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  AVIVA WINS 2010 INNOVATOR AWARD FOR INTRANET INNOVATION Aviva is the largest insurance group in the UK and the fifth largest in the world, with operations in 28 countries. It’s “One Intranet” program, with the vision “One Aviva, twice the value,” has not only streamlined communication to the firms’ 60,000 employees, but also has enabled collaboration among employees ... Full story

  Northwestern Mutual: Web Site Innovation When Milwaukee-WI based Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company began an overhaul and redesign of its Web site in early 2009, the goal was to create a rich and engaging brand experience that would be easier to navigate by current and prospective clients and easier to update and maintain by internal personnel. With help from strategic provider Infosys, ... Full story

  CS STARS Risk Goggles: Risk Technology Innovation Risk Goggles, from risk management technology provider CS STARS, a business unit of Marsh, provides clients with location-based risk data that they can interact with and incorporate into risk management strategies. The .NET-based tool, available ... Full story

  Innovation in High Performance Computing As the leading provider of products and services for managing catastrophe risk, RMS offers technology for managing risks associated with events ranging from earthquakes and floods to pandemics and terrorism. Understandably, it’s a CPU intensive business. “Not only does it require a lot of computing power for simple results, but ... Full story

 Aon's AuMine application is the principal policy administration systems for Aon Risk Services containing functions like client management, policy management, and document production. AuMine is a globalized application developed in .NET with consolidated functionality from a variety of internal systems on various platforms. For cost reasons, Aon decided ... Full story

ABSTRACTS Executive Summary In this report, Microsoft and a number of its elite managed partners in financial services and insurance provide insight into some of the best practices and processes that can help your business further develop your joint alliance program. It illustrates how a number of higher profile partners are working with the Microsoft alliance team, as well as with HP and Intel, to maximize their ... Full story

About the Author Ralph Severini is a senior alliances, sales and marketing executive who has managed and developed a variety of channel and strategic partnership programs. He has managed partner relationships for companies including SunGard, Sun Microsystems and Entrust. He has constructed alliances that run the gamut from simple co-marketing through joint ventures and OEM partnerships. And he has also worked at a managerial level in financial ... Full story

TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 General Alliances Background 8 Microsoft 8... Full story

Viewpoints: An Inside Look at Innovative Business Models   The desire for increased productivity is a key driver of innovation, but it can sometimes seem at odds with another important business imperative: customer-centricity. WFS spoke with Jason Rushforth, senior vice president of CDC Software, about whether innovation, productivity, and customer-centricity can coexist. WFS: Jason, a lot ... Full story

Viewpoints: An Inside Look at Innovative Business Models   In the late 1970s, AMC, the defunct automobile maker, had an advertising slogan for their new car, the Pacer - "Suddenly it's 1980." Fast-forward to 2009. While innovations and ideas have come and gone since the Pacer was introduced, many IT systems in financial and insurance enterprises are ... Full story