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FINANCIAL SERVICES CLIENTS

PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

Established in 1998, Bank Mandiri was merged from 4 state banks. As the largest national bank in Indonesia, Bank Mandiri always put forward the services, integrity, and high performance for every transactions that run. These services are a support points in the community's life infrastructure both socially and business. SMS Banking, Electronic Wallet, Social Aid Fund, Online Banking Transaction, and other services are the main services of Bank Mandiri in order to provide high accessibility to audiences.

Bank Mandiri realizes that the infrastructure supported by Open Source technology can improve the quality of service, mainly because it is also supported by the Domestic Component Engineering which is the spirit of Indonesia nowaday. Equnix present to brings comfort and tranquility in implementing Open Source technology, especially on the database side, named PostgreSQL. For enterprise level Bank, data integrity and high transaction-capable services are always a key determinant, so Equnix always strives to provide the best local support to keep it up.

Currently Bank Mandiri implements PostgreSQL on many of its main systems, one of which is the supporting applications Mandiri Online and E-wallet, supported by Local Maintenance Services Equnix, kept 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Equnix is always ready to deal with potential risks that may occur, ranging from telephone consultation to arrival for intensive improvement. Going forward, Bank Mandiri will continue to prepare the foundations for key and critical applications using PostgreSQL databases and Equnix is ready to provide a peace of mind for the data-backing infrastructure.

PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

Equnix successfully assisted Bank Mandiri, Tbk with upgrading their SMS banking gateway. Prior to the upgrade, According to the MRI research conducted in 2010, the SMS electronic channel of Bank Mandiri was ranked 4th with a score of 84.12%. However, after an assessment and upgrading process by Equnix, which involved changing modules related to the SMS Banking application, the ranking increased to 2nd place in 2011 with a score of 97.13%, indicating a significant 13% increase in value. Additionally, Bank Mandiri's SMS Banking is now the largest SMS Banking in Indonesia, capable of generating 1 million traffic without any problem. The upgrades performed by Equnix helped Bank Mandiri win the number 1 "Best Service Excellence 2012" award. While not a technology upgrade per se, the changes made by Equnix to reengineer the SMS Banking system by replacing several problematic modules have significantly improved its performance and scalability.

The solutions were designed to support more than 60 SMS per second, with the capability to scale up to more than 120 SMS per second without adding more cores. Additionally, Equnix proposed a new SMS command that was simpler and easier to use. The new system was designed to be easily scalable and maintainable, with a focus on minimizing downtime and maximizing availability. The new SMS command was also compatible with the old system, making the transition smoother for customers.

PT. Bank Mega Tbk.

Starting from a family-owned business called PT. Bank Karman established in 1969 and domiciled in Surabaya, then in 1992 changed its name to PT. Mega Bank and relocate Head Office to Jakarta. PT. Mega Bank in 1996 was taken over by CT Corpora and in 2000 changed the name of PT. Mega Bank to PT. Bank Mega. At the time of the economic crisis, Bank Mega emerged as one of the Bank that was not affected by the crisis and continued to grow without government assistance together with Citibank, Deutche Bank and HSBC. Many awards have been obtained one of them is Top Bank 2016 Category: Book IIIBusiness News.

Equnix held an in-house PostgreSQL Advanced Training on April 27 - May 4, 2017. The training was held at PT. Bank Mega Tbk. which is located at Menara Bank Mega 12th Floor, South Jakarta. Training conducted for 5 days with a total duration of 40 hours. Equnix brings advanced PostgreSQL Training with material around PostgreSQL Concepts and Architectures, PostgreSQL Installation by Compiling, Objects and Query, Monitoring, Maintenance, Data Replication, Backup and Restore and Migration from Other Databases (mysql, Ms SQL Server, Oracle) to Database PostgreSQL. This PostgreSQL training teaches advanced skills on how to manage PosgreSQL Databases to participants. In this training the participants do hands-on starting from how to Install Database PostgreSQL, perform Monitoring and Administration Server Database up to do Benchmark on PostgreSQL Server. Hands-on is also facilitated by the tutorial in the form of slide presentation.

