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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[WHITE PAPER]
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.
[WHITE PAPER]
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 ....
[WHITE PAPER]
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 ....
[WHITE PAPER]
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.
[WHITE PAPER]
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 ....
[WHITE PAPER]
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 ....
[WHITE PAPER]
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.
[WHITE PAPER]
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 ....
[WHITE PAPER]
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 ....
[WHITE PAPER]
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Going Paperless with Treasury Management Technology
[ Source: CSC ]
August 2007-
A CSC integrated payments expert answers questions about cash management technology. Q: As banks move to paperless transactions to comply with Check 21 and other mandates, what options for the delivery of cash management data are available to Treasury Management divisions and their commercial clients? A: Banks can now offer fast delivery of cash management data with more options. The latest applications enable the delivery of check images, statements, reports, and wholesale and ....
[THOUGHT LEADERSHIP]
Taking Control of Payment Duplication
[ Source: CONIX Systems ]
November 2007-
Being duped is never a good thing. This is especially true for financial institutions when the age-old backroom problem, payment duplication, is magnified because of new electronic clearing protocols. In the past, duplicate postings to demand-deposit accounts (DDAs) were a manageable processing anomaly because financial institutions became proficient at minimizing these exceptions in the paper check-based environment. However, times have changed. Payment systems must now deal with automated clearinghouse and lockbox items, as well ....
[WHITE PAPER]
The Opportunity for Banks in Alternative Payments
[ Source: Moneta Corporation ]
January 2009-
This white paper, co-authored by SunTrust Bank and Moneta executives, provides a banker's perspective and market analysis of the alternative payments marketplace, projected to reach 30% of all online payments by 2012. Consumers are increasingly choosing free payment solutions which offer convenience, security and online privacy. PayPal and BillMeLater have become the dominant providers, limiting bank opportunities for interchange, deposit retention and online consumer services. This paper outlines what banks can do to capture alternative ....
[WHITE PAPER]
Leveraging Outsourced Payments Product Management
[ Source: Fiserv ]
January 2009-
In the United States, financial institutions, on average, derive 30-40 percent of their revenue from payments. Therefore, the massive transformation from paper-based to electronic-based payments processing is putting financial institution profitability at risk.
While Check 21 enactment in 2004 set many of the payments industry changes into motion, a number of other factors over the past decade have had a material effect on paper and electronic volumes. Increased debit card use and a ....
[WHITE PAPER]
Payments Transformation: One Step at a Time
[ Source: Sterling Commerce ]
May 2008-
Although noncash payments continue to grow globally at approximately 12% compound annual growth rate, in the current competitive market, banks must find a way to increase margins. The most daunting challenge in the near term may well be the need to refocus future investments in “wholesale” payment and cash management services. Banks need to transform their payments services from siloed products that support a single payment method to a convergent, more holistic set of services. ....
[WHITE PAPER]
Using TriGeo Security Information Management To Meet PCI Requirements
[ Source: TriGeo Network Security ]
September 2008-
Simply deploying a security solution cannot guarantee meeting every Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirement in full. This whitepaper discusses the challenges of PCI compliance and how security information and event management (SIEM) provides the data visibility, log management, end-point security and active response needed to demonstrate and meet each of the 12 PCI compliance requirements.
[WHITE PAPER]
Convergent Payments Optimization: Service-Oriented Technology Creates a Single Hallway for Payments Processing
[ Source: Fiserv ]
February 2009-
Streamlining payments processing is an effective way to improve financial institution profitability, especially now when payments account for a greater percentage of financial institution revenue. Through a convergent payments solution, dramatic reductions in cost can be realized. In addition, the new services that a convergent payments solution enables are highly valued by corporate treasurers. Financial institutions can use these services to defend and increase market share while enhancing revenues. Fiserv research points to the ....
[WHITE PAPER]
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Primary Challenges and Trends in the European Cash Management Space: The Drive Toward Cash Optimisation
[ Source: SmartStream Technologies ]
September 2007-
Cash management, in simplistic terms, is most commonly used to describe the way in which a business administers and invests its cash; it can also be used to describe the way a bank manages its own cash and liquidity positions. While the technologies used in each instance have traditionally been different, the trends affecting both industries are growing more similar. This is creating new opportunities for banks to adopt packaged software solutions that can address ....
[RESEARCH/ANALYST REPORT]
Leveraging Outsourced Payments Product Management
[ Source: Fiserv ]
January 2009-
In the United States, financial institutions, on average, derive 30-40 percent of their revenue from payments. Therefore, the massive transformation from paper-based to electronic-based payments processing is putting financial institution profitability at risk.
