The projects TRIDEC and  iProd (http://www.iprod-project.eu/) are both focusing on the fields of Reasoning & Information Exploitation and Knowledge Discovery & Management within the range of  Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) activities. While the projects develop solutions for different fields (crisis early warning system frameworks for TRIDEC, product development for iProd), both will benefit on the technical level from a discussion of technologies applied and lessons learned.