<s>
Information	B-Library
FrameWork	I-Library
(	O
IFW	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
enterprise	B-Library
architecture	I-Library
framework	I-Library
,	O
populated	O
with	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
set	O
of	O
banking-specific	O
business	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Zachman	B-Library
Framework	I-Library
by	O
Roger	O
Evernden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
conception	O
,	O
the	O
IFW	O
was	O
an	O
enterprise	B-Library
architecture	I-Library
framework	I-Library
created	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Zachman	B-Library
Framework	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
John	O
Zachman	O
proposed	O
the	O
Zachman	B-Library
Framework	I-Library
to	O
describe	O
Information	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
with	O
the	O
six	O
concepts	O
:	O
The	O
what	O
related	O
to	O
data	O
,	O
how	O
related	O
to	O
process	O
,	O
where	O
related	O
to	O
network	O
and	O
location	O
,	O
who	O
related	O
to	O
actors	O
and	O
people	O
,	O
when	O
related	O
to	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
last	O
why	O
related	O
to	O
motivation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Information	B-Library
Framework	I-Library
for	O
banking	O
and	O
financial	O
markets	O
contains	O
products	O
containing	O
data	O
,	O
process	O
and	O
services	O
models	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
data	O
warehouse	O
and	O
service-oriented	O
architecture	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
readily	O
accessible	O
to	O
business	O
users	O
and	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
industry	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
Sales	O
and	O
Customer	O
Services	O
,	O
Marketing	O
and	O
Analytics	O
,	O
Customer	O
Relationship	O
Management	O
,	O
Policy	O
Administration	O
,	O
Product	O
Development	O
,	O
Insurance	O
Claims	O
and	O
Risk	B-Application
and	I-Application
Compliance	I-Application
.	O
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