ILOG Rules for .NET 3.0 provides updated features for rule editing, platform upgrades, service-oriented architecture (SOA) features, improved installation tools and enhanced performance.

New features:

• New rule editors
  The guided editors in both ILOG Rule Solutions for Office (RSO) and ILOG Rule Studio for .NET from ILOG Rules for .NET 2.6 have been replaced with rule editors that support the same IntelliRule technology available in ILOG JRules.
  

  Edit rules with Microsoft Visual Studio.
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• ILOG Rule Solutions for Office now supports Microsoft Office 2007
  This upgrade includes new features within Microsoft Office 2007 and improved synchronization with ILOG Rule Studio for .NET.
  

  Edit rules with Microsoft Word.
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  Edit rules with Microsoft Excel.
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• New module: ILOG Rule Execution Server for .NET
  Service-oriented architecture (SOA) features are available out-of-the-box for deploying and sharing rule execution in a managed environment with familiar tools. This module aligns ILOG Rules for. NET with Microsoft’s charted SOA strategy and further demonstrates ILOG's centricity to the Microsoft ecosystem.
  

  Manage rule deployment with ILOG Rule Execution Server.
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• New installation tools
  ILOG Rules for .NET can be installed and managed more easily than ever before.

• RetePlus and FastPath
  With RetePlus and FastPath, you have access to two highly optimized rule execution modes available for the first time on the Microsoft .NET platform.

Key benefits:

• Enhanced IT productivity
  ILOG Rules for .NET 3.0 provides a single environment for modeling, coding, and deploying rule applications while being fully integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Developers and architects now benefit from the short learning curve, best-of-class power and efficiency of rule application development.

• Increased productivity and collaboration for business analysts
  The rule editing features in both Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft SharePoint allow business analysts to manage rule content, collaborate, and facilitate the review and approval process owned by business-level stakeholders. Rules can be disconnected, routed, tracked, archived or printed along with Microsoft Office archives.

• Greater flexibility
  ILOG Rules for .NET 3.0 has a new architecture that fosters a business rule management cycle independent of application development cycles; yet it supports seamless synchronization between business rule management and application development. Rules can be deployed at any time without bringing down systems that require high availability.