The Business Rules Management System (BRMS) Center of Excellence will support the development efforts of independent software vendors and systems integrators in BRMS solutions for the local and regional markets.
The center is the first of its kind for ILOG worldwide, and is projected to generate revenues of S$10 million (US$6.14 million) over three years for Singapore's infocomm industry, said Khoong Hock Yun, assistant chief executive of the nation's Infocomm Development Authority, during the center's launch earlier today. The facility will also train and produce 250 professionals with the necessary development skills within the next three years.
"Through the center, we can provide focused training and expertise on BRMS to enterprises in Singapore," added Foo Jong Tong, general manager of ILOG Asia-Pacific. "Organizations can leverage on BRMS to execute business strategies faster, despite frequent changes to business rules and policies and the need to outsource their business processes."
According to ILOG, business rules help companies formalize best practices and policies, reduce margins of error, and improve work efficiencies. Through the use of such rules, a company is said to be able to better manage its operations based on pre-defined terms and conditions. For instance, a business rule could stipulate that "if this" event happens or condition is fulfilled, "then this" process should be executed.
ILOG Chairman and CEO Pierre Haren, who was in Singapore for the launch, said BRMS plays a key role in driving Web services and service-oriented architectures (SOAs).
Wrapped in business rules, information and transactions can move uninterrupted and seamlessly across the Web, said Haren. Services, he added, can be "defined in some place, invoked from another place and executed anywhere in the world."
Companies that constantly make changes to their policies and processes on benefit from BRMS, Haren said. eBay, for instance, deployed BRMS to detect fraud, ensure regulatory compliance and support the company's marketing efforts.
To date, the auction site has created over 3,000 business rules which are maintained by 15 business users, he said. By establishing the rules, the company reduces the time and effort it spends on policy validation. "It is the only way for eBay to maintain its base of 70 million users and 55 million items auctioned online," he added.
The center has roped in its first local solution provider, e-Trek, which plans to incorporate BRMS into a new application targeting the healthcare sector. Slated for launch in six months, the application will facilitate insurance claims between insurance companies and healthcare service providers, Foo said.
Alexandra Hospital has been earmarked as the pilot user of this application which will speed up the processing of insurance claims, he said.
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