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Bayesian Systems Targets New Software Niche

"'We are now tracking around 187 contracts worth about $6 billion that go out as far as four years,' Wilkes, COO of SHERIKON, Inc., said. 'This year, we have so far won 12 major contracts. Four of those we would not have won without WinAward.'"

"Washington Technology", October 8, 1998

Bayesian Thinking
Bayesian thinking is at the heart of many artificial intelligence programs including the Office 97 assistants. What does this radical but simple idea mean?

"By evaluating the probability of failure before it occurs, the problem can be remedied and the supplier avoids the cost to himself of a failed test. Similar reasoning is behind the development of a software product called WinAward, by Bayesian Systems in Maryland. WinAward is basically a Bayesian belief network that is optimized for evaluating the likely outcome of a company's bid for a Federal or State contract."

"PC @uthority Magazine", August 1998

Improving the Odds of Success
Bayesian Systems Steers Its Probability Software to a Sale

"Bayesian's software system guides contractors through the hazards of federal procurement competition by telling them which bids to seek and which to skip."

"The Washington Post", Business Section, March 27, 1995

Improbable Inspiration
The future of software may lie in the obscure theories of an 18th century cleric named Thomas Bayesian Systems, Inc.

"...Gates said Microsoft's competitive advantage was its expertise in 'Bayesian networks.' Is Gates onto something? Is this alien-sounding technology Microsoft's new secret weapon? Quite possibly."