Quotes from Users and the Press
Quotes from the press and the world-wide user community of XpertRule® from XpertRule Software.

"Microsoft Consulting Services believes in choosing the right tool for the job.  On a recent government assignment we had to model complex and dynamic business rules, complex workflow and integrate seamlessly with Windows development tools such as Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual C++.  After evaluating a number of possible solutions we chose XpertRule to model the workflow and business rules for all the reasons listed above as well as its incredible ease of use and flexibility."
Michael Howard, Senior Consultant, Microsoft New Zealand Limited. Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"The incidence of non-productive cask movements has plummeted from a high of around 50% to a negligible level of around 4% and our cask handling rates have almost doubled.  The new technology enables staff to concentrate on what they want to achieve, rather than how they go about it.  They can concentrate on the constraints that they wish to impose and get the system to do the leg work of finding the best scenario within those constraints.  It means that the business can be driven by primary objectives."
T.H. Commercial Director, United Distillers, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"In line with our procedures on new software products, the software was sent to the Price Waterhouse World Firm Technology Centre at Menlo Park, in California.  We need to know that software products exist, to know that they are robust and to test the structure and consistency of the software. XpertRule's software was approved without reservation."
P.B. Price Waterhouse, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"The software has affected our administration significantly.  It's brilliant what it does.  The job XpertRule is doing is not impossible to do manually, but it's very difficult"
M.I. Airtime Manager, Channel 4 TV, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"XpertRule performed exceptionally well. In spite of destruct-testing the software, KPMG just could not break XpertRule.  This was backed by strong reference sites and a good fit to our requirements".
Commander A.R. Royal Navy, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"XpertRule provides a good fit to the problem and we have certainly not used all the product's functions.  There is great potential for the use of this type of technology - beyond the peripheral applications that tend to attract attention.  I think that people are a little bit scared - afraid that their expertise and knowledge is going to be removed.  Our experience in using expert systems shows that the truth is quite the opposite.  It is the commander who always remains in control of the combat unit."
B.L. Swedish Defence Material Administration, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"Graphical overviews are extremely helpful, making it easier to cut and paste changes.  While we looked at a number of other products, including shell systems, this is a feature that we did not find anywhere else."
L.L. Dialog Sweden, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"This rock-solid package has been on the go for almost as long as the IBM PC but its new Windows version will make life far easier for the user.  With a package which is largely designed to work in situations which will make life easier for relatively untutored staff, the ability to just point and click in such a visually attractive interface seems to me to be a big plus point."
PC WEEK, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"In today's world of overweening software engineering architectures ('marketures') and grandiose development schemes, XpertRule stands as an example of a niche product that looks to solve a specific development task, and one it solves very well.  XpertRule's task is to simplify the collection, structuring and presentation of complex business rules."
CASE Trends, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"I've been wanting to review XpertRule for some time now because a lot of people have recommended it to me as a good tool for building Windows-based systems and because I keep seeing it used to develop successful applications.  XpertRule provides a good development environment that facilitates knowledge acquisition, rapid prototyping and system development.  In fact, its graphical knowledge acquisition features are so useful that developers might consider it as a rapid knowledge acquisition tool for conducting 'brainstorming' sessions, and for quickly capturing and structuring expert knowledge, converting it to executable form, and then immediately running it to check its accuracy during any stage of development.  My favourite XpertRule feature is its truth table method whereby it can generate all the possible combinations for the attributes of a task.  Other pluses are its documentation and online help. If you are shopping for a good tool for Windows development, you should definitely consider XpertRule."
Intelligent Software Strategies, USA, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

XpertRule is awarded "Best Buy Expert System" in Britain's biggest selling computer monthly magazine COMPUTER SHOPPER in their Awards 2001 - cited because "XpertRule provides one of the easiest and most logical ways to build expert systems".
"If you'd like a refreshingly direct approach to expert systems, I would recommend XpertRule's XpertRule.  This goes a long way to getting rid of the mystique of the 'bag of rules' approach.  It's also obvious that converting a set of rules into a decision tree would result in a faster-to-use and more understandable knowledge base - and this is exactly what XpertRule does.  A Windows version of XpertRule is available, and I highly recommend it"
COMPUTER SHOPPER (XpertRule, review 1999), Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"XpertRule has an excellent second or third generation product in XpertRule, and if you can't manage to produce something useful using it, then I doubt any other software would do the job."
COMPUTER SHOPPER (XpertRule, review 1997), Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"XpertRule looks set to grow in the US based on past successes in Japan and Europe with its KBS and genetic algorithm tools."
Gartner Group, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"This product makes it easier to extract information from the expert and create an efficient system.  The package is a very tidy and professional tool. It installed and ran without a hitch on my system under both DOS with Windows and OS/2.  The documentation is thorough and clear. The tutorial leads you through the system in a very nice way using a simple example.  I can highly recommend XpertRule for developing knowledge bases that are either stand-alone routines or embedded processes."
AI EXPERT, USA, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"The genetic algorithm features alone make this an excellent tool. As a knowledge acquisition aid, XpertRule offers logic representations that can capture the interest and active participation of experts.  Communications features facilitate the incorporation of XpertRule into hybrid solutions under the Microsoft Windows platform.  If you make your living building intelligent solutions, you should check out this multifaceted package."
PC AI, USA, Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"An important niche is occupied in the commercial sector of Machine Learning by the XpertRule family of packages developed by XpertRule Software Ltd. Facilities for large-scale data analysis are integrated with sophisticated support for structured induction....  These and other features make this suite currently the most powerful and versatile facility available for industrial Machine Learning."
From the book by D.Michie, D.J.Spiegelhalter & C.C. Taylor produced at the end of the ESPRIT Statlog project, "Machine Learning, Neural and Statistical Classification" (Ellis Horwood Ltd), Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"We used XpertRule software to help develop real BPR (Business Process Re-engineering) solutions in our new business processing areas.  What began as a modest conceptual exercise has led us to develop new ways of processing life proposals and these methods now underpin a cost effective and service sensitive new business process."
E.M.B., Director of Business Change and Compliance, Hibernian Life & Pensions(Ireland), Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

"Upon completion of the XpertRule tutorial, the developer is adept enough to tackle a problem with any number of screens and complex logic.  If necessary the tutorial and reference guide (200+ pages) provide more information.  You may conclude that we're advocating abolishment of procedural language development and the immediate purchase of an expert system shell.  This is hardly true.  Procedural language environments are better suited for systems that do not require as much logic as they do data processing.  Programs that do a large number of calculations and require very little control logic may be better suited for a procedural language development environment.  Systems that have many IF-THEN statements with little or no nesting may also be included. It may not pose any problem for the developer to keep track of the statements and logic throughout an application., Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited

However, if the application or system requires many IF-THEN statements and other control statements, then the expert system shell should be considered.  You may be prevented from future headaches by choosing an environment that enables you to model and solve complex problems with a system that provides ease of development, maintainability, and understandability."
KK & AT, Rockwell - summary from "Expert Systems Vs. Procedural Language Development" article in PCAI , Based on work done by XpertRule Software Limited