At the end of 2009, SWIFT's distributed architecture goes live. The new architecture will partition messaging into two zones, the European zone and the Trans-Atlantic zone, with pairs of Operating Centres that store and process the traffic for each zone. In order to benefit from the new messaging infrastructure, customers are required to upgrade their software before the end of November 2009.
Available on the download centre since 1 May 2009, the required software will ensure that you are able to utilise the new distributed architecture and that traffic is routed to the correct zone (Trans-Atlantic or European).
You can choose to:
While the patches provide the necessary changes, release 6.3 brings additional capabilities such as increased HSM capacity and enhanced SWIFTNet messaging features.
It is essential that you install the required upgrades before the end of November 2009.
Do not wait any longer. Start upgrading now!
| List of software available | |
| Distributed architecture related patches | |
| SWIFTNet Link cumulative patches 6.0.40 and 6.1.40 |
Enable SWIFTNet Link 6.0 and 6.1 for use with SWIFT’s new distributed architecture |
| Alliance WebStation cumulative patches 6.0.40 and 6.1.40 | Enable Alliance WebStation 6.0 and 6.1 in direct connection mode (that is, not connecting through Alliance Gateway) for use with SWIFT’s new distributed architecture |
| 6.3 communications software | |
| SWIFTNet Link release 6.3 - patch level 6.3.10 | Enables SWIFTNet Link for use with SWIFT’s new distributed architecture, and offers alignment with SWIFTNet 6.3 as well as HSM capacity and resilience enhancements |
| Alliance Gateway release 6.3 - patch level 6.3.10 | Offers alignment with SWIFTNet 6.3 as well as functional enhancements such as the Gateway administration GUI package for Alliance Web Platform and central authentication through LDAP support |
| Alliance Starter Set release 6.3 - patch level 6.3.10 | Offers alignment with SWIFTNet 6.3 and Gateway 6.3 |
| Alliance WebStation release 6.3 - patch level 6.3.10 | Enables Alliance WebStation in direct connection mode (that is, not connecting through Alliance Gateway) for use with SWIFT’s new distributed architecture, and offers alignment with SWIFTNet 6.3 |