Selected Database Projects
Rapid Migration to Client/Server
In one project for a major Financial Ratings Publisher,
we migrated over
500,00 lines of NOMAD code from an IBM mainframe to a C, Unix
(Sun),
Sybase environment in only 4 months. The client had originally
estimated
1.5 years to complete this project. Using proprietary tools and
methods
for rapid migration, we were able to simultaneously map and convert
data and applications, with minimal interruption to the customer's
business operations. The customer saved over $5 Million on this
project.
Global DB Replication
Due to increasing global dependencies, one major international
Investment Bank asked UNIF/X to design a customized data replication
system that would allow analysts in all of their international
offices to
access data residing on heterogeneous RDBMS in New York, London
and
Tokyo. The client had only 2 months and limited resources to devote,
and
further demanded that the solution be scaleable so that they could
include
additional foreign exchanges in the replication schema as necessary,
on
their own. Drawing on experience gained during our long history
of
involvement with replication technology, we successfully developed
a
solution to meet all of the client's needs.
Database Design & Architecture
A major Broker/Dealer decided to begin providing Bond-Pricing
Services
as a new offering to their customers. They created a bond pricing
system
on Sybase, UNIX and Sun, but were experiencing significant performance
problems and data losses due to poor database design and system
implementation. UNIF/X redesigned their database structures to
optimize
performance, improved data feeding applications, and established
procedures for ongoing, reliable system operations. The client
has since
established itself as an emerging leader in the provision of Bond-Pricing
Services, winning several major accounts as a result of the superior
quality of their databases and bond pricing system.
Replication Product Development
UNIF/X developers implemented the first generally available
software
product providing data replication, high availability and fault
tolerance
for distributed database systems*. Over 120,000 lines of code
in C and
C++ were written for this project, which was designed to sit transparently
between database servers and client applications. We ported this
product
to various RDBMS including Sybase and Oracle, as well as various
hardware platforms including Sun, HP, and IBM workstations. The
product was sold to clients such as Chemical Bank, Merrill Lynch,
Moodyís Investors Service, Salomon Brothers and others.
*This development was completed for an international
software product vendor.
Security Issuing & Tracking System
One major international Bank wanted to implement a new
asset sales
management system to issue and manage over $20 Billion in securities
backed by a portfolio of its credit card receivables. The client
did not
have the in-house expertise to fully implement the project, and
unexpected changes in system requirements caused them to fall
far
behind the original development schedule. UNIF/X helped define
solutions to speed up development of this complicated system.
Using
custom designed libraries written in C and C++, our engineers
put
development back on track, and completed the entire project on
time.
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