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- Learn to install and configure a PPTP VPN connection with open source Poptop
- This tutorial, by Financial Services IT blogger Justin Fielding, will show you how to implement a VPN connection using the open source Poptop PPTP server solution for Linux. In this article, I'll cover the configuration of a VPN implementation using the Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol PPTP. This allows...
- Tags: OpenBSD, PPTP, VPNs, UNIX, Justin Fielding, Operating systems, Network security, open source, PopTop, Financial Service IT Newsletter, VPN, IP, Connection, Kernel, Networking, Software
- Technical articles 2006-01-26
- Financial services telecommuters require strong policies and business processes for success
- Mark Vernon explores the challenges of telecommuting workers in financial services. In addition to security and safety issues, remote workers face a lack of management support and social networking opportunities. Here is one firm's solution for managing the telecommuting worker. There are plenty of cheerleaders for telecommuting workers....
- Tags: Mark Vernon, business process, financial service, telecommuting, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Worker, Telecommuting Worker, Home Worker, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Technical articles 2005-09-27
- Are potential legal liabilities holding back Linux adoption?
- How likely is it that Linux adopters will face legal challenges due to patent infringement cases? Mark Vernon follows up on recent legal issues concerning Linux adoption in the financial services industry. I recently wrote an article about the adoption of Linux in the financial services industry....
- Tags: Open Source Risk Management, Linux, UNIX, Mark Vernon, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Insurance, Financial Planning, patent, Mark Webbink, Financial Service IT Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Red Hat Inc., Financial Service, SCO Group Inc., Software
- Technical articles 2005-09-20
- Is outsourcing being replaced by an in-sourcing trend in financial services IT?
- Recently, high-profile outsourcing deals in the financial services industry have fallen apart or been canceled. Is the shift toward in-sourcing signaling an end to outsourcing? Mark Vernon takes a look at the forces behind these changes. A recent Deloitte survey of 25 of the world's largest business...
- Tags: Mark Vernon, financial service, outsourcing, information technology, outsourcing deal, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Bank, Outsource, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Technical articles 2005-09-13
- Will Linux make gains in financial services infrastructures?
- Is Linux making significant progress in the financial services industry? Mark Vernon takes a look at Linux adoption and surveys the benefits that it offers, as well as the obstacles Linux faces in its competition with Microsoft. What kind of progress is Linux making in financial services, and...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Mark Vernon, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, financial service, financial, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Technical articles 2005-09-06
- In wake of London terrorism, business continuity planning follows pragmatic course
- Mark Vernon reports from London on the affect of the latest terrorist attacks on business continuity planning for financial services companies. London is still reeling from the aftermath of the July 7 bombings and the unexploded bombs that were a near-miss two weeks later. Much has been...
- Tags: Strategy, Mark Vernon, Business security, Homeland security, IT Services, business continuity, business continuity planning, terrorism, Financial Service IT Newsletter, London, Disaster Recovery, Business Operations, Government, Management
- Technical articles 2005-08-30
- Gain control of the desktop and stop wasting money
- Mergers, acquisitions, and piecemeal purchasing can leave an organization with a desktop management nightmare. What are the costs of trying to manage a heterogeneous environment? Mark Vernon identifies the expenses and reports on USB's move to get desktops in its organization under control. Last week, PC giant Dell...
- Tags: PC, UBS AG, Desktops, Mark Vernon, Asset management, desktop, desktop management, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Disaster Recovery, Outsourcing Desktop Management, Hardware
- Technical articles 2005-08-23
- On-demand computing was hype: Grid computing delivers
- Mark Vernon reports on Bank of America's implementation of global grid computing. Why is it better than the on-demand model of utility computing? He weighs in with this analysis. A couple of years back, there was much talk of utility computing—that is, access to computing power that...
- Tags: Mark Vernon, Utility computing, IT Management, Network technology, grid computing, Andy Sturrock, Bank of America Corp., grid, on-demand, on-demand computing, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Bank, Sturrock, It service Management, Networking
- Technical articles 2005-08-16
- 'Puddle phishing' comes to small banks and local credit unions
- Mark Vernon describes the new twist on phishing exploits--"puddle phishing." It's not just the behemoths like Citibank and Bank of America in phishers' crosshairs. Can smaller banks and credit unions do anything to prevent targeted phishing attacks? Many large banks are all too familiar with the problem of...
- Tags: Websense Inc., Mark Vernon, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Financial services, phishing, bank, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Difficulty, E-mail, Dan Hubbard, Spam And Phishing
- Technical articles 2005-08-09
- Should banks sit up and take notice of new developments in micropayments?
- Chips in headsets will make it easier to make purchases with your cell phone in Japan. Will users in America and Europe be ready for mobile transactions? Mark Vernon weighs in on the likelihood of the micropayments trend catching on in the West, and what it would mean to the...
