FINEOS, IBM Extend Relationship in Claims Management

HYPERLINK "http://www.fineos.com/" o "http://www.fineos.com/" FINEOS, a provider of enterprise software solutions for insurance, has extended its relationship with IBM to enable the FINEOS Claims solution to run on IBM System z. The IBM System z enablement will allow insurers that rely on mainframes at the heart of their enterprise infrastructure to run FINEOS solutions on their preferred platform. FINEOS works closely with IBM around the world to deliver comprehensive and innovative solutions. All FINEOS solutions, including FINEOS Claims, support IBM's Insurance Application Architecture (IAA), are certified and scalability tested on IBM hardware and software, and can be delivered using IBM services. This integrated approach provides compatibility with existing technology investments thus mitigating project risk and speeding implementation.

"We are pleased to work closely with IBM to deliver world-class global insurance solutions," says Michael Kelly, CEO of FINEOS. "The IBM System z enablement reinforces our commitment to supporting FINEOS clients by ensuring all FINEOS solutions will run across every platform in the IBM eServer hardware line."

Commenting on the development, Norbert Dick, general manager, IBM Global Insurance Industry says, "We are delighted FINEOS successfully has enabled its insurance claims platform on IBM System z. Our support of FINEOS over the years is based on a number of important factors, most notably FINEOS' global insurance experience, the functional breadth of FINEOS solutions, and the inherent flexibility of the FINEOS Enterprise Platform, designed to be delivered in an open service-oriented architecture (SOA)."