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The system is intended to improve the conditions for the operation of public transportation in the center of Rzeszów by assisting the city residents with parking their vehicles and reducing the time spent on searching for a vacant parking space. The contract worth nearly PLN 11.6 million has been co financed by the European Union. 

Thanks to the implemented solutions, finding a vacant parking space will be much quicker. The city installed 12 parking navigation boards which will indicate the number of available parking spaces and direct drivers to the least congested area. In addition, such boards can be used at any time for traffic management by displaying various road signs or information. Drivers will be able to pay for parking in cash or using contactless payment cards (PayPass, PayWave) at 130 units at various locations.

“We want Rzeszów to develop dynamically and, above all, to be a friendly city to all of its residents and visitors,” said Jerzy Tabin, Director of the Municipal Administration of Marketplaces and Parking Lots in Rzeszów. “The system for handling and management of the paid parking zone is capable of exchanging information with the city’s traffic and public transportation system; hence they are complementary to one another. Through the adopted solutions, we want to change the drivers’ commuting habits and encourage more people to use public transportation,” he added.

Asseco has designed the flow of traffic inside the paid parking zone and the related management system, together with variable display boards and parking ticket vending machines powered by batteries and solar cells. Furthermore, the company helped with establishing the Paid Parking Zone Management Center that has been provided with miscellaneous ICT equipment, including servers, portable and desktop computers, network equipment, and staff trainings. The whole contract performed on a design and build basis was completed by Asseco within just 6 months.

“In this project, all of our subcontractors were Polish companies, mainly from the Subcarpathian region,” commented Adam Góral, President of Asseco Poland S.A. “This project is a perfect example of effective cooperation between Polish entrepreneurs. I believe that, whenever possible, Polish companies should support each other in business,” he added.

Asseco is one of the largest employers in the region. The company’s Rzeszów-based headquarters is the place of work for more than 520 people. Asseco is also one of the founders of the Subcarpathian Business Club which today brings together more than 600 companies and is one of the most active organizations of this type in Poland. Moreover, the company has for many years been engaged in the promotion of its region, among others, by being the major sponsor of the volleyball team Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.

The project’s net value exceeded PLN 5 million. This investment provides the IGF with highly reliable access and security of processed information. At the beginning of 2015, the database used at the IGF Information Center contained the details of 265 million vehicle insurance policies and the number is still growing.

“Each year the database of the IGF Information Center is supplemented with information on about 26 million renewed or newly contracted insurance policies as well as on nearly 1.5 million traffic incidents,” said Marek Polański, Commercial Director, Asseco Poland S.A. “Therefore, it was essential for the client to select a highly competent and experienced contractor that would be able to deliver a technologically advanced solution to meet the highest security standards,” he added.

Software systems used by the IGF are required, among others, for the calculation of insurance premiums as well as for on-line verification of vehicle insurance coverage held by the perpetrator of a road traffic accident. As a result, this 8-month-long project needed to be implemented in fully operational IT environment.

“All activities that required a temporary shutdown of systems were carried out under great time pressure, and exclusively on Saturdays and Sundays,” said Maciej Tur, Project Manager, Asseco Poland S.A. “Within just 7 weekends we successfully migrated all services, conducted tests, relocated computer hardware, switched software environments and replaced some elements of IT infrastructure. We have also prepared 10 work schedules the execution of which was monitored with an accuracy of fifteen minutes,” he added.

Within the project, primary data processing was carried out in a rented data center, while the necessary equipment was moved to the new location. Furthermore, the client has been provided with a technologically advanced network infrastructure, including security, server and storage devices. The IGF Information Center has been also connected with additional network links to the data center. The role of a backup data center has been taken over by the former primary center.

Asseco performed a dual role in this project, acting both as a provider of the network and security  infrastructure and a coordinator of the work of other suppliers. The company will be also responsible for maintenance of the delivered network and security infrastructure over the next five years.

