Smart Rules 2009 Q3 released

New version features all-new graphical interface to simplify the process of building rules.

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Setting conditions and actions for a new rule.

Smart Rules is a business rule management system (BRMS) that allows both business and IT users to easily and successfully manage the policies that drive busines rules. Smart Rules allows the already captured business policy to be implemented and enforced in the same format as it was captured in, eliminating the effort of creating multiple representations of the policy. Smart Rules provides the infrastructure for the efficient development and deployment of Business Rules. Its focus is the implementation of business policies that govern activities within organizations, between organizations, and between organizations and individuals. Smart Rules consists of a set of Rule Developer Tools, for defining and deployment rules, and an SDK that provides Rule access and update for embedded programs and a Rule Engine where rules are executed. Smart Rules is Royalty free.

Updates in 2009 Q3

• SmartRules supports .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5.
• All-new graphical interface to further simplify the process of building rules
• Tab-driven IDE: each entity node in the project tree opens up in a separate window to enable you browse seamlessly among different projects and their entities.
• Simplified project tree for better visibility.
• Ribbon-style menus to easily locate all available actions.
• Multiple Projects: You may open, edit, and test multiple projects at the same time.
• Intellisense in Rule Editor:  The new intelligent bracketing mechanism helps to reduce the effort and time taken to create large expressions, allows assisted typing, and auto-complete mechanism.
• Undo-Redo Actions: Unlimited undo-redo actions in the Rule Editor.
• Support for Generics: The Rule Engine now natively supports C# 2.0 Generics. You can use these generic classes to create your rules.
• Decision Tables:  An alternate and visually powerful way to express business logic.
• Rule Dependencies: Cause a rule's condition to be evaluated only if another rule's condition is true.
• Customizable Skin: Change UI hues at will.
• Ability to Reload Assemblies: The SmartRules Studio now allows you to seamlessly reload new versions of assemblies.
• More Powerful Tracing and Debugging Features: New and more robust testing and diagnosing functionality will facilitate your debugging.
• Database Independence: Now rules are saved in SmartRules' "DLLs" instead of a database. 

About Kontac

Kontac is the lead developer of Smart Rules, and is funded by providing Support and Services for Smart Rules Tools. Kontac Provides services to help its customers derive maximum benefit from its business rules technologies. These include customizable, professional services for rule repository design and implementation, as well as product customization services.