TrueMoney Indonesia

TrueMoney is an electronic payment service from PT. Witami Tunai Mandiri which allows users to perform various financial transactions through smartphones, websites, and EDC. TrueMoney is licensed by Bank Indonesia as a service provider and money transfer service that can be used throughout Indonesia. TrueMoney Indonesia is part of the Ascend International group of companies based in Thailand.
Equnix serves TrueMoney with advanced PostgreSQL training, Professional Enterprise PostgreSQL Advanced Training, which equips TrueMoney Developer and Database Administrator (DBA) with expert knowledge to manage PostgreSQL.

According to feedback, the Professional Enterprise PostgreSQL Advanced Training participants at TrueMoney were satisfied with the training materials as well as the performance and proficiency of faculty from Equnix. In addition to Training, Truemoney Indonesia also uses the Equnix service to maintain PostgreSQL Database performance for their Mission Critical Production System Server.
Truemoney is a company engaged in financial services that require a qualified Database system to conduct transactions and they entrust Enterprise-class PostgreSQL Databases as the cornerstone of their financial transactions. Truemoney is very satisfied with the services provided by Equnix because it can increase the performance many times over on their services.

PT. Electronic Data Interchange Indonesia (EDI Indonesia)

PT. Electronic Data Interchange Indonesia (EDI Indonesia) was established on June 1, 1995 as a pioneer company in developing Electronic Data Exchange Services (PDE) in Indonesia which is a subsidiary of PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero). With more than 18 years of experience PT. EDI Indonesia has provided various solutions to its customers in the field of e-business ranging.

Such as IT Consultancy, Training, Software Development, Implementation and System Integration, IT Managed Services to the implementation of PDE services based on Value Added Network / VAN technology, EDI Over Internet, Web Services / SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) and Cloud Services-based services. In order to ensure the security of information from all Customers, EDI Indonesia chooses to use a trusted Database to store important and high performing data in required financial transactions. Previously, EDI Indonesia used Oracle Database and is currently switching to use PostgreSQL Database to improve the performance and data integrity of a trusted Database system. EDI Indonesia entrusts services from Equnix to Managed Services, Oracle Data Migration to PostgreSQL and In-House Training to Developer and Database Administrator (DBA) personnel from EDI Indonesia.

Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk.

PT. Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk. (Danamon) is one of the first Foreign Exchange Banks in Indonesia, and a public company listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange which was established on July 16, 1956.

Danamon chose the PostgreSQL Database system for use in Internet Banking applications for corporations. By adopting PostgreSQL delivered by Equnix, Danamon has benefited from service support, cost-effectiveness as well as reliable data security.

Danamon is very satisfied in the services provided, reducing the huge investment while being able to respond to ever-dynamic banking challenges. With a small investment cost (only by using OPEX) Danamon can increase agility and be able to compete competitively with competitors.

Prudential

Established firmly in 1995, PT Prudential Life Assurance (Prudential Indonesia) is part of Prudential plc, a group of leading financial services companies in the UK. As part of a Group with more than 168 years of experience in the life insurance industry, Prudential Indonesia is committed to developing its business in Indonesia. Prudential Indonesia provides a variety of products and services designed to meet and complement every financial need of its customers in Indonesia. Prudential Indonesia has also established a Sharia business unit since 2007 and is trusted as the leader in the Sharia life insurance market in Indonesia since its establishment.

Equnix is present to provide PostgreSQL maintenance services on 6 main Prudential databases which are used as internal applications. Equnix has provided several solutions and optimizations for the database so that the database is always in prime condition and good performance.

"Equnix has shown its leading knowledge on Postgre database platform in which technical expertise is key necessity for IT platforms. Working with Equnix provides reliability and transparency on tasks at hand & communications." - Wirianto (PRUDENTIAL).

PT. Finnet Indonesia

PT. Finnet Indonesia (Finnet), formerly named PT. Telkom Finnet, is a subsidiary of PT. Telkom Indonesia established since 2006. Finnet is engaged in information technology-based payment system solutions, including billing aggregators, electronic payment platforms and online payment solutions, with their flagship FinPay products.

Equnix serves Finnet in 2011 in implementing the PostgreSQL Database system for their IT systems, that is, by implementing Database Finnet migration from Oracle 10g to PostgreSQL. This migration includes Mobile Cash app migration, which uses mobile devices for financial transactions. Equnix successfully migrates the Finnet Database, including the structure, object and all Finnet data. There was a problem of compatibility between the old Oracle Database and the new Database in PostgreSQL, but Equnix could easily handle it in just three days.

