1	Expert Knowledge Sharing (Utilising Knowledge as a Commodity) Scott Warnock Andrew Smillie
2	Knowledge Sharing Systems Provide a way to gather specialist knowledge and make that knowledge easily accessible to many employees Automates complex assessment tasks by applying business rules to conclude the most appropriate decision
3	XpertRule Development environment designed in the UK by Attar Software 3^rd Generation web enabled product Used by major clients around the world The Leading expert system on the market today
4	XpertRule Benefits Depicts business rules in graphical format Easy to understand decision trees in business language Rapid development and prototype generation Significantly reduced development time over Visual Basic, C or Java Easy maintenance should business rules change Business rules can be changed / maintained by business users Easy deployment Automatic generation of web application (Microsoft or Java) Provides consistent implementation of business rules
5	Typical Uses of Xpertrule Encapsulation & Deployment of knowledge to non-experts Execution of complex assessment tasks Provision of Consistent & Pro-active decision making Risk assessment Configuration validation Helpdesk applications (Technical & Customer Support) Outbound selling Data collection & Validation
6	Is it Knowledge Management ?? Xpertrule is not a Knowledge Management solution Xpertrule guides people through a simple, step-by-step dialogue to answers which lie within a structured knowledge base There is no searching for answers, users are delivered the right information on demand
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