http://jtonedm.com/2008/09/15/first-look-erudine-behaviour-engine/ James Taylor on Everything Decision Management Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:03:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://jtonedm.com/2008/09/15/first-look-erudine-behaviour-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-14146 richard buckle Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:38:35 +0000 http://jtonedm.com/?p=573#comment-14146 I added a link to this story as a comment to a blog posting "review" I provided for the HP NonStop (Tandem) community .... it's made some points a lot better than I had done. - Richard I added a link to this story as a comment to a blog posting “review” I provided for the HP NonStop (Tandem) community …. it’s made some points a lot better than I had done.
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]]> http://jtonedm.com/2008/09/15/first-look-erudine-behaviour-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-11249 Paul Compton Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:03:21 +0000 http://jtonedm.com/?p=573#comment-11249 <!--StartFragment--> The type of case-based incremental development outlined here and described in the Erudine white papers is elsewhere known as Ripple-Down Rules, and has been well validated in a number of application areas.   In fact, Erudine was previously known as Rippledown Solutions (try accessing  <a href="http://www.rippledownsolutions.com" rel="nofollow">www.rippledownsolutions.com</a>  or looking for it on the <a href="//www.archive.org/index.php" rel="nofollow">Wayback machine</a>).   Perhaps the Erudine approach was developed independently, but the core idea so closely matches Ripple-Down Rules, that reference to earlier Ripple-Down Rule outcomes, might strengthen Erudine's claims about the value of this sort of incremental development.   I have written to them about connections with Ripple-Down Rules, but did not hear back.     A search for Ripple-Down Rules finds thousands of links.   There are also a few starter papers on my <a href="http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~compton" rel="nofollow">web page</a>  as well as links to other companies with Ripple-Down Rule systems.   One of these, <a href="http://www.pks.com.au" rel="nofollow">Pacific Knowledge</a>  has focussed mainly on medical applications.   Some of its customers have developed systems with over ten thousand rules using its Labwizard product.   Sonetto, a system integrating Ripple-Down Rules and conceptual graphs, like Erudine's, has been developed by <a href="http://www.ivisgroup.com" rel="nofollow">Ivis</a>.   A <a href="http://www.brcommunity.com/n014.php" rel="nofollow">paper by Sarraf and Ellis</a> describes how Sonetto is used byTesco.com in customising its B2B and B2C systems.   Ripple Down Rules are also used in workflow systems, text processing and range of areas.   The key difference of the Erudine system from Ripple Down Rule developments seems to be that it is targeted at general system development, for example in rebuilding legacy systems.   This is an interesting new application area for the Ripple-Down Rule approach. ps I have a small shareholding in Pacific Knowledge Systems <!--EndFragment-->
The type of case-based incremental development outlined here and described in the Erudine white papers is elsewhere known as Ripple-Down Rules, and has been well validated in a number of application areas.   In fact, Erudine was previously known as Rippledown Solutions (try accessing  http://www.rippledownsolutions.com  or looking for it on the Wayback machine).   Perhaps the Erudine approach was developed independently, but the core idea so closely matches Ripple-Down Rules, that reference to earlier Ripple-Down Rule outcomes, might strengthen Erudine’s claims about the value of this sort of incremental development.   I have written to them about connections with Ripple-Down Rules, but did not hear back.  
 
A search for Ripple-Down Rules finds thousands of links.   There are also a few starter papers on my web page  as well as links to other companies with Ripple-Down Rule systems.   One of these, Pacific Knowledge  has focussed mainly on medical applications.   Some of its customers have developed systems with over ten thousand rules using its Labwizard product.   Sonetto, a system integrating Ripple-Down Rules and conceptual graphs, like Erudine’s, has been developed by Ivis.   A paper by Sarraf and Ellis describes how Sonetto is used byTesco.com in customising its B2B and B2C systems.   Ripple Down Rules are also used in workflow systems, text processing and range of areas.   The key difference of the Erudine system from Ripple Down Rule developments seems to be that it is targeted at general system development, for example in rebuilding legacy systems.   This is an interesting new application area for the Ripple-Down Rule approach.
ps I have a small shareholding in Pacific Knowledge Systems

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