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New Visual Rules 4.2 for Business Rules Management

Innovations Software Technology today announces the new 4.2 version of Visual Rules Business Rules Management System (BRMS). It supports the platform Eclipse 3.4. New features such as the Rule Dependency Graph empower the business users to create and manage their business rules in a transparent and auditable manner.

Business Rules Management for Agile Enterprises
Organizations such as the US Navy and Volkswagen Bank manage their business rules e.g. for their credit risk rating application with the Visual Rules Business Rules Management System. Visual Rules provides the capability for these organizations to dynamically adapt to and optimize for changing business and market requirements.

What´s New in Visual Rules 4.2 ?

• Eclipse 3.4 support
• Dependencies between rules, rule packages and rule models can now be visualized in a rule dependency graph (see graphics below: Rule Dependency Graph).
• Easy import of rule statistics from production and test environments into Visual Rules for graphical display.
• Ability to visually compare test results and expected results simplifies the process of testing rules.
• Ability to copy values from Excel documents and easily paste them into Visual Rules decision tables.

Testing Visual Rules
Different ways lead the interested business person to get to know Visual Rules quickly and easily. The product website www.visual-rules.com provides demos, webcasts, individual web confe-rences, a free test version of the software, customer stories, and much more.

Version 4.2 is now available for testing.

Innovations Software Technology
Ziegelei 7
88090 Immenstaad
www.innovations-software.com

Dubai buys fifth of circus troupe Cirque du Soleil

The government-controlled developer of palm-shaped islands off Dubai's coast and a related investment arm said Wednesday they have bought a 20 percent stake in international circus touring company Cirque du Soleil.

Property developer Nakheel and investment company Istithmar World Capital did not say how much they paid for their share of the group, which began performing in Quebec nearly a quarter century ago and is today a mainstay of theaters in Las Vegas and the Far East.

The agreement keeps control of the Montreal-based entertainment company in the hands of founder Guy Laliberte, putting to rest for now speculation that the troupe would be sold outright.

CarMax to slow growth after seeing sales drop

Used vehicle retailer CarMax Inc. said Wednesday it is reducing staffing levels and will temporarily slow its store growth after seeing a sharp drop in car and truck sales because of high gas prices.

CarMax originally withdrew its fiscal-year sales and earnings guidance in June, after sales dropped beginning Memorial Day weekend. From the Memorial Day weekend through the end of May, CarMax said its same-store sales -- or sales at stores open at least a year -- fell 5 percent.

Those sales continued to fall in June and July, resulting in an average drop of 17 percent for the two months, the company said Wednesday. Source: AP

Outinhome.com interior design blog

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2.Kitchen
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3.Dining rooms
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4.Bedrooms
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EPA denies Texas governor's ethanol waiver request

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied a request from Texas Gov. Rick Perry to cut the federal ethanol mandate in half for a year.

Perry spokeswoman Allison Castle said EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson spoke to Perry about his waiver request by phone shortly before Johnson announced the agency's decision publicly Thursday.

An energy bill passed in December required 9 billion gallons of ethanol to be blended into gasoline this year and about 11 billion gallons next year. Perry asked the EPA in April to drop the Renewable Fuels Standard requirement to 4.5 billion gallons because demand for ethanol is raising corn prices for livestock producers and driving up food prices. Source: AP

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Wall Street tumbled Thursday as further troubles in the financial sector, higher unemployment and lackluster retail sales touched off fresh concerns about the economy. The Dow Jones industrials skidded nearly 225 points, while bond prices shot higher as investors once again sought the safety of government debt.

The stock market's pullback erased most of the 370-point gain the Dow logged the prior two sessions and shows the lack of solid conviction behind many of investors' recent bets. The Dow fell to 11,431.43.

Heading the list of worries, insurer American International Group Inc. reported a loss of more than $5 billion, while weak sales reports from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other retailers added to investors' unease.

Retailers report mixed sales results in July

The outlook for the back-to-school shopping season seemed grim Thursday, as retailers' July sales reports showed an increasing shift toward buying necessities like food and household supplies at discounters and away from discretionary spending on clothing.

With the benefits of the government stimulus checks fading and jobless claims at a 6-year high, the big worry is how much shoppers -- squeezed by high gas and food prices -- will retrench in the critical months ahead.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, and Costco Wholesale Corp. posted solid gains, while many mall-based apparel stores including Limited Brands Inc. and Gap Inc. suffered even deeper declines. Luxury stores like Saks Inc., which operates Saks Fifth Avenue, also struggled with weaker sales as even affluent shoppers pull back. Source: AP

Jobless claims hit highest point since March 2002

The nation's jobs market sent a fresh cry of distress as the number of newly laid off people unexpectedly hit the highest level in more than six years, a Labor Department report showed Thursday.

The faltering economy and tight credit have forced companies to cut back, and as the job market shrinks, consumer spending may dwindle, too. Companies are laying off workers as they struggle with slowing customer demand, harder-to-get credit and high costs for fuel and other raw materials.

New applications filed for unemployment benefits rose last week by a seasonally adjusted 7,000 to 455,000, the department said in its weekly report. That was the most since late March 2002, when the job market was struggling mightily to get back on its feet after the 2001 recession.