- Tags: Sony Corp., NTT DoCoMo Inc., Mark Vernon, bank, Felica, micropayment, card, mobile marketing, Octopus, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Banking Industry, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Technical articles 2005-08-02
- Financial organizations must make vigorous response to ID theft concerns
- Financial services companies must take aggressive steps to mitigate the consequences of ID theft after an avalanche of consumer data loss and bad publicity. Mark Vernon reports on what leading security analysts are recommending to combat the problem. Identity theft has been in the headlines again in recent...
- Tags: Mark Vernon, Outsourcing, Financial services, financial, identity theft, bank, security, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Henry
- Technical articles 2005-07-01
- Document management is crucial for compliance, litigation, and the art of the deal
- Document management in financial services companies is a crucial process--governing an organization's ability to comply with regulatory measures, defend itself in litigation, and secure deals with other companies through mergers and acquisitions. Read Mark Vernon's report on the Rothschild investment firm's adoption of a new system. In financial...
- Tags: Rothschild, Groupware, Mark Vernon, Content management, Managerial accounting, document management, compliance, litigation, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Read Mark Vernon, Jerry Kaiser, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- Technical articles 2005-06-28
- Integrating content management systems across the enterprise
- Many large financial services companies have legacy document management systems for certain types of documents and often from different vendors. Some companies may also use different systems in regional offices. Mark Vernon reports on enterprise content management systems and the technology that allows integration without throwing out all of your...
- Tags: Macif, Mark Vernon, Content management, Call centers, Insurance, Customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise content management, content management system, call-center, compliance, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Automation, Lydia Gibert, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Technical articles 2005-06-21
- The bar is rising for online banking features
- Mark Vernon reports on the trend in banking to feature more online services, following the lead of new Internet banks, such as NetBank, which are exclusively online. Providing online banking facilities is now expected for retail banks. However, the range of services that banks offer solely over...
- Tags: Banking, Mark Vernon, Financial services, bank, online banking, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Cable, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet
- Technical articles 2005-06-14
- Developing the bank branch with next-generation ATMs
- Mark Vernon discusses the trend in the banking industry to revitalize branches with new technologies. Next-generation ATMs will expand the services available at the local branch, allowing bank tellers to concentrate more on customer service. Despite the emergence of Internet banking and call centers in recent years, the banking...
- Tags: NCR Corp., Banking, Mark Vernon, ATM, Customer relationship management (CRM), bank, CRM Lite, CRM, financial, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Financial Services, Network Technology, Networking
- Technical articles 2005-06-07
- Investment in compliance aligns IT with strategic and commercial goals
- Recent industry reports indicate that IT spending on compliance issues is growing and IT executives around the world are engaged increasingly in compliance activities such as data privacy, security, and retention. Mark Vernon examines compliance with financial regulations and the affect on the role of IT in the enterprise. ...
- Tags: BankAnnapolis, Mark Vernon, Regulations, Strategy, compliance, information technology, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Bank, Investment, IT Department
- Technical articles 2005-05-24
- Avoid outsourcing risks by building flexibility into contracts
- This series on outsourcing IT in the financial services industry concludes with a look at the risks involved in long-term deals. Renegotiating a contract is difficult--but it may be your only option. Mark Vernon discusses contract renegotiation and the importance of building flexibility into any new contract. Stay up...
- Tags: Mark Vernon, outsourcing, outsourcing deal, Financial Service IT Newsletter, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Technical articles 2005-05-17
- The rationale behind outsourcing IT services
- This article in Mark Vernon's series on IT services outsourcing focuses on the underlying rationale for making the outsourcing decision. Read what some of the experts have to say about balancing competitive advantage concerns with the cost and management benefits of outsourcing. Stay up to date with the latest...
- Tags: Strategy, Mark Vernon, IT services, information technology, outsourcing, Financial Service IT Newsletter, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management
- Technical articles 2005-05-10
- Outsourcing help desk pays benefits in asset management
- This is the second article in a series on IT outsourcing in the financial services industry. Mark Vernon reports on Business Process Outsourcing, an especially hot initiative in financial services. Read about the benefits Merrill Lynch realized in a deal with Unisys. Stay up to date with the latest...
- Tags: BPO, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Unisys Corp., Mark Vernon, Business process outsourcing (BPO), Operational planning, IT Services, Call centers, asset management, asset, benefit, business process, outsourcing, help desk, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Financial Service, Carmichael, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Technical articles 2005-05-03
- Choosing the right supplier and striking the right deal is critical in IT outsourcing success
- What did it take for Barclays Bank to find and engage outsourcing partner, Accenture, and what can be learned from the experience? Mark Varley, the Barclays executive in charge of the outsourcing project, explains how he kept a clear eye on commercial imperatives and set up a deal to deliver....
- Tags: Barclays Plc., Mark Vernon, information technology, IT outsourcing, outsourcing, Mark Varley, outsource, Financial Service IT Newsletter, Negotiation, Varley, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Technical articles 2005-04-26
