RL - Public Sector

4 axway.com • Expand co-production of services • Reduce costs and improve efficiency, moving towards a fully paperless system • Ensure data accuracy by developing data certification • Strengthen the fight against benefits fraud, an ever-present issue in the social protection sector • Secure real-time communications and implement the French "InterOps" security standard as part of a robust, scalable solution Time was of the essence, as the volume of real-time traffic was expected to soar in the very near term. Indeed, the Fund had to industrialize the entire co-production process, while ensuring the integrity of its information system and the data it contains. Choosing a trusted vendor Handling 200,000 real-time transactions per day Axway and the Fund have a close, long-standing relationship. In a previous call for tender, the Fund selected Axway to handle its batch communications with the creation of Platine, the Platform for Interoperability and Exchanges. This industrial-scale platform is used for secure file exchange via SSL and SWIFT. Based on the Axway B2B solution, Platine also includes Axway MFT, Axway Integrator, Axway Passport and Axway Sentinel. Using Platine, the Fund exchanges over 190,000 files with partners each month. The Fund has also worked with Axway to meet its need for real-time communications, and in 2010 purchased Axway technology to manage some of its real-time traffic. "We issued a competitive call for tender and selected Axway," said Thierry Guiot, the Fund's Security Infrastructure Manager. "The determining factor was that Axway offered off-the- shelf, predefined filters that enable us to manipulate XML traffic and easily secure the flow of data." For the new project, the Fund was seeking a single solution to: • Manage all of its real-time traffic • Handle encryption, signature, authentication, integrity, and token management • Reduce operational costs through a paperless workflow Currently, there are 200,000 real-time transactions per day, a figure set to rise sharply in coming months. "For the Fund," said Guiot, "Axway technology was again the clear choice: it's an advanced, highly modular system that has proved its worth. Moreover, Axway offers excellent support: it's an international company with a very local presence. We know Axway will ensure the continuity of the solution." Deploying Axway API Gateway Co-production in action Axway API Gateway will govern the flow of data for a wide range of co-produced services, such as France's welfare program. Until recently, the Fund was solely responsible for managing the program, including administrative tasks and payment of benefits. Changes in legislation have now shifted responsibility for administrative tasks to the General Councils, while local funds remain responsible for payment — their core business. Today, therefore, the welfare program is co-produced by the General Councils, the Fund and the paying banks — all using Axway API Gateway. The benefit to the Fund is clear: "With co-production of services," said Guiot, "local funds can concentrate on their core business — managing benefits — and delegate other tasks to their partners. Strategic functions, such as financial control, remain with the Fund." To ensure the integrity of the system, Axway API Gateway is implementing rigorous InterOps standards established by French authorities for the social protection sector. InterOps is designed to: • Ensure interoperability among organizations in the sector • Standardize, secure and ensure the traceability of data flows among those organizations • Enhance agility in the implementation of new data flows and partnerships Based on internationally recognized standards, InterOps implements SAML for authentication and authorization and ensures end-to-end traceability.

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