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Exergy celebrates 10 years of excellence


Johannesburg, 03 Nov 2014
SilverBridge CEO, Jaco Swanepoel.
SilverBridge CEO, Jaco Swanepoel.

SilverBridge, one of Africa's premier software solutions providers to the financial services industry, recently celebrated 10 years of excellence of its innovative and advanced insurance administration software - Exergy.

Demonstrating its relevance in today's insurance environment, SilverBridge CEO, Jaco Swanepoel, referred to Exergy's 2.6-million lines of code and 5 120 stored procedures. "One of our core focuses has been to deliver simple solutions to the life assurance industry with easy-to-use interfaces that make it enjoyable to use yet can be adjusted to fit their unique business model."

Using a remote control as an example, Swanepoel says more functionality does not solve complexity. "Like any remote, the usefulness of the functions will only become apparent if you actually use it."

He says Exergy is an accumulation of many years of learning. "The SilverBridge model for administering policy contracts offers clients many options for multiple business models."

Exergy has proudly been able to bring out a release each year for the past three years. These releases are aimed at adding more functionality, updating technology, refreshing code and fixing errors.

SilverBridge CIO and Product Development Executive, JC Oberholzer, highlighted the latest features and also announced Exergy's availability in Portuguese. "Features include a facelift to the user interface, performance optimisation, easy incident logging and a simplified document generation tool called Snapper. We also introduced a Web portal; a deployment tool and script management tool; and Exergy's workflow engine ? NodeWalker," he explained.

Oberholzer also introduced Exergy's Testing as a Service (TAAS), a solution that provides assurance that implementations run efficiently. He says test automation is a critical component for the successful implementation and maintenance of any solution.

Automated testing reduces the cost, risk and lengthy cycle times associated with manual testing. Not only does it improve the reliability of testing, but it extends the scope of manual testing and provides rapid feedback of test results.

"Over the years, SilverBridge has gained extensive experience and built various toolsets for automated testing of Exergy. SilverBridge TAAS is now offered to clients as a way to get the benefits of automated testing with minimised upfront investment for automation testing tools and ongoing maintenance cost associated with the test pack and the expertise required," he concluded.

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SilverBridge (www.silverbridge.co.za)

SilverBridge has been providing administration solutions to the life insurance industry in Africa for more than a decade and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the JSE Alt-X listed SilverBridge Holdings.

SilverBridge is a strategic supplier to more than 30 life assurance clients in 12 African countries. The company offers reliable software solutions for the financial services industry. It aims to simplify operations for financial services providers by implementing and improving business processes. It achieves this by implementing its fully functional financial services platforms which are customised to meet the diverse needs of its clients.

The valuable experience it has gained through its existing African footprint, either directly or through strategic partnerships, positions SilverBridge well to exploit opportunities in the financial services industry as it continues to make life insurance easy.

SilverBridge is the link (or bridge) between the men and woman in the street and its clients in the financial services and life assurance industry ? ensuring the easy and effective access and use of financial products. Its expertise in the financial services industry has helped it create innovative and advanced insurance administration software.

The company has evolved with financial services in Africa to deliver proven solutions to the life assurance industry. One of its core focuses has been to deliver simple solutions with easy-to-use interfaces that make its financial service products enjoyable to use.

Flexible and affordable administration software solutions for the financial services industry creates systems that are customised to specific business requirements. Customer support and satisfaction is always top priority, this is why SilverBridge delivers unparalleled professional service.

SilverBridge life insurance administration software is implemented in numerous insurance based solutions across the African continent. Our client base includes Metropolitan International, ABSA Life, Regent Life, Sanlam, FML, CFC and African Bank.

Editorial contacts

Ivor van Rensburg
IT Public Relations
(082) 652 8050
ivor@itpr.co.za
Paul du Plessis
SilverBridge Holdings
(012) 360 0100
Paul.duplessis@silverbridge.co.za