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  • ISO dishes up biometrics standard for banks

    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a standard for the use of biometric authentication at financial institutions but banks are unlikely to invest in the technology.

  • Aust financial institutions "banking" on Digital TV

    Financial institutions in Australia are poised to follow in the footsteps of the United Kingdom, with one industry expert predicting a late 2002 rollout of banking services on interactive TV -- that’s if the technology and customer take-up takes a turn for the better.

  • Fraud assault sparks Aust interest in biometrics

    An intensifying assault on the security of Australians' identification and financial information should push government and industry to embrace biometric technologies, a leading expert in the area said today.

  • ABN AMRO inks CRM deal with Teradata

    NCR on Thursday inked a deal with global bank ABN AMRO to supply the company with customer relationship management and some financial analysis services in the Asia Pacific region.

  • Gateway to a pure solution

    Keeping a firm focus on the bottom line has always been a high priority for Australian financial services provider Pure Commerce. And it's paid off, quite literally, as the company continues to grow despite a tough economic climate.

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    Don't bank on it

    In the Australian market, banks are the archetypal large IT customer: they've got lots of technology of differing vintages, have to spend a fortune on services to stitch it all together, and are also obliged to meet a super-strict regulatory regime which would make most lesser enterprises quake in their virtualised boots.

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  • Financial services wary on unified communications

    Financial organisations are slowly embracing the notion of unified communications, but significant organisational hurdles remain

  • Banks inch towards voice authentication

    Banks are slowly moving towards deploying voice-authentication technologies in order to add an extra layer of security for their online and telephone banking customers.

  • The money network: Migrating to SWIFT

    When your money moves, it almost certainly travels using SWIFTNet, a network for financial institutions. We chart the ups and downs of a few Australian companies which are upgrading to the network.

  • Barclays: No Linux on desktops for now

    The CTO of one of Britain's largest banks talks about how he made it to the top, and how Barclays is facing the challenges of technical innovation and corporate governance legislation.

  • Commonwealth Bank: Michael Harte, CIO

    ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).

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  • Work together, IM giants told

    Instant messaging use is growing in offices and homes around the world, and the big players are being told by a standards board to work together.

  • Voice over IP + wireless LAN = ?

    It seemed to be an obvious recipe: take two popular emerging technologies and stir vigorously. But the end result isn't to everyone's taste.

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