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Integrated border management SOA solution from IBM
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The goal
Secure integration
The integrated border management solution from IBM is based on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure and designed to support the secure integration of security processes and data within the government agency and related commercial enterprises to secure international trade and travel. Within an SOA application framework, you can easily reuse and recombine business processes and services.

The advantage
Work with a leader in the industry
IBM understands service-orientated architecture and can help it work effectively in your organization by delivering IT transformation services, software and hardware that blend business knowledge and technology innovation. IBM has:
  • A family of SOA products and services proven in more than 1,000 implementations, and delivered by experienced consultants, architects and IT consultants.
  • More than US$1B per year invested in SOA, and more than 300 SOA-related patents.
  • Recognition by leading analysts as a "Leader" in eight SOA-relevant categories.

While others may talk about their SOA strategies, we have the experience and expertise to both make SOA a reality and help ensure your larger IT infrastructure is aligned and able to successfully support it.

The benefits
Enhance collaboration
The integrated border management solution from IBM provides a standards-driven, SOA-based approach to effectively enable interoperability across the systems that support cargo and passenger processing, provide immigration services and support frontier border management. Our solution is based upon industry-accepted open computing standards to support business process integration and facilitates collaboration, and secure data sharing between government agencies and with the private sector.

Key characteristics include:
  • Security-rich end-to-end integration of business processes and data to streamline services.
  • Ability to leverage external resources in the public and private sector.
  • Ability to operate as a single enterprise to respond with flexibility and speed to any change on demand.

Drives productivity and cost efficiencies with no disruption to mission objectives.
  • Addresses threats proactively
  • Extends and protects national borders
  • Facilitates legitimate trade and travel
  • Helps ensure growth in global commerce and economic development

The approach
Identify and find risks
The following scenario shows how non-obvious relationships between people and cargo can be used to support integrated risk management in a border crossing. Based upon integrated airline reservation information, border control alerts customs that a customer paid for his airline ticket with cash at the time he made his reservation. Upon entering the country, he is stopped for further inspection and a large sum of undeclared cash is found. Customs then performs additional screening activities and determines that he works for a company that has a history of misrepresenting the contents of their shipments and is therefore considered to be high risk. It is also determined that the company has just imported cargo into the country and that it has already cleared customs.

Customs determines that they should locate and intercept the container because it may contain contraband materials. The location of the container is determined through the use of the IBM Secure Trade Lane tracking services, which can provide its location. Customs works with law enforcement to locate and intercept the container for further inspection.

The financial advantage
Improve flexibility and response time
The integrated border management solution from IBM can deliver enhanced business value by offering a coordinated approach that leverages our deep business insight and governmental experience, as well as our renowned IT consulting expertise. IBM’s business software is designed to deliver real outcomes, with government-specific data and information models that can help speed time to value and reduce risk. This solution—built on open standards-based IBM technology and an SOA-based infrastructure—we can help:
  • Provide solutions that assist government agencies to make information-driven decisions.
  • Build, manage and leverage the data contained in the IT infrastructure.

Next steps
 
Questions about this solution? Contact an IBM government specialist.