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digital signatures

Thank you for mentioning digital signatures. I am appalled at how this solution remains ignored by the financial industry. I'm guessing the banks think (if they've considered it at all) that this would confuse their less-savvy customers who wouldn't know how to verify a signature. Gimme a break. Security and...

Tags: financial industry, digital signature, george ou, frylock, off-topic

Discussion threads 2006-06-01

Message Management in Financial Services

The Financial industry has been faced with the challenges of ensuring preparation to deal with e-discovery demands, various SEC and other regulatory mandates for access into information. However, somewhat lost in this rush to meet the demands of the courts has been a rationalization of the infrastructure and the collective...

Tags: Financial Service, Computer Associates International Inc., Financial Industry, Backups, Disaster Recovery, Financial Planning, Storage Management, Financial Services, Data Management, Finance, Storage, Hardware

Webcasts

Additional Resources

Navigate the new financial landscape

The landscape of the financial services industry is evolving, and financial institutions must adapt to the changing marketplace in order to succeed. This complimentary portfolio from IBM provides innovative thinking and specialized information on how to differentiate your financial institution from the competition.

Tags: Financial, Financial Company, IBM Corp., Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance

Resource centers

Oracle Solutions for the Financial Services Industry

Oracle offers the industry's only complete, integrated solutions for the financial services industry - consisting of Oracle E-Business Suite and industry-leading independent software vendor ISV applications running on high-performing, scalable Oracle technology - to deliver integrated, consolidated, and consistent data across your institution. Oracle solutions help you improve enterprise performance,...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Industry, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Management, Finance, Software

White papers 2004-08-18

The Promises and Risks of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in the Financial Services Industry: A Financial Services Industry White Paper

The paradox is unavoidable: in an era when firms aspire to agility, adaptability and ease of maintenance in their application portfolios, many are still saddled with leaden systems built to last - not to change. Meanwhile, the financial services industry faces two contradictory challenges: Increased commoditization of financial products means...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Financial, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Financial Accounting, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

White papers 2007-05-01

Heartland Financial USA Finds Scalable Storage Solution in iSCSI SAN

With industry regulations requiring archival of processed checks and other financial documents for up to 11 years, the storage needs of Heartland Financial USA were rapidly increasing. The company needed a robust storage solution that would scale with its growing needs, as well as help maintain the efficiency so crucial...

Tags: iSCSI, Industry, Storage, Hardware

Case studies

Financial Services Provider Gives Clients Real Time Access to Market Information on Windows Mobile-Based Pocket PCs

The key to success for professionals in the financial industry is having access to the latest financial information, such as broker research and analyst forecasts, through a familiar toolset. With its flagship desktop product, called Thomson ONE, Thomson Financial provides its customers in the global financial services industry the software...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Financial, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, PC, Financial Service, Thomson Corp., Financial Accounting, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Finance, Hardware, Software

Case studies

The new financial landscape now has a map

Community financial institutions find themselves at a major crossroads. This New Financial Landscape eKit offers direction. There are five white papers, including a study by the IBM Institute for Business Value. This research identifies industry trends and four key imperatives that will help astute banks gain a competitive edge....

Tags: Financial, IBM Corp., Financial Services

Resource centers 2008-01-01

HP Security Solutions for the Financial Services Industry

In the financial services industry, security solutions require more than just technology. Good security requires an understanding of the firm's business processes, business requirements, appetite for risk, and risk-management alternatives. This broad perspective is at the heart of HP security solutions. HP takes a holistic approach to addressing security challenges...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Financial, Security

White papers 2006-04-01

Operations Management in UK Financial Services

The extremely competitive nature of the financial services industry today and the changing landscape of customer expectations and their approach to investing in financial products, puts an onus on suppliers to consider how well they are dealing with new and existing customers' business transactions.This research investigates how technology is being...

