ITWire

The Commonwealth Bank has endured an embarrassing collapse of its ATM and Eftpos network, and while the bank was claiming it was fixed by 8.30am today, major retailers were still making customers sign for Eftpos purchases early this afternoon with transactions not appearing in online statements. NAB has also had one of its major processing platforms collapse today.

The Commonwealth Bank, which today announced a record $3.6 billion half year profit, is on track to complete its $1.1 billion core systems revamp by December.

How can you test composite systems realistically without running a complete test system? CA subsidiary ITKO seems to have found the answer: simulation.