The 2009 SIFMA-IBM Technology Survey Results
Download these survey results and find out what SIFMA members revealed about new technologies and computing models and how they are managing major industry challenges.
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Death to PST Files
[ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
February 2010-Email is one of a company’s most widely used assets—the average corporate user sends and receives 167 messages per day. Since a company must provide employees constant access to their email accounts and retain copies of every important message, managing the email of an entire enterprise is exceedingly difficult. Many employees use Personal Storage Table (PST) files as a “personal email filing cabinet” that can burden a company’s storage and cause data loss or corruption.
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How Data Governance Can Constrain the Value of MDM Initiative
[ Source: Siperian, Inc. ]
January 2010-Over the past several years, we’ve seen rapid adoption of Master Data Management in a variety of industries offering a “single source of truth” across the enterprise. Most of these implementations use a “reactive” style of data governance… Learn how “reactive” data governance falls short and why leading organizations are using a “proactive” approach -- includes case study and migration questionnaire.
A CISO's Guide to Application Security
[ Source: Fortify ]
November 2009-Security breaches are expensive. They cost time, effort, remediation, and reputation restoration. Many IT decision-makers tend to focus their security efforts almost exclusively at the network perimeter. They overlook the software applications that run their day-to-day agencies. These applications are often packed with Social Security numbers, addresses, personal health information, or other sensitive data.
Focusing on security features at both the infrastructure and application level isn’t enough. Organizations must also consider flaws in their ....
6 Important Steps to Evaluating a Web Filter
[ Source: St. Bernard Software ]
November 2009-Determining the best Web filter for your organization can be difficult with so many choices on the market. IT Professionals know that there’s more to choosing a solution than looking at a few features and comparing prices. Other considerations may be just as important but you may not be aware of their significance. This informative guide discusses the critical considerations you need to make before you decide, and also, how thoroughly analyzing your options can ....
Five Essentials Of Business Recovery
[ Source: IBM ]
December 2009-This whitepaper delivers the 5 critical elements of business recovery you must have, which can help you reduce the risk of lost revenue should your system go down.
Uncovering Your Best Business Intelligence: How Next-Generation Insight Portals Turbo-Charge Executive Decision Making
[ Source: Saama ]
January 2010-For IT directors at large companies, delivering effective business intelligence (BI) is a critical responsibility. Corporations invest millions in data warehousing to learn more about the inner workings of their businesses but consolidating insights across multiple BI reporting systems is often a challenge.
Business functions like sales, marketing, operations and manufacturing collect data to help identify potential business problems. However, each functional area often uses different BI tools to collect and maintain this ....
The Benefits of Dark Fiber for Healthcare IT Infrastructures
[ Source: Sunesys, LLC ]
November 2009-Today, healthcare IT professionals are being asked to shoulder increasing responsibility for the delivery of key services to hospital and healthcare organizations. Yet many financial and operational obstacles can make fulfillment of these new services highly complex. The current recession has put increasing demands on the healthcare IT professional. Yet even with today’s flatlined or shrinking budgets, IT professionals are being tasked with delivering additional medical and administrative applications. How will you respond to these ....
Streamline Your Business with Innovative Tools
[ Source: Citrix Online ]
February 2009-Citrix Online has put together a practical guide that explores how Web-based solutions have enabled real companies to achieve remarkable results, such as reducing cost per sale by 75 percent; improving productivity by 10 percent and increasing revenue by $1 million.
Enterprise Packages: Where Are They Headed?
[ Source: Infosys Technologies ]
November 2009-This shift in the development and usage of business applications in large corporations began in the 1990s when enterprise packages arrived on the scene. The traditional way of developing an application for corporations from the ground up (whether it be for financial accounting or inventory management) was created and the concept of picking up and configuring a commercially available, off-the-shelf package was adopted. The threat of the looming Y2K issues in the late 1990s acted ....
The Tangled Web: Silent Threats & Invisible Enemies
[ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
February 2010-Today’s cyber-criminals are experts at using anonymity, deceit and subterfuge to victimize companies with a variety of covert malware, spam and scams that hamper employee productivity and cut profits. Attacks using rich media, open-source platforms, web 2.0 collaboration tools and social-networking sites make business networks vulnerable to this new breed of web threats.
On-premise web-security solutions have the disadvantages of high costs for infrastructure, managing the security system and training IT staff. Learn about ....
Core Mission: Solving the Core Systems Transformation Puzzle
[ Source: TechWeb, the Global Leader in Business Technology Media ]
June 2009-
New financial services realities demand enhanced core functionality around risk, regulatory compliance and customer retention. To meet these demands while coping with a continuing global financial crisis and maximize the return on their technology investments, many banks are taking a phased approach to implementing new core capabilities. Three articles explore how some financial services firms are addressing their core systems issues: -- A Return to Core Values: Amid an economic downturn that is only ....
