QAD Selects ILOG JRules to Enable Flexible Process Management for
Its Manufacturing Customers
ILOG JRules Enables Customization and Business Process Control For Faster
Business Response Times
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ILOG(R) (Nasdaq:
ILOG; Euronext: ILO; ISIN: FR0004042364) today announced that QAD, Inc.,
(NASDAQ:QADI), a leading provider of enterprise applications for global
manufacturers, has selected ILOG JRules(TM), a key offering in ILOG's Business
Rule Management System (BRMS) product line, to help streamline and simplify the
management of business-rules within MFG/PRO, QAD's flagship ERP product suite.
Using ILOG JRules, MFG/PRO customers in the automotive, consumer products,
electronics, food and beverage, industrial and medical industries will gain a
flexible and reusable business rules-based foundation that enables them to more
easily customize business processes to meet the specific needs of their
businesses.
Using ILOG JRules within MFG/PRO, QAD's customers will gain direct control over
the business rules deployed throughout their systems, enabling them to more
easily create and amend business rules within MFG/PRO to address changing
business requirements, resulting in productivity enhancements and reduced
costs. In addition, ILOG JRules BRMS will work with QAD's MFG/PRO and related
modules to provide faster and more-effective demand forecasting, inventory
management, as well as automate complex decision making processes.
"By combining ILOG JRules with our flagship product MFG/PRO, QAD's customers
will be able to react more quickly and efficiently to changes in the
marketplace," said Paul Knopf, Director, Product Architecture, QAD. "By
empowering business analysts within our customers to take direct control of
policies and business rules, businesses will be able to better tailor the
workflow of their manufacturing systems." "We looked at several business rule technologies but felt that ILOG provided
the best fit for QAD. They have a strong global presence, a solid reputation
in the marketplace and relationships with critical OEM's and ISVs." ILOG has consistently built on its history of product innovation to make ILOG
JRules the industry's leading business rule software. For the second year in a
row, ILOG has been named to the leader quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for
Business Rule Engines. ILOG's BRMS provides a competitive advantage for many
strategic business applications. Compliance solutions powered by ILOG JRules
monitor high volumes of data in real time, enabling the immediate detection and
reporting of faulty or fraudulent information. For business process
management, ILOG JRules enables the effective management of the complex,
dynamic rules that can number in the thousands for a discrete business process,
maximizing business agility. Customers of the award-winning ILOG JRules include
CitiStreet, VSP, eBay, Zurich, MetLife, Sabre and other leading Global 2000
companies and governments worldwide.
About ILOG For more than 10 years, ILOG's innovative enterprise-class software components
and services have helped companies maximize their business agility and improve
operating efficiency. Over 1,000 global corporations and more than 300 leading
software vendors rely on ILOG's business rules, optimization and visualization
technologies to achieve dramatic returns on investment, create market-defining
products and services, and sharpen their competitive edge. For more details,
please visit http://www.ilog.com/.
NOTE: ILOG is a registered trademark, and JRules is a trademark, of ILOG. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: ILOG CONTACT: Sarah Johansen of ILOG, Inc., +1-650-567-8128, or Web site: http://www.ilog.com/
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