Synthesis Joins AWS Well-Architected Partner Programme
Johannesburg, 14 June 2019: Financial technology company Synthesis Software Technologies (Synthesis) is pleased to announce another milestone achievement as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) member. Synthesis is now an AWS Well-Architected Partner, after becoming the first APN Advanced Consulting Partner in South Africa. Synthesis has also achieved AWS Financial Services Competency and […]
Harnessing the power of the Cloud
Synthesis MD, Michael Shapiro interviewed on what it takes to harness the power of the cloud. This article appeared in Issue 25 , third quarter of Acumen magazine. To read the full article online, click here Stay connected If you’d like to get in touch with our team of cloud experts, please contact us […]
Synthesis helped one of SA’s biggest banks to upgrade their Balance of Payments (BoP) system.
Synthesis has helped one of SA’s big four banks to upgrade their Balance of Payments (BoP) reporting capabilities. The bank chose to adopt our BoP reporting system, txstream FinSurv, to supplement the platform we currently provide for them. The txstream FinSurv architecture supports a centralised rules engine. This means that should reporting requirements change, the […]
JSE Listed Capital Appreciation acquires 100 percent of Synthesis
On 16th February 2017, JSE listed Capital Appreciation Limited (“CTA”) announced that agreements have been concluded to acquire 100 percent of Synthesis Software Technologies (“Synthesis”), subject to certain conditions precedent. Following the acquisition Synthesis, a highly specialised software development, consulting and integration services company, will remain an independent operating entity within the Capital Appreciation Group. […]
The Synthesis Way: Beyond Manufacturing
The Manufacturing Delusion refers to a systemic, industry-wide misconception about design and delivery of software. Namely that software is a commodity no different than any other coming off of a factory production line, such as a car or kitchen appliance. Almost everyone in the industry falls prey to this misconception and most would argue that […]
What’s Strategy got to do with IT?
Working in a Software Development environment one is not in close proximity to the decision makers and strategist of the business. To the developers in the trenches, when you mention the word strategy, the first thought is – what does strategy have to do with me? I am writing this application for which I have […]
Agile Software Architecture – Becoming Super Agile
You’ve adopted Agile? Great! Over the last few years, there has been a huge movement from the sequential Waterfall process towards a more flexible Agile approach. The question is: Has your software architecture followed suit? The “agile” in software architecture has similar connotations to the “agile” in Agile methodology meaning it can respond quickly to […]
Are the days of a free Internet limited?
We are all used to free services on the internet such as Wikipedia and Facebook, services which continually need to either attract donations, as in the case of Wikipedia, or else advertising revenue, as in the case of Facebook. What if we were instead charged a fraction of a cent each time we made use […]
How strategic is your reporting solution?
The Synthesis team developed txstreamFINSURV to give you, our clients, a truly strategic reporting solution. Many of you have been feeling way too much heat for far too long and it might be time for you to take a step back and revisit your approach to regulatory reporting. You told us your requirements. We listened. […]
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