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ALSO CALLED: DSS (Decision Support Systems), Decision Support
DEFINITION: A decision support system (DSS) is a computer program application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily. It is an "informational application" (to distinguish it from an "operational application" that collects the data in the course of normal business operation).Typical information that a decision support application might gather and present  … 
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Real-Time Decision Management Tips
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WEBCAST: Featured as the concluding half of a two-part series which tackles the toughest pain-points for business decision-makers, this webcast features decision management expert James Taylor, who will join RedHat to discuss "Active Decision Management," the effective combination of business rules and event-based approaches.
Posted: 17 Aug 2011 | Premiered: 17 Aug 2011

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Rules Management Systems Drive Decisions
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WEBCAST: This webcast, the exclusive first part in a two-part series which tackles the toughest pain points faced by decision-makers, features esteemed decision management expert James Taylor as he discusses the state of the business rules market and the potential for broader adoption of this powerful technology.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Premiered: 11 Aug 2011

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DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEFINITION (continued): … A decision support system (DSS) is a computer program application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily. It is an "informational application" (to distinguish it from an "operational application" that collects the data in the course of normal business operation).Typical information that a decision support application might gather and present would be: Comparative sales figures between one week and the nextProjected revenue figures based on new product sales assumptions The consequences of different decision alternatives, given past experience in a context that is describedA decision support system may present information graphically and may include an expert system or artificial intelligence (AI). It may be aimed at business executives or some other group of knowledge workers.
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