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All Rights Reserved editor@ebizq.net webmaster@ebizq.net en-us http://www.ebizq.net/web_images/ebizqnews.gif http://www.ebizq.net/?rss Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:03:00 EST The rewards of virtualization are many but can also provide a onestop shop for data hacking Heres how to armor up your virtual security http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10567.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10567.html?rss Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EST Heres how to protect your information on both sides of the wall http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10455.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10455.html?rss Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EST For insurers BPM is not a onesizefitsall proposition Read on to learn the multitude of offerings out there http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10333.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10333.html?rss Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EST IdentityBased Access Control IBAC is the newest network security solution that offers bewildered IT workers a simpler more effective way to achieve compliance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10320.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10320.html?rss Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:26:00 EST The insurance industrys traditional business drivers have guided it through war catastrophe and economic boom and busts but today there are new influences that will require a whole new set of tools http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10195.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10195.html?rss Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EST The abundance of attack vectors out there means its time to get serious about database security Here are your options http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10153.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10153.html?rss Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 EST Its all about enterprise linkagehow you link strategy to process to technology http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10076.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10076.html?rss Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:19:00 EST Forrester looks into the IT crystal ball to see what skills will be in demand for the next big IT wave http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10154.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10154.html?rss Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:00:00 EST Who should be held responsible for security breaches on mobile devicesand more importantly how can they be stopped http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10141.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10141.html?rss Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:19:00 EST By making the right IT choices the soft market of the PC industry has managed to avoid the historic trend of industrywide underwriting losses http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10111.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10111.html?rss Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:00:00 EST Portable storage devices are a convenient means of storing and accessing data anytime but in the wrong hands these devices can pose an enormous and costly security threat http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10102.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/10102.html?rss Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST BPM is transforming the financial services sector with features designed specifically for banks insurers and other financial functions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9979.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9979.html?rss Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST Three sweet spots are emerging where BPM can help a company with automating complex manual processes removing human error and handling process change http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9958.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9958.html?rss Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST Theres only one surefire way to safeguard data encrypt it And heres how http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9941.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9941.html?rss Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:10:00 EST Compliance requirements should be an input to the security process but should not drive the process and anything else is simply doomed to fail http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9905.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9905.html?rss Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST Secure applications demand source code analysis tools but which one is the right solution for your enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9835.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9835.html?rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST June th marked a new PCI DSS compliance deadline for companies that handle customers most sensitive information Did you let this important deadline slip by http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9833.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9833.html?rss Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:27:00 EST Is Extreme Transaction Processing XTP just the thing to complement your Federated ESB http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9690.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9690.html?rss Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST Is Extreme Transaction Processing XTP just the thing to complement your Federated ESB http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9688.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9688.html?rss Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EST Even with a muchhyped ITGRC organizations are still at risk for costly security breaches http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9667.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9667.html?rss Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EST Youre most valuable assets today arent locked in a safe but are very often stored right on your laptop Heres quick tips to protect your most valuable data http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9466.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9466.html?rss Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EST To be done right Dave Kelly says IT risk management should be done with an initial investment of due diligence and effort http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9392.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9392.html?rss Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EST Learn more about how open source software needs to develop more specificity and what the circumstances are in a number of industries including the financial services sector http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9334.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9334.html?rss Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EST Enterprises must breakout of the reactive mode with access compliance in order to deal with the new risks arising out of the new collaborative work environments http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9215.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9215.html?rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EST The three major security challenges facing companies today http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9216.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9216.html?rss Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EST Heres how to make sure your Master Data Management project doesnt get stuck at the starting line http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9121.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/9121.html?rss Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST As the French bank proved all it takes is a single person with the wrong access Heres how to protect your enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8966.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8966.html?rss Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST While its impossible to eliminate all security risks heres how organizations can manage their risks proactively http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8924.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8924.html?rss Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:45:00 EST Identity management is still the bouncer guarding the door but given the right tools todays bouncer has as much brain power as brawn http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8843.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8843.html?rss Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:00:00 EST ebizQs Dave Kelly tells us what it takes for an organization to be agile and regulatorycompliant http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8437.