As part of an upcoming launch of its next generation flagship individual disability income insurance line, Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America will give its sales force a Web and desktop-enabled illustration system. Berkshire has selected the ForeSight insurance illustration system from Insurance Technologies, a Microsoft Insurance Value Chain partner to deliver enhanced marketing opportunities and vastly upgraded efficiencies for field releases.

VTB 24, one of Russia’s largest retail banks, has invested in endpoint device control security to prevent data leaks and uncontrolled use of locally connected devices from employees’ computers.

Austria’s Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB), which serves as the central finance and data service provider for Austria’s export industry and capital markets, has migrated to Windows Vista to maximize IT and data security.

UK banking group HSBC is deploying extended validation secure socket layer (EV) SSL certificates to help its online customers identify fake sites and block pfishers. The company has tapped California-based digital security firm VeriSign to provide this extra layer of security.