“The key to a smooth and timely implementation of the project was our methodical approach and continuous monitoring and management of risk,” said Maciej Tur. “Another essential factor was a strong commitment on the IGF part and successful collaboration between our teams,” he added.

Information collected by the IGF is utilized by insurance companies as well as by people injured in road collisions and accidents, including those from the European Union. The IGF Information Center gathers information also on insurance company representatives (being IGF members), similarly as in the case of its equivalent institutions in the EU countries. This allows the insured to claim compensation in their own country, regardless of where the accident took place “Information Center of the Insurance Guarantee Fund gathers data about vehicle insurance policies, road traffic collisions and accidents, as well as about paid out compensations,” said Robert Stachura, Vice Director, IGF Information Center. “Having access to such information, insurance companies are able to optimize their business processes,” he added.

Asseco is a proven and reliable IT technology partner of the Insurance Guarantee Fund. The company has constructed the Information Center and provides the related maintenance and development services. It also supports the IGF’s ERP system and its integration with three major domain systems used by this institution for gathering of information on vehicle insurance policies and traffic damages, detecting any unpaid third-party liability insurance premiums (including enforcement of penalties), as well as for the liquidation of damages caused by perpetrators without a valid vehicle insurance coverage (recourse cases).

They selected the most effective CEOs of companies operating in Poland, who deserved to be rewarded for their success, perseverance and modern approach to business, as well as for their ability to compete successfully not only in Poland but also in foreign markets. This was the fourth edition of the award, which was presented at a gala ceremony held in Warsaw on 14 December.

The system facilitates the preparation of an audit plan based on the analysis of risks, while enabling standardization and supporting the implementation and monitoring of internal controls. It ensures quick and easy access to full documentation of performed controls, and provides assistance in preparing complete information on the bank’s regulatory compliance. Moreover, the system automates the monitoring of audit follow-up actions, and helps minimize the cost of compliance with Recommendation H of the Financial Supervision Authority.

Asseco APMS operates in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, therefore meeting the requirements of Recommendation H of the Financial Supervision Authority and the Public Finance Act.

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The competition winners include companies that made significant foreign investments or conducted large-scale export operations over the last three years. The organizers of the competition emphasized that Polish enterprises increasingly expand their business horizons and are no longer limited to European countries only. They are also willing to enter much more challenging markets. In the case of Asseco, it is, among others, the market of Africa. The competition committee was composed of government representatives as well as Jacek Socha, Vice President of PwC, and Tomasz Siemieniec, Editor-in-Chief of Puls Biznesu, daily economic newspaper that acted as a media organizer of this event. The “Polish Company – International Champion” competition is intended to promote the global market activities of Polish companies. By investing abroad and engaging in export activities, Polish enterprises become global players which are able to effectively compete in foreign markets and thereby build the Poland brand awareness in the international arena.Fot.: Puls Biznesu

The service may be accessed through web browsers and, thanks to the applied RWD (Responsive Web Design) technology, it automatically adapts its display to the currently used device. Furthermore, the bank’s customers have been provided with a choice of 7 mini-applications: Accounts, Payments, Top-ups, Cash deposits, Cards, Loans, FX rates.

Additional functionalities of the banking service include searching for bank branches and making a quick contact with the Call Center, which are supported by applications downloadable from online stores, such as GooglePlay and AppStore.

“This has been another successful implementation of our new system called Asseco CBP,” said Sławomir Ziajka, Vice Director of the Commercial Banks Division. “The newly developed solution constitutes a significant element of our product portfolio. It is our response to the needs of omni-channel strategy which is implemented by more and more banks,” he added.

 Asseco’s task within this project was to supply, install and configure the system, as well as to train the bank’s employees. In addition, the company supported the software parameterization and provided assistance during the system testing and operational launch. Implementation of the project took slightly more than 5 months (from the contract execution date till the availability for all customers of the bank).