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8437.html?rss Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:12:00 EST These steps will get you closer to PCIDSS compliance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8665.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8665.html?rss Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:00:00 EST These Signs Will Keep You Compliant and Help Head Off Future Security Issues http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8630.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8630.html?rss Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:15:00 EST Behavior analysis tools address the shortcomings of traditional security products http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8582.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8582.html?rss Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:00:00 EST Organizations have the opportunity to reap the benefits of SarbanesOxley with far less pain http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8555.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8555.html?rss Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:00:00 EST If there is one certainty in the security business it is that security threats will continue to multiply and mutate http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8511.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8511.html?rss Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:00:00 EST Many organizations have started to look at the effectiveness of their compliance and auditing strategies with an eye to streamlining and automating processes and simply making audits less painful and costly http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8485.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8485.html?rss Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:00:00 EST Widespread use of collaborative technologies in the workplace expose companies to high level data security risks http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8327.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8327.html?rss Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:00:00 EST Companies must not forget to address the security and compliance vulnerabilities raised by the admittedly new and exciting collaborative and virtualized environments http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8301.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8301.html?rss Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:14:00 EST With Visa updating its PCI reporting matrix in late many retailers that formerly did very little or no business online and were as a result classified at the lowest two PCI compliance tiers suddenly became level necessitating change in compliance practices http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8220.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8220.html?rss Mon, 21 May 2007 07:00:00 EST New security solutions are more strategic since they unify information from many disparate silos of information to automatically connect the dots through endtoend correlation and policy management http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8049.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/8049.html?rss Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:00:00 EST Regulatory compliance is now a businesscritical requirement that extends to the management of corporate networks http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7653.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7653.html?rss Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:00:00 EST A case for unified enterprise security management http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7650.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7650.html?rss Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:00:00 EST Eliminating insider threats as an essential security measure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7624.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7624.html?rss Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:00:00 EST BPM enables organizations to enforce operations consistency and also helps adhere to the everexpanding body of compliance regulations and laws http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7586.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7586.html?rss Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:00:00 EST Companies know that securing their data protecting their customers and building trust while growing the business is the best recipe for success http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7541.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7541.html?rss Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:00:00 EST ebizQs Dave Kelly says there are a range of both internal and external risks to the IT organization all of which can have direct and indirect impacts on a business http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7540.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7540.html?rss Sun, 24 Dec 2006 17:00:00 EST Unlike s special gadgets and cool tools department most corporate IT groups have a limited budget for security and risk management http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7526.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7526.html?rss Sun, 03 Dec 2006 07:00:00 EST Confidential information is leaving your company If no access policies are violated no alarms are sounded and chances are you wont find out about it until its too late http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7456.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7456.html?rss Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:00:00 EST The final article in Neil Macehiters identity management series http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7443.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7443.html?rss Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:00:00 EST Navigating the identity management standards jungle http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7396.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7396.html?rss Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:00:00 EST Neil Macehiter says organizations will have to bring together a well understood set of identity management capabilities if they are to respond effectively to current business trends http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7372.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7372.html?rss Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:00:00 EST Understanding the set of processes and supporting technologies that manage the electronic definition storage and lifecycles of digital identities http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7354.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7354.html?rss Sun, 10 Sep 2006 18:57:00 EST What happens when everything you do is critical http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7266.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7266.html?rss Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:35:00 EST Small almost unnoticed computer viruses hackers or even a simple inadvertent configuration change in a database or server setting can trigger an unexpected application or IT system failure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7259.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7259.html?rss Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST More valuable than just compliance Better reference data management can help optimize risk and improve capital efficiency http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7221.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7221.html?rss Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST Organizations no longer need to just ensure that unauthorized external users cant get into their systems they need to ensure that only the appropriate personnel gain access to systems http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7196.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7196.html?rss Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST Its not just the protection of data thats important these days but the integrity of it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7197.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7197.html?rss Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST Avoiding the blind spots that will mess up your governance processes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7172.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7172.html?rss Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:00:00 EST Why SarbanesOxley and SOA may be the best thing that ever happened to you http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/7071.html?rss Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:00:00 EST RFG believes a central IT risk compliance program is imperative to manage new and evolving regulations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6062.