Commerzbank, insurers such as Blue Shield of California, healthcare providers such as the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, and large government agencies such as IRS and European Patent Office.

PMCentersUSA seeks to empower individuals and companies to turn projects and challenges into opportunities for growth and productivity. We provide complete solutions in project management, business analysis, and business process improvement. We deliver the consulting, training and mentoring that you need by offering a framework that helps you excel in project delivery. PMCentersUSA offers training through the following programs:

• Virtual, Live Instructor-led Training

• Online, Self-Paced Training

• Public Training (Affiliated with four universities)

• Customized, Private Training

As a Charter Global Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute and an Endorsed Education Provider for the International Institute of Business Analysis, you can be assured that you will receive complete dedication to quality and consistent commitment to high standards in all of our services.

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BPTrends (www.bptrends.com) is the primary source of business intelligence for business executives and process change practitioners around the globe. Industry thought leaders provide analysis and opinion on trends, directions and best practices relating to all aspects of business process management. BPTrends is the most comprehensive, in-depth business process management resource devoted to educating and informing the market. The BPTrends BP Tools Reports are the most widely read reports on BP software tools available and our BPTrends Surveys are widely quoted. With over 20,000 members, BPTrends is the largest community of BP Professionals in the world. BPTrends Associates provides BPM professional services to organizations, assisting them in the planning, architecting, designing, measuring and managing of their business processes.

Business Rules Community, sponsored by Business Rule Solutions, LLC (BRS), is a vertical, non-commercial community for business rule professionals. BRCommunity provides articles, commentary, discussion areas, and a variety of other valuable hands-on resources, and is home to the Business Rules Journal, which appears there free-of-charge. BRCommunity.com is much more than simply an on-line publication. With the help of a talented staff and generous supporters, it has grown into the place to be for business rules. Join today free-of-charge!

ebizQ.net is the definitive venue for business and IT professionals, vendors, and industry analysts with the need to exchange information on enterprise technologies, problems, and solutions. We focus on enterprise infrastructure including SOA, BPM, integration, Business Intelligence, SaaS, and security. ebizQ provides the most comprehensive and timely information available on vendors, products, market directions, best practices, and any other industry element that comes into play.

ebizQ.net is a portal for blogs, webinars, podcasts, news, features, white papers, and virtual conferences. The site includes content from the leading industry analysts and experts. ebizQ events including webinars and virtual conferences provide an interactive interface where visitors and ask questions and interact with other visitors. The ebizQ community is over 100,000 strong. All of ebizQ’s content through each of its channels is freely available to subscribers.

ModernAnalyst.com is the premier community and resource portal for business analysts, systems analysts, and other IT professionals involved in business systems analysis.

Find what you need, when you need it. The ModernAnalyst.com community provides Articles, Forums, Templates, Interview Questions, Career Advice, Personalized Profiles, a Resource Directory, and much more, to allow you to excel at your work.

From junior analysts to analysis managers, whether you integrate off-the-shelf products, perform systems analysis for custom software development, or re-engineer business processes, ModernAnalyst.com has what you need to take your career to the next level.

SearchSOA.com is the most relevant and extensive online community dedicated to service-oriented architecture (SOA). Over 450,000 IT professionals turn to SearchSOA.com for industry news, expert advice and peer-to-peer learning opportunities. Whether you are looking to solve a specific SOA problem, or just trying to stay on top of recent industry developments, SearchSOA.com is your online portal for information.

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The Association of Business Process Management Professionals is a non-profit, vendor independent professional organization dedicated to the advancement of business process management concepts and its practices. ABPMP is practitioner-oriented and practitioner-led. The ABPMP produces educational and networking events for continuing education and sharing of best practices, new ideas, and experiences of its members and professional colleagues.

IIBA® is the independent non-profit professional association serving the growing field of Business Analysis. Whatever your rolerequirements management, systems analysis, business analysis, requirements analysis, project management, or consultingIIBA® can help you do your job better.

Information Systems analysts have long been able to describe an enterprise in terms of the structure of the data the enterprise uses and the organization of the functions it performs. Unfortunately, there is often neglect of the rules (constraints and conditions) under which the enterprise operates.

Frequently these rules are not articulated until it is time to convert them into program code. While rules that are represented by the structure and functions of an enterprise have been documented to a degree, others have not been articulated well, if at all.

The Business Rules Group (BRG) was organized to carry out that articulation.

The Object Management Group (OMG) is an open membership, not-for-profit consortium that produces and maintains computer industry specifications for interoperable enterprise applications. Our membership includes virtually every large company in the computer industry, and hundreds of smaller ones. Most of the companies that shape enterprise and Internet computing today are represented on our Board of Directors.

Our flagship specification is the multi-platform Model Driven Architecture (MDA), recently underway but already well known in the industry. It is based on the modeling specifications the MOF, the UML, XMI, and CWM. OMG’s own middleware platform is CORBA, which includes the Interface Definition Language OMG IDL, and protocol IIOP. The Object Management Architecture (OMA) defines standard services that will carry over into MDA work shortly. OMG Task Forces standardize Domain Facilities in industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and others.

The International RuleML Symposium on Rule Interchange and Applications (RuleML-2008) is devoted to practical distributed rule technologies and rule-based applications which need language standards for rules operating in the context of, e.g., the Semantic Web, Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems, Event-Driven Architectures and Service-Oriented Computing Applications.

The VCG Business Process Transformation Framework provides robust reference dictionaries and methods that are tested and proven for the extended enterprise value network. The standard framework promotes consensus and helps drive continuous improvement and transformation of processes.

The integrated process framework guides the modeling, design, and measurement of business performance by uniquely encompassing the plan, govern, and execute requirements for the design, product, and customer aspects of business. We believe in consensus-driven and non-proprietary, open source standards and seek the diversity of ideas provided by our constituents and partners as we share value network perspectives, strategies and best practices.