Businesses are continuously seeking to speed up workflows and go-to-market plans, but weighing business factors against policies and regulations often gets in the way. With a Business Rules Engine, everyday decisions – guided by rules or regulations – can be made automatically.

Fundamental to business agility is the ability to make the right business decisions at the right time. Of course, data drives decisions—therefore, business agility actually starts with corporate IT and extends throughout the enterprise. This is where Progress® Corticon® comes in. Corticon is a market-leading business rules engine that delivers high-quality, high-fidelity and high-performance automated business decisions.

Over the past few years, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has altered the way people apply for and receive benefits. As a result, states are finding their existing eligibility systems are no longer sufficient to deliver services to beneficiaries. Progress® Corticon® Business Rules Engine can reduce development time and change cycles by 90%

This data connectivity comparison gives you a clear picture of the differences between free and high-quality database drivers. See how drivers compare in performance, reliability, interoperability, enterprise-class features, technical support and more.

A WINNING COMBINATION: CREATING THE WORD’S LEADING BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

Your company requires innovative software that fits the needs of your business today and has the flexibility to adapt to changes tomorrow. Progress Software is meeting those same requirements for thousands of companies and millions of users around the world.

Get secure, reliable and experienced database management from Progress Services.

Get detailed information about the individual Progress DataDirect components that enable our high-performance ODBC and JDBC  data connectivity solutions.

Pension administrators are at the center of a storm. Learn how technology – like a business rules engine – can help IT and business users implement new reporting standards for operational efficiently – while separating business processes from rules to ensure compliance.

When it comes to reporting, business intelligence (BI), and SaaS integration, you need to ensure you have the right plan and tools to deliver an optimal solution to your market. For your Progress OpenEdge applications, read this solution brief to find out why Progress DataDirect OpenAccess is the best solution to securely integrate your applications with virtually all your reporting tools and BI analytics.

As innovation in application development continues, Business Rules Engines have become the “go-to” solution in industries where applications rely on complex rules, policy or regulations: case management, complicated pricing structures, insurance and claims processing, pensions, loans and banking, and governmental benefits eligibility. Discover how Progress Corticon can impact industries where applications rely on complex rules, policy or regulations. Download this Tech Spotlight to learn more.

Data matters now more than ever. In a matter of decades, we've evolved from the mainframe to today's hyper-connected world with its continuous avalanche of data; transforming the way we work and live. Read how DataDirect can help you stay at the forefront of this transformation by simply and efficiently connecting you to all of your data on-premise and in the cloud.

In this second annual Data Connectivity Outlook from Progress DataDirect, you'll get vendor-neutral information based on input from hundreds of DataDirect customers from around the globe, including C-level managers, data scientists, business analysts and developers. Survey results include trends around currently installed database technology as well as emerging database technologies. Read this paper to discover which vendors have staying power, which ones are closing the gap, and which ones will likely be consolidated.

Chapter 1: History of Cloud Computing
By: Michael Gendron
Innovation, faster time to market, increased market share, and greater customer loyalty are just a few potential benefits of a successful cloud computing strategy. If you haven’t already, now is the time to examine Cloud Computing as a strategic initiative for your organization. In Business Intelligence and the Cloud, Gendron, an intelligence leader, takes cloud computing beyond “mere hype to produce real-world value”. Through the use of real-world examples, Gendron emphasizes “how these technologies can be used to create business value and how they can be integrated into an organizations business intelligence system.”

Gain access to our complimentary chapter: A History of How We Got to Cloud Computing, Gendron and learn how “cloud computing creates business strategy.”

Chapter 1: The Importance of Data Integration
By: April Reeve
Managing Data in Motion is a growing concern in all IT organizations. 25 year veteran solution architect and program manager, April Reeve, shares her approach to developing and managing solutions for moving data between applications in her book, Managing Data in Motion. Learn how you too can reduce the complexity of managing system interfaces and enable a scalable architecture.

In our complimentary chapter: The Importance of Data Integration and the Natural Complexity of Data Interfaces, learn why data integration is an important topic for managing data in an organization and the importance of a data layer to manage the disparate interfaces.