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6062.html?rss Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:00:00 EST For the past few years its been a little lonely for the Enterprise Risk Management ERM proponents of the world but suddenly we seem to have lots of company at the party http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6884.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6884.html?rss Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:00:00 EST RFG says IT executives should view ther risk challenges holistically engaging those inside and outside of IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6836.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6836.html?rss Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:00:00 EST Enterprise risk departments are being established at record speed recognizing the business value of managing risk across the enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6791.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6791.html?rss Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST Perfection may be elusive but AMR says companies should use complianceas an opportunity to improve the processes of their business http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6740.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6740.html?rss Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST Security has transformed from IT nuisance to business critical http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6741.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6741.html?rss Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST Its easy to be frozen by fear from security concerns but these fears must be balanced and tempered with a wide range of business considerations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6720.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6720.html?rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST Ejectable disk backup keeps business systems accessible to employees partners and customers with the appropriate security controls http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6704.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6704.html?rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST IT executives should proactively develop and foster the best practicesrequired to monitor and manage enterprise security effectively http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6706.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6706.html?rss Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST Technology is an enabler for more effectively managing the business but it doesnt solve problems unless it is tied directly to business and governance objectives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6694.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6694.html?rss Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST Is it the IT equivalent of an apocalypse http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6664.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6664.html?rss Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST Technology is an enabler for more effectively managing the business but it doesnt solve problems unless it is tied directly to business and governance objectives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6638.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6638.html?rss Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST How to expect the unexpected http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6640.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6640.html?rss Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:00:00 EST Building preventive controls and rules directly into financial applications http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6581.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6581.html?rss Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:00:00 EST As an IT function the Group says identity management is gaining inrelevance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6533.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6533.html?rss Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:00:00 EST RFG says enterprises are turning to BI solutions to facilitate compliance with regulations such as the SarbanesOxley Act http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6488.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6488.html?rss Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:00:00 EST Do you have to give up control for agility Steve Minsky says a balanced scorecard alone is not enough http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6384.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6384.html?rss Sun, 02 Oct 2005 17:00:00 EST AMR Researchs take on the hot SarbanesOxley compliance market http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6354.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6354.html?rss Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:00:00 EST Using enterprise risk management tools to stop rewarding crime http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6259.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6259.html?rss Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:00:00 EST Accomplishing more with less http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6207.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6207.html?rss Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:00:00 EST Compliance comes in many flavors and software products that addressspecific business requirements within the compliance arena are as varied as well http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6149.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6149.html?rss Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:00:00 EST Securities firms tend to be at the front of the adoption curve for new risk management ideas and technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6152.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6152.html?rss Sun, 17 Jul 2005 17:00:00 EST Compliance is a great business yardstick to employ in uncovering and improving upon your Enterprise Resource Planning http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6116.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6116.html?rss Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EST Part II in a series about how integrated cooperative security technologies can leverage information and enforcement capabilities http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6042.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6042.html?rss Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EST Integrated cooperative security technologies that can leverage information and enforcement capabilities are on the forefront of innovation in the enterprise security marketplace http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6020.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/6020.html?rss Sun, 08 May 2005 17:00:00 EST Understanding the difference between a tactical compliance solution and a strategic business process solution may contribute significantly to a companys longterm success http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5898.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5898.html?rss Sun, 01 May 2005 17:00:00 EST Dave Kelly takes on the challenge of todays broad and complex compliance requirements http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5878.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5878.html?rss Sun, 17 Apr 2005 03:39:00 EST By embracing rather than merely complying with Sarbox organizations of all sizes will reap rewards that extend far beyond meeting the conditions required by the law says Sean Chou of Fieldglass http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5823.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5823.html?rss Sun, 03 Apr 2005 17:00:00 EST Brian Sennett says businesses now have an opportunity to make improvements that go beyond mere compliance to increase the efficiency and predictability of operations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5780.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5780.html?rss Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:00:00 EST With a spate of security breaches topping the headlines this month identity theft is also topping the minds of CIOs as criminals hack into corporate networks to steal and use personal information that invades individuals privacy and costs companies and individuals billions of dollars each year Jeff Currie the senior strategist directing IBM Tivolis identity management solutions group discusses how to prevent intrusions before they occur http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5730.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5730.html?rss Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Data is one of your firms most valuable assets as it contains critical customer information while safeguarding the intellectual capital of the company says Howard Goldberg of Merrill Lynch In part two of this twopart article Goldberg provides several more excellent descriptions of analytical tools that can be used to protect your companys data and provides practical examples as well as sample reports for the benefit of the dataconscious ebizQ reader http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5554.