DATEV eG Helping customers stay on the right side of the taxman Computer Services DATEV eG Helping customers stay on the right side of the taxman “The IBM z14 has exceeded our expectations, delivering a significant performance improvement, so we’re very happy with the upgrade.” — Uwe Hammann, IT Infrastructure Manager, DATEV eG Solution Components IBM® Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V6 IBM DS8886 IBM GDPS® IBM Z® IBM z14™ Business benefits: Increase in processing power for faster peak-time processing 12.5 million calculations a month on average run on the IBM Z platform Ensures that customer service levels stay high year-round Business challenge: As far as the taxman is concerned, there’s no excuse for not submitting taxes on time. With systems beginning to show signs of strain during the year-end closing period, DATEV decided to upgrade. Transformation: DATEV opted to invest in the latest generation of its trusted IBM Z platform, working with an experienced team from IBM to replace its existing mainframes with powerful new z14™ servers. Client Name ABK Systeme GmbH Company Background Headquartered in Dreieich, Germany, ABK Systeme GmbH is a leading provider of electronic payments in Europe. The company develops solutions that enable exceptionally secure and rapid payments transfers. ABK Systeme is part of the Paymentgroup and is growing at an average rate of 10 percent per year. Business challenge ABK wanted to meet customer demand for faster transfers and maintain excellent service levels while growing rapidly. How could it become ready for real-time mobile-payment processing? Transformation ABK Systeme deployed IBM® Financial Transaction Manager on IBM z Systems™ running Linux, increasing performance and flexibility, and also simplifying system architecture and consolidating workloads. Results Supports corporate strategy to enable immediate payments and helps target new customer segments to increase revenues. Simplifies system architecture and consolidates workloads, reducing IT costs. Pull Quote “We have improved our capabilities and can take on new customers quicker, supporting rapid growth.” —Armin Gerhardt, CEO, ABK Systeme Solution components IBM® DB2® for Linux UNIX, and Windows IBM Financial Transaction Manager IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services IBM Lab Services IBM MobileFirst™ Platform IBM MQ IBM WebSphere® Application Server IBM XIV® IBM zEnterprise® BC12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z Case study Link http://ecc.ibm.com/case-study/us-en/ECCF-UVC12506USEN Case study Link https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/datev-systems-hardware-mainframe-cobol-tax Company Background DATEV eG provides specialist software and IT services for tax consultants, auditors and lawyers, as well as their clients. Based in Nuremberg, Germany, DATEV serves over 40,000 customers across Europe, employs more than 7,000 people and reports annual revenues of EUR 928 million. IBM Z & LinuxONE Client References / © 2018 IBM Corporation 1