Equnix returns to serve Finnet in migrating data and apps in 2012 so that most of their apps now use PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL usage speeds up the Database query time in the Finnet system from 40 seconds to just 1 second for every 1000 data.

Bank Jawa Barat dan Banten (BJB)

Bank BJB (BJB) formerly Bank Jabar Banten, is one of the BUMD Banks owned by the Provincial Government of West Java and Banten. BJB provides services in the field of economy and banking. Increased services is the main thing in the banking world. The large number of Database Server requirements for Electronic Banking support applications demands a better Database system in cost-effectiveness and performance. PostgreSQL is therefore a solution to the existing needs.

Equnix implements PostgreSQL inside BJB on IBM Power7 Server machines with up to 128 Hardware Threads. Equnix Services for Bank BJB includes Maintenance Services, installation, configuration, Preventive Maintenance and Corrective Maintenance on PostgreSQL BJB Database Server. The PostgreSQL installation on the BJB server was initially performed by the internal BJB team on only two cores, with performance test results of 2,500 Queries Per Second (QPS). Tuning was successfully done by Equnix on the PostgreSQL BJB system with the installation and re-configuration resulting in increased performance up to 5,000 QPS.

Equnix has been serving BJB since 2012 until now, both on IBM Power machines and Intel based machines. PostgreSQL Database System is used in many BJB applications, including: Transaction Gateway, Web Teller, Local Tax, Switching, Monitoring System. Until now at Bank BJB, PostgreSQL Database system has been installed on more than 30 servers.

PT. Adira Dinamika Multi Finance Tbk.

PT. Adira Dinamika Multi Finance Tbk (Adira) is a finance company established since 1990. Adira initially focuses on financing both new and used motor vehicles, but now Adira is expanding its wings to provide financing for many other things. In 2009 Bank Danamon completed the acquisition of Adira with ownership of up to 95% of shares after 2004 Danamon bought 75% of Adira shares.

More recently in 2016, Equnix helped Adira implement the PostgreSQL Database on the Adira Database system. This includes the Oracle Database migration effort to the PostgreSQL Database. This new Database System is implemented especially in support of AdiraBox's application operates serving "Mini Banking". This application is made up of eight core processors in the Adira system, with servers in the development environment, User Acceptance Test (UAT) servers, and servers in crucial production environments. The tuning effort of Equnix also managed to improve the performance of Adira Database system to about 3300 Queries per Second (QPS).

Equnix also equips Adira with PostgreSQL Database system training. The training needs in Adira are large enough to include 20 Adira's internal staff including Database Administrator (DBA) and Developer.

PT Federal International Finance (FIF)

PT Federal International Finance (“FIFGROUP”) was established under the name PT Mitrapusaka Artha Finance in May 1989. Based on the business license obtained from the Minister of Finance, the Company is engaged in leasing, factoring, and consumer financing. In 1991, the Company changed its name to PT Federal International Finance. However, over time and in order to meet market demand, the Company began to focus on financing Honda motorcycles in the retail consumer financing sector in 1996. In May 2013, the Company launched the FIFGROUP brand.

One of the products from FIFGROUP is FIFADA which is an e-commerce application developed with FIFGROUP with online installment payment facilities without a credit card. The application uses PostgreSQL as a database. Equnix goes along to provide a managed service where all operational activities of the database are managed by Equnix.

Aside from FIFADA, Equnix also handles Manage PostgreSQL for the Astra Pay application.

Equnix has deployed various optimizations, especially in terms of database infrastructure where Equnix has configured High Availability on the database. Not only that, the backups currently used are already using professional backups that use multi-tier backups.

“The service from Equnix is very good, managed professionally, and helpful. So far, we did not experience problems related to the services provided. “- FIF Group IT Team.

PT. Cipta Piranti Sejahtera

PT Cipta Piranti Sejahtera (CPSSoft) is a software development company for business purposes. Starting from the idea of native citizens who want to actively participate in national development, then our flagship product, Accurate accounting software, was operated.

The Accurate accounting software application uses the PostgreSQL database as its database. Equnix is present to provide solutions and optimization for the database. As a database used by all regions of Indonesia, it requires that the PostgreSQL Database must always be in optimal condition. Equnix has done some patches and optimizations of its own specifications for the CPSSoft database.

