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It goes without saying that 2009 was a year of unprecedented change in global banking. The challenges that financial institutions are facing require them to cut costs but also to regain trust and improve the service that they provide to an increasingly sophisticated and demanding set of customers. In the past, siloed and rigid IT systems often inhibited banks in their attempts to re-engineer their business processes. The IBMa® smarter banking initiative highlights how more intelligent software can be used to significantly improve the end-to-end integration of banking processes. In this IBM Redbooksa® publication, we aim to show how software technologies, such as SOA, Web 2.0 and event driven architectures, can be used to implement smarter banking solutions. Our focus is on CICSa® Transaction Server, which is at the heart of most bank`s core banking implementations. About the Authors Chris Rayns is an IT Specialist and the CICS project leader at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center. He writes extensively on all areas of CICS. Before joining the ITSO, Chris worked in IBM Global Services in the United Kingdom (UK) as a CICS IT Specialist. Neil Ashworth is a Senior Certified IT Architect working in the IBM Design Centre, Montpellier, France. He has been with IBM since 2001. He has over 17 years of experience in the financial services sector, working on international banking client projects. Neil specializes in integration technologies and the IBM System za® platform. Peter Beevers is an Executive IT Architect in the United Kingdom. He has over 18 years of experience in IT architecture and design, mainly in the Financial Services industry and has been with IBM since 2001. Pete has a Masters degree in Computer Science from Newcastle University and an MBA from the Henley School of Management. Pete has extensive experience in Banking systems and has worked with many of the leading Financial Services companies in the UK. Vesna Eibel is a Certified IT Specialist working in the smarter banking showcase team, Montpellier, France. Her areas of expertise include z/OSa®, Parallel Sysplexa®, and the WebSphere family of products. ISBN 9788184049862
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