WebDP Practical advantages over other platforms Tomáš Horáček 25 March 2014

Agenda Context About Unicorn Systems and Me Collateral Management Project in Czech Savings Bank WebDP Czech Savings Bank and ApPello CMS WebDP vs. other platforms Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 2

About Unicorn Systems and Me Unicorn Systems Renowned European company providing information systems and solutions in the area of information and communication technologies One of the biggest software house companies in the Czech Republic  On the market since 1990  2013 revenue: 57 mil. EUR  Customers:  Banking, Insurance, Energy & Utilities, Communication & Media, Manufacturing, Trade, … Me (Tomáš Horáček) At Unicorn Systems since 2001 Senior consultant Focused on software architecture Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 3

Czech Savings Bank and CMS Project Czech Savings Bank (Česká spořitelna) - ČS Member of the Erste Group Biggest retail bank in the Czech Republic  5,3 mil customers  650 branches, employees Czech Savings Bank as Unicorn Systems customer  Customer since 1994  One of the biggest customers ( nd biggest) ČS and Collateral Management System Project Implementation of a new Collateral management system for retail and corporate segments Developed primary for ČS but is supposed to be reused by other banks in the Erste Group Consorcicum Unicorn Systems/ApPello won the tender with Appello CMS based on WebDP platform Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 4

ČS and ApPello CMS Why ČS chose ApPello CMS based on WebDP? Business-ready solution  It is not needed to develop business features from scratch  => Shorter project schedule  => Reduced costs Modern UI layer  Nice and easy-to-use graphical components Rapid web-based development tools  => Easier prototyping  => Shorter project schedule, Reduced costs Open platform  Based on open standards (JavaEE, HTML5)  Well balanced mixture of  Parameterization  Customer-specific development  Standard platform features - Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 5

WebDP vs. Other Platforms Personal opinion - based solely on my experience Focus on development process Compared Platforms ApPello WebDP Standard JavaEE / Spring platform   Tallyman Collections  Finantix Platform  Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 6

1: Parameterization (RAD) WebDP Web based UI accessible directly in the application Quite intuitive (drag and drop, ….) – usable by business analysts => can be even used for “online” prototyping JavaEE/Spring No RAD tool for business analyst available out of the box Tallyman Requires a stand-alone configuration tool Can be usable by business analysts but not so intuitive Finantix Requires a stand-alone configuration tool Quite complex, usability by business analysts is limited Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 7

2: Customer-specific Development Motto: "easy things should be done easy, complex things should be done easier … but use a standards-based approach - do not reinvent the wheel" WebDP Open platform – designed to be extended by standard JavaEE development  Reuse of standard JavaEE development tools and processes  Reuse of tons of available Java libraries … and Java developers JavaEE/Spring It is one of the standards for development of enterprise applications Tallyman Customer-specific development is quite limited (database-level only) Finantix Rich feature set, but uses a proprietary language Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 8

3: Configuration Management WebDP Basic scenarios (performed by a business analyst) can be easily handled by inbuilt functionalities More complex scenarios are designed to be handled by a version-control system JavaEE/Spring Standard approach fully applicable, but no out of the box support for basic scenarios Tallyman Configuration management too simple, more complex scenarios too hard to support Finantix Comparable to WebDP Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 9

WebDP Assessment WebDP platform is worth considering Main advantages Modern UI layer Rapid web-based development tools Open platform  Based on open standards (JavaEE, HTML5)  Well balanced mixture of  Parameterization  Customer-specific development  Standard platform features Copyright © 2014 Unicorn Systems a.s. 10

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