Quantix win Oracle Support Contract with First Bank of Nigeria (FBN Bank UK Ltd)

Quantix Ltd, a leading Oracle Support & Managed Services specialist, announces a contract win with FBN Bank Ltd.

FBN Bank’s core business application, Flexcube, (now owned by Oracle Corporation) is a mission critical application central to the banks trading activities. Traditionally this solution has been supported by a combination of in-house generalists and 3rd party support providers. To further enhance their levels of customer service and increase application resilience, FBN Bank reviewed their current support procedures and determined a more specialist Oracle support provider was required.

Quantix were invited to tender for the support of Oracle database and Oracle application systems and after a stringent due-diligence process and service evaluation period, it was agreed by FBN Bank’s senior UK management team to award the support contract to Quantix. The due-diligence process consisted of an in-depth of review of Quantix’s financial stability, market position and internal support and security procedures, along with discussions with existing clients of Quantix in the Banking and Finance industry.

Simon Goodenough, Sales Director at Quantix said:
“Quantix are delighted to have FBN Bank onboard as a new client and are looking forward to delivering a range of Oracle database support services for them. We are proud of our specialist Oracle service which gives us the ability to deliver pro-active, real-time support and identify database and application issues before they become a problem. Due to our size, location and experience we are finding that there is substantial interest in the City currently for our cost-effective range of remote Oracle (and Microsoft SQL Server) Services and FBN Bank is just one of the latest financial organisations to deploy this support solution.”
The pro-active services provided by Quantix for i-flex customers have already seen immediate benefits for FBN Bank in the areas of application performance and business continuity. In addition, Quantix have implemented a real-time, 24x7 pro-active management solution to deliver best-in-class mission critical Oracle support. Internally this has enabled FBN Bank to make significant costs savings, whilst receiving the peace-of-mind that their i-flex environment is optimised and stable.

The Head of IT at FBN Bank said:
"Previous to engaging the Oracle database support services of Quantix we had been reliant on an unreliable and unprofessional DBA services company who could not appreciate the critical nature of our banking systems. Quantix have introduced real-time monitoring and remote management to our Oracle systems and understand how important it is to keep a constant watch on the performance and operation of our systems. We are always impressed by the availability of Quantix support staff who are ready to respond to any support needs we may have. It is vital to a financial services business like FBN Bank (UK) to have that constant reassurance that in any Oracle database eventuality a reliable and credible IT services company such as Quantix is there to call on."

About Quantix:

Quantix, an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner and Microsoft Gold Partner, specialise in the provision of enterprise applications support and managed services to the Mid Market. Incorporated in 2002, Quantix has seen consistently strong growth in its range of support services and can now lay claim to a managed services contract base of over £4m. Quantix has a turnover of circa £7.5m and currently works with over 400 clients across numerous vertical markets, including Finance & Banking, Transport, Public Services, Business Services, Retail, Manufacturing and Telecoms.

Contact:

Jonathan Cowling
Quantix Ltd
Tel: 0115 983 6200
Email: JonathanC@quantix-uk.com

Source: www.sourcewire.com

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IBM, Oracle and SAP sued over server software technology patents

IBM, SAP and Adobe Systems are the latest targets of patent lawsuits filed by Implicit Networks.

Implicit claims the companies "are violating two patents for computer-server software that performs faster security functions," Bloomberg News reported. Implicit filed its lawsuit in Washington Western District Court on July 15, just five months after suing AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Sun, Raza Microelectronics and RealNetworks in the same venue.

While the first Implicit Networks lawsuit puts rivals AMD and Intel on the same side in court, the July lawsuit also places rivals Oracle and SAP together as defendants. Oracle, meanwhile, is still pursuing a legal action against SAP, which claims SAP illegally accessed Oracle's customer support systems.

The Implicit lawsuit against AMD and Intel centers around a 2003 patent covering technology for "demultiplexing packets of a message."

In the new lawsuit, Bloomberg reports that Implicit Networks is seeking royalties from such products as IBM's Websphere Application Server, Oracle's Application Server and BEA WebLogic Server, SAP's NetWeaver and Adobe's JRun and ColdFusion. The suit centers around two patents issued to Implicit after applications filed by the company in 1998 and 2001. IBM, Oracle, SAP and Adobe are expected to issue formal responses in court by Sept. 18, Bloomberg reports.

Source: www.networkworld.com

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Eaton Steel accelerates business processes with Oracle

Eaton Steel, a distributor and processor of engineered steel bars, has announced that it relying on the Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Database and Oracle SOA Suite, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, to gain insight into its supply chain network and financial results, simplify transactions with its network of partners and help reduce costs by automating key business processes.

Using Oracle Financials, Eaton Steel gained a unified view of its financial performance and transactions across all six of its subsidiaries. As a result, the company has better insight into organizational performance and can consistently refine processes to improve results.

With Oracle Discrete Manufacturing, Eaton Steel is able to manage its entire steel production process, from heat-treating and sizing the material to work-in-process to cost and quality management. Additionally, the company relies on Oracle to automatically transfer engineering specifications into production items, bills of material, and routing.

Building on its successful implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite, Eaton Steel used Oracle SOA Suite to develop a service-oriented architecture (SOA) that simplifies EDI transactions with the company's wide range of business partners and helps automate the business processes around those transactions.
Using Oracle SOA Suite, Eaton Steel will develop a series of Web Services based on easily reusable code that allows its subsidiaries and partners to call up a simple Web-based interface and quickly enter the relevant information, which will then be automatically routed into the Oracle E-Business Suite. This will enable Eaton Steel to automate business processes in multiple areas, such as purchase orders, invoices, and inventory management.

Source: www.cbronline.com

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