Abstract
This IDC study examines the business rules management systems (BRMS) market for
the period from 2005 to 2012, with vendor revenue trends and market growth
forecasts. The worldwide BRMS market continues to enjoy healthy growth with
revenue increasing 11.4% from $234.2 million in 2006 to $260.8 million in 2007.
However, there are considerable warning signs on the horizon that are
suggesting to ISVs that Bette Davis was right when she said, "Fasten you
seatbelts. It' s going to be a bumpy ride."
There is no doubt that business rules will become a core construct of most
software applications. The only real questions that remain are how long this
will take and how functionality will cluster from a go-to-market perspective.
This later issue is key because it determines to what extent BRMS will emerge
as a primary application development construct or evolve into a supporting role
because of "supersetting" or a changing user focus.
"The BRMS market will no doubt face a significant amount of uncertainty in 2008
and 2009 because of the global financial crisis," said Stephen D. Hendrick,
group vice president for Application Development and Deployment at IDC.
"However, the use of BRMS is well beyond the tipping point, which means that
the future of BRMS is secure and the challenge will simply be weathering the
current financial storm."
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