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THE STeP PLATFORM

From STP to Straight-Through Enterprise Processing

SunGard ePI have been thought leaders in the industry for years, having coined the term Straight-Through Exception Processing® back in 1997 to underline the importance of focusing as much on the exceptional transactions as on the transactions that process straight-through. While straight-through exception processing remains a crucial factor in the quest for STP, SunGard ePI is responding to the shift toward solutions that can meet requirements for transaction processing across the enterprise. The STeP Platform has been developed to support processing throughout the enterprise. Not only does the STeP Platform scale to meet your users and volumes, it also scales to meet your business requirements. Every organization has different business needs, progresses at its own pace. As such, you can take advantage of the benefits of the STeP Platform by using one or all of the business solutions available on the STeP Platform for the management of transaction events.

The STeP Platform

With a concentrated effort in developing highly scalable solutions for the enterprise, SunGard has launched the STeP Platform. This flexible and extensible multi-tier platform scales with your business and transaction volumes, and offers a host of technical and business benefits. The STeP Platform provides a set of business solutions that leverage SunGard's core competencies in cash management, matching and reconciliation, exception management, transaction research, customer service investigations, and business & operational activity monitoring, to provide a cost-effective, enterprise transaction event management solution.

Technology Benefits

The STeP Platform Provides:

Centralized administration and enterprise security through multi-tier architecture and a single point of entry for the enterprise, and enhanced audit & control.

A highly integrated solution that leverages your existing systems and third party applications and communicates seamlessly with your existing IT infrastructure through standardized XML messaging, SOAP, and Web services.

 *Lowered maintenance costs with centralized servers that support hubbed or remote operations.
 *A common Web GUI for thin client access eliminates the cost and maintenance for remote desktops, and supports localization.
 *Enhanced performance from a robust, redundant platform through .NET technology
 *Extensible Web-based platform supports white labelling and an ASP business model.
 *Business Benefits

The STeP Platform Provides:

 *A lower total cost of ownership through support for centralized operations and the ability to leverage existing legacy systems
 *Improved customer service through data transparency and interactive investigations in real-time
 *Increased control through process standardization across the enterprise
 *Reduced risk through real-time exposure monitoring and pre-emptive exception management
 *Operational efficiency through improved process monitoring

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