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Sandeep J Alur Enterprise Architect Advisor | Microsoft India http://blogs.msnd.com/saalurhttp://blogs.msnd.com/saalur | saalur@microsoft.comsaalur@microsoft.com

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Silverlight

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Silverlight Demo

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Bank of India Video

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Silverlight Demo

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Windows Presentation Foundation

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WPF

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Virtual Retail Wall Nike demonstrates the power of web services to help secure Technological Innovation Business Situation The Nike Technology Team wanted to demonstrate the power and business value of SOA in a visually compelling way Solution With the help of a Gold Certified Partner, Nike technology team created a proof-of-concept application using Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Presentation Foundation Benefits Quick, Visually rich business application development Innovation enabled Technology that sells innovation WPF Makes graphically dynamic presentation layers more practical and less cost-prohibitive. This ultimately gives our developers the freedom to open up their imaginations - Steve Dennis, Enterprise Architect, Nike

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Wells Fargo Banking Leader Creates Next Generation ATM with new Design and Development Tools Business Situation Knowing its network of over 6600 ATMs was a critical customer channel, Wells Fargo wanted to provide a cutting-edge customer experience through its ATM machines Solution Wells Fargo built the NextGen ATM client to differentiate the financial institution from its competition through enhanced user experience and faster creation and deployment of new content Benefits Next Generation User Experience Fast Time-to-market for new content More Efficient design and development collaboration Using the capabilities of WPF, the NextGen ATM client responds with Dynamic almost cinematic visual elements. - Jonathan Celine, Senior VP of ATM Banking, Wells Fargo

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Indian Railways Asias Largest Rail System Improves Operations with Control Office Application(Most Mission Critical System in Railways) Rail Traffice at a Glance 76 Boards 11,000 Trains Daily 65,000 Route Kms 648 Mn Tons of Freight annually 5 Billion Passengers per Year Business Situation Originally the Control Office Application was built as a 2-tier client server solution using GDI+ &.NET Framework 1.1. This solution required full screen refreshes to deliver new information, which often slowed performance Need of the Hour Very High Graphics to be rendered in sub second response time Computational intensive Look and feel of the system had to be preserved and matched with the manual practice that is in practice for over 100 years The Solution High graphic engine requirement which was fulfilled by Vista,WPF & WF Instantaneous response time Forecast module with complex calculations Delivered high qualify resolution charts Highlighting of specific trains Highlights Developed in Record Time Used IIS,.NET 3.0 & Vista Lesser Lines of Code User Friendly Development Environment

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Beneficiary Tracking System Automated Beneficiary Tracking System will Help in Optimal Allocation of Health Resources Background Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is responsible for providing medical, health and family welfare related services The state health workers used to collect data which could be used for better understanding of disease patterns in a community and can be used for optimal health resource allocation Data was collected on paper forms and it was a manual process Solution Automated Beneficiary Tracking System in Bairaich District in UP State with 10 Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) Windows Mobile based Smart Phone for collecting the data about the vaccination records of the pregnant women and children in the village The multilingual Smart Client Application will be used for data entry The Sync Services Framework of SQL Server 2008 will be used for syncing the data from local repository to the database at the state level Benefits Empowers the state to pursue better healthcare Data Synchronization Report Generation SQL Server 2008 Sync Services SQL Server 3.5 Compact Edition

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MIDC Website Industrial Development Authority Revamps Website as a Comprehensive Industrial Portal for all Stakeholders Business Situation Provide better customer service through information, and eventually online transactions, for businesses, to ensure that the state continues to attract industrial investment Solution Below are the building blocks of the solution a.Linux/Oracle to Microsoft Platform b.SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 and.NET Framework 3.5 c.Move from static pages to dynamic Benefits More Secure & Reliable Easier Data Management Increased Developer Productivity People are more comfortable with the windows environment. Therefore adoption is faster and easier. Also, our other applications that currently run in silos will become interoperable and therefore be far more cost effective - Mr. Milindkumar Deshmukh, Head Information Technology, MIDC

