Finacle, the universal banking solution from Infosys, achieved this scalability by leveraging its proven strengths in the area of scalability along with new processor, server and database technologies from global partners Intel, HP and Oracle respectively. Finacle achieved this feat on HP Superdome servers powered by Intel's Itanuim® 2 processors running Oracle 9.i. This collective effort on technology integration has resulted in a highly optimized platform that offers a low total cost of ownership and a proven alternative for legacy platforms for large banks globally.

Commenting on this milestone, Mr. Girish G Vaidya, Senior Vice President and Business Head- Finacle, Infosys Technologies Limited said, "This benchmark reviewed by Ernst & Young has set new scalability standards for the industry and reinforced our status as the most scalable core banking solution. This achievement, coupled with the fact that on the ground Finacle today powers some of the largest open system based live sites (with volumes in excess of 8M transactions/day, 7,000+ users, 20M+ customers and 2.4 TB of database) and has the finest implementation track record in the industry, makes Finacle the best and lowest risk legacy alternative at the large Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks globally. A close association with global technology majors like HP, Intel and Oracle has produced a highly optimized platform providing our customers better value for their technology investments."

Mr. Abhijit Y. Talwalkar, Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise Platforms Group (EPG), Intel, said, "Finacle’s higher throughput on Intel’s Itanium® 2 processor based server architecture demonstrates the scalability of the Itanium processor family and its capability to support the dynamic transaction demands faced by some of the world’s largest banks. Intel is working closely with industry players like HP and Infosys to continually set new performance standards aimed ultimately at helping customers across commercial and public sectors address increasingly aggressive goals for cost savings, efficiency and client base growth."

Mr. Tim Evans, Worldwide Director- Banking, HP, said, "To meet evolving business requirements, financial institutions globally are focusing their efforts on core systems transformation. These world leading results prove the capability of Finacle on HP Integrity Superdome Servers to handle the most demanding and diverse workloads of the large Financial Institutions."

Finacle is a global player in the universal banking solutions space, with customer base across all geographies. It is a fast-growing player in this space, with special focus on large Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks globally, and clients across APAC, Europe, Middle East, Africa, South America and North America. Finacle differentiates itself with its unparalleled scalability and flexibility coupled with its flawless implementation track record.