Centier Bank Automates its Small Business Lending Operations with Cypress Software's BizMark
[ Source: Cypress Software Systems, LP ]
March 2007-
Small business lending is big business at Centier Bank of Merrillville, Ind., and their mission is helping entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground. With humble beginnings itself, the bank was founded in 1895 by Henry Schrage with total capital of $35,000. Centier has since grown, and today holds more than $1.8 billion in assets with 44 branches across the state. With that growth came a need for a faster and more efficient small business ....
Sageworks Analyst Provides Commercial Credit Analysis Capabilities
[ Source: Sageworks, Inc. ]
January 2005-
Sageworks Analyst is a commercial credit analysis technology. View a video demonstration of how community banks around the country use this unique online technology to perform global cash flow analysis, automate narrative write-ups, benchmark clients versus their peer groups, and quickly perform business projections.
The Trends of Retail Banking
[ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009-
From online account opening to mobile banking to core systems transformation, banks are facing a myriad of opportunities in the midst of some daunting challenges.
Account Opening as the On-Ramp to a New Level of Customer Engagement
[ Source: Adobe ]
October 2007-
Join Bank Systems & Technology for Account Opening as the On-Ramp to a New Level of Customer Engagement. In this free, on-demand Webcast you'll learn how a more streamlined account opening process can be the key to a long-term customer relationship, and explore new ways to engage customers once they are on-boarded.
Business Rules in Mortgage Lending
[ Source: ILOG, Inc ]
January 2006-
This presentation is about key issues impacting mortgage lenders and how companies are using Business Rules Management in their lending process.
Unlocking the Value of Account Opening With Component Business Modeling
[ Source: IBM ]
June 2009-
Worldwide, banks are looking for ways to eliminate the inefficiencies that have crept into their business structures, not only to reduce operational costs, but to better attract and keep customers. The new generation of customers, accustomed to increasingly innovative shopping experiences, insists on satisfying and faster interaction with financial institutions. Driven by high customer expectations and competitive pressures from market leaders, banks are being forced to reassess their delivery and customer management strategies. As an ....
Toward transparency and sustainability
[ Source: TechWeb ]
July 2009-
Recently, IBM conducted a survey of more than 2,700 financial services industry participants to determine four things:Which forces are disrupting the industry?What will clients be willing to pay for?How will the basis for competition change?
Core Mission: Solving the Core Systems Transformation Puzzle
[ Source: TechWeb, the Global Leader in Business Technology Media ]
June 2009-
New financial services realities demand enhanced core functionality around risk, regulatory compliance and customer retention. To meet these demands while coping with a continuing global financial crisis and maximize the return on their technology investments, many banks are taking a phased approach to implementing new core capabilities. Three articles explore how some financial services firms are addressing their core systems issues: -- A Return to Core Values: Amid an economic downturn that is only ....
Mobile Financial Services
[ Source: TechWeb ]
April 2009-
The mobile channel is fast becoming a new channel of convenience for those who value anytime-anywhere access to banking services and commerce.
IBM and Cisco Front Office Solutions Supply the Human Touch
[ Source: TechWeb ]
April 2009-
Self-service channels can give banks greater reach and lower the cost of service, but can also create distance between the bank and its customers. IBM and Cisco Front Office Solutions for Retail Banking combine high tech capabilities such as live v
Las Soluciones de Front Office de IBM y Cisco
[ Source: TechWeb ]
April 2009-
Los canales de autoservicio pueden dar a los bancos un mayor alcance y reducir el coste del servicio, pero también pueden crear distancia entre el banco y sus clientes.. Las soluciones de Front-office de IBM y Cisco para la banca minorista
Decision Management that Improves Customer Conversations
[ Source: TechWeb ]
April 2009-
Although business intelligence and analytic systems have provided financial institutions with an effective rear view mirror, financial institutions today require real-time information that allows them to make adjustments
Detecting, Investigating and Preventing Financial Crime
[ Source: TechWeb ]
April 2009-
To combat increasingly sophisticated types of financial crime, financial institutions need an enterprise-wide view of areas of vulnerability coupled with effective decision-making to reduce fraud losses and protect their reputations.
Consolidating Payment Systems with IBM & ACI
[ Source: TechWeb ]
April 2009-
James Goethals
S1 Enterprise Branch & Call Center Solutions
[ Source: TechWeb ]
April 2009-
W.A. Proctor
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