Tags: Quocirca, Financial, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management

White papers 2008-01-14

How Collaborative Technologies Are Transforming Financial Services

Ross Dawson, a noted consultant, recommends that, to be leaders in their industry, financial companies must implement collaboration technologies such as workflow, instant messaging, and virtual workspaces. Download Ross' free white paper, compliments of SiteScape, to learn more about collaboration in financial markets.

Tags: Financial Service, SiteScape, Collaboration, Groupware, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

White papers

Oracle Solutions for Financial Services

For the financial services professional, the world today is a very different place. Institutions have evolved from domestic to global; services are available 24/7 across a range of delivery channels; consolidation has created intensified competition; and declining margins, reduced budgets, and an increased demand for customer service bring new pressures...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial Service, Industry, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Strategy, Finance, Management

White papers 2005-08-31

IBM Financial Markets Industry Models Support for Trade Processing in the 'On Demand' Era

Investors in securities markets want to know that their order will be executed in a timely fashion at the best possible price and that the product will be delivered on time, at the agreed upon terms. They need to be assured that they will not lose their investment because of...

Tags: Financial, Industry, Financial Company, IBM Corp., Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance

White papers 2007-01-19

Utilizing SDAS to Implement Financial Solutions

Fujitsu's customers in the financial industry have restructured and expanded their systems. Now, these customers not only need the reliability and quality they enjoyed in the past but also needs this reliability and quality much more quickly. Especially these days, it is necessary to use the latest technology and development...

Tags: Financial, Fujitsu Ltd., Financial Accounting, Finance

White papers 2006-07-01

Phishing is a real threat to financial firms

For the financial services industry, the Internet has proven to be a low-cost, efficient way to solicit and service customers. But the harsh reality is that this high-opportunity channel also poses serious risks. Phishing is an ever-growing form of Internet-based fraud. The costs of phishing to financial institutions — in...

Tags: Financial, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Financial Accounting, Security, Spam And Phishing, Finance

White papers 2004-12-01

Dynamic IT and Integrated Financial Services

Financial institutions are at an inflection point — they must invest in new IT architecture in order to survive and thrive in the next decade. It is a journey that will remake both IT and business architecture around new business models that extend into the financial supply chain of business...

Tags: Financial, Sterling Commerce, Information Technology, Financial Service, Financial Accounting, Finance

White papers 2006-05-01

The 2007 Microsoft Office System in Financial Services

This white paper highlights the key challenges facing the financial services industry, and discusses how the 2007 Microsoft® Office system can help financial institutions affect business performance with innovative and powerful enterprise capabilities that extend far beyond improving personal productivity.

Tags: Financial Service, Microsoft Corp., Financial Planning, Financial Services, Microsoft Office, Finance, Office Suites, Software

White papers 2008-09-02

IFRS Considerations For The Technology Industry

Technology companies, by their very nature, are innovative, leading edge, adaptable, and quick to take notice of their competition - including any new arrivals on the scene. So, it is not a surprise that technology companies are keeping an eye on International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS and are likely to...

Tags: Technology Company, International Financial Reporting Standards, Industry, Free Trade, Finance

White papers 2008-09-19

How to Automate Forms-Processes for Financial Services Organizations

The Documentum and Adobe intelligent forms solution for the financial services industry is designed to meet the specialized requirements of the different sectors of Financial Services. Examples of successful usage include new account openings, claims information collection, and loan and mortgage origination. Clients are in such sectors as retail and...

Tags: Financial Service, EMC Corp., Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance

Webcasts

Mitigating financial services risk with Component Business Modeling (CBM)

Learn how IBM's Component Business Modeling CBM methodology is helping financial institutions take on the make-or-break challenge of managing risk. As they struggle to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, the USA PATRIOT Act, International Financial Reporting Standards and other industry and governmental regulations, financial institutions are faced with mounting costs. CBM can...

Tags: Financial, Financial Service, Financial Company, IBM Corp., Financial Services, Regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance

White papers 2005-08-01