Raiffeisen Bank: a case study in Austria

What is it with banks and Composite Smart Clients? This is the second ARCast case study I've done on this exact scenario. This time it is Raiffeisen bank in Austria. Could it be that the mix of many diverse back end systems, web services and the need for a powerful front end just matches up well with the Smart Client Software Factory and Composite UI application block?


 

Raiffeisen Smart Client Architecture (27:49' video) Raiffeisen Smart Client Architecture (27:49' video)

Like most banks, Raiffeisen bank in Austria has a mix of back-end systems that need to be accessed by many different groups of employees. Like Commonwealth Bank of Australia, they chose to go with a composite smart client application. In this episode I'm joined by Michael Harbauer the architect for this very interesting project as we dive into the specifics of how it works.

Raiffeisen Bank in Austria (30:34' video) Raiffeisen Bank in Austria (30:34' video)

In this episode I'm joined by Michael Harbauer the architect for this very interesting project for Raiffeisen Bank using Composite Smart Clients. Also in this episode there is a new feature we are calling the "ARCast Rapid Response" in which I select a question from the MSDN/Architecture General Forum and bring in one of our MVPs to help me try to answer it in 3 minutes.

Help from Microsoft Austria (25:14' video) Help from Microsoft Austria (25:14' video)

Isn't it great to get some help? Perhaps if you were starting up a new project, you would like someone from your local Microsoft office to give you a hand. Especially some really bright guy like Microsoft Austria's architect Mario Szpuszta? While Microsoft architects can't do it for every project, here is the story of how Mario helped Raiffeisen bank and architect Michael Harbauer get a grip on the Composite UI Application Block.

 

 



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