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BBP builds reliable reputation on integrated development stack of Ingres and Red Hat

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Process Control & Optimization
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	BBP AG is a software and solution vendor specializing in the integration of interbank applications. The company's middleware, IGTplus, connects financial institutions to payment transactions, securities trading, and processing systems. BBP offers this middleware on an in-house or ServiceBureau basis for a range of financial networks including SWIFTNet, the trading, clearing and settlement systems of the SIX Group, as well as FED and CHIPS. The company serves more than 200 financial institutions, making it the largest SWIFT SB in the world. Product reliability, security, and control are top priorities for BBP. The company must be able to guarantee continuous interbank connection availability and 24x7 access to their business-critical application, along with unshakable security and low total cost of ownership (TCO). Read More
About Customer	BBP AG is an integrated software and solution vendor that specializes in the integration of interbank applications. The company was founded in Baden, Switzerland in 1984 and has been a subsidiary of New Jersey-based Fundtech Corporation since 1999. BBP develops financial messaging applications that are offered to financial institutions on an in-house or service bureau basis for SWIFT, SIC, and other financial networks. The company guarantees continuous interbank connection availability and 24x7 access to its IGTplus middleware. BBP and its subsidiaries directly serve more than 200 financial institutions, making it the largest SWIFT SB in the world. The company's entire business relies exclusively on an integrated commercial open source stack comprised of Ingres, a JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Read More
Solution	BBP’s IGTplus middleware is a custom Java EE application developed in-house using the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and Ingres. The integrated application development stack of Red Hat and Ingres enabled BBP to develop its application in an environment preferred by their developers, and then to deploy in production within the same environment. This reduced overall project costs by approximately 30% without increasing risk or sacrificing quality. The integrated Ingres/JBoss stack has helped BBP to be awarded the “Provider of SWIFT Accredited Services” in recognition of its experience with SWIFT connections as well as its full compliance with financial criteria agreed upon by Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

BBP AG is a software and solution vendor specializing in the integration of interbank applications. The company's middleware, IGTplus, connects financial institutions to payment transactions, securities trading, and processing systems. BBP offers this middleware on an in-house or ServiceBureau basis for a range of financial networks including SWIFTNet, the trading, clearing and settlement systems of the SIX Group, as well as FED and CHIPS. The company serves more than 200 financial institutions, making it the largest SWIFT SB in the world. Product reliability, security, and control are top priorities for BBP. The company must be able to guarantee continuous interbank connection availability and 24x7 access to their business-critical application, along with unshakable security and low total cost of ownership (TCO).

About Customer

BBP AG is an integrated software and solution vendor that specializes in the integration of interbank applications. The company was founded in Baden, Switzerland in 1984 and has been a subsidiary of New Jersey-based Fundtech Corporation since 1999. BBP develops financial messaging applications that are offered to financial institutions on an in-house or service bureau basis for SWIFT, SIC, and other financial networks. The company guarantees continuous interbank connection availability and 24x7 access to its IGTplus middleware. BBP and its subsidiaries directly serve more than 200 financial institutions, making it the largest SWIFT SB in the world. The company's entire business relies exclusively on an integrated commercial open source stack comprised of Ingres, a JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Solution

BBP’s IGTplus middleware is a custom Java EE application developed in-house using the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and Ingres. The integrated application development stack of Red Hat and Ingres enabled BBP to develop its application in an environment preferred by their developers, and then to deploy in production within the same environment. This reduced overall project costs by approximately 30% without increasing risk or sacrificing quality. The integrated Ingres/JBoss stack has helped BBP to be awarded the “Provider of SWIFT Accredited Services” in recognition of its experience with SWIFT connections as well as its full compliance with financial criteria agreed upon by Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein.

Impact #1	Ability to develop and deploy in the same environment
Impact #2	Reduced cost and risk
Impact #3	Increased customer satisfaction

Impact #1

Ability to develop and deploy in the same environment

Impact #2

Reduced cost and risk

Impact #3

Increased customer satisfaction

Benefit #1	Reduced overall project costs by approximately 30%

Benefit #1

Reduced overall project costs by approximately 30%

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BBP builds reliable reputation on integrated development stack of Ingres and Red Hat

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