Front cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. An introduction to Linux -- 1.1 What is Linux -- 1.1.1 Standards -- 1.1.2 Minimum operating requirements -- 1.2 IBM and Linux -- 1.2.1 Linux as a server -- 1.2.2 Linux as a client -- 1.3 Linux in a business environment -- 1.3.1 Business use -- 1.3.2 Benefits and risks -- 1.4 Summary -- Chapter 2. Branch banking environment -- 2.1 The state of branch banking -- 2.1.1 Branch banking trends -- 2.2 Branch technology challenges -- 2.2.1 Total cost of ownership -- 2.2.2 Quality of Service -- 2.2.3 Speed to market -- 2.3 Branch transformation strategies -- 2.3.1 Branch software strategy overview -- 2.3.2 Multichannel context -- 2.4 Branch structure -- 2.4.1 Branch systems -- 2.4.2 Employees -- 2.5 Common branch banking scenarios -- 2.5.1 Host-centric scenario -- 2.5.2 Host-centric with local applications scenario -- 2.5.3 Distributed processing scenario -- 2.6 Component model for branch banking -- 2.6.1 Component diagram -- 2.6.2 Component definitions -- 2.7 Summary -- Chapter 3. Branch banking requirements -- 3.1 Solution architecture objectives and principles -- 3.1.1 Cost-related objectives -- 3.1.2 Implementation-related objectives -- 3.1.3 Programming-related objectives -- 3.2 Business context -- 3.3 System context -- 3.4 Functional requirements -- 3.4.1 Operational considerations -- 3.5 Non-functional requirements -- 3.5.1 Cost of operation -- 3.5.2 Capacity, performance, and scalability -- 3.5.3 Reliability and availability -- 3.5.4 Security -- 3.5.5 System management -- 3.5.6 User and desktop management -- 3.5.7 IT standards and existing IT infrastructure -- 3.5.8 Geographic constraints -- 3.6 Change cases -- 3.7 Summary -- Chapter 4. IBM Patterns for e-business overview.

4.1 Introduction to Patterns for e-business -- 4.2 The Patterns for e-business layered asset model -- 4.2.1 How to use Patterns for e-business -- 4.3 Summary -- Chapter 5. Applying IBM Patterns for e-business to branch banking -- 5.1 Starting to use Patterns for e-business -- 5.1.1 Describing the problem or problems we want to solve -- 5.1.2 The solution or solutions alternatives -- 5.1.3 Gathering and summarizing requirements and drivers -- 5.2 Business context -- 5.3 IT context -- 5.3.1 Application and technology portfolio -- 5.3.2 Transformation strategies -- 5.4 Pattern selection -- 5.4.1 Selecting Business and Integration patterns -- 5.4.2 Composite pattern -- 5.4.3 Application and Runtime patterns -- 5.4.4 Customer loyalty in the financial services industry -- 5.4.5 Composite pattern: e-Bank -- 5.4.6 WSBCC and Eontec -- 5.5 Summary -- Chapter 6. Linux-based products applicable to branch banking -- 6.1 Linux in branch banking environments -- 6.1.1 Network services -- 6.1.2 User management and security -- 6.1.3 File and print services -- 6.1.4 Store and forward -- 6.1.5 Database services -- 6.1.6 Application servers -- 6.1.7 Messaging servers -- 6.1.8 Systems management -- 6.2 Summary -- Chapter 7. Scenario for a new branch banking solution -- 7.1 Scenario overview -- 7.2 Scenario solution -- 7.3 Summary -- Appendix A. IBM Software for Linux -- DB2 for Linux -- DB2 Universal Database products -- DB2 application development -- Informix -- Connectors -- WebSphere for Linux -- Application server -- Application integration -- Industry solutions -- Development tool -- Presentation -- Deployment -- Integration -- Lotus Domino for Linux -- Collaboration -- Workflow -- IBM Tivoli software -- Security -- Storage -- Performance and availability -- Configuration and operations -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other resources.

Referenced Web sites -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- IBM Redbooks collections -- Index -- Back cover.