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5554.html?rss Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:34:00 EST ebizQ analyst Dave Kelly must have been a Boy Scout because his motto is to always be prepared especially when in comes to reducing risks associated with the intellectual property on the software your company is using http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5533.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5533.html?rss Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Data is one of your firms most valuable assets as it contains critical customer information while safeguarding the intellectual capital of the company says Howard Goldberg of Merrill Lynch In part one of this twopart article he explains that this data must be monitored controlled and protected for the organization to thrive and grow http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5529.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5529.html?rss Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST How and when should organizations worry about intellectual property rights and their software More specifically when should companies worry about if ever the risk of legal action against them based on claims of IP infringement ebizQ analyst Dave Kelly shares his view http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5486.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5486.html?rss Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:44:00 EST Business Performance Management is being recognized as a way to align and optimize sales marketing customer service IT compliance finance and HR departments across an enterprise Taking our latest survey will help you to define specific benefits or refine your current implementation of this promising new method to meet business challenges http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5403.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5403.html?rss Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:00:00 EST The increasing complexity and number of integration projects can no longer be dealth with on a projectbyproject basis IT departments need to set up specialist units to cope with the growing number and complexity of application integration projects Gartners Paolo Malinvorno shares a gradual fourstage plan for the disciplined design deployment daytoday operations of an integration competency center http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5360.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5360.html?rss Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:00:00 EST If its so great why doesnt everybody implement it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5376.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5376.html?rss Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:00:00 EST What kind of value can IT companies add in this new world of compliance development In this third in a special ebizQ series with our association partner the Integration Consortium author Rob Smith provides five suggestions for what you should include and what you need to think about when building tools for compliance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5375.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5375.html?rss Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:00:00 EST Is the SarbanesOxley Act a rigged game in which you play against the regulators and will your failure in the game result in very personal repercussions In this second in a special ebizQ series with our association partner the Integration Consortium Rob Smith chair of the associations Industry SolutionsSOX committee answers this questions and many others focusing on the importance of IT involvement in SOX compliance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5357.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5357.html?rss Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EST Groups that have been performing the internal compliance work in organizations adhering to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of have quickly realized that failures in the underlying processes within organizations provide the biggest risks for corporate catastrophe In this first of a special ebizQ series with our association partner the Integration Consortium Rob Smith chair of the associations Industry SolutionsSOX committee addresses seven of the most important things you need to know about IT Controls and SOX http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5333.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5333.html?rss Mon, 04 Oct 2004 08:00:00 EST Those who are equipped with an agile business rulesdriven enterprise will have greater ability to focus on strategic business decisions rather than be constricted by regulatory compliance headaches http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5167.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5167.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST Tight security begins with knowing whos accessing your system and leveraging that knowledge throughout your overall IT infrastructure Here IBMs Jeff Curie spells out how to go about rolling out an integrated identity management system for your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5100.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5100.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST Having complete reliable realtime information from and on all areas of the enterprise and its partners adding up to the big picture is critical for businesses But theyre still not there according to ebizQ columnist Dr Chris Harding of The Open Group He says the obstacles are formidable but being tackled in the hope of reaching information Nirvana what The Open Group dubs Boundaryless Information Flow http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5070.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5070.html?rss Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:48:00 EST As data integration has gone from relatively primitive to a critical need of organizations the factors influencing the success of such efforts have also evolved in number and complexity Here Sterling Commerces Terry Noreault highlights key points to ponder as you mull the solution your company needs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5038.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5038.html?rss Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Before your organization can comply with the myriad of new and approaching laws and government regulations it needs to select a document management system that enables rather than hinders compliance And Laserfiches Jeffrey Green is at the ready to help you separate the compliancesupporting software wheat from the chaff http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5039.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5039.html?rss Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:36:00 EST Compliance requirements are increasingly driving business agendas to the point of dominating many information technology budgets Leveraging IT to enhance business processes with transactional transparency is a necessary response to corporate governance needs Building the realtime enterprise is fast becoming the preferred method for reducing fraud and in more and more cases a mandated one In this report research and advisory services firm RedMonk delves into the implications for enterprises of the current compliance landscape as it relates to the hot SOA trend http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5016.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/5016.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Its something that sometimes gets given short shrift amid all the talk about such alignment But ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says it shouldnt be and he notes that something called riskbased testing is perhaps the most efficient way of checking how things will an do work at the intersections of business and IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4974.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4974.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST EDI is a true survivor evolving with changing IT times to continue to meet changing enterprise needs says EXTOL Internationals Stephen Rosen He explains that the latest trends involve realtime data synching empowering endusers and EDI as part of complete enterprise views http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4931.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4931.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST What a difference a little IT Insight stemming from advanced BAM could make for online banking providing a way to detect illegal online activities even as they happen or soon thereafter according to IT guru Stanford professor and ebizQ columnist David Luckham He says the technology is evolving toward that point and could get there with a push from bankers in just one example of what IT awareness by enterprises could mean http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4891.