Viewpoints: Focus on HPC Now More Critical Than Ever
- Friday, April 10, 2009, 21:16
- Special Features, Viewpoints
Financial market firms face a unique set of workflow challenges. Massive amounts of data that need to be pulled from various business units within the enterprise make it a challenge for analysts to do their job quickly. Time is money, and any delay increases the probability of losing the deal to the competitor down the ... Full story
- Friday, April 10, 2009, 20:11
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The demands placed on actuarial software have never been higher, thanks to a combination of the evolving regulatory environment and advances in modeling techniques. What is more, the pressure being put on organizations’ IT resources to cope with these changes will only become more intense. The solution though lies in leveraging an enterprise-level high-performance computing (HPC) architecture, says Marc Fakkel, Head of Operations with SunGard ...
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Insurance: Strategic IT Investment Critical to Competitive Edge
- Friday, April 10, 2009, 15:59
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Gregory S. Webber President SunGard iWorks Let’s go to SunGard’s Gregory Webber. Is strategic IT investment for insurance carriers a good idea in this current climate? There is little doubt that the current economic climate is very challenging for the industry. And, in some cases, the initial instinct may be to wait out the ... Full story
Insurers: Taking on the Cutting Edge and Adding Value
- Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 18:04
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Mike Donati Senior Vice President, Operations SunGard iWORKS EIM Welcome Mike. What is your view on what separated the successes from the failures last year in integrating data and improving STP? The companies that have been most successful are those that have begun a systematic approach to reducing redundant systems and decoupling core functional components, such as commission and claims ... Full story