Title: A1260946638xcBJU
1PWB510 Moving PowerBuilder Enterprise Banking
Solution from Client-Server to the Web using
Appeon
Naji Moukadam Executive Vice President RD Path
Solutions nmoukadam_at_path-solutions.com August
15-19, 2004
2Agenda
- The company
- Moving PowerBuilder to the Web using Appeon
- Enterprise Portal Experience
- Mobile Banking Solution - eBISAnywhere
- The bottom line
- QA
3The Company
- Established in 1992
- Investment Commercial Banking solution provider
- Offices in Kuwait, Lebanon Bahrain
- Business Dimensions
- More than 5000 users
- 7 countries
- 600 million transaction per year
- US 20 billions per year
- Path Solutions supports banks in the middle east
managing in excess of US 45 billions
4The Company
- Comprehensive solution for banks
- Corporate Retail Banking
- Personal private banking
- Credit financing
- Investment Banking
- Funds Portfolios
- Treasury Brokerage
- Trade Finance
- Settlement
- AML, ALM Risk Management
- Internal Audit, Accounting MIS
- Fixed Assets, HR, Payroll and Shareholders
Registration - Business intelligence
5The Company
- Sybase Infrastructure
- PowerBuilder Pocket PowerBuilder
- ASE, ASA IQ
- Appeon
- EAS
- Functional Infrastructure
- On-line transaction processing
- Store Forward
- Transaction driven
- Process driven
- Client centric
- Built-in electronic workflow
- Imaging, archiving Signature verification
6The Company
7PowerBuilder Appeon
Pocket PB iAnywhere
Sybase EP
Anywhere
Connect
KIOSK
Retail
Treasury
Facility
Lending
Assets
Trade Finance
Registrar
Direct Invest
BTS
Sybase IQ
8The Problem
- Technology is changing quickly
- Customers are becoming technology aware
- Investments have been made
- Systems have been implemented
9The Solution?
Application Rewrite
Alternative 1
Migrate
Alternative 2
Deploy
Alternative 3
10Appeon Overview
- Bring the utility of your PowerBuilder
applications to the Web in no time - Deploys client/server PowerBuilder applications
into browser-based n-tier, Web-deployed
production applications while retaining the
complete functionality of the original
application
11Appeon Overview
- Appeon is a Web-enabling extension to
PowerBuilder IDE - The conversion process is automatic, configurable
and self-contained - Appeon Developer extends the PowerBuilder IDE, it
scans and analyzes PowerBuilder applications,
generates Web files, previews the Web application
in a browser interface, and deploys the Web
application to Appeon Server. - Appeon Server manages database connections and
security, and provides scalability and high
availability to your applications - Appeon Server implements the run-time environment
that delivers a PowerBuilder-style graphical user
interface within Web browsers and provides
complete DataWindow support
12Appeon Overview
- Appeon Server provides run-time services for the
deployed Web application such as load balancing,
database connectivity, transaction management,
printing support, and Adobe Acrobat PDF and
Microsoft Excel files from any DataWindow - Appeon Server provides a complete set of
JavaScript functions that match client-side
PowerScript statements and minimizes the need for
page refresh - Appeon supports advanced programming model
concepts like PowerBuilders window inheritance,
event sequencing structure, and embedded SQL
13Appeon running PowerBuilder Objects
14Appeon running PowerBuilder Objects
15Appeon running PowerBuilder Objects
16Appeon running PowerBuilder Objects
17Appeon running PowerBuilder Objects
18Appeon running PowerBuilder Objects
19Enterprise Portal Experience
20EP Benefits
- Advanced Security Framework
- Personalization
- Quicker time to market
- Wireless access
- Leverage existing investments
- Increase operational efficiency
- Performance Scalability
21Solution Overview
- Customers can process their own transactions
- Investment orders
- Divestment orders
- FX orders
- Account transfers
- Corporate financing
- Consumer financing
- Letter of credit
- Letter of guarantee
- Bills for collection
- Restricted investments
22Solution Overview
- Customers can see their own portfolio position
- Cash
- Investment
- The system provides the user with a
- Drill down Facility up to the transaction level
- Click across facility
23Solution Overview
- Global Portfolio Position
24Solution Overview
- Portfolio Position Drill Down
25Solution Overview
- Account Statement Click Across
26The Bottom Line
- Technology enabler
- EP provides the features that are required to
Enterprise Portal and web based solution - Leverage your investment
- EP can leverage your investment through the use
of existing skills and application code - Quick time to Market
- Weeks versus Months
- Do Not Reinvent the Wheel
- Use the EP framework
- Make use of the benefits at all levels (Security,
Personalization, Wireless access , Performance
Scalability, etc..)
