Business Problem

• Bad Patent data stored between SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 8i.
• Risk of IP loss. Payment of royalty on obsolete patents
• Error-prone batch update. No status visibility
• Required for Freescale spinoff: webMethods could not be implemented in time

Competing Technologies

• webMethods: Resources, time, not available to fix implementation

Solution

• Real-time updates across legal systems
• Freescale spinout on time
• 75% faster development times on benchmarks against webMethods

Results

• Project completed in 27 days
• TCO reduced by: 65%
• ROI payback: 6 months
• Cast Iron adopted as data integration standard worldwide