Erlang in Banking Financial Switching Danie Schutte 672021

Erlang in Banking & Financial Switching Danie Schutte 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 1

Opening n n n Teba Bank Cell Transact Blue. Vault 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 2

Requirements n n n n Card Management System Integrated Functionality to All Other Systems Zero Down Time Data Recovery not an option – High Availability Scalability & Reliability Cost Effective Development & Processing Adaptable System Fast Development Time 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 3

“Traditional” Banking Solutions n n n Multiple Systems Required Multiple Consultants Required Multiple Internal Integrations Required Prescribed Hardware Platforms Licensing Issues Long Implementation Timescales 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 4

Initial Starting Points n n n Delphi Java C Kylix Magic Erlang 6/7/2021 n n n EUC 2003 Sybase Non-Windows Linux Solaris HP 5

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High Level Infrastructure 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 7

Technologies Used n Hardware n n n Sun 4500 Enterprise Server (DB) (4 x 400 Mhz) Compaq DL 360 (1 x 1. 4 GHz) Sun Ultra 60 (1 x 400 MHz) **Sun Fire V 65 x (2 x 2. 8 GHz XEON), Ultra 2 Software n n n 6/7/2021 Solaris 8 (Sparc / Intel) C (Interface Drivers – Sybase, SEMA, HSM) Erlang OTP! EUC 2003 8

Connectivity POS Devices WEB Interface Cellular Network Provider 6/7/2021 Cellular Airtime Provider Blue Vault CRM System ATM Machines EFT Institutions MIS System EUC 2003 9

Advantages n n Fully integrated. Parameterized and expandable. Activity Based Costing (per transaction) Previous benchmark: 17 tps – (refactored multi-threaded database interface). 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 10

Current Developments n n n VISA & Master. Card Certification Remote Bank Capability Web Based Banking / Interface Sybase vs Mnesia Preparing system for deployment at clients. 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 11

Closing n n Switching transactions is switching data. Erlang OTP provides good foundations. Rapid development. Low cost implementation. 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 12

Questions 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 13

Thank you Tack 6/7/2021 EUC 2003 14