IBM System z in a Mobile World: Providing Secure and Timely Mobile Access to the Mainframe

Overview of scenario, requirements, and approach

In this chapter, we introduce a typical business scenario of a fictional insurance company, referred to as the fictional general insurance company or the insurance company. We describe the business and technical requirements of a new mobile application deployment.

This chapter contains the following topics:

•Company overview

•Business vision

•Business requirements

•Functional requirements

•Design approach

•Implementation steps

9.1 Company overview

The fictional general insurance company is a long-established ...