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Re: [okmds-org] OKMDS KM-based approach to critical decision support

To: rich@xxxxxxxxxxx
From: "Peter Yim" <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:22:38 -0800
Message-id: <af8f58ac0712110922p6a8061e4o71792b7473f7fb9a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks, Rich.    (01)

I shall pass that along to the OKMDS organizers.    (02)

Cheers.  =ppy
--    (03)


On Dec 11, 2007 6:55 AM, Richard Adler <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Peter,
>
> Thanks for your prompt and helpful response.
>
> Our ForeTell software is a proprietary product, which
> was developed using J2EE and open source Java tools.
> That said, we would be willing to work with OKMDS and
> contribute evaluation licenses to use ForeTell for
> exploratory purposes.
>
> Regards,
> Rich    (04)


> --- Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Richard,
> >
> > Thank you for the input. We will be starting an
> > online discourse
> > around the OKMDS subject matter and some of the
> > exploratory question
> > fairly soon. We shall definitely look forward to
> > your active
> > participation there. I'll bring up your input at our
> > next program
> > committee meeting as well.
> >
> > By the way, is your company's product based on
> > proprietary technology
> > or on open source technology? ... As you might
> > already know, Ontolog
> > has an 'open' IPR policy[1], although we do make
> > special provisions
> > for vendors of proprietary technology to showcase
> > their ware on
> > occasions; therefore, this question is strictly for
> > the sake of
> > Ontolog's programming consideration only.
> >
> > [1] see:
> >
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid32
> >
> > Thanks & regards.  =ppy
> > --    (05)


> > On Dec 10, 2007 8:03 AM, Richard Adler
> > <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Peter and Jeanne,
> > >
> > > I am writing concerning the OKMDS project and the
> > > terrific kick-off meeting you conducted last
> > month.
> > >
> > > My company DecisionPath aims to help government
> > and
> > > business organizations make and execute critical
> > > decisions more  effectively.  Our ForeTell
> > methodology
> > > and software reside at the intersection of KM and
> > > decision support.  In essence, we combine OO-based
> > > scenario planning modeling methods with "what-if"
> > > simulation and analysis to capture available
> > knowledge
> > > about complex situations, static and dynamic and
> > > leverage it to help people "test drive" strategic
> > > decisions.
> > >
> > > Our work builds on prior simulation work that
> > company
> > > principals conducted at MITRE and Symbiotics
> > > (in support of NASA Kennedy Space Center's AI
> > > initiatives such as the OPERA system and other
> > SBIR
> > > contacts), and KM/decision support activities at
> > > companies such as Computer Sciences Corporation.
> > >
> > > We believe that our work addresses several of the
> > > exploratory questions you posed at the kick-off
> > > meeting
> > > (exploring the intersection of Ontology, KM and
> > DS,
> > > structuring information for decsion support,
> > > apply semantic technologies for better decision
> > and
> > > policy making, simulation-scaffold ontologies to
> > > facilitate learning, etc).
> > >
> > > For your reference, I am attaching a paper we
> > wrote
> > > describing how ForeTell captures and applies
> > > performance-based knowledge for critical decision
> > > support. This paper is abstracted from a chapter
> > in a
> > > forthcoming book on Knowledge Strategies from IDEA
> > > Publishing Group.
> > >
> > > Additional information on ForeTell and various
> > > areas in which it is being applied is available
> > > through our web site, at www.decpath.com.
> > >
> > > We would welcome an opportunity to participate
> > more
> > > actively in the OKMDS project.
> > >
> > > Thank you for your consideration.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Rich Adler
> > >
> > >
> > > Richard Adler
> > > President, DecisionPath, Inc.
> > > Test Drive Your Critical Decisions
> > > 617.794.9036  rich@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > www.decpath.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> Richard Adler
> President, DecisionPath, Inc.
> Test Drive Your Critical Decisions
> 617.794.9036  rich@xxxxxxxxxxx
> www.decpath.com
>    (06)

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