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Employee Web Use and Misuse: Companies, Their Employees and the Internet
[ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
November 2009-The Internet has created new opportunities for mischief and new challenges for managers. In the end, it comes down to choice. Where do you draw the line? How do you balance individual access with the overall protection and good of the business? What is the correct balance between monitoring and blocking? This white paper examines a Web security solution that gives companies the ability to monitor and enforce their Internet usage policies, bringing site monitoring ....
Cloud Connect: Charting the Course of On-Demand Computing
[ Source: Cloud Connect ]
October 2009-Cloud Computing represents the biggest shift in computing of the last
decade. It's as fundamental as the move from client-server computing to
web-centric computing, and in many ways more disruptive. Learn the latest about cloud computing models, technologies and migration in this whitepaper by Cloud expert and Cloud Connect 2010 Conference Chair, Alistair Croll.
2009 IT Salary Survey: Meager Raises, Solid Prospects
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
April 2009-Raises are notably smaller than a year ago, and the pay shifts track the industries and regions hardest hit during this recession. Job security’s shrinking, and concerns are rising again about the IT career path. In all, though, IT careers are looking safer than many others in this economic downturn. Get all the findings in InformationWeek's comprehensive, annual IT Salary Survey.
Virtualization for midsize businesses: reduce cost, improve service and manage risk
[ Source: IBM ]
October 2009-As data mounts, small and midsize businesses cope with a sprawling and often costly infrastructure. This paper shows how these businesses can benefit by implementing a virtualization strategy. A well-executed strategy can result in fewer, better-utilized servers, rapid provisioning of servers, affordable business continuity, and more streamlined, efficient management.
Seven Warning Signs Your ERP System Is Extinct
[ Source: Plex Systems, Inc. ]
May 2009-Adapt or die. That’s the bottom line when it comes time to surviving in today’s competitive manufacturing landscape. Today’s manufacturing enterprise is challenged by rising material costs, increasing competition, and ever-changing customer requirements. If a manufacturer is using an extinct Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution from a legacy provider, they face dizzying levels of complexity, duplication of effort, and in the worse cases, poor quality and customer service. This paper describes the warning signs that ....
Tips and Tools for Automating Excel Spreadsheets
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2009-Over 250 million people know how to use Microsoft Excel. Because so many end users are comfortable with using Excel for reviewing data and for conducting "what-if" analysis, delivering reports in spreadsheet format is a common requirement for reporting projects.
Download this whitepaper to learn key tips and tools for deploying a fast and cost-effective method of automating Excel spreadsheet manipulation, thereby, reducing potential costly mistakes.
An Overview of HP Quality Center and HP Business Process Testing
[ Source: Hewlett-Packard ]
January 2008-HP Business Process Testing is a web-based test design solution that bridges the quality chasm between subject matter experts and quality engineers. HP Quality Center is designed to address the wide-ranging challenges that the quality assurance professionals face. This paper provides an overview of Mercury Quality Center Test Management. The shows how Test Director gives full visibility into all of testing efforts. It also shows how QuickTest Professional can automate the testing process.
Comparing Secure Mobile Workforce Solutions: Research in Motion BlackBerry vs. Microsoft ActiveSync
[ Source: Microsoft ]
October 2009-In today's mobile work culture, corporate staff - from executive to individual contributor - work beyond the boundaries of the traditional office environment. To support this concept, many organizations are adopting mobile solutions for these employees, who expect not only access to information, but full participation in business from any location whenever it is required. What is the best solution for your company? What options are there?
This paper analyzes key user experience features ....
Influence of Mobile Technology in Business Growth
[ Source: Arimaan Global Consulting ]
June 2008-All technology has the capacity to innovate in business, how it integrates with business process and what the influence it has in the business is matters. Technology is to amplify potential gains to reduce costs, turn down risks and hasten business growth. For the recent years you can see the technology takes on the central role in every business processes. Technology is not just support for any business, its also adding power to your business.
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Not Just Words: Enforce Your Email and Web Acceptable Usage Policies
[ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
November 2009-Unmanaged employee use of email and the web can subject any organization to potentially costly risks including litigation, regulatory investigations, security breaches, lost productivity, business interruptions, and public embarrassment.
For responsible organizations operating in the age of email and the web, Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) are essential business tools. Clearly written and effectively communicated email and web AUPs—supported by employee training and enforced by proven technology solutions—can help employers minimize risks, maximize compliance, ....
