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  • Microsoft reshuffles financial services execs

    Microsoft has reshuffled executives in its US financial services group to improve its responsiveness to customers' needs in the banking, capital markets and insurance industries.

  • Server virtualisation gives Suncorp hot flushes

    Mass server virtualisation has reduced Suncorp's server count, but datacentre manager David Chesterfield warns: beware the heat.

  • 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.

  • Ballmer calls for finance crisis resolution

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer expressed hope yesterday that the US Congress would take action to address a deepening financial crisis, which he warned could ripple across spending on all levels of the economy.

  • Business continuity rules to affect service providers

    New rules on business continuity management for the finance sector came into effect this month, but one local expert says more than just finance companies will be affected.

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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

  • 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.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • Caught in a phishing trap?

    The rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Either educate customers or lose them.

  • Technology and the 9/11 Commission

    The former United States undersecretary of state for security says that identity authentication is crucial to stopping terrorists.

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