9. An apparatus comprising: a production memory to store a rule set having a plurality of rules; and a Rete rule engine coupled to the production memory, the Rete rule engine being configurable into a sequential mode, in which the Rete rule engine is operable to evaluate the plurality of rules against a set of data objects in a stateless manner.
9. An apparatus comprising: a production memory to store a rule set having a plurality of rules; and a Rete rule engine coupled to the production memory, the Rete rule engine being configurable into a sequential mode, in which the Rete rule engine is operable to evaluate the plurality of rules against a set of data objects in a stateless manner. 12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the Rete rule engine comprises: a storage device to store an array having a plurality of elements, each of the plurality of elements corresponding to a distinct one of the plurality of rules, wherein a position of each of the plurality of elements in the array is indicative of a firing order of a corresponding rule.