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Volksbank Romania SA (VBR), a growing banking organization based in Romania with over 1,200 employees, and a network of about 140 branches throughout Romania, has licensed Financial Software Systems’ Spectrum Treasury System. Spectrum is built on Microsoft's .NET platform, and is designed around a single database with a single transaction record, thereby eliminating reconciliation errors. In VBR’s case, the Spectrum database will be SQL Server.
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.
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.
Wilmington, OH-based National Bank and Trust tapped Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise for two new servers it deployed to improve the firm’s security and remote connectivity. The new servers were needed because remote network users whose computers weren’t totally secure couldn’t connect to the bank’s network while third-party vendors or auditors were working on-site.