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Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Blueprint for a Major Brokerage House - Architect next generation Risk Management Infrastructure based on completely distributed technology. The objective is to deliver Risk Business functions that are currently packaged in a single monolithic server into a cohesive family of Enterprise Risk Business Services. These services are to contain components of reuse with in the line of business as well as with other trading desks in the firm. The scopes of technologies include Registry Services, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Service Deployment Middleware, Process Management, Compute and Data Grid, Reporting, and Scheduling.

 
 

"Distributed Data Management for Grid Computing" Publisher John Wiley and Sons 2005 Integrasoft founder Michael Di Stefano authors a book on Grid Computing.

"Discover grid computing—how to successfully build, implement, and manage widely distributed computing architecture

With technology budgets under increasing scrutiny and system architecture becoming more and more complex, many organizations are rethinking how they manage and use technology. Keeping a strong business focus, this publication clearly demonstrates that the current ways of tying applications to dedicated hardware are no longer viable in today's competitive, bottom line–oriented environment. This evolution in distributed computing is leading a paradigm shift in leveraging widely distributed architectures to get the most processing power per IT dollar.

Presenting a solid foundation of data management issues and techniques, this practical book delves into grid architecture, services, practices, and much more, including:

* Why businesses should adopt grid computing
* How to master the fundamental concepts and programming techniques and apply them successfully to reach objectives
* How to maximize the value of existing IT investments

The author has tailored this publication for two distinct audiences. Business professionals will gain a better understanding of how grid computing improves productivity and performance, what impact it can have on their organization's bottom line, and the technical foundations necessary to discuss grid computing with their IT colleagues. Following the author's expert guidance and practical examples, IT professionals, architects, and developers will be equipped to initiate and carry out successful grid computing projects within their own organizations."

 

 
  AXA Financial / Equitable - AXA is transforming their 7000+ financial professionals from Insurance to full service financial products, including Broker/Dealer and Investment Advisory services. Integrasoft is an integral part of AXA's infrastructure and Internet Strategies including the architecture of an enterprise-wide data abstraction layer. Our experience in their Internet application development efforts include:  
 
  • Enterprise Portal - Assisting in the implementation of the AXA Online Portal, which provides a single access point for all AXA Online financial products. Includes Portal Servers, Dictionary Services (Security / Authentication), Application Servers, EJB Servers, and CRM Integration.
  • Policy Access - Implementation and maintenance assistance of EQAccess, AXA’s application offering policy holders the ability to access and modify their policies online.
  • Consolidated Reporting – Architected and implemented Consolidated Statement, an AXA application which delivers consolidated views on insurance and brokerage accounts to policy holders.
  • Data Extraction Layer - Architected and implemented EII, a CORBA layer which provided uniform 24/7 access to the AXA mainframe environment.
  • Workflow / Document Management - Architected and implemented eDOX, an AXA workflow and document management system based on OpenText/LiveLink.
 
  Bain Capital - A leading Venture Capital firm, Bain Capital engages Integrasoft's Visionary Services for conducting due diligence audits, technical interviews, and scalability reviews. Our most recent engagements include:  
 
  • Ameritrade - Integrasoft provided Pre and Post Investment Technology leadership for the acquisition of Datek in December 2000 by Bain Capital, TA Associates, and Silver Lake Partners for $700 million. We are currently providing Due Diligence services for the acquisition of Datek by Ameritrade Holdings, announced on April 15, 2002 and valued at $1.3 billion. Our services, provided during the bid process out to the close of the transaction, involves looking at all technology, management and workflow in the following areas: · Front-end trading systems for Professionals and Consumers. · Order Management · Order Routing · Risk Management · Back - Office Clearing and Settlement (Self Clearing and for Correspondent Firms) · Data Centers · Call Centers
  • Datek Securities - Datek is one of the nation's most innovative online brokers. Integrasoft was engaged by Bain Capital to perform technical due diligence on Datek's scaleability and transactions capabilities prior to their $700 million equity investment, which also featured TA Associates and Silver Lake Partners.
  • iWon.com - iWon.com is a top Internet portal and search engine. Again, Integrasoft was engaged by Bain Capital to perform technical due prior to its $100 million equity funding which included Chase Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs Group, Providence Equity Partners, Soros Private Equity Partners, Thomas Weisel Partners, Primus Venture Partners and Barnard & Co.
 
  DoubleClick - DoubleClick is building the next generation of infrastructures which combine rich media, marketing information and advanced technologies that allows marketers to deliver the right message, to the right person, at the right time. Building upon our transactional experience in the financial markets, DoubleClick entrusted Integrasoft with architecting and implementing the following systems to enhance these features:  
 
  • DARTv2, an Advertising Banner Targeting and Delivery Infrastructure
  • Impression Forecasting & Reporting System, which allows DoubleClick to predict advertising inventories and revenue
 
  Standard & Poor's - J.J. Kenny Drake, S&P's Municipal Bond Broker, needed to quickly rebuild their legacy trading system including connectivity to multiple liquidity sources and internal / external securities processing and reporting products. S&P called on Integrasoft to lead a team in re-architecting the new infrastructure, including back-end order / transaction processing, thin client front-end and an enterprise data abstraction layer.

 
  Dow Jones & Co., Inc. - Designed and implemented a Fixed Income and Equity trading system that leverages a thin client / distributed middleware architecture. The clients implemented in JAVA run as stand alone apps, in a web browser, or as a fully integrated COM component in MS Windows environment. The "services" the client leverages are a family of CORBA components that leverage IONA products (Orbix, OrbixWeb, and OrbixTalk) and NEON messaging middleware.

 
  ADP - Delivered a web-based trading, order management, and portfolio management system to ADP's Brokerage Information Services Group. Front-ends to the system were all Java based, used CORBA for middle-tier connectivity and BEA's Tuxedo for data-access, and transactional support. The system was rolled out to small to mid-sized broker/dealers.