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4891.html?rss Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Basel II and SarbanesOxley are just two of the stressors prompting them to seek increasingly agile and costeffective integration platforms How are they coping and how might their approaches apply to other sectors PolarLake CEO Ronan Bradley and Nigel Thomas of Lynton Research fill us in http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4842.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4842.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST And proving very adaptable and reliable at that as XML works its way into the mix according to Magic Softwares Lee Sutton in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Sutton says EDI remains the chosen BB path of a huge number of enterprises even as its vendors ready themselves for new challenges http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4808.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4808.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST For both the business and IT sides of enterprises as explained by BEAs Mark Atherton and Peter Linkin in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here They show how servicedriven enterprises can benefit your company helping to align the very business and IT realms they help http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4809.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4809.html?rss Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprises must put forth more than minimal effort when it comes to RFID compliance In fact moving the focus beyond compliance to operational efficiency is key to realizing true enterprise value observes Tom Ryan of Aberdeen Group in this iResearch Abstracti Compliance represents a only small percentage of the total benefits for manufacturers Ryan says http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4737.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4737.html?rss Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST The need for access to the right integrated information by the right people at the right time has never been more pressing among enterprises but asserts The Open Groups Dr Chris Harding current technology isnt quite able to provide it Whats the solution Dr Harding proposes one here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4740.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4740.html?rss Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:51:00 EST Fast agile companies often have fat bottomlines And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Oracles Ashish Mohindroo explained how SOAs can help companies including yours get there especially when you steer toward BPM BAM BB and more for good measure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4643.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4643.html?rss Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST XML is truly omnipresent in the integration landscape helping organizations become and thrive as real time enterprises as well as in the BB and compliance arenas just to name a few And in a recent ebizQ webinar recapped here Magic Softwares Lee Sutton traced XMLs rise to business helper and showed how you can make the best use of it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4645.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4645.html?rss Mon, 17 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Companies slow to warm to RFID would be wise to get a plan in place right away and start down that road advises AberdeenGroup in this Perspective report Those that adopt a waitandsee attitude to try to avoid the risks inherent in such a new technology cautions Aberdeen risk being left at the starting gate and having to play catchup to keep up with demands from giants such as WalMart http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4405.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4405.html?rss Mon, 10 May 2004 08:00:00 EST As businesses become more processcentric and managing those processes becomes more critical the need is arising for a new Clevel executive asserts Staffwares Chris Phillips The Chief Process Officer Here he argues that creating such a role makes compelling business sense http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4372.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4372.html?rss Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Its quite rosy to hear Rod Perry of venture capital firm i tell it Perry makes the case that compliance is just the latest example of a business need pushing adoption of BPM systems He contends that BPMs place in the businessIT mix in general will stand it in good stead and says BPMs compatibility with legacy software will also help BPMs standing in the enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4218.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4218.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Its easy to buy packaged solutions that lead to your company behaving much as its competitors do even if those packages are later customized But BPM expert John Hamilton of Computer Sciences Corporation says the key to your organization distinguishing itself lies in unique business processes which are most readily achieved through BPM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4179.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4179.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Rulesbased BPM helps make enterprises more agile so they can adapt to change more readily That ruleofthumb was described in detail in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here in which Pegasytems strutted its newest BPM stuff http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4184.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/4184.html?rss Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Navigating the maze of integration technologies can be challenging and confusing To help put you on course to the solution you need ebizQ has put together a Buyers Guide featuring a map to steer you to the right types of solutions and the vendors offering them Here ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein focuses her compass on the Guide and map and shows how it can keep you from making expensive mistakes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3998.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3998.html?rss Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:00:00 EST For all the buzz around SarbanesOxley a recent Aberdeen Group survey found business managers more concerned about the bigger compliance picture And Aberdeen has specific recommendations about making SOX a component of overall enterprise cost compliance initiatives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3964.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3964.html?rss Mon, 01 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST The rapidly proliferating laws and regulations that enterprises have to comply with is ironically spawning benefits for those same enterprises points out the Robert Frances Group In this report RFG explains how to leverage the current compliance landscape to your companys advantage http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3883.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3883.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST To invest or not to invest In an integration architecture that is Thats Inoti even a question assert ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and Candles Peter Rhys Jenkins in a recent ebizQ webinar The resounding answer Yes They also offer a look at ebizQs Business Integration Roadmap http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3825.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3825.html?rss Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST The impact of paperladen business processes is no paper tiger for financial services firms Indeed it can be a real bear of a problem But Mandy Chepeka of PureEdge Solutions says XMLbased eforms are providing such firms with the ticket to automated processes and their many effiencies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3697.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3697.html?rss Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Traditional BPM software was fine as far as it went but didnt go far enough according to ebizQ columnist David A Kelly He notes that many BPM vendors have taken their wares to the next level by working business rules considerations into the decisionmaking mix http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3641.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3641.html?rss Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Complying with the multiplying rules and regulations involved in global trade can be perplexing on its best days And RFGs Sara Braunstein cautions that theres no quickfix None of the solutions from ERP supply chain management and niche vendors do it all in the realm of trade logistics http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3649.