PT. Astra Digital Arta

As part of Astra International, Astrapay cannot be separated from the quality of products and services that are equivalent to the parent group that oversees them. Currently, Astrapay's shares are majority-owned by PT. Federal International Finance (FIF) which is also a subsidiary of PT. Astra International Tbk.

The initial principle of establishing Astrapay, with the goal of creating a system that could provide efficiency so that companies in the FIFGroup and also the Astra Group could run the company effectively and better. Thus the company profits will be maximized. And at the same time, both consumers and group employees will experience much better benefits.

Equnix is founded to provide solutions related to Manage PostgreSQL. Equnix has implemented several solutions and optimizations related to availability, performance, and other solutions that support reliable and fast databases.

Bank Resona Perdania

Bank Resona Perdania has been serving the business and industry business for 57 years. Since its operation on February 1, 1958 and becoming the first Joint-venture Bank in Indonesia, Bank Resona Perdania has its own pride to always actively develop the international business that exists between Japan and Indonesia. Supported from foreign shareholders with unquestionable reputation and experience: Resona Bank Ltd., Japan and The Bank of East Asia Ltd., Hong Kong.

Bank BRP uses Equnix service for Transaction Gateway as Middleware of the main banking system. By using our services, BRP benefits from increased application performance and very low ROI. Enables the system acquisition process at a much lower cost, and lowers the risk for adoption of new and better performing systems. Bank BRP has been using our services since 2014.

PT. Bussan Auto Finance

PT Bussan Auto Finance (“the Company”) was established in 1995 named as PT Pembiayaan Getraco Indonesia, a Company which was operated in financing business and Joint Venture among PT Danamon Sanggrahan, Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and PT Yamaha Motor Kencana Indonesia in 1997 focusing on financing for new Yamaha-brand motorcycle. The Company had its name changed into PT Danamon Mits Otomotif Finance and every September 24, 1997 is commemorated as anniversary of the Company until today.

BAF Mobile is one of its products from BAF which is a mobile application that uses PostgreSQL database as its database server. Equnix is present to provide solutions related to best practice implementation of the PostgreSQL database, including Replication, Backup, and Alert.

PT Bank Tabungan Negara, Persero Tbk

Equnix has implemented PostgresQL thousands of Cores in the Indonesian Government, including implementing PostgreSQL to support New Mobile Banking PT Bank Tabungan Negara, Persero Tbk which requires complete Support, entity that can be responsible for security, availability and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year, so that the use of the application especially Mobile Banking runs smoothly and Bank’s customers feel comfortable and safe. Equnix is present in implementing, migrating by using PostgresQL from Equnix repository by providing PostgreSQL Managed Support and High Availability guarantees availability, uptime rate up to 99.9%.

Equnix is ready to provide support for database systems that have entered or will enter production systems handling high transactions per second (with right tuning, provisioning and implementation). Able to support the systems required and planned by Bank’s Management and business needs, monitoring related to database performance, preventing risks, always ready for high level IT Consulting, standby and on-site support, maintain SLAs for Client needs. everything runs in place and ensures Clients get Peace of Mind.

OK! Bank Indonesia

Bank OKE Indonesia requires a solution to have a replication from their Oracle Production environment to Staging environment, and would be done in batch. ArkData’s Ark for CDC is the right solution to deliver realtime or batch data loads and replication between the instances. ArkData’s Ark for CDC has the ability to read Oracle’s Change Data Capture and transform or replicate it logically into another Database Server, in this case another Oracle Server.

In this PoC, Equnix replicates 5 (five) Tables with about 201 Millions of Rows in total. The Source is using the AIX Operating System, and the Target is using Linux with RHEL as the Distro. There are several tasks: DDL replication, Schema Mapping, Table Mapping, and management; these tasks already agreed before run and documented well as PoC Rundown Scenario. It runs for about 2 (two) weeks including technical meetings, coordination, preparation and demonstration. It was done well and ran as expected and within the timeline allowed.

ArkData’s Ark for CDC is the best option to resolve their requirement, and has proven well under User’s expectation, and runs at an accepted speed of transfer data. The data transfer is determined by the hardware speed such as network equipment, and the possibility of resource sharing when transferring. This PoC Shows a great transfer speed of about 5 thousands rows per second up to 22 thousands rows per seconds. And the most important factor of all this PoC is the Data Integrity is delivered well and within expected time.