Zurich Financial Services Supports Market Leadership Strategy with CSC's Application Outsourcing Services
[ Source: CSC ]
March 2008-
Zurich Financial Services needed to transform operations from a collection of independent business units to a more efficient global business model that could respond more rapidly to growing demands. The firm entered into a $1.3 billion, seven-year outsourcing contract with CSC to outsource both development and support in a record insurance IT deal. As a result, Zurich Financial Services achieved 50 percent more flexibility in software component use, enhanced business processes to support market growth, ....
Leading-Edge Product Development Strategies to Improve Speed to Market
[ Source: Infosys Technologies ]
June 2009-
The insurance industry is going through a period of major change. Traditional products and markets are no longer providing growth opportunities. Carriers are forced to look outside their traditional products and markets for profitable growth. This is why it is important for insurance companies to understand the potential of leading-edge product development strategies to improve speed to market. With the aging of the baby boomer generation and their impending exodus from the workplace, there is ....
People Ready in Financial Services
[ Source: Microsoft ]
June 2006-
The role of software in a people-ready business is to harness information, enabling people to turn data into insight, transform ideas into action, and turn change into opportunity.
A Smarter Insurance Close Up
[ Source: TechWeb ]
June 2009-
Turning data from into information is a challenge for carriers disadvantaged with legacy systems. IBM can help insurers access new sources of data by creating more flexible systems that provide intelligence.
Leveraging the ACORD Capability Model
[ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009-
BA Scott, AVP, New York Life; Deb Smallwood, co-founder, Smallwood Maike Associates; Frank Neugebauer, senior enterprise architect, ACORD; and Anthony ODonnell, Executive Editor, Insurance & Technology
Insurance Self Service
[ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009-
Insurers that are the easiest to do business with by providing robust self-service tools and real-time access will win the loyalty of both agents and consumers.
Cloud Computing for the Enterprise
[ Source: TechWeb ]
August 2009-
IBMs Computing on Demand pay-for-use cloud computing services enables insurance carriers to reduce costs yet access the computing strength needed to run sophisticated analytics and actuarial modeling applications.
Enterprise Document Automation at Unum
[ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009-
Automated document management provides benefits both to Unum and to its customers. For Unum, document management improves efficiency and for customers, document management makes it easier to do business with the insurer.
Aviva Life Insurance Rapidly Launches Innovative Products, Supports Core Systems with CSC’s Outsourcing Services
[ Source: CSC ]
March 2006-
Aviva Life, the U.S. subsidiary of the world’s sixth-largest insurance group, saw demand growing for indexed annuities and wanted to rapidly introduce a new product to serve that market. CSC provided product development and applications management support for Aviva’s core administration systems, VANTAGE-ONE and LIFE/70. CSC’s VANTAGE-ONE is the industry’s leading system for processing annuities, used by 15 of the top 20 U.S. life insurers. By outsourcing the day-to-day maintenance and some development activities to ....
Collaborate At The Speed Of Business
[ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009-
Providing agents and claims adjusters with real-time access to self-service tools wherever they may be increases productivity, optimizes processes, saves time, and enables more accurate assessments.
The Sprint to Business Continuity
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
System resources are stressed to the breaking point during events such as hurricanes, fires, terrorist attacks or even market panics Sprint Emergency Response Team ensures customers and financial firms can continue to communicate.
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[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
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Elite 8 on Driving Growth
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
Insurance & Technologys 2009 Elite 8 executives how technology can drive growth, improve customer service and retention, and make their companies more competitive.
Environmental Risk
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
Brazils Banco Real pioneers environmental risk analysis
Financial Services Data Centers Go Green
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
IBM continues to introduce technologies that decrease energy consumption while increasing computing capacity. Financial services firms are now able to keep their data centers green yet increase revenues, reduce costs and remain complaint.
North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance - Elite 8 2008
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
Linda Squires, the Senior Executive of Operations and Information Systems at North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. is one of Insurance & Technology's Elite 8. Linda was recognized at the 10th annual Elite 8 awards ceremony.
Progressive Insurance - Elite 8 2008
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
Raymond Voelker, CIO at Progressive Insurance, is one of Insurance & Technology's Elite 8. Ray was recognized at the 10th annual Elite 8 awards ceremony.
CNA - Elite 8 2008
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
John Golden, Executive Vice President and CIO of CNA is one of Insurance & Technology's Elite 8. John was recognized at the 10th annual Elite 8 awards ceremony.
AIG American General - Elite 8 2008
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
Jeff Carlson, Executive Vice President and CIO of AIG American General is one of Insurance & Technology's Elite 8. Jeff was recognized at the 10th annual Elite 8 awards ceremony.
Penn National Insurance - Elite 8 2008
[ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009-
Bill Jenkins, Vice President and CIO of Penn National Insurance, is one of Insurance & Technology's Elite 8. Bill was recognized at the 10th annual Elite 8 awards ceremony.
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