Sigma is the leading banking Solution Provider in Indonesia


HISTORY

1987		was established by some professionals in banking and information technology. SCC was one of the two Business Partners chosen by IBM to sell hardwares to the local banks. Then it obtained the license to sell softwares of Midas Banking Center in England.

1989		When most larger local banks used imported softwares to support their daily operations, SCC developed a core-banking software, named AlphaBITS. This software accommodated the local requirements and was sold to 35 mid-size banks.

1997		Local banking industry suffered greatly due to the severe economic crisis. SCC formulated a temporary data center services -outsourcing - at low costs. In the following years, all banks were also forced to cut costs including spending on IT. Outsourcing became an important cost-effective services offered by SCC. Out of approximately 30 banks who used it as a temporary solution, 11 banks decided to continue to outsource their IT operations with SCC.

1998		Bali Camp, a member of the SIGMA group and a software development center in Pacung, Bali, started its operations supported by about 90 programmers to develop software for local and global markets.

2001		The rebirth of SCC as a global company. The number of employees increases from less than 100 in 1987 to 380 in 2001.

Feb 2001		Caatoosee, a network corporation from Germany, joined SCC as strategic investor.

Apr 2001		IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank, approved its investment with SCC. It was its first IT investment in South East Asia.

Sep 2001		AlphaBITS, the software developed by SCC in 1989 and continuously being improved, received Merit Award for the best industrial application at the Asia Pacific ICT Award 2001. It was the first time Indonesia participated in the event. All participants came from 11 different countries.

May 2005		There were changes in Caatoosee ownerships, therefore Sigma has decided to terminate their partnerships.

28 Jul 2006		The partnership with Caatoosee for the past five years (since 2001) was finally terminated by Sigma through SIAC (Singapore International Arbitration Center).

18 Dec 2007		PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the Indonesian largest information communication and network company, that’s also known as Telkom, declared as Sigma's strategic partner.