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com/question/caf5806e14a03dadae 6e2d446ddfcf9d " TurboSwift Flexible connectivity to SWIFT TurboSwift is an advanced, full-featured and fully compliant SWIFT CBT software package designed for financial institutions of all sizes. It features: A choice of industry-standard Windows NT or UNIX platforms; Flexible connectivity with ma ny integrated host, network, telex and application interfaces; High performance and reliability; An intuitive, efficient user interface. The TurboSwift system i s flexible. It can be used as a stand-alone system with manual message preparation, or as a fully-automated, high-performance gateway with multiple network and application interfaces. TurboSwift is the ideal replacement for outdated ST200, ST400 and ST500 CBT's. T urboSwift saves you money. Its open client/server architecture offers maximum co nfiguration choices and competitive price/performance. TurboSwift can run on a s ingle machine or be distributed over several machines connected to a local area network. When used with TurboBranch and TurboConnect, the system is scalable to any geogr aphical distribution, message volume and number of users. TurboSwift is the most scalable, adaptable and portable CBT product on the marke t. The same TurboSwift product, with its hundreds of configurable options and fe atures, can serve the needs of any sized institution. As your needs change, Turb oSwift can adapt to them. Picture 1: Environment of TurboSwift To comply with industry standards, and to allow you a choice of database vendors , TurboSwift uses an SQL relational database to access messages and journals and prepare special reports. The TurboSwift user interface is available to any term inal or workstation connected to the LAN. A workstation can use X-terminal emulation, or MIC Data's TurboConnect product a client application package that minimizes LAN and server overhead by executing most tasks on the user's Windows or UNIX workstation. The TurboSwift user interface is easy-to-learn and efficient. It has many produc tivity features that streamline manual operations such as message preparation an d routing. And it has powerful inquiry facilities that expedite investigations, along with numerous reports that address business and auditing needs. TurboSwift supports form-driven entry for all SWIFT message types, including ful l message validation, re-key verification, correction, and message release, all according to SWIFT standards. Productivity features are also available, such as batch verification, model messages, BIC address expansion, amount formatting to improve readability, and special field defaults for dates and transaction number ing. A multi-level configuration and security subsystem prevents access to secure fun ctions by unauthorized users. The configuration and security subsystem addresses all system configuration options, as well as all aspects of message routing, in dividual user access rights, and message preparation security. User access right

s can be set by group and department. Routing criteria, station configurations, forms and menus can be customized by the end user to meet individual needs and m aximize individual productivity. Once pre-agreements have been set up for all correspondents, bilateral authentic ator key exchange proceeds automatically. This greatly reduces the work load on the people responsible for key maintenance. Reports are available to show the cu rrent status of all correspondents. For non-attended environments, TurboSwift can be configured for fully automatic and fail-safe operation supporting numerous links to back-office and related app lications. TurboSwift also offers powerful routing mechanisms that often elimina te the need for manual routing, along with schedules to control the automatic op ening and closing of all links and printers. TurboSwift was designed from the gr ound up using open systems concepts, and has only a generic dependency on its op erating environment. Thus TurboSwift can take transparent advantage of hardware upgrades such as more memory or disk space for database. Beyond this, TurboSwift is unique in that the identical TurboSwift product line is available on several UNIX platforms as well as Windows NT. If your institution needs to change its platform strategy, TurboSwift can be mig rated to the new platform with no impact on your existing users or the interface s to your existing applications. To maintain its technological lead, the TurboSw ift product line is continually refined and enhanced. In addition to the yearly SWIFT changes, MIC Data regularly adds features to address new business needs. To provide efficient and easy-to-implement connections between TurboSwift and ap plications that generate or process S.W.I.F.T. messages, TurboSwift supports sev eral application program interfaces such as HAP (a proprietary, real-time messag e transfer protocol often used with SNA or sockets) and a file transfer mechanis m that is easy to implement. In gateway configurations, where messages are generated and processed by connect ed applications, TurboSwift can sustain a throughput of more than 10,000 message s an hour. Even for institutions with low message volume, this performance level precludes any message backlog, even during peak periods. And for PSTN lines, hi gh performance can substantially reduce connect time and telephone charges. In gateway configurations, where messages are generated and processed by connect ed applications, TurboSwift can sustain a throughput of more than 10,000 message s an hour. Even for institutions with low message volume, this performance level precludes any message backlog, even during peak periods. And for PSTN lines, hi gh performance can substantially reduce connect time and telephone charges. TurboSwift supports many fail-safe options. For example, the TurboSwift database can be replicated in real-time to a standby machine accessible on the same netw ork, allowing the standby machine to take over after a failure without loss of d ata. In addition, the standby machine to take over without human intervention (h ot standby), automatically restoring all SWIFT network and application sessions as required. TurboSwift is certified and available on the following platforms: DEC Alpha for Windows NT IBM PC and compatibles: Windows NT HP 9000: HP-UX 9.x and 10.x IBM RS6000: AIX 3.2 and AIX 4.1 NCR 3000: all UNIX versions Sun Microsystems (most servers and workstations): Solaris 2.x

Motorola: all UNIX versions Siemens Nixdorf: all UNIX versions