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3649.html?rss Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Businessenabling software vendors tracked by investment banking firm TripleTree ended last month with their enterprise valuetorevenue ratios showing very little change from October Most inched higher some stayed put and some crept southward Content management moved most losing ground http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3500.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3500.html?rss Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST Businessenabling software makers had a stellar month in October The integration software business intelligence and ERP sectors had starring roles seeing their enterprise valuetorevenue ratios leap Most others also rose Investment banking firm TripleTree gives and looks behind the numbers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3306.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3306.html?rss Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST Businessenabling software makers couldnt carry the sizzle of August into fall as most saw their enterprise valuetorevenue ratios move in a very narrow range Security and telecom vendors fared best and large platform makers pulled up the rear according to investment banking firm TripleTree http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3056.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/3056.html?rss Fri, 03 Oct 2003 04:09:00 EST The financial services industry is fiercely competitive and The AlignIT Groups Stephen Ross observes that technology in general and business process integration in particular have emerged as evermore pivotal differentiators as firms seek to win and retain customers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2931.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2931.html?rss Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:00:00 EST Financial firms cant rest on their SWIFT implementationrelated laurels says Vitrias John Parker He notes changes to the standard are coming swiftly and says firms will have to be just as swift to stay up to speed Parker also pans pointtopoint implementations and lauds those based on BPM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2885.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2885.html?rss Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:00:00 EST And that explains AMR Researchs Eric Austvold isnt just for known regulations related to passive process documentation but for future active compliance as AMR calls it Austvold also suggests three ready sources of BPM software http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2887.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2887.html?rss Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST Whats an Integration Competency Center whats it got to do with an enterprise nervous system how can it help your organizations integration efforts and what benefits would result Gartners Roy Schulte gave valuable insight on that and more in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2807.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2807.html?rss Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:57:00 EST You cant get the answer right if youre not clear on the question ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and integration guru Bill Ruh are writing a book on integration best practices and early on they examine the prime movers for integration projects how to define business requirements and how to measure success http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2791.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2791.html?rss Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST Stocks were as hot as the weather for most of them as enterprise valuetorevenue multiples climbed moderately to strongly The supply chain mobile security and business intelligence sectors fared particularly well Investment banking firm TripleTree looks beneath the numbers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2764.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2764.html?rss Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST The benefits of becoming a realtime enterprise are many and are becoming more and more apparent and widely acknowledged In a recent ebizQ webinar our own Beth GoldBernstein and CommerceQuest President and COO Lee White discussed a bunch of them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2767.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2767.html?rss Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:00:00 EST In a new report highlighted here analysis firm the finds four vendor segments competing to dominate the CRM analytics market And the says the stakes could also be high for their customers who may need reliable integrated CRM analytics to comply with SarbanesOxley HIPAA and similar laws http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2707.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2707.html?rss Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EST Using BPM to stay in line with SarbanesOxley HIPAA and other statutes can not only keep you on the right side of the law it can give a significant boost to your bottom line Viewers of a recent ebizQ webinar got the lowdown http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2654.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2654.html?rss Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST It was kind to the stock market as a whole and businessenabling software makers were no exception Most saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples rise according to investment banking firm TripleTree Companies in the mobile healthcare telecom and security sectors fared particularly well http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2556.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2556.html?rss Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST The Robert Frances Group says vendor hype surrounding SarbanesOxley is almost deafening Yet an RFG survey finds IT execs hear more noise than see products that truly help with SarbanesOxley compliance Indeed RFG asserts that existing technologies can probably do most of the compliance trick provided an enterprise is truly elastic http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2440.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2440.html?rss Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Despite the strong performance by the stock market as a whole last month shares of businessenabling software providers were fairly flat according to investment banking firm TripleTree The biggest movers in terms of enterprise valuetorevenue multiples saw them fall content management companies by fourtenthsofapoint and large platform vendors by threetenths Every other sector stayed the same or moved up or down by a tenthofapoint http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2231.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2231.html?rss Mon, 14 Jul 2003 22:00:00 EST The tide of new regulations that public companies have to comply with will continue to rise unabated along with the associated demands on IT as the Robert Frances Group sees it So RFG says companies must put in place processes to keep up with the new rules comply with them and in case of noncompliance minimize the damage And in this IT Agenda report RFG gives details on possible strategies for businesses to follow http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2226.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2226.html?rss Mon, 14 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST The SarbanesOxley Act is compelling public companies to direct the focus of their financial analysis tools at the financial value chain sooner than they expected Most of them cant handle these accelerated time frames on their own And in this InSight report Aberdeen Group analyst Alex Veytsel says choosing the right vendor to help them will be key to meeting the new federal disclosure standards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2223.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2223.html?rss Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Operational systems serving the financial value chain have traditionally worked separately from financial analytic software because their architectures and business functions have been different But new federal rules governing corporate reporting and disclosure are demanding an analysis of many more details about a companys key transactions precisely those found in FVCM systems So says Aberdeen Group analyst Alex Veytsel in this InSight report the time is ripe for a closer link between the transactional and the analytical http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2045.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2045.html?rss Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Publicly traded companies are dishing out significant dollars to comply with the SarbanesOxley Acts strict reporting requirements But complying with the new law could reap benefits for companies far beyond the SarbanesOxley arena as this ebizQ webinar summary illustrates http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2193.