Integrate
Prolog Logic-Bases with Your Web Pages with WebLS
Integrate
Prolog Logic-Bases with Your Web Pages with WebLSThe first application we built for WebLS is internet-based tech support for Amzi! Prolog + Logic Server (see below).
WebLS is written in Amzi! Prolog and `C' and communicates with web servers via CGI (Common Gateway Interface). It uses HTML forms to communicate with the user and Prolog for the logic.
There are three major subsystems:
You can download WebLS which includes full documentation, examples and
source code from our web site,
http://www.amzi.com
WebLS is an active work-in-progress and the first step in tighter integration between the Amzi! Logic Server and the Internet. All bug reports and enhancement requests are welcomed, but tech support is not guaranteed.
Try Our New
Internet-Based Tech SupportCurrently the system is available over a 28.8k dial-up line (although we hope to remedy that soon).
We are very interested in hearing your feedback, so next time you have a question, or even if you don't, give it a try.
We are constantly adding new rules to the logic-base as tech support
e-mails answers to customers.
Amzi! Prolog
Interpreter for Windows--Now Available on InternetThis package can be downloaded from Internet and includes a complete Prolog tutorial (the Adventure in Prolog book in Windows help format) plus the Interactive Developer's Environment (IDE) which includes:
CyberTax Integrates
Acrobat and Amzi! for Electronic FilingCyberTax is not a "stand-alone" software product, but a software enhancement to the Adobe Reader v2.1 that allows the user to fill in the forms in Acrobat.
Adobe Acrobat provides visual display of IRS-provided tax forms, TransZForm allows the form to be used for input and output by the user, and an Amzi! logic-base provides all of the rules that embody the tax code.
Prolog was chosen to represent the tax rules because of the nature of the tax rules--they change every year and are made up of rules for relating data. Also, since tax forms contain so many duplicate values, Prolog provided the best means to handle the redundant values on all the forms. Due to Prolog, the user has no need to enter the same information more than once. Currently, CyberTax contains approximately 800 rules and supports 22 of the most commonly used federal tax forms, including multiple W-2s, W-2Gs, and 1099Rs.
The workflow for CyberTax is simple due to Prolog handling most of the logic for each form. Users enter their tax information by tabbing to and entering data into simple edit boxes. After the data is entered, it is passed to the built-in Knowledge Base which analyzes the information. This approach provides a quick and effective means to perform all of the related computations in all of the supported tax forms.
Once the tax return has been completed, the system sends the data to a verification module to ensure that there are no obvious mistakes. After passing the verification process, the tax information may be sent electronically, or by mail.
For more information contact VerTec Solutions
Tel 910-855-9555
Fax 910-855-1766
info@vertec.com
http://www.vertec.com
`97 ACC Basketball
Season is Scheduled with Amzi!Fred Barakat, Assistant Commissioner of the ACC said, "Amzi! is the only organization that was able to give us a complete schedule that met all our requirements and scheduling constraints."
The ACC has some extremely demanding constraints on their regular season playing schedule. In addition to the normal pattern of each team having to play each other team twice, once home and once away, there are additional constraints based on TV coverage, teams which must play on certain days, and a desire by the highly competitive coaches to have a schedule that is fair to all teams.
The fairness constraints are the most difficult to enforce, as they require teams to have equal home and away games during each half season, not have to play more than two home or away games in a row, and have an equal number of their home games on weekends as during the mid-week.
The problem has become too complex for hand scheduling, and was even dubbed impossible by top sports scheduling professionals who use linear programming techniques.
This year the ACC tried Amzi! Prolog and the result was a program that generated a schedule that met all of their constraints.
A simplified version of this program that generates round-robin sports schedules is available for downloading from our web site. It is a full, working application that can be used for scheduling your sporting events.
3.3 Mar96
Patch Available on InternetIf you have the Jan96b release of Amzi!, you can download and apply the Mar96 patch. (Anyone can download the updated samples).
The main features are:
Upgrade InformationIf you have Jan96b you can download the Mar96 patch at no charge (see page 2). Anyone can download the new Prolog and Logic Server samples. Otherwise, please fill out the form below. You get a credit against the full purchase price for whatever product/edition you currently own. Recent purchasers can get the upgrade for the cost of shipping. For multiple copy or site license upgrades, please contact us.
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