MADRID, Spain and CUPERTINO, Calif., June 3, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM), a software company that provides the fastest way to transform legacy applications into new Web-based business solutions, today announced that Credifin (Laser Group), a Portuguese company that specializes in consumer credit, has chosen NetManage's OnWeb(r) solution to reduce the costs and the risks of developing Web interfaces.
Credifin's Risks Department identified that the company needed to be able to query an external database available only through a Mainframe. Credifin chose OnWeb because it offered the easiest and fastest way to construct Web Services.
After carrying out a proof of concept with the OnWeb Web-to-Host solution, the full OnWeb implementation lasted 40 days, due to the complexity of the task and the need to control transactions. The application is currently in production and after only one month of operation, and more than 15,000 requests, OnWeb has already saved Credifin the time equivalent to the work of four full-time employees.
"OnWeb integrated into our platforms without any problems. We decided to create an independent environment for the system, only because we foresee an increase in the number of transactions, in the future, that will require us to be able to convert to Web solutions with other host environments (Mainframe, AIX or AS/400)," explains Jose Dias Cardoso, Credifin's Director of Information Systems.
Credifin is currently reducing the direct use of their Mainframe system, migrating to Web Services and integrating the invocation of Mainframe transactions directly with the CRM. Using OnWeb in their business strategy, allows Credifin to reduce future costs and risks.
"The development costs of applications with Web interfaces would be higher and would take longer if we were not able to use a tool like OnWeb," stated Jose Dias Cardoso, Credifin's Director of Information Systems. "Thanks to this solution, creating applications based on Java or .NET is much faster. OnWeb freed us from using green screens, while still allowing us to use the applications which already existed in the Mainframe."
Additionally, the implementation of OnWeb automatically enables the final user to increase the service level and to carry out face-to-face sales activities of products or to establish contacts with points of sale.
"NetManage enables companies to leverage their legacy assets and will continue to serve its diverse customer base with flexible and robust enterprise information solutions that answer business-critical needs," said Zvi Alon, chairman, president and chief executive officer at NetManage, Inc. "Thanks to the flexibility and simplicity of OnWeb Web-to-Host, companies like Credifin can streamline business processes, while reducing costs and risks, and ultimately provide its customers with a superior online experience."
About Credifin
Credifin, a consumer credit bank, is a subsidiary of the Laser Group. Active throughout the Portuguese market since 1990, Credifin is a specialist in the various forms of consumer financing. Credifin's mission is to be the bank of reference for all aspects of consumer financing, loyalty programs and methods of payment, through a comprehensive global offer. For more information please visit www.credifin.pt
About NetManage
NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM) is a software company that provides the fastest way to transform legacy applications into new Web-based business solutions. More than 10,000 customers worldwide, including the majority of the Fortune 500, have chosen NetManage for mission critical application integration. For more information, visit www.netmanage.com.
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