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Articles from January 2006

Securities: NASDAQ Migrates to SQL Server 2005

NASDAQ has replaced aging Tandem mainframes used to disseminate market data with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 running on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system. The system runs on two 4-node Dell PowerEdge 6850 clusters.

Insurance: First American Taps 64-Bit Computing for FAST Title Insurance Processing

First American Title Insurance Company has sped processing times and eliminated system slowdowns during peak usage periods by upgrading its title and escrow system to 64-bit technology.

Banking: TD Canada Trust Speeds Report Generation With SQL Server 2005

TD Canada Trust has quickened the process of creating retail risk reports without adding headcount to the team responsible for producing them.

Commentary: New Year’s Resolutions (for others, please)

This is, of course, the time for resolutions about how to become better, wiser, richer, or more loved. I haven’t been much good at applying such resolutions to my own life, so this year I am happy to offer them to others, specifically to folks in the financial services industry.