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Rural Banking Comes of Age in India Rural Credit Delivery System: Empowers rural populace with critical, convenient and instant services that cover: finance, markets, documentation etc. at their very doorstep. This will improve credit flow significantly Background Banks are looking to diversify their portfolios and creating services to tap the rural markets The citizens faced basic problems such as access to banks. Struggling with delays and middlemen, the rural poor often resort to loan sharks to speed up the process The banks also face similar knowledge problems. The key challenge has been the process of checking the credit worthiness of an individual, group or society Solution This solution envisions a three step project Collection of rural customers data using wireless PDAs and using the data for creating rural information infrastructure including banking services. A model for credit delivery of the rural people Feasibility of deploying ATMs for servicing rural citizens Benefits Provides information to investors Improves Credit Flow Reduces Cost Ideal for Low Bandwidth Situations Investors Data Store

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Online Policy Manager Online Policy Manager Empowers Business Users to More Effectively Meet Customer Needs Business Situation As Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance grew, so did the challenge to ensure customer satisfaction. The company needed a way to better serve its customers and expand customer service activities. Solution Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance created a Web based, customer self help application using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Benefits Response time cut by minimum two days Increased convenience for customers Highly customized and interactive experience Increased developer productivity Development time reduced by 20 percent Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 to develop the Web application has enabled us to take advantage of some of the latest technology to enhance our solutions for the benefit of our customers - Mr. Dhiresh Rustogi, CTO & Executive VP, Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance

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MyTvs Automotive Service Business Improves Customer Interaction and Tightens Inventory Management Business Situation Customer service: Real-time tracking of all processes Inventory management: centralized view of inventory across all service stations. Customer management: Track service due dates and trigger reminders for individual vehicles. Solution a.Hosted Solution built on Microsoft Platform b.Windows Server 2008/IIS 7.0 as a host c.Virtualization capabilities of Windows Server 2008 Benefits Increased Security Simpler Customization Create Customized Reports We have reduced total cost of ownership with this solution. This optimization of IT infrastructure allows each franchisees data to be stored securely, as if in a stand-alone application - Mr. V. Sundar, Chief Information Officer, TVS & Sons

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Allahabad Bank Website Allahabad Bank Enhances Website Security and Manageability With System Upgrade Business Situation As per the Government of India Guidelines, the Bank should have its Website and Web contents hosted in Web servers, which are located in India only The infrastructure and security for the servers located in India should be as per the CERT-In guidelines Solution Shifting and hosting of the Website and Web contents of Allahabad Bank from the US located server to Indian location Benefits Easy IT Management Improved Performance Enhanced Security With Windows Server 2008 we will achieve a more integrated, manageable and available infrastructure. It will also bring us enhanced performance and productivity advantages - Mr. Shrawan Kumar, GM IT, Allahabad Bank

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Enterprise Information Portal Construction Giant Runs Its Business In Real Time Across Remote Locations In India Business Situation Upgrade existing system to have the capability of Enterprise Resource Planning Move to a Web-based application, by which each of its 350+ project sites would be connected online to a centralized location Solution that gives the management access to real- time information Solution Next generation of EIP was built using Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, and Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 Benefits Real Time Project Management Improved Security Reduced Management and Costs Our Enterprise Information Portal helps us make better & faster decisions, & to optimize resource allocation across our 350+ project sites. It has given us the confidence to take on bigger projects, & has been one of the key enablers of our rapid growth - Mr. B. Srinivasan, Head IT, ECC Division, Larsen & Toubro Limited

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General Trends.NET Platform RAD SQL Server against competition SSRS as a Unified Reporting Platform MOSS for Portal Technology Silverlight/ASP.Net For RIA Windows Server Highly Secure & scalable Host General Outlook Web 2.0 at the forefront Rich UI is gaining traction Concern: Online User Attrition

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Large Implementations BwinBwin, one of the largest online gaming companies, trusts SQL Server 2008 to manage 100TB of real-time transactions, 24x7 XeroxXerox uses SQL Server to manage 7 million transactions per day with 99.999% uptime NasdaqNasdaq The SQL Server installation at NASDAQ handles 5,000 transactions/second, and 100,000 simultaneous queries a day Large Portals: Tata Consultancy Services - 100000 users Wipro - 40000 users Accenture - 140000 users HP - 140000 users Indian Air force - 40000 users

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