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Today's core banking, financial services and insurance industry applications are powered by data, and being able to effectively and efficiently exchange data is paramount to your organization's success. When you factor in mergers, partnerships with financial services providers, and the launching of new lines of business, smooth data exchange can get tricky.
Read about DataDirect's capabilities within the these industry arenas and find out how we can help:
Customer Success Stories:

BenefitFocus: Growing Markets via Hi-Volume EDI
Using the Data Integration Suite, BenefitFocus easily converts X12 EDI into XML, providing immediate value in helping them meet the evolving needs of insurance carriers.

Gevity: Providing Real-Time Sales Pricing
With the Data Integration Suite, Gevity consolidates data from an array of business partners and disparate data sources into a robust software solution that serves client needs.

How ICICI Securities Makes Progress
Progress® DataDirect Connect® for ODBC drivers provides the highest performance
ODBC connectivity without requiring time-consuming installation of the client libraries required by many commercially available or native ODBC connectivity solutions.

European Bank for Fund Services Chooses DataDirect for Migration to .NET Platform
The DataDirect .NET platform provided high-performance and stable data access to Oracle, which they were able to rapidly implement. As part of the flexible .NET platform, DataDirect gives ebase a future-oriented technological base that allows them to address new business requirements quickly.

DataDirect Helps Mizuho Bank Integrate Disparate Technology for Access to Real-Time Market Data
DataDirect Connect for ODBC gives Mizuho Bank seamless integration across multiple disparate platforms and databases.

Legacy Databases Linked to Java-Based Applications As Insurer Moves to Application Server Model
DataDirect SequeLink offered a simple solution for Northwestern Mutual’s technology administration because it is one middleware solution from one vendor that works with its heterogeneous database environment.

SPARDAT Standardizes on DataDirect for Reliable and Uncomplicated Data Access
With DataDirect Connect, application developers can focus on quickly creating applications that can access company databases, strengthening the company’s competitive advantage.
ODBC drivers do not require native database interfaces, removing an unnecessary communication level and making it easier to deploy applications. JDBC drivers guarantee a high-performance connection to their J2EE platform and DB2 on z/OS.

UK ECGD: Improving Batch Processing Performance
Oracle’s native ODBC drivers lacked the performance to process overnight batch files within the acceptable timeframe; DataDirect Connect for ODBC promised adequate performance for the job.

The Winterthur Group: Providing Efficient Access to a Wide Variety of Databases
DataDirect SequeLink provided the best support for configuring and managing many of the advanced features used to optimize efficiency in JDBC applications. It reduced the cost and complexity of creating applications that leverage the full capabilities of the JDBC framework.

How Vertex Makes Progress
Used by countless organizations to deliver high-quality, high-performance applications, the DataDirect wire protocol ODBC drivers need no client libraries that other vendors rely on to connect with the database; this design greatly simplifies deployment and facilitates throughput.

DataDirect Helps Metavante Deliver the Security and Performance its Customers Expect
DataDirect ADO.NET data providers offer access to both Oracle and Sybase, and are implemented in fully managed code for secure access to their customers’ data.

How SunGard Makes Progress
Progress® DataDirect® Connect® for ADO.NET is the only solution offering 100% managed ADO.NET connectivity to multiple and non-SQL Server databases.
Insurance Resources:
Data Integration Suite and ACORD Examples
ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development, http://www.acord.org) is a global, nonprofit insurance association whose mission is to facilitate the development and use of standards for the insurance, reinsurance, and related financial services industries. ACORD standards are used by hundreds of insurance and reinsurance companies, and by thousands of agents and brokers, related financial services organizations, software providers, and industry organizations worldwide. Read these examples to see how Data Integration Suite enables compliance with ACORD standards.







