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Risk control procedures are not enough to mitigate fraud on Wall Street. The current financial meltdown provides evidence that many banks and financial institutions have failed to change systems and people in order to mitigate fraud and to comply with regulations and standards. Biometric authentication is a reliable solution for preventing security breaches. Knowledge Center contributors Paul Foote and Reena Hora explain why the financial industry needs to supplement its internal controls compliance with biometric authentication.
News
The Google-Yahoo deal announced in June to share advertising was widely seen as an effort to help fend off Microsoft's efforts to acquire Yahoo, by bringing Yahoo an additional $800 million in annual revenues.
Podcast
In this IT Link podcast, the CIO and CTO of Dimension Data, Mark Slaga, talks about the issues IT organizations face as they ponder the migration towards unified communications.
News
No modification to a data center system is a slam dunk. As virtualization moves in to become a permanent resident of new and reburbished enterprise systems, there are cautions that must be acknowledged. We offer a practical list of red flags to consider when planning such a move.
News
Stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday as a freeze in the credit markets and caution about the fate of the $700 billion financial sector rescue plan kept investors on edge before a House of Representatives vote.
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Purchases of IT hardware such as desktops, notebooks, servers and networking gear are among the budget items to be slashed in tough times. As problems with the U.S. credit market and Wall Street's crisis of confidence continue, IT managers might have to start making cuts in their budgets by the end of 2008. History tells us that means cutting hardware expenses such as desktops, notebooks, servers and networking gear. While cutting hardware and infrastructure costs remains a common approach, a lot hinges on a company's overall financial health and its priorities.
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IT experts say the current Wall Street crisis may be a financial heart attack that warns of more serious problems ahead for the industry. Risk management controls have faltered in grand fashion, according to a well-known RSA data security executive. Consumer-oriented IT companies may face problems selling newer, faster products that aren't absolutely necessary to have, such as updated iPods.
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The current global financial crisis means companies are pulling in the reins on costs. Does that mean you should put off IT expenditures? Not necessarily. Companies that embrace and properly apply technology or leverage existing technologies to further their organization’s development are bound to come out of the gate stronger when the economy hits its stride again. Knowledge Center contributor Jack Dempsey explains.
Opinion
The Wall Street fiasco will breed more regulation and perhaps more tech jobs.
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The global financial crisis will impact both consumer and business spending, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said. Bad mortgage debt has hit U.S. banks and insurers, prompting government bailouts to avoid a breakdown in the financial system.
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The House of Representatives rejects a $700 billion bailout plan for the financial industry that would have allowed the Treasury Department to buy up toxic assets from struggling banks. The plan's defeat sends U.S. stocks plunging, with the blue chip Dow Jones industrial average briefly posting its biggest drop ever.
Podcast
In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, the CEO of Galorath Inc., Dan Galorath, says most IT projects are late and over budget because IT organizations lack the necessary tools to learn from past experiences.
Podcast
In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, the director of technology for the Louisiana Supreme Court, Peter Haas, talks about what he's learned from dealing with the impact of multiple hurricanes over the past few years.
News
Can the world's most powerful computers also be green? That was the underlying question behind a 2007 ranking of the world's supercomputers which compares the number of floating-operations they can perform per second versus the amount of energy consumed, or "FLOPS per watt."
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It’s not a good idea to start with a major green effort, such as consolidating data centers. Instead, begin with simpler things that will enable the IT department to develop a groundswell of support for the green concept. A good example of how to go green comes from the state of Delaware and its evolution from automated PC hibernation that dovetailed in to larger energy efficient initiatives.
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