<s>
KnowledgeBench	B-Application
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
software	O
suite	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
pharmaceuticals	O
,	O
food	O
and	O
drink	O
,	O
speciality	O
chemicals	O
,	O
paint	O
,	O
oil	O
,	O
and	O
plastics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
modules	O
to	O
support	O
formulation	O
,	O
management	O
and	O
reporting	O
,	O
expert	B-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
knowledge	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
Product	O
Lifecycle	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
built	O
using	O
methods	O
from	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
include	O
rule	O
based	O
systems	O
and	O
case	O
based	O
reasoning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
KnowledgeBench	B-Application
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Formulogic	O
Expert	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
Product	O
from	O
Logica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
expert	B-Application
system	I-Application
suite	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
PFES	O
(	O
Product	O
Formulation	O
Expert	B-Application
System	I-Application
)	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Logica	O
under	O
the	O
Government	O
sponsored	O
Alvey	O
Programme	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
is	O
KnowledgeBench	B-Application
Ltd	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
August	O
2003	O
by	O
Jason	O
Smith	O
,	O
the	O
Chief	O
Executive	O
and	O
Denis	O
Howlett	O
,	O
the	O
Chief	O
Technical	O
Officer	O
and	O
product	O
architect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
KnowledgeBench	B-Application
application	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
parts	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
KnowledgeBench	B-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
industry	O
standard	O
Java	B-Language
application	O
server	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Apache	B-Language
Tomcat	I-Language
,	O
IBM	B-Language
WebSphere	I-Language
,	O
Oracle	B-Language
WebLogic	I-Language
Server	I-Language
,	O
Jetty	O
and	O
other	O
Java	B-Language
EE	I-Language
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	O
front	O
end	O
can	O
be	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
application	O
server	O
or	O
fronted	O
by	O
an	O
Apache	B-Application
web	I-Application
server	I-Application
or	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
IIS	B-Application
web	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
