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Europe, Middle East, Africa | Financial Services | Enterprise

Mr. Haider Devjianie takes pride in being a pioneer. As the CIO for Soneri Bank―one of Pakistan’s leading financial institutions―he has been instrumental in introducing one of the first high availability banking infrastructures based on Symantec technology in the country. Even a few minutes of downtime to the bank’s mission-critical applications is unaffordable, especially the bank’s ATM network. By automating backup and recovery and introducing application clustering, Soneri Bank is shielding its 300,000 multichannel customers from the catastrophe of system failures or disasters―either natural or man-made. The integrated portfolio of Symantec solutions helps ensure the high availability of mission-critical applications and systems, particularly the Phoenix ATM switch and the core banking host. The result? Business continuity, uninterrupted services to customers in Pakistan and abroad, and measurably greater visibility, control and flexibility over Soneri’s mission critical applications and storage environment.

Products Implemented

NetBackup

Success Details



Products Implemented

NetBackup

Organization Profile

Soneri Bank operates 123 branches across Pakistan, including the rural Northern areas of the country. The bank has emerged as one of the most dynamic financial institutions in the region, providing customers with corporate, treasury, and retail banking products and services. The bank is also committed to Shariah-based banking and has a network of branches dedicated to this business community in cities such as Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Platforms

  • Endpoints: 2,000
  • Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Sun Solaris 9
  • Applications: ‘SonawareDotNet’ core banking and ERP applications, Phoenix middleware switching controller for ATM service, ATM monitoring, Internet Banking, Call Centre, IVR and others
  • Servers: More than 100 Windows, and Solaris servers
  • Storage: IBM DS4800 storage area network (SAN)