Case Study: Alexander Forbes achieves faster enterprise app development with Progress Software

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Cuts Down Enterprise App Development Time with Telerik

Alexander Forbes, a leading South African financial services company, needed to modernize two very different applications: a legacy reporting system for strict regulatory compliance and a customer-facing investment portfolio tool. The IT team was under pressure to use limited resources efficiently while improving functionality, speed, and a consistent user experience. Progress Software, through Telerik Kendo UI, was chosen to help streamline development.

Progress Software implemented Kendo UI to unify data from multiple legacy systems, automate manual coding tasks, and deliver modern, responsive interfaces across devices. The result was two new apps built ahead of schedule and under budget, with development time cut from 18 months to less than one year. Alexander Forbes also saw improved developer productivity, smoother navigation, consistent UI, and a portfolio viewer that works on virtually any device.

Alexander Forbes

Svetlin Iliev

Applications Development Manager