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. 17. A system comprising the apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising: a server operable to execute the Rete rule engine; and a client machine communicatively coupled to the server via a network, the client machine comprising a user interface to receive the plurality of rules from a user and to send the plurality of rules to the server via the network.