AT&T uses Kapow to automate data migration from legacy to target systems. One group reported $1 million in savings during the first year.
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Create API access to legacy applications 90% faster
Creating API access to legacy applications is often the #1 barrier to overcome before new applications can tap into existing data and processes. Typically, re-writing an application to expose published APIs can take years and cost millions of dollars in development resources or consultancy fees.
Kapow eliminates the need to rewrite web-based legacy applications. In about the same time it takes to click through the application in a web browser, Kapow lets you wrap your existing packaged apps, portal and business apps into standard Java/.NET APIs or SOAP/REST services. You get automated access to the data and processes within legacy apps 90% faster and 80% cheaper than other methods.
Featured Customer Success Stories in API Enablement:
Challenge
- Given the size and scope of AT&T operations and growth through acquisition, data integration is a major challenge that affects customer service, sales and support for millions of customers.
- Manual cut-and-paste was often required to migrate data from legacy to target systems.
- They needed a centralized master directory of subscribers, addresses, billing information and calling status, but had no programmatic access to back-end systems.
Solution
- With Kapow, data is automatically migrated between legacy and target systems.
- Data integration between applications has enabled them to automate and standardize processes.
- AT&T has found dozens of uses for Kapow's technology since their initial project.
Results
- $1.3M cost savings on their initial project.
- Over $10M cost savings over 3 years.
- Zero legacy application recoding.
Vodafone uses Kapow to aggregate content and services from operating companies around the world.
Challenge
- Vodafone Global hosts a very large heterogeneous intranet environment called Vista that supports 66,000 internal users.
- The previous portal infrastructure was based on Epicentric/BEA WebLogic 6. They needed to migrate content to BEA ALUI (now Oracle).
Solution
- Vodafone used Kapow to aggregate content and services from different operating companies around the world (e.g. UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Egypt) and for clipping internal and public web content into the portal. Scope of the implementation was 250 clipping robots on 2 CPUs.
- As part of the implementation, they developed single sign-on capability that enables employee access to clipped internal applications via a single portal.
- Selected parts of Vista – for example, a BPM tool for travel management – were mobile-enabled with the Kapow integration module.
Results
- The improved employee productivity by adding public web content to existing portals and enabling single sign-on access to intranet applications.
- By using Kapow, they were able to migrate and repurpose content in a fraction of the time/cost of competing solutions.
ThyssenKrupp integrated content from multiple intranets, including 700+ internal applications, with no coding required.
Challenge
- With 400 internal intranets and 800 unique brands to manage, their challenge was to bring information together so employees feel they are part of a single company.
- They wanted to streamline access to relevant information.
Solution
- Using Kapow, they combined data from multiple intranets into existing portals.
- They modernized portal layouts with remixed content for targeted user communities.
Results
- 700+ internal applications are mashed up with existing and new portals.
- Significant refresh and improved targeting of portal content, while leveraging existing applications and portal infrastructure.
Audi delivers on their vision for self-service IT with codeless portal generation.
Challenge
- Audi wanted to build a global group intranet (including Volkswagen AG), but there were many integration problems to solve.
- Data was controlled at the department level.
- They didn't want to spend the time and money associated with traditional integration methods.
Solution
- With Kapow, they implemented their vision for self-service IT through codeless portal generation.
- The global group intranet provides access to enterprise-wide information, is optimized for each group, and provides mobile access to intranet and sales applications.
Results
- Significant time and cost savings over traditional integration methods.
- Automated web intelligence for Transport & Logistics optimization.
- “Using Kapow, 1 developer was able to build the new application in just 4 days for a fraction of the cost and using data from nearly 100 sources.” Anton Kramm, IT Management Team, Audi
The global logistics leader saves recoding time and costs by using Kapow to API-enable 15 web applications.
Challenge
- DHL needed to API-enable and integrate 15 distributed web applications for Deutsche Post World Network and DHL into an Oracle WebLogic portal without re-coding any of the existing applications.
- With more than 2 million registered users, they needed a highly scalable solution that could handle 100,000 requests per hour with 300 concurrent sessions.
- Traditional SOA methods would have required implementing a service layer directly in the current applications with an expensive long term consulting engagement.
Solution
- Kapow enabled them to integrate 15 distributed web applications into the Oracle WebLogic portal without re-coding.
- The solution meets current requirements (100,000 requests per hour/300 concurrent sessions) and is scalable to meet future demand.
Results
- Applications were API-enabled at a fraction of the cost and in record time compared to traditional methods.
- By leveraging the Kapow Katalyst™ platform, which has a stateless server that scales linearly with the number of CPUs available, they can meet current requirements and quickly scale the solution to meet growing demand.
With Kapow, MTU unified portals on a common infrastructure without recoding.
Challenge
- MTU is Germany's leading producer of aircraft engines and components for the military and commercial market.
- They needed to integrate applications into the company's intranet.
- Competing solutions were not able to meet their requirements.
Solution
- They used Kapow to integrate 10 applications via clipping into their portal environment.
- Data was integrated into the portal environment without coding or data conversion errors.
Results
- Significant savings in development time and effort.
- Extends the value of existing assets without costly rework.
With “directory assistance” from Kapow, this top 5 U.S. bank increases conference call security and engagement.
Challenge
- The bank had no visibility into who was joining and dropping out of conference calls.
- They wanted to maximize conference call participation and productivity while preventing unauthorized access.
Solution
- With Kapow, they were able to aggregate internal and external caller information from internal HR phone registries and public white pages.
- A custom web interface enables real-time call monitoring. They can now monitor all joins, drops and time spent on the call.
Results
- Eliminated unauthorized call access and security breaches.
- Demonstrated viable use of aggregated data for “long-tail” solutions.
- Required development of fewer than ten robots and a simple web interface to integrate data feeds.
With Kapow, this global payments technology company wraps internal solutions as services – a non-intrusive approach that allows speedy integration of legacy applications.
Challenge
- The company needed to enable existing internal web-based solutions as services for a workflow management framework designed to save time and money and improve customer service on critical business processes.
- The project had to be done within 5 months.
Solution
- Kapow made it possible to wrap existing applications as services.
- The non-intrusive approach made for speedy integration of legacy applications that would otherwise have required huge efforts in programming, redeployment and testing.
Results
- Kapow enabled them to complete the project well within the 5 month deadline.
- The new solution can be enhanced, modified and maintained with ease and at low cost.
With Kapow, a leading sporting goods manufacturer integrated 40 applications into a new global intranet representing all their brands.
Challenge
- They wanted to build a global intranet with all brands.
- This would require integrating 40 applications into the new intranet.
Solution
- Kapow had proven success with comparable initiatives.
- In the first phase of deployment, they successfully integrated 20 applications via clipping into their new portal.
Results
- Significant savings in development time and effort.
- Extends the value of existing assets without costly rework.
With Kapow, Credit Suisse was able to roll out self-service access to valuable portfolio management tools without a lengthy development cycle.
Challenge
- To compete effectively, Credit Suisse needed to expand self-service offerings to their clients.
- Rewriting existing applications for self-service access would take 2 to 3years.
Solution
- With Kapow, Credit Suisse implemented a portal to give their clients access to internal financial reporting and investment management applications.
- By re-purposing the existing HTML user interface so it could be displayed in the portal,
- each user sees a customized view, updated dynamically, that is unique to their profile.
Results
- Customers have self-service access to portfolio management tools.
- Significant saving over providing phone support for external customers.
- 90% saving in development time.
- Kapow was able to address security requirements and deliver the self-service applications they needed in 4 months.