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Softlab Enabling Technologies Announces Major Agreement with NationsBank

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Softlab Enabling Technologies and NationsBank, a leading financial services company in the United States, have partnered to license Softlab's Enabler Object Repository. This agreement aims to help NationsBank manage the complexities of its vast information infrastructure, including disparate data, software artifacts, metadata, and other objects. The Enabler technology was chosen for its ability to provide a centralized repository for storing and retrieving critical business components, such as source code, analysis & design models, and documentation. This collaboration is expected to enhance NationsBank's application development, document, and knowledge management capabilities.

Key Takeaways:

  • Softlab Enabling Technologies has partnered with NationsBank to license its Enabler Object Repository.
  • The Enabler technology provides a unique solution for managing constantly changing data associated with complex business information systems.
  • NationsBank selected Softlab's Enabler due to its proven ability to manage source code, models, documentation, and other critical business components.
  • Enabler offers integrated configuration management, process management, and file management capabilities.
  • The open architecture of Enabler allows it to act as a hub or "supergroup," linking different tools and disparate applications into a single, common information management infrastructure.
  • NationsBank's Evaluation Team thoroughly examined various DBMS, OODBMS, proprietary tools, and repository technologies before selecting Enabler.
  • Keith Barrett, NationsBank's project team leader, praised Enabler's ability to scale to the enterprise while maintaining performance.
  • John Kopcke, Softlab's Chief Technology Officer, expressed pleasure in NationsBank's selection of Enabler due to its forward-thinking approach to managing constantly changing information.

Statistics:

  • NationsBank has $315 billion in total assets, making it the third-largest U.S. bank.
  • NationsBank has full-service operations in 16 states and the District of Columbia.
  • NationsBank provides financial products and services to more than 17 million households and one million businesses.
  • Enabler is being used by more than 200 organizations worldwide.
  • Softlab is a global IT solutions provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW, founded in 1971.

Sources:

  • "Softlab Enabling Technologies Announces Major Agreement with NationsBank" (Business Wire, May 5, 1998)
  • NationsBank Corporation (press release)
  • Softlab Enabling Technologies (press release)

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