Drools is a business rule management system (BRMS) and an enhanced Rules Engine implementation, ReteOO, based on Charles Forgy's Rete algorithm tailored for the JVM. More importantly, Drools provides for Declarative Programming and is flexible enough to match the semantics of your problem domain with Domain Specific Languages, graphical editing tools, web based tools and developer productivity tools.
The Common Software Measurement International Consortium ('COSMIC') is pleased to announce that the major upgrade of the COSMIC Functional Size Measurement Method, version 3.0, is now available. The three documents listed below may now be down-loaded, free-of-charge, from the www.gelog.etsmtl.ca/cosmic website.
With lending tight, more entrepreneurs are turning to controversial "merchant cash advances"
While most financial-services firms are floundering, those that specialize in so-called merchant cash advances are thriving. That's a mixed blessing for entrepreneurs who increasingly are turning to these sources for quick cash: Their money can come with a high price tag.