While Check 21 enactment in 2004 set many of the payments industry changes into motion, a number of other factors over the past decade have had a material effect on paper and electronic volumes. Increased debit card use and a ....
[WHITE PAPER]
Convergent Payments Optimization: Service-Oriented Technology Creates a Single Hallway for Payments Processing
[ Source: Fiserv ]
February 2009-
Streamlining payments processing is an effective way to improve financial institution profitability, especially now when payments account for a greater percentage of financial institution revenue. Through a convergent payments solution, dramatic reductions in cost can be realized. In addition, the new services that a convergent payments solution enables are highly valued by corporate treasurers. Financial institutions can use these services to defend and increase market share while enhancing revenues. Fiserv research points to the ....
[WHITE PAPER]
ACH Outsourcing: A Profitability Enhancing Option for Mid-Tier and Large Financial Institutions
[ Source: Fiserv ]
February 2009-
The credit crisis has exacerbated the need for financial institutions to reduce operating costs, safeguard customer relationships and maximize revenue potential. Until recently, most financial institutions counted on their payments business to generate between 15 to 30 percent of total revenue. However, due to the decline in credit products, payments now represent an even larger share of overall revenue and protecting that income is mission-critical. To make the payments business more profitable, financial institutions must ....
[WHITE PAPER]
Internet PIN Debit: Aligning the Needs of Merchants, FIs and Consumers for Online Payments
[ Source: Acculynk ]
June 2009-
This white paper details the opportunity Internet PIN debit provides to merchants and financial institutions to align consumer preferences with their own interests and bottom lines. The paper finds that Internet PIN debit fits the profile of a preferred “cash-based” payment method with a popular physical analog, and has the opportunity to capture a significant portion of Internet transactions. Topics covered in the white paper include: the shift in consumer payment preferences from credit cards ....
[WHITE PAPER]
The Opportunity for Banks in Alternative Payments
[ Source: Moneta Corporation ]
January 2009-
This white paper, co-authored by SunTrust Bank and Moneta executives, provides a banker's perspective and market analysis of the alternative payments marketplace, projected to reach 30% of all online payments by 2012. Consumers are increasingly choosing free payment solutions which offer convenience, security and online privacy. PayPal and BillMeLater have become the dominant providers, limiting bank opportunities for interchange, deposit retention and online consumer services. This paper outlines what banks can do to capture alternative ....
[WHITE PAPER]
Bank of Scotland Automates Payments and Receipts Processing with TLM
[ Source: SmartStream Technologies ]
August 2008-
Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) software solutions can deliver sustainable ROI through business transformation that's both effective and non-disruptive. Bank of Scotland: Bank of Scotland (Ireland) automated its Payments and Receipts processing with TLM to create a centralized process management hub that delivers greater operational control and lowers costs while improving customer service. Find out how the TLM solutions deliver a single, global view across all currencies and accounts in real time.
[CASE STUDY]
Improving Payment Processing for Corporates
[ Source: Accuity ]
November 2008-
Businesses may be losing money and time without up-to-date currency conversions for payments systems. Enhancing efficiencies and routing processes, in particular, is vital to preventing losses from errors and minimizing overall costs. This whitepaper addresses the key issues faced by corporates in achieving straight-through processing, and also details several Accuity solutions available to help corporates realize improved efficiencies in payment processing.
[WHITE PAPER]
Knowledge is Power: How the Quest for Greater Visibility is Redefining the Relationship between Corporate Clients and their Banks
[ Source: Bottomline Technologies ]
September 2008-
With increasing regularity, today’s corporate treasurers are looking to their banking partners to be catalysts for driving greater strategic value inside their organizations. In order to serve in this role, banks must transform how they interact with corporate clients, pushing aside long-standing, silo-based approaches to products and services, and embrace the role of true ‘partner.’ For banks, the future course is one that no longer emphasizes the collection and aggregation of data, but one in ....
[WHITE PAPER]
Using TriGeo Security Information Management To Meet PCI Requirements
[ Source: TriGeo Network Security ]
September 2008-
Simply deploying a security solution cannot guarantee meeting every Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirement in full. This whitepaper discusses the challenges of PCI compliance and how security information and event management (SIEM) provides the data visibility, log management, end-point security and active response needed to demonstrate and meet each of the 12 PCI compliance requirements.
[WHITE PAPER]
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