Case Study: Airwide Solutions fights mobile fraud and reduces costs with InterSystems Caché

Using InterSystems Cache, Schlumberger Fights Mobile Fraud

Airwide Solutions (formerly Schlumberger Messaging Solutions) is a pioneer in mobile messaging whose Equipment Identity Register (EIR) helps telecom operators fight phone theft by blacklisting stolen handsets even if the SIM is changed. Faced with the need for lightning-fast, low‑maintenance performance and broad platform support to keep operating costs down and meet telco requirements, the company sought a database solution that could deliver high throughput and a small hardware footprint.

Airwide migrated EIR to InterSystems Caché, whose multi-dimensional architecture and in-memory performance (tests showed 20–100× faster searches than leading relational databases) reduced processing overhead and hardware needs, lowered total cost of ownership, and supported OpenVMS and other major platforms. The result was faster, more cost‑effective EIR deployments, new functionality for reporting and web access, and orders from major telecoms worldwide, improving marketability and ROI.

Airwide Solutions

Terry McCabe

Vice President