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2193.html?rss Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST The realtime enterprise is not a trend that companies can afford to wait out As the competition speeds up companies will need to keep up or perish So says ebizQs Vice President for Strategic Services Beth GoldBernstein With that in mind she points to ten areas companies must carefully cultivate in order to flower into a realtime enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2052.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2052.html?rss Mon, 16 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST Indeed it was Every businessenabling software sector tracked by investment banking firm TripleTree saw its enterprise valuetorevenue multiple rise Standouts included supply chain management security wireless enterprise content management and financial services apps vendors TripleTree says it appears that many of the leading companies have successfully realigned their business models to account for the current pace of IT spending http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2058.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/2058.html?rss Mon, 19 May 2003 00:00:00 EST It was an up April for shares of businessenabling software vendors according to investment banking firm TripleTree All but the healthcare sector saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples rise The supply chain management and telecomm sectors were standouts and other strong gainers included customer relationship management business intelligence content management and financial services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1458.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1458.html?rss Mon, 12 May 2003 00:00:00 EST With interenterprise integration a coveted next step for the financial services community Web services may finally offer a viable STP mechanism thats both economically prudent and accessible to all Here Gary Maier of IONA explores how Web services could provide true servicelevel integration by leveraging popular standard Internet protocols http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1462.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1462.html?rss Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST March was much the same as February for businessenabling software makers according to investment banking firm TripleTree Most saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples dip eversoslightly or stay the same Only security and wireless wares makers bucked the trend with their ratios rising a touch All in all says TripleTree Iraq took center stage and IT was on the backburner for stock marketeers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1474.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1474.html?rss Mon, 17 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST Businessenabling software providers had a somewhat dreary February according to investment banking company TripleTree Most enterprise valuetorevenue multiples in the space inched down or stayed the same Here we present an indepth review and analysis by TripleTree of Februarys trends including a look at the building momentum surrounding offshore services and development as IT firms seek to leverage global resources http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1494.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1494.html?rss Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST In a forthcoming book renowned integration expert and new ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum puts integration in perspective showing where it is and where its headed One such direction he says clearly is solutions for specific verticals In this chapter from Next Generation Application IntegrationFrom Simple Information to ServiceOriented Models late Addison Wesley Longman Linthicum explores integrations present and future penetration in Finance Healthcare and Manufacture Retail and Distribution MRD http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1499.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1499.html?rss Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST Businessenabling software providers began the year with a narrowly mixed month according to investment banking company TripleTree Most saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples move up or down by only one or two tenths of a point or stay the same Noteworthy exceptions included the business intelligence apps sector whose ratio rose fourtenths of a point ERP which went up threetenths and financial services which dropped by sixtenths The integration software space stayed steady Here we present TripleTrees indepth review and analysis of Januarys trends http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1509.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1509.html?rss Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST Straightthrough processing is a paradigm that goes far beyond a change in technology An effective STP implementation will alter a firms organizational structure daily business processes and technical architecture This paper by Tom Shaw of IBM looks at the driving forces behind STP and its impact on the securities industry http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1514.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1514.html?rss Mon, 06 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST In November the SWIFT network will require users to migrate from the legacy ISO standard to ISO This article by Gert Raeves of HelioGraph looks at the advantages of the new standard and discusses how to prepare for the transition It also explores the risks and rewards that confront anyone who adopts this mother of all standards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1638.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1638.html?rss Mon, 06 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST Tight times demand efficiency Many companies must produce more goods and services make their customers happier and improve their bottom lines all with smaller staffs and shrinking budgets How can you hope to do all that Integration can be a big help Here ebizQ analyst Dave Kelly uses Intel as an example of a company maximizing integrations potential http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1636.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1636.html?rss Mon, 30 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST The clock is ticking as IT departments of financial institutions rush to implement solutions to comply with the everchanging and multiplying rules stemming from the new antiterrorism law Here Billy Ho a Sybase senior vice president outlines the urgency and complexity of getting up to PATRIOT Act speed http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1640.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1640.html?rss Mon, 30 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Once considered too complex and too lowvolume for automation corporate actions processing is being reevaluated by financial services firms according to John Wilson director of the CityIQ consultancy Wilson discusses the drivers and the technologies behind this trend http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1641.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1641.html?rss Sat, 21 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST The move to a tradedateplusoneday settlement cycle is being planned for June Here John Bertrand of Misys discusses the difficulties in making the move http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1644.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1644.html?rss Sat, 21 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Businessenabling software providers generally saw their stockpricetorevenue ratios rise Integration apps providers as well asCRM SCM and ERP companies fell into that category So did business intelligence security software development portal development and systems management companies Only procurement and wirelessmobile Internet firms failed to gain ground http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1645.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1645.html?rss Mon, 09 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST As HIPAA deadlines continue to be phased in healthcare organizations must learn how to adapt their IT systems to the new regulations This white paper by Jam Kahn of Rainbow Technologies focuses on patient privacy and authentication requirements as well as the technologies available to assist in achieving HIPAA objectives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1651.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1651.html?rss Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Over the next year or so the focus of IT spending in the financial services industry will be on three key areas says Mercators Thracy Varvoglis With T compliance currently on the back burner he believes financial service firms will direct their IT dollars toward risk management CRM technology and improving straightthroughprocessing capabilities http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1653.