Monthly Archives: October 2018

IBM to Acquire Red Hat

Posted on October 29, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This big announcement came on October 28, 2018. The acquisition is by far IBM’s largest deal ever, and the third-biggest in the history of U.S. tech. In a joint statement IBM and Red Hat stated that the “deal will make … Continue reading →

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Decisions.com is our new sponsor

Posted on October 24, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

DMCommunity welcomes a new premium sponsor Decisions.com, a leading provider of BPM/Workflow/Rule Technology headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. Decisions was founded in 2010 by Carl Hewitt to provide technology for automating key business processes and business rules and making the rules … Continue reading →

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Blockchain Explained: What it is and isn’t

Posted on October 23, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

There are a lot of misconceptions about blockchain. A lot of people have heard of blockchain but really don’t understand quite what it is. You hear everything, from everybody thinking that blockchain is Bitcoin or vice versa, it is for … Continue reading →

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AI Self-Portrait

Posted on October 20, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

What does AI look like? You might say it looks like a robot, or flashing LEDs, or a waveform on a screen. But what would AI say AI looks like? To find out, IBM Research asked AI to draw a … Continue reading →

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BBC-2018: Nov. 5-9 in San Antonio

Posted on October 18, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The next major Decision Management event BBC-2018 will take place Nov. 5-9 in San Antonio. You can still save 20% off your conference pass by entering the discount code OPENTX1820 at registration. Below is the list of presentations devoted to Decision Management:

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Winners of 2018 Business Rule Excellence Awards

Posted on October 17, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The first annual Business Rules Excellence Awards (BREA) announced the 2018 winners.  Created by leading business rules practitioners and providers, these prestigious awards recognize user organizations worldwide that have demonstrably excelled in implementing innovative solutions. The 2018 Winners (in alphabetical … Continue reading →

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Going to college is costing less

Posted on October 17, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

After decades of increasing tuition, universities are going the other way — either by flattening costs or bringing them right down.The combination of fewer students applying for college and more grants being out given means that higher education is not as expensive … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates on Paul Allen

Posted on October 16, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

On Oct. 16 Bill Gates wrote: “When I think about Paul, I remember a passionate man who held his family and friends dear. I also remember a brilliant technologist and philanthropist who wanted to accomplish great things, and did.” Link

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Ten years of CP Optimizer

Posted on October 11, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Paul Shaw presented a summary of ten years of evolution of CP Optimizer, one of the most powerful constraint programming engines:

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Notes from DecisionCAMP-2018

Posted on October 5, 2018 by jacobfeldman

This year DecisionCAMP was held in Luxembourg Sep 17-19 as a part of the Logic for AI Summit. It became an important event that attracted experts and practitioners in the business decision management from 14 countries. We had 54 official … Continue reading →

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