BroadVision, Inc., (Pink Sheets:BVSN) a global provider of
e-Business solutions, together with professional services company
blue-infinity (b-i), today announced that EFG International
(www.efginternational.com), one of the world's leading private banks
and specialists in asset management, has completed its migration to
the BroadVision 8.0 Portal Agility Suite.
EFG selected blue-infinity to support their internal team and to
work with BroadVision to implement this migration, resulting in
tightly integrated and advanced process management capabilities via
BroadVision Process(TM) which improves integration capabilities
through an open, standards-based service-oriented architecture (SOA).
EFG International, based in Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland, with
operations in 36 locations such as Miami, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong,
Dubai, Luxembourg, Singapore, Stockholm, Gibraltar, London, and
Guernsey, operates as an international private bank that offers key
European and offshore financial products. EFG International's success
is a result of developing a close understanding of their clients'
needs and being able to pro-actively meet those needs via personalized
services in an offline and online environment.
Ian Cookson, Chief Operating Officer of EFG International
commented, "We believe in technological innovation as a key
competitive advantage for our bank to generate higher value to our
customers. As we continue to embrace the 1:1 personalization
philosophy championed by BroadVision, we also decided to migrate to
BroadVision 8.0 so as to leverage the application development agility
that comes with the seamlessly integrated BroadVision Process(TM). We
are happy to report that the migration was very smooth and that we can
now deliver very compelling self-service applications continuously
through our portal to our customers worldwide faster but more cost
effectively using BroadVision 8.0."
"As a matter of fact," added Marc Clement, Vice President, IT EFG
Bank (the core of EFG International's private banking activities),
"thanks to b-i's technology consulting support and the BroadVision
platform, we have been able to manage our site with a great deal of
productivity -- only a staff of 4.5 people are dedicated to our portal
that handles our entire e-banking and other e-business activities. We
are very pleased with this business efficiency!"
"EFG's successful roll-out of its new e-banking portal on
BroadVision 8.0 is a great proof-point of our next-generation solution
set that offers unparalleled development and business agility," said
Dr. Pehong Chen, Chief Executive Officer, BroadVision. "We look
forward to continuing our partnership with EFG in helping them deliver
world-class private banking services to their customers."
About BroadVision 8.0 Portal Agility Suite
The Portal Agility Suite is an all-in-one solution set that
extends the power of BroadVision Portal with integrated content
services and BroadVision Process(TM), a breakthrough technology that
enables an organization to quickly and easily build and deploy new web
self-service processes to users of the enterprise portal. The Suite
combines the convenience and rapid time-to-market of a packaged
solution with power and extensibility to meet demanding and constantly
changing business requirements. It incorporates the latest open-source
technologies, offering compellingly low cost of ownership and long
lasting business value.
About EFG International
EFG International is a global private banking group offering
private banking and asset management services, headquartered in
Zurich. EFG International's group of private banks currently operates
in 36 locations. As of March 31, 2006, EFG International had assets
under management of approximately CHF 52.9 billion and assets under
administration of approximately CHF 6.5 billion, and it employed 1,134
staff, including 297 Client Relationship Officers who are at the core
of EFG's business model. EFG International's registered shares (EFGN)
are listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange.
About BroadVision
BroadVision is a global pioneer of e-Business solutions. Nearly
1,000 organizations -- including Audible.com, Baker Hughes, Ferrari,
Cardinal Health, Citibank, Hilti, Japan Airlines, Renault, Sears,
Sony, Standard Chartered Bank, Vodafone, U.S. Air Force, Yomiuri
Shinbun, Xerox -- serving nearly 75 million registered users, rely on
BroadVision's innovative e-commerce and portal platforms to power and
personalize their mission-critical web initiatives.
For more information about BroadVision, Inc., email
info@broadvision.com or visit www.broadvision.com.
About blue-infinity
blue-infinity is a professional services company that leverages
advanced information technology and innovative marketing expertise to
address the challenges of leading organisations. Headquartered in
Geneva, b-i's team of 200 consultants combine their specialised
skills, international culture and cross-industry experience to deliver
integrated solutions.
Learn more about blue-infinity, call +41 22 307 7000 or visit
www.b-i.com
BroadVision, BroadVision Portal, and BroadVision Process are
trademarks or registered trademarks of BroadVision, Inc. in the United
States and other countries.
