Knowledge Rules Implements Innovative Cloud Computing Solution to Refactor Legacy Applications for BNP Paribas Global Banking Network

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge Rules, Inc., the leading business process management service provider supporting legacy system refactoring, announced today that it has implemented its cloud computing software services delivery model for BNP Paribas, one of the largest global banking groups in the world. BNP Paribas worked with Knowledge Rules to use SmartPAAS, the cloud-based software offering from Pegasystems. Deployment of SmartPAAS allows the flexibility necessary to do the rapid application refactoring necessary to keep rules-based BPM (Business Process Management) applications growing. "Refactoring multiple applications into a single scalable asset requires systems agility unthinkable with traditional platforms," said Tim Panagos, Chief Business Technologist for Knowledge Rules. "Combining Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) with Pegasystems' SmartPAAS to power our BPM Refactoring Methodology has allowed us to accomplish in weeks what would have otherwise taken months."

Faced with the complexities of working across multiple geographies, time zones and disconnected networks, Knowledge Rules and BNP Paribas have enabled collaboration from multiple teams to bring together several distinct applications from various regions. "BNP Paribas has a history of innovation and leading change initiatives in order to serve a diverse user base across multiple European countries and lines of business. Knowledge Rules was able to help us reduce time and costs by avoiding the traditional method of procuring and installing development environments and they worked like hand-in-glove with our Enterprise Architects team to deliver and innovate in a SOA solution," said Manuel Restrepo, head of the BPM Service Centre called PSC -- an IT CoE (Centre of Excellence) mainly dedicated to managing Pega development and integration with multiple technologies at Cardif Assurance, the BNP Paribas Insurance Division in the United Kingdom.

About Knowledge Rules

Knowledge Rules, Inc. is a highly specialized consulting organization focusing exclusively on Pegasystems rules-based technologies in workflow, BPM and CRM applications. The global Knowledge Rules team of Business Technologists has extensive experience in all phases of Pegasystems software design, implementation and support, including enablement services such as analysis, training, and mentoring. The company utilizes an innovative, agile and collaborative methodology to discover and support the diverse needs of its clients. The Company's unique focus on refactoring enables clients to leverage investments in existing applications for a fraction of the cost of starting over. Knowledge Rules also partners with global SI organizations to offer thought leadership and technology implementation expertise to customers. Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, Knowledge Rules has offices in Boston and the United Kingdom. Visit us at www.knowledgerules.com.

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