Applications today are not easily extended.  The functionality of an application is traditionally limited to what the original designers of the application intended.  But what happens when business conditions change and the application must change accordingly?  In the old enterprise desktop, applications must be replaced or upgraded in order to gain access to the new functionality; assuming the functionality was available at all.

OpenSpan changes that.  It will change your expectations for your applications.  With the OpenSpan Platform, you can easily extend applications by adding new functionality or logic to an existing application.  Even to older legacy or custom-built applications.  Even when you don’t have a deep understanding of the application’s logic or even access to the underlying source code.

Common examples of how applications are being extended today include:

1. Adding compliance to existing applications.  For example, add logging capabilities to existing applications that track user activity for auditing purposes.  Similarly, add logic to an application that provides your customer service representatives explicit messaging that must be presented to a customer or prospect depending upon their state of residency in order to comply with new state regulations.
2. Adding validation to existing applications.    Preventing a credit or wire transfer from occurring in an amount that exceeds a defined limit.  Or ensuring that data entered in a given field matches the desired data structure.
3. Leveraging web services to extend application functionality.  For example, leveraging web services from popular shipping companies to determine the least expensive shipping option for a particular customer shipment and presenting the data to a customer service representative when entering an order.
4. Leveraging data from third-party web applications.  For example, automatically obtaining competitive banking rates from publicly-available websites and presenting the data to a financial provider representative engaged in a sales situation with a potential client.

Want to know more about how OpenSpan works?  Visit the OpenSpan Platform page or attend one of our live demonstrations.