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The Other Systemic Threat to Banking

John Adams
Bank exec Louis Rosenthal says inadequately managed outsourcing agreements can post a major security and financial threat to institutions

Vendors Align for HIE Business

Joseph Goedert
Informatics Corporation of America will combine its data integration and aggregation software with the secure data center hosting services of Companion Data Services LLC

Aster Data Appliance Lowers Entry Cost

Julie Langenkamp
Vendor claims that at $50,000, the MapReduce Data Warehouse Appliance is the industry’s most cost-effective appliance

Dashboards from MicroStrategy Go Mobile

Valerie Valentine
Report availability on the e-book reader Amazon Kindle DX marks yet another information touch point in the pervasive BI continuum

Product Spotlight - July 1, 2009

Information Management Editorial Staff
News about new and recently updated products from Oracle, SAP, ParAccel and more

Card Co's Day of Reckoning Hits IT

Rebecca Sausner
The CARD Act of 2009 means all systems are in play

SIFMA Tech Show Copes With Recession

Nina Mehta, James Ramage
Several large vendors sat out this year's Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association technology show. But many of the ones that were there stressed complex event processing and the low-latency processing of market data to support fast trading and decision-making.

ParAccel Upgrades Analytic Database

Julie Langenkamp
Vendor claims Analytic Database 2.0 delivers sophistication and enterprise readiness previously unseen among analytic databases and appliances

CBOE to Locate C2 Exchange at Equinix Center

Alexa Jaworski
The CBOE said it plans to locate electronic trading operations for its all-electronic exchange, currently known as “C2,” at the Equinix New York-4 (NY4) International Business Exchange data center

Timing on Breach Announcements is Disturbing

Ara C. Trembly
When financial systems are compromised, we may not even hear about it for months

Overhauling Insurance Regs Will Spur Customer Experience Spend

Ellen Carney
The key will be if the Office of National Insurance can deliver on its promise of greater uniformity of regulation among the states

IT Salaries Fell In Past 18 Months

Carrie Burns
Survey results show the mean compensation for all IT executive positions surveyed decreased to $142,753 in large enterprises and $123,728 in mid-sized enterprises

Gartner Predictions For 2009

Valerie Valentine
Cloud computing, economic recovery and social networking top the lists of strategic planning predictions from the research firm

Oracle Real-Time Decisions Upgrade

Valerie Valentine
Product enhancements to improve closed-loop decision engine and streamline integration

Bill Targets IT Loans to Small Outfits

Joseph Goedert
Legislation introduced in the U.S. House would authorize $10 billion in loans under the Small Business Administration to help solo and small group practices purchase IT