Case Study: SunGard achieves database flexibility and faster .NET development with Progress Software

Sungard - Customer Case Study

SunGard Public Sector needed to make its flagship ONESolution platform database-agnostic so customers could adopt the new .NET-based product without replacing existing hardware or databases, especially across its large installed base on IBM iSeries and DB2. To solve this challenge, SunGard turned to Progress Software and Progress® DataDirect® Connect® for ADO.NET to support connectivity across multiple database environments.

Progress Software implemented 100% managed ADO.NET connectivity for ONESolution, allowing SunGard to avoid maintaining custom, version-specific database code. The solution matched in-house SQL Server performance and exceeded it for DB2, expanded SunGard’s market reach, reduced the need for senior engineering resources, and let the team focus more on serving local government customers rather than database connectivity issues.

SunGard

Don Bates

Director of Product Management