Acquire's structured methodology lets you build a knowledge base while the inference engine lets others use that knowledge. Programmers use the the Acquire SDK (Software Development Kit) to integrate knowledge bases with any software application and the Acquire Service (NT/2000/XP) to operate them in a client/server environment. People without programming skills can deploy and maintain knowledge bases on the web using myAcquireTM .
Acquire® Advantages
A structured approach. Using a step-by-step methodology to acquire and represent knowledge eliminates the need for specialized training.
Knowledge acquisition by pattern recognition. People react to situations they recognize; this is the basis of knowledge in both people and Acquire®. Rules specify the pattern of information that should be recognized in a situation and the reaction it should invoke. These actions may generate new patterns recognized by other rules, and so on. Thus, an expert system captures the pattern-based knowledge that is applied in a sequence of recognize-act cycles.
Complete and consistent knowledge bases. The thoroughness of step-by-step development based on pattern-recognition minimizes errors because all situations that a user can recognize are specified and handled. Appropriate structuring of the knowledge-base eliminates irrelevant patterns from consideration.
Comparative handling of uncertainty. Many systems handle uncertainty with numerical confidence values but people do not specify such absolute numbers reliably. Yet they are over-confident in them, and this leads to unreliable results in an application. Acquire® handles uncertainty comparatively, consistent with our natural way of thinking, resulting in superior performance for applications.
System Requirements
- Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, or XP
- NOTE: The Acquire NT/2000/XP service feature is available only under NT, 2000, or XP.
Acquire for Unix/Linux
Acquire can be made available for most Unix and Linux platforms.