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axway.com 2 2 To integrate the new solution, Axway created a framework to accommodate the particularities of the ADEC environment. "Axway support was very involved, helping us install and stabilize the solution," said Baixeras. "We had weekly conference calls with the support team to troubleshoot and resolve any issues." An ecosystem of public and private partners Enabling communications for France's bailiffs Working exclusively for France's bailiffs, ADEC establishes partnerships with public and private entities, including: • Financial institutions, such as banks and credit agencies • Government ministries, including Finance, Justice, Labor, Internal Revenue, and Interior • Government agencies responsible for health insurance (Sécurité Sociale) and unemployment benefits (Pôle Emploi) • Private companies, particularly financial firms "ADEC is the intermediary for communications between bailiffs and their partners," said Baixeras. "We enable financial flows and the exchange of nonfinancial data." ADEC and its partners send these data over VPNs and intranets, via real-time and batch transmissions. Axway at the heart of the business Automating the flow of data Based on Axway B2Bi and Sentinel, the Axway solution automates all transmissions between ADEC and its partners, enabling ADEC to: • Retrieve claim files from creditors and send them to the French courts • Transmit judicial documents • Transfer funds to pay debts • Close files when claims have been settled In operation at ADEC for two years now, the Axway platform handles: • 1,500,000 transactions per month • Communications for ADEC's 3,000 bailiffs and 110 partners • Several tens of millions of euros per month in funds transfers "Axway is at the core of ADEC," said Baixeras. "It is literally the lifeblood of our business. All our other tools are developed around the Axway solution." Executing instructions from the courts A key player in the French legal system, ADEC 1 works for the nation's bailiffs, handling collection of debt, payment of creditors and other legal actions as ordered by the relevant authorities. To carry out these functions, it acts as an intermediary for the communication of financial and nonfinancial data between France's bailiffs and its network of partners, including financial institutions and government authorities. 1 Association Droit Electronique et Communication

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