• IFX In Action
• IFX BIAN Services Work Group
• IFX for the ATM-POS Industry
• IFX In SOA Environments
• IFX for Business Banking
• IFX for Branch Banking Services
• IFX for Card Management
• IFX for EBPP
• IFX for Loans
• IFX Case Studies and White Papers

IFX in SOA Environments

For general information about the IFX Standard please go to www.ifxforum.org/standards.

In early 2013, the IFX Forum established a Working Group to explore how to support the use of IFX in SOA environments, in response to inquiries received following the release of IFX Version 2 -- requests for direct guidance to members and other implementers of IFX about how best to use IFX in SOA environments.  The new SOA WG is the contact point for IFX Forum discussions and work efforts related to best practices for implementing IFX in a Service Oriented Architecture, and common IFX implementation patterns for SOA. 

The SOA WG is creating a Web Services Implementation Guide for IFX 2.x, which will, among other objectives, describe the key concepts of the Service Provider and Services objects, and will provide a "cookbook" step-by-step example of building a meaningful service.  The WG will also develop a sample interface in the BMS based on the examples used, and will generate XSD(s) based on it.  Later on, the SOA WG may consider creating other documents.

Note that the original Web Services Implementation Guide was based on IFX Version 1 and is not directly applicable to v2.x, due to the significant architectural differences between versions.  (This document is currently not available to the public, for that reason.) The publication of a new SOA Implementation Guide will bridge this gap.

All IFX Forum members are eligible to join and participate in the activity of the SOA WG.

IFX as an SOA Framework -- Podcast and PPT

A webcast was held in March 2014 entitled "The IFX Standard: A Service Oriented Framework for Businesses in the Financial Services Industry."  Delivered by IFX Forum President Richard Urban and SOA WG Co-chair Kyle Cacciatore, the event provided a high-level overview of IFX Forum, Inc. and how the IFX Standard can serve as a framework for designing SOA solutions to meet individual business requirements. A replay/podcast of the event is available.  You may also download the presentation from the event.