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1653.html?rss Mon, 07 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST The phasein of HIPAA requirements is beginning this month And despite the advance warning many healthcare provides arent prepared This paper from IT consulting firm Syntel looks at the benefits that HIPAA will convey upon the industry and provides an action plan for getting up to speed on the new requirements http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1685.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1685.html?rss Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST Customers are more concerned than ever about how well businesses are safeguarding their personal information and savvy ecommerce companies are working to improve their privacy policies and technologies Here Arvind Krishna of IBMs Tivoli Software offers guidelines for developing a better privacy strategy and he looks at some emerging technologies that can help make your customers feel safe http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1695.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1695.html?rss Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST In the financial services industry supply chain integration is a critical and ongoing challenge Here Michael Jackman of Interlinq explains how financial services organizations can successfully accomplish supply chain integrationadvice that can easily apply to any supply chain integration effort http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1621.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1621.html?rss Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST Perhaps nowhere is CRM more critical to business success than in the financial services industry The latest trends in this area says PeopleSofts Chris Yaldezian are more analytical capabilities and a holistic view of all products channels and customers In this article he explains the evolution of CRM in financial services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1620.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1620.html?rss Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Required implementation of tradedayplusone capability for processing financial transactions is just around the corner for brokerages and other financial services companies In this paper Ray Nissan of Cybermation outlines the requirements and challenges involved in implementing T systems http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1618.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1618.html?rss Mon, 04 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST Even the best business continuity plan is of little value if it cant be successfully managed during an actual emergency eBusiness operations management demands its own strategy particularly for highrisk missioncritical operations such as financial services Here InterOPS Management Solutions explains the key requirements for such a strategy http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1617.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1617.html?rss Mon, 04 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST Authentication is a critical factor in the success of online transactions In this paper Garrett Macey of the Financial Services Technology Consortium examines the key attributes of any ecommerce security solution and the requirements for developing a common authentication framework for online financial services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1616.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1616.html?rss Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:00:00 EST TIBCOs acquisition of Talarian its leading realtime messaging competitor in the financial services industry seems to be geared more at expanding its customer base than its technology base http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1615.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1615.html?rss Sun, 30 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST Sometimes messageoriented middleware goes beyond general purpose HelioGraph is one company that has made its living providing specialized MOMsin this case MOM for the financial services market http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1614.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1614.html?rss Sun, 16 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST The ability to conduct financial transactions electronically has led to the evolution of the concept of virtual banking via the Web But Internet banking for both consumers and corporate clients still has a few obstacles to overcome Jai Ganesh of the Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore examines the general technologies and legal structures supporting Internet banking http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1613.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1613.html?rss Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST US financial services firms face a deadline to move to a tradedayplusone T cycle for processing trades To meet this requirement the industry will invest some billion in IT infrastructure applications training development and delivery servicesmuch of it related to straightthrough processing STP technology Here Accentures Stanley Young and John Moran discuss the need for STP in the securities industry http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1612.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1612.html?rss Mon, 19 Nov 2001 00:00:00 EST Time is critical in financial trading In an effort to speed purchases and in some cases cut out the middleman broker buyside securities traders have sought electronic methods for making investments Brian ScottQuinn director of the International Securities Market Association Centre explains the issues facing buyside securities traders and examines some of the online systems that have emerged to serve buyers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1611.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1611.html?rss Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:00:00 EST Earlier this year the Object Management Group announced a new distributed systems architecture dubbed the Model Driven Architecture MDA To give developers and IT managers a better idea of what it is and how it can be applied in actual development environments veteran editor and software analyst Paul Harmon looks at how the Wells Fargo financial services company is implementing the MDA http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1610.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1610.html?rss Tue, 29 May 2001 00:00:00 EST The ebusiness software and services markets need to get vertical according to hightech investment banking firm Cherry Tree Co Its latest report looks at several key industriesfrom finance to healthcare to telecommunicationsand explores the opportunities available to enterprise software vendors and systems integrators that invest in developing industryspecific vertical applications and consulting services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1619.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1619.html?rss Mon, 23 Apr 2001 00:00:00 EST IT people are still striving to bring their organizations to the promised land of straightthrough processing But according to this white paper from SunGard Systems realtime chatting takes this idea one step beyond http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1609.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1609.html?rss Mon, 02 Apr 2001 00:00:00 EST Financial services institutions that want to realize the full value of CRM must alter the processes by which customer knowledge is captured and distributed in their organizations says LeadingSides Stephen Offsey In this article he explains how analyzing both structured data eg data in a customer record and unstructured information eg complaint letters opinion surveys emails can provide business insights more valuable than those obtained from either data type alone http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1608.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1608.html?rss Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:00:00 EST Realtime processing used to be the province of a few embedded hardware gurus In the modern age however its the stuff of daytoday business In this white paper pubsub middleware vendor Talarian looks at how one financial IT group brought realtime speed to missioncritical processing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1607.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1607.html?rss Mon, 15 May 2000 00:00:00 EST To stay competitive financial services companies are scrambling to integrate and understand their customer information http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1606.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/financial_services/features/1606.html?rss