SUCCESS STORIES
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AuditTN – Success Story
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AuditSNA – Success Story
The Scenario
A data processing company acting as a transaction integrator needed to generate statistical reports on critical transactions processed for a key client.
Although traditional management systems provided data on resources monitored by CICS, they did not offer the level of detail required to account for transaction calls.
The Challenge
To implement a solution *outside* the mainframe environment capable of collecting data on transactions passing through the OSA card, generating statistics to populate a database for future queries.
The solution needed to be a cost-effective, high-efficiency software application capable of analyzing 100% of the APPC packets traversing the network.
The Solution
The chosen solution was AuditSNA software from Workers Informática. It captures and analyzes transmitted transactions, generating statistical reports for subsequent database entry.
The Benefits
AuditSNA provided all the necessary capabilities to fully meet the challenge. It enabled the creation of business-specific dashboards while consuming zero MIPS on the mainframe and requiring no involvement from mainframe specialists.
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SOLVE: CPT (CICS Programmers Toolkit) – Success Story
In Brazil, SolveCPT is widely used by large institutions that process millions of transactions daily.
CPT is used in the banking sector to integrate credit and debit card transactions (VISA, MasterCard, Amex, and others), and to integrate CICS with partners such as Tecban and others.
Clients in the telecommunications sector use CPT to integrate CICS with their external partners.
Clients in the government sector use CPT for processing banking transactions, lotteries, income tax returns, etc.
Contact us and we will provide you with contacts who can attest to how CPT is used in your environments.
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WQ – Success Story
Scenario
A large company specializing in the integration of public agencies and financial institutions needed a solution to integrate its Java applications with a mainframe transactional environment.
Challenge
To secure a low-maintenance solution that offered full integration of these applications with CICS via socket connections.
Solution
The solution adopted consisted of WQ CICS for the CICS environment, WQ Linux for the Linux environment, and WQ Connectors for application calls.
Benefits
With a volume exceeding 8,000 transactions per hour, the company has been steadily expanding its use of the WQ solution, aiming to reach a target of 1 million transactions per day.
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InterSession – Success Story
Scenario
Need to reduce maintenance costs in software for managing user sessions
Challenge
Having a tool that offers less impact to users of the legacy solution, with lower annual maintenance costs
Solution
The solution adopted was to implement InterSession, migrating all menus and environment settings from the legacy solution through its conversion tool, allowing users to have the least possible impact on the migration process.
Benefits
Reduction in maintenance costs, without significant impacts for users who adopted the legacy
Some InterSession clients:
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Chrysler Corp.
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H&M
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Nissan Motor Co.
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Riyadh Bank
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State of New Jersey
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University of Louisiana
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Insurance Australia Group
The Scenario:
A large Brazilian telecommunications company—operating in the fixed-line and mobile telephony sectors with approximately 200,000 registered users—was suffering from massive "brute force" attacks on its mainframe environment, as well as the use of unauthorized credentials for fraud.
These unauthorized access attempts were linked to illicit operations involving the cancellation and/or disputing of valid invoices, carried out via access mechanisms and operational patterns deemed anomalous.
The Challenge
To acquire a tool capable of offering full traceability of mainframe operations, generating the data needed for the company to protect itself against existing vulnerabilities and hold the perpetrators of fraud accountable.
The required solution had to be a cost-effective, highly efficient software application capable of analyzing 100% of the TELNET 3270 packets traversing the network. It needed to log this data to a database and reconstruct captured screens, all while handling an environment with a capture rate of approximately 10,000 packets per second and a data volume of 20 GB per day.
The Solution
The chosen solution was AuditTN software from Workers Informática. It provides tracking and auditing capabilities for the mainframe environment, logging all network user activities, providing evidence of these actions, and reconstructing every screen accessed.
The solution enabled 100% monitoring of the TELNET 3270 environment, offering search capabilities to identify deviations from normal behavior and faithfully reproducing any session—screen by screen—including colors and the specific keystrokes entered by the user. Additionally, it issues real-time alerts to gather evidence confirming the originating workstation, time, and location of potentially fraudulent events.
Implementing the AuditTN software in the client's environment not only met the stated requirements but also enabled the company's Security and Audit team—specifically the Incident Response unit—to identify patterns of suspicious user activity and behavior. This allows for the immediate initiation of investigation procedures and directs efforts toward remediation.
The Benefits
The AuditTN solution provided all the necessary capabilities for reliable auditing of suspicious user actions, highlighting evidence of fraud. Furthermore, the software is non-intrusive and adds no network traffic; it consumes zero MIPS on the mainframe and requires no involvement from mainframe specialists.
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Workers Informática Ltda
Av. Presidente Wilson, 231- 14th floor,
Downtown - Rio de Janeiro - RJ Zip Code: 20030-905
Telephone: 55 (21) 3554-6652
Email: info@workers.com.br