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In the opinion of Bloor Research the following represent the key facts of which prospective users should be aware:

• InRule Technology is an extremely strong Microsoft partner with all the necessary credentials to give one confidence in their ability to use and exploit underlying Microsoft technology.
• Being a charter member of Microsoft’s Business Process Alliance has led to InRule Technology winning a number of significant pieces of business. InRule Technology is well placed as a partner of a number of other fellow members of this Alliance.
• The InRule business rule engine takes full advantage of the .NET Framework in that it is simple and easy to use. It is not completely code-free, and does require someone capable of understanding XML and If-Then-Else style programming. However, there are a large number of simple business user capabilities which mean many rules can be defined by a business user. InRule Technology explained to me that knowledge of XML is useful for someone installing and setting up InRule; however once the product is set up, business users can author and test rules using InRule’s Business Language Authoring, with no need to know XML.
• Bloor would not recommend the use of InRule for Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) over InRule itself unless your organisation has a strategy to adopt and use WWF. The reason for this is the current loss of features.

InRule is a strong product in the Microsoft environment, with all the partner credentials a Microsoft house should be looking for. Bloor would suggest that if you are looking for a business rules management system then InRule should be in your selection list, as it has all the necessary features necessary and at an attractive price.

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