SmartBiz IT Research Library

WEBCAST - Watch this informative webinar to learn about the history of mobile banking, consumer and ecosystem trends driving mobile banking opportunity, moving banks from inquiry to revenue, and much more!
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Premiered: June 29, 2009


Topics:  Banking Industry | Banking Services | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Transaction Processing | Mobile Payments

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how one of India's leading financial services firms paved the way for continued growth and improved customer service by deploying Dell servers and a Dell SAN.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Published: December 24, 2007


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | ERP | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | IT Infrastructure | SAN | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the increased demand placed on financial services organizations to improve their straight-through processing (STP) levels across all business units.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | Business Service Management Software | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | SOA | SOA Governance

ANALYST REPORT - The investment management business in 2009 will be dominated by the ramifications of the events of 2008. In this report, TowerGroup has compiled a list of the top 10 business drivers and the resulting major strategic responses and technology initiatives.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Financial Services Industry | Investments | ITIL | Risk Management | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper shares key points and recommendations from leading analysts such as Forrester to assist organizations in leveraging RIAs to enhance online user experience.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Customer Interaction Services | Customer Loyalty | Customer Retention | Customer Satisfaction | Customer Service | Customer Service Best Practices | Financial Services Industry | Information Management | Reporting Software

VIDEO - Security managers often struggle to articulate to business managers why enterprise data protection is paramount, how breaches happen and why fundamental business processes must be changed to mitigate the threat. View this videocast to learn how to incorporate best practices into your DLP strategy.
Posted: August 28, 2009 | Premiered: August 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Classification | Data Security | Encryption Standards | Enterprise | Financial Services Industry | Information Security | Intrusion Prevention | Risk Management | Security Architectures | Security Infrastructure | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how to automate the accounts payable process within SAP and find out what kind of investments will be needed and what great benefits your company can expect to incur as a result of document automation.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Document Management | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Financing | Information Management | Oracle (Product) | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This guide is intended to help advisors who are considering going independent or who have already struck out on their own to better understand and navigate their technology options.
Posted: August 13, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Financial Reporting | Financial Services Industry | Portfolio Management (Finance) | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Reporting Software | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - The objective of this paper is to present the buyside with a framework in which to understand the changes in the U.S. trading market, to offer a vision for the trading platforms that will support this new world and to explain why the future belongs to independent broker-neutral systems supplied by software firms rather than sellside brokers.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: December 26, 2006


Topics:  Electronic Funds Transfer | Electronic Marketplace | Financial Management | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Financial Transaction Processing

WHITE PAPER - In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  Budgeting | Financial Applications Software | Financial Services Industry | Investments | Outsourcing | Reporting Software | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: January 5, 2009


Topics:  Asset Management (Finance) | Business IT Alignment | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Services Industry | Order Management Systems | Portfolio Management (Finance) | Workflow Software

WHITE PAPER - How does a firm or fund manager assess his/her research management needs and choose the best solution? This document helps by identifying pain points in the research workflow that RMS must address, describing how RMS supports investment process and decision making, and highlighting key features to consider when evaluating RMS solutions.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: December 31, 2008


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Financial Services Industry | Information Management | Investments | Research and Development

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about new and innovative techniques and solutions can be used to combat fraud, and how you can realize a true return on investment by reducing losses from fraud exposure and increasing operational efficiency within your fraud prevention process.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Financial Applications Software | Financial Services Industry | Fingerprinting | Fraud Protection | Identity Management | Identity Theft

ANALYST REPORT - To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of cost and efficiency..
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Automation | CFOs | Chemical Industry | Consumer Packaged Goods Industry | Economic Environment | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Life Sciences Industry | Retail Trade Industry | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - To maximize profitability, companies must know the true cost of making and delivering their products and services. Traditional cost accounting, devised in a simpler era, does not satisfy that need. This paper examines indirect and overhead costs, which are crucial to managing profitability.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Cost Benefit Analysis | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Manufacturing | SAP (Product)