adesso AG and Bausparkasse Mainz cooperate in enhancing and marketing the core system JoKer

Dortmund/Mainz, 17 December 2009 – adesso AG is the selected partner for the enhancement and marketing of the core system JoKer, developed by Bausparkasse Mainz. The IT service provider has many years of experience in the consulting and project business for the banks and finance sector and has therefore been the preferred partner for this cooperation. JoKer is a Java-based core system which covers all processes and linked services in a building society.

During the last years adesso successfully gained ground in the building societies’ market. Now, the IT expert with long-term experience in the banks and finance sector closed a cooperation contract with Bausparkasse Mainz, being the partner for the marketing and enhancement of the core system JoKer, which was once developed in an internal project at Bausparkasse Mainz. In the context of the partnership, adesso places JoKer as a standard product at the disposal of other private building societies, including maintenance and support services. JoKer is already covering all relevant core process of private building societies and is being gradually adjusted to the specific and regulatory requirements of the market. The system is completely based on Java technology and is therefore easy to implement into existing infrastructures. For this, the technical complexity is neatly encapsulated and is provided as a high-performance and solidly working platform for the implementation of product- and customer-specific requirements.

“adesso‘s many years of experience in the banks and finance sector combined with the company’s excellent knowhow in the integration and enhancement of relevant technologies finally convinced us,“ stresses Michael Hawighorst, manager of Bausparkasse Mainz. „It was also important for us that adesso has already realized a similar scenario successfully in the insurance industry and is now able to complement these experiences.” Michael Kenfenheuer, Member of the Executive Board and responsible for consulting and sales at adesso, ads: “JoKer is a solid product based on a future-safe platform which meets the sector’s requirements perfectly. We are convinced of the product’s capability.“