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Articles from June 2007

Hedge Fund Uses Windows-based Grid Provider for High-Performance Analytics

Hedge fund manager III Offshore Advisors (III) has tapped .NET-based Digipede Technologies for a distributed computing solution that will power its high-performance financial analytics grid that manages compute-intensive applications in risk management and trading analytics.

WaMu’s Intranet Overhaul Eases Users’ Ability to Publish and Manage Content

Seattle-based WaMu’s overhaul of its intranet has increased efficiency by allowing users to post and manage content more easily. The new system has also cut costs, as the more efficient overhauled intranet has consolidated many mini-intranets that users had created to circumvent the inefficiencies of the old system.

RSUI Speeds Delivery of Policy Documents with SharePoint-Based Solution

Wholesale specialty insurance underwriter RSUI has sped the delivery of policy reports and other documents to customers through the deployment of a new extranet based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006.

Emerging Technologies: Measuring Auto Insurance Risk Driver by Driver

By Don Canning, Microsoft

DriveCam takes the risk out of driving. For their insurance partners, that means they have a new way to help their clients be better clients. One of the challenges an insurance company faces is being able to identify the right clients to target and retain in their portfolio. They’d like to be able to work with clients who have a low frequency and severity of accidents. Traditional methods of predicting the degree of riskiness and managing it are unreliable. Enter DriveCam. DriveCam offers a new way for their insurance partners to attract, retain, and profitably underwrite business by improving the way their clients drive.