========================================================= ------- eWEEK.com FINANCE INDUSTRY UPDATE -------- ========================================================= November 1, 2004
========================================================= Sponsored by IBM Transform "idle" resources into performing assets. An IBM Grid Financial Services solution can create a virtual computer out of existing systems - regardless of platform or location. These shared resources can run faster, more complex sims - and help deliver near-real-time results with greater accuracy. Register for a complimentary webcast. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1315-17-38-11627-145572-1 ========================================================= ========================================================= In This Edition ========================================================= Theresa Carey: Webify Helps Insurance Carriers Stretch Legacy 1. News: Experts Fear Check 21 Could Lead to Mass Fraud 2. News: SAS Takes On Sarb-Ox Compliance 3. News: IT Managers Struggle to Focus on High-Priority Risks 4. News: Check 21: Playing at a Bank Near You! 5. News: Banking on Data Replication Visit the Finance Industry Center: http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1315-17-38-11627-145575-1 ========================================================= Theresa Carey ========================================================= Webify Helps Insurance Carriers Stretch Legacy Webify has leveraged IBM on-demand architecture to allow insurance agents to connect to carrier's systems via a browser, as well as directly machine-to-machine. The goal is to increase depth and breadth of information exchange between a carrier, and agents who sell that carrier's products and service customers. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1315-17-38-11627-145578-1 ========================================================= Finance Industry Update ========================================================= 1. News: Experts Fear Check 21 Could Lead to Mass Fraud The implementation of the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, aka Check 21, means that check handling and collection should see a drastic increase in speed. Will it mean an increase in fraud as well? http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1315-17-38-11627-145581-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. News: SAS Takes On Sarb-Ox Compliance SAS Institute is making its strongest push yet to capture mind share of chief financial officers under pressure to meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Check out its latest offering here. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1315-17-38-11627-145584-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. News: IT Managers Struggle to Focus on High-Priority Risks IT executives face more risks than ever to system security, their budgets and corporate reputations. But the most they can hope for is to focus the most resources and technology investments against the worst threats and hope the lesser concerns don't leap up to bite them. Read what execs had to say at a recent conference on the topic. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1315-17-38-11627-145587-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. News: Check 21: Playing at a Bank Near You! The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, aka Check 21, went into effect last Thursday, moving another financial process into the digital age. Find out how it works. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1315-17-38-11627-145590-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News: Banking on Data Replication Tape backup may be fine for most businesses, but for a worldwide bank that handles $1 billion in transactions a day, an hour of downtime could mean a loss in the tens of thousands of dollars. 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