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Taxes Collected 80% Faster with Software AG Solution

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions	Procurement
Use Cases	Public Transportation Management Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	The Department of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has three main applications for the collection and management of taxes: ARBITRIOS for the calculation of taxes, PRITAS for the management of corporate taxes and REFO for processing individual taxes. The challenge is to provide a single view of the taxpayer through a Web portal that integrates data from all three main systems. The Treasury Department was looking for the tools to carry out an application integration, which would allow the agency to have a single view of the taxpayer through a Web portal. This new integration platform was also needed to provide higher efficiency in managing department records. The solution would have to maintain and improve existing investments, re-using the Natural and COBOL application code. The solution also would need to support a technological evolution—rather than a revolution that would completely alter existing IT assets. Read More
About Customer	Puerto Rico has one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region. The Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury manages taxation across the commonwealth. The tax agency has been a Software AG customer since 1985 and runs the ARBITRIOS application for calculating taxes on Adabas and Natural. The Department of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has three main applications for the collection and management of taxes: ARBITRIOS for the calculation of taxes, PRITAS for the management of corporate taxes and REFO for processing individual taxes. Read More
Solution	A new Web portal–called SISCON–integrates all three systems to deliver a single view of the taxpayer. SISCON was developed using a combination of Software AG’s webMethods EntireX, webMethods ApplinX, Tamino and Natural. The new Web portal developed with the help of Software AG’s products is called SISCON and uses Visual Studio .NET-C# for the creation of the front-end or presentation layer of the applications. webMethods EntireX was used as a central part of the solution because it provides integration up to 10 times faster than traditional technologies and eliminates up to 80% of traditional coding requirements with flexible, graphical point-andclick capabilities. webMethods EntireX provides a comprehensive infrastructure for the solution to create a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) that integrates business processes, both within and beyond the boundaries of the Treasury Department. Using EntireX’s advanced integration technology, the system connects with the mainframe systems by means of an enterprise service bus made up of Web services generated in Natural and COBOL. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Use Cases

Public Transportation Management

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

The Department of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has three main applications for the collection and management of taxes: ARBITRIOS for the calculation of taxes, PRITAS for the management of corporate taxes and REFO for processing individual taxes. The challenge is to provide a single view of the taxpayer through a Web portal that integrates data from all three main systems. The Treasury Department was looking for the tools to carry out an application integration, which would allow the agency to have a single view of the taxpayer through a Web portal. This new integration platform was also needed to provide higher efficiency in managing department records. The solution would have to maintain and improve existing investments, re-using the Natural and COBOL application code. The solution also would need to support a technological evolution—rather than a revolution that would completely alter existing IT assets.

About Customer

Puerto Rico has one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region. The Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury manages taxation across the commonwealth. The tax agency has been a Software AG customer since 1985 and runs the ARBITRIOS application for calculating taxes on Adabas and Natural. The Department of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has three main applications for the collection and management of taxes: ARBITRIOS for the calculation of taxes, PRITAS for the management of corporate taxes and REFO for processing individual taxes.

Solution

A new Web portal–called SISCON–integrates all three systems to deliver a single view of the taxpayer. SISCON was developed using a combination of Software AG’s webMethods EntireX, webMethods ApplinX, Tamino and Natural. The new Web portal developed with the help of Software AG’s products is called SISCON and uses Visual Studio .NET-C# for the creation of the front-end or presentation layer of the applications. webMethods EntireX was used as a central part of the solution because it provides integration up to 10 times faster than traditional technologies and eliminates up to 80% of traditional coding requirements with flexible, graphical point-andclick capabilities. webMethods EntireX provides a comprehensive infrastructure for the solution to create a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) that integrates business processes, both within and beyond the boundaries of the Treasury Department. Using EntireX’s advanced integration technology, the system connects with the mainframe systems by means of an enterprise service bus made up of Web services generated in Natural and COBOL.

Impact #1	Higher efficiency with fewer personnel in the computing center
Impact #2	Improved service to citizens
Impact #3	Much higher departmental productivity

Impact #1

Higher efficiency with fewer personnel in the computing center

Impact #2

Improved service to citizens

Impact #3

Much higher departmental productivity

Benefit #1	Taxes are collected 80% faster
Benefit #2	40% more transactions processed
Benefit #3	Reduced operating costs by 40%

Benefit #1

Taxes are collected 80% faster

Benefit #2

40% more transactions processed

Benefit #3

Reduced operating costs by 40%

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Taxes Collected 80% Faster with Software AG Solution

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