At A Glance
Data, Workflow, Processes, Functionality, and Screens
Reports
Portfolio
Advisor
Customer
Web Services
File Integration
Inherently use data from other systems, don't just copy data into your system
Real-time on the internet
Batch Download
Batch Upload
Expose your data to other systems
More structured data and XML
FTP
Utilize processes and workflows from other systems and allow them to use yours
Processing and business logic in addition to traditional data exchange
Flat/ASCII file format
XML
On The Web
Architect your products so that pieces of functionality can be shared with other programs
Large Enterprise Solutions
Aggregate, Leverage, and Extend
Group of employees came from a company that developed large enterprise solutions
Policy processing, billing, claims system for property and casualty insurance carriers, $800 million in premium, 1 million in force policies.
Aggregate data from multiple sources. Rather than rely on a single system to maintain data, embrace partnerships with other systems and present their data
3 Independent Financial Advisors
Browser / Web
Integrations
Hybrid
Desktop
Excelled in large scalable systems and third party integrations.
Existing systems do not fully meet their needs, must manually jump in and out of multiple systems
Share information with other applications
Leverage other systems. Different people within an organization perform different tasks and have different needs. One system will be either too restricting or too confusing
Multi platform
Rich, full user experience
Paradigm shift - Service based processing
Most systems tailored to the broker/dealer and their data and not the advisor and their user experience
Calendar
Portfolio
Contacts
Financial Planning
Forms
Click-once auto updating desktop application allows much tighter integration to other desktop applications such as Outlook or LaserApp in addition to browser access
Available anywhere
Utilizes the power of the
computer
iPhone
Extend functionality and information without compromising the integrity of the source. Expose your data, workflows, and screens to other systems
Sapphire Software Services
Would like the option to keep some of the systems they like, but have the data integrated and not have to perform multiple entry
Simple deployment
Cloud based data storage so your data can be accessed from anywhere and be safely and securely backed up
Always available
Best of both worlds
Business to Business Integration
Workflow efficiencies and process gains through the intelligent use of technology
Examples:
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Reader
- FreeCell
"I don't know who discovered water, but I'm sure it wasn't a fish."
Keep an open mind and consider everything as a possible integration
Custom software development which allows the individual to access existing data in ways that makes sense for them
Task
More to come ...
Systems should allow individuals to control what information is most important
Panoramix for Broker/Dealers
Panoramix for Financial Advisors
Cloud
Single Enterprise System
Best Of Breed
Any system should share data, processes, functionality and screens with as many systems as possible
Provides a common arena for software to reside and communicate
One relationship to maintain, but all your eggs in one basket
Requires some form of standards and industry wide cooperation, but tremendous upside
Inherent data backup and redundancies
Consistent platform, flow, and training, but accept the bad with the good
Not reliant on one single entity and easy to change parts, but no clear lines of responsibility
High degree of scalability
Data is all in one place no integration, conversion, mapping needed
Provide a framework for individual customization, but balance the customization and the complexities
Creative uses of technology required for seamless integrations
Showcases and facilitates interfaces
• Real-time, two-way integration with calendar and contact programs like Outlook® or Google®.
• Seamless integration with multiple data sources.
• Client, Household, or book of business reports.
• Pre-defined links to hundreds of common sites such as brokerage houses and life insurers.
• Full text search capability.
• Customize screens, lists, fields and reports to get just the information you need.
• Document management
• Seamless integration with multiple data sources.
• Hosted or on-site installation options.
• Document management.
• Built-in advisor access via a web site or Panoramix for Financial Advisors.
• Simple, standard interface for integration with virtually any advisor system.
• Reporting capabilities broken down by the advisor or aggregated
Listen to the people using the system