27Mobile Banking Solution - eBISAnywhere
28Product Snapshot
- What is eBISAnywhere?
- A solution that empowers banks to provide mobile
financial services to its - Customers
- Investors
- Bank employees
- Relationship officers
- Private bankers
- Personal bankers
- Customer Sales Representatives
- Anytime.Anywhere.Anyplace.
29Product Snapshot
- What does it provide?
- Full Featured m-banking solution
- Ideal for mobile environments
- Easy to use, easy to administer
- Unmatched reliability and power
- Performance
- Functionality
- Data publishing
- Transaction processing
- Order management
30Product Snapshot
- Functionality
- Ideal for mobile users
- Customers or investors can
- See their own data
- Process their own transactions
- Bank Relationship officers can
- See their relevant customers data
- process their relevant customers transactions
31Product Snapshot
- Functionality
- Alerts messaging
- Data publishing
- Investment overview
- Investment by country
- Investment by sector
- Investors by country
- Investors by sector
- Etc
32Product Snapshot
- Functionality
- Transaction processing
- Investment orders
- Divestment orders
- FX orders
- Account transfers
- Other transactions
33Product Snapshot
- Additional Functionality (Sep.2004)
- Request management processing
- Corporate financing
- Consumer financing
- Letter of credit
- Letter of guarantee
- Bills
- Restricted investments
- Other transactions
34Product Snapshot
- Technology Infrastructure
- Windows CE / PocketPC
- Pocket PowerBuilder
- iAnywhere
- Mobilink (Synchronization via GSM, GPRS, etc)
- ASA / ASE
35Product Snapshot
- Technological Advantages
- Availability Allows for offline access to
important data - Security (No flat files)
- Economical (Connect, Synchronize, Disconnect)
- Efficient (mobile users will always be able to be
supported remotely) - Performance (Faster)
36Solution Architecture
Integration Middleware
37Solution Architecture
eBISAnywhere Pocket Powerbuilder Application
MobiLink
eBISAnywhere Consolidated Database ASA
TCP/IP HTTP HTTPS ActiveSync (wired or wireless)
Pocket PowerBuilder VM
38Solution Architecture
39Required functionality
- Pocket PowerBuilder
- Right-To-Left functionality support
- Support for other platforms (like Palm OS)
- Enterprise Portal
- Right-To-Left functionality support
- Comprehensive support of PowerBuilder objects
40Success Story
- FIIB Bahrain, June 2003
- Investment bank with subsidiaries in London
Atlanta - Managing in excess of US8 billions
- Offering private equity placements
- 40 Users distributed between pocket PC laptop
41Product Demonstration
42The Bottom Line
- Technology enabler
- Migrate your PowerBuilder application to the WEB
using Appeon - EP provides the features that are required to
Enterprise Portal and web based solution - Pocket PowerBuilder provides the features that
are required to develop smart client applications - Leverage your investment
- Using Appeon PowerBuilder applications can now be
migrated to the WEB at minimal cost with no
rewrite - EP can leverage your investment through the use
of existing skills and application code - PowerBuilder users can use their existing skills
and application code to develop Windows CE
applications - Quick time to Market
- Weeks versus Months and Years
43The Bottom Line
- Extend your application with a multi-delivery
channel platform Information can be collected
from a mobile user through Pocket PowerBuilder,
Internet User through Enterprise Portal Appeon
44QA