Case Studies

Case Studies

Our portfolio of successful solutions demonstrates our commitment to clients in providing world-class solutions, talented people, and leading-edge methodologies and tools.

Major USA Based Insurance company implements Bsafe iSeries Security with KDP Software

U.S. Auto Holdings is an insurance company based in Nashville, Tennessee that specializes in non-standard automobile insurance programs. The company employs approximately 400 people in six states. U.S. Auto Holdings uses three centralized iSeries computers (two model 820s with four processors each and one model 810 with a single processor) connected via TCP/IP to its 111 branch offices. Headquarters provides online services to the branch offices, supplemented by nightly file uploads of transactions from the branches to the central computers via FTP.

At the time of implementation of its TCP/IP network in the first half of 2002, company and IT management realized the headquarters iSeries systems were vulnerable to unauthorized access via the network. In particular, the company was concerned about the potential deletion of libraries by unauthorized users and any event that might trigger a system shutdown during processing. An additional area of concern was the danger of damage from negligence on the part of the company's own users. However, use of remote terminals and file transfers across sites were a business necessity, so the company realized it needed a security solution. U.S. Auto Holdings contacted KDP, a Bsafe business partner in the U.K., which recommended installation of the product on a 14-day trial basis. The installation went smoothly and KDP offered a short training session via telephone that was supplemented by additional training from Bsafe's Solutions Support team in Toronto, Ontario. After the trial period and some tests of other se curity products, the search team selected iSeries Global Security because of the ease of use of the product's Windows client interface and the flexibility of being able to define permissions for specific operations for each user.

TRW Automotive opts for Bsafe solution for SOX compliance

KDP teams up with Quattro consulting to deliver Bsafe to TRW

Debt Collection Agency replaces Office vision mail merg with Open Office

In order to replace it's ageing V4R4M0 150, the first step our client needed to take was to replace the use of display write (system 36 version of OS/400 Office Vision) as this is no longer supported.

Using a combination of client access and ODBC, linked with Java software running on a PC, they were able to merge their data with new Open Office documents. These documents are compatible with MS Word and were migrated from the iSeries QDLS folder.

The change to their application software was simply replacing the TEXTDOC PRINT statement in the OCL

Toshiba Service Centre Spares Order Processing

To replace an existing proprietary Viewdata spares processing system with a web based system allowing Toshiba dealers 24x7 access to spares availability and to spares order processing. The system was implemented using WebSpshere application server accessing an IBM iSeries as a database server.
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Jane Shilton Plc Pure Cross Dock

A system that would allow Jane Shilton Plc to implement pure cross dock that is integrated with existing ordering and warehousing systems. Using the power of wireless, java and palm based scanners KDP Software met that requirement.
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Toshiba Financial Services Payment Manager

A new system that would allow Toshiba dealers 24x7 access to change a schedule of payments through the Internet. Also allow Toshiba Financial services to perform the same functions for any dealer over an intranet. Implemented on WebSpshere application server using an IBM iSeries as a database server.
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