Learn how Swiss Alcohol Board (EAV) is successfully transforming a 15-year-old mission-critical desktop application into a modern web app with Uniface. Full case study can be found on www.uniface.com

1. C A S E S T U DY
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Uniface converted all
necessary input forms
into web forms
High level of re-use with
Uniface: EAV leveraged
existing data structures
and 70% of the 900,000
lines of existing code
EAV's application links to
existing systems via web
services, eliminating
duplicated data
and functions
Digitalization of customer
processes: Thanks to Uniface,
the EAV application provided
access via an e-Government
front end
R E S U LT S W I T H U N I FA C E
900,000
lines of code
70% reuse
Distillery overview in the desktop application
Distillery overview in the new web application
OLD
NEW
Despite the tight timeframe, all EAV’s
project milestones have been achieved,
thanks to Uniface's productivity plus
support from Uniface consultants
C U S T O M E R C H A L L E N G E S
Migration of a
15-year-old desktop
application to the web
Adapt the application to
new work processes
Very tight timeframe due to statutory
deadline for integration into Federal
Customs Administration and its
application landscape
15YEARS
EAV
Modernize the solution and
digitalize paper-based processes
EAV
DEADLINE
The Swiss Alcohol Board (EAV) had just one year to
transform a 15-year-old mission-critical desktop application
into a modern web app – and to make it future-proof.
S E C T O R
Public Administration
C O U N T R Y
Switzerland
A B O U T
The Swiss Alcohol Board (EAV) is responsible for implementation
of alcohol laws in Switzerland. EAV administers all distillery, storage
and ethanol authorizations and calculates the tax that producers
are required to pay.
A P P L I C AT I O N
EAV’s core application, COMEAV, has been adapted and expanded
over the years to satisfy changing government regulations and
business requirements.
“We have made the
application fit for the future
within a very short time,
and simultaneously
protected our investments.”
Heinz Liener
Head of IT, EAV