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Equifax do Brasil Implements Sales Force Tool and Increases Operational Gains

Equifax wanted to implement a sales force tool that will maximize opportunities, increasing earnings and market share in Brazil and provide a product that can accommodate growth based on the demand for products and services in the commercial credit sector. The challenge was to maximize post-sale control and client preservation,...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sales Force, Equifax, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

Case studies 2009-02-01

i-Cards: the next SSN?

When it comes to the new information cards - the digital wallet initiative backed by the likes of Google, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle - think of this as Phase 1, the information gathering phase This week, another partner in the effort - credit reporting agency Equifax - launched an online...

Tags: Card, Equifax, i-Cards, Social Security, Operational Accounting, Government, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Hartford Life Insurance "misplaces" three backup tapes

Hartford Life Insurance "misplaces" three backup tapesBackup TapesIn my experience, data on backup tapes is relatively secure if the tapes are lost. Here's why:First, you have to find a tape drive that reads the tapes in question. There's a large variety of tape media on the market, and some of...

Tags: Backups, Notebooks, Financial services, Storage management, Equifax, laptop computer, backup tape, monitoring, backup

Discussion threads 2007-11-05

Credit Repair 7.7 (Windows)

Credit Repair is an amazing Credit Repair Solution. It was designed to help your fix your credit report. Clean up those questionable items. The Credit Repair provides you with detailed information, step by step solutions and includes three separate databases for TransUnion, Experian and Equifax. This version is the first...

Tags: Equifax, Experian, American Financing, Credit Repair, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-07-12

Equifax Dispute Database 1 (Windows)

The Equifax Dispute Database 1 was designed to create an easy to read letter format to send to Equifax to dispute any negative items you may find. You simply enter in the required fields, click print and your dispute letter is created. Advanced features implemented are auto date, sort, find,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Equifax, American Financing, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-06-22

Personal Credit Report Investigator 1.01 (Windows)

Personal Credit Report Investigator instantly check your credit score and analyze your credit report for inaccuracies and/or identity theft fraud. Data is accessed from TransUnion, Experian and EquiFax.

Tags: Equifax, Experian, CredRep Reporting, Identity Theft, Microsoft Windows, Litigation, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations

Software downloads 2007-03-21

Credit card suit now seeks damages

Credit card suit now seeks damagesYou've got to be kiddingDid I read the article right? Does it really say that the credit card companies will NOT notify the affected cardholders unless their accounts are actually abused?As both a credit card user and a merchant accepting credit cards, I find...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, credit card company, cardholder, Equifax

Discussion threads 2005-07-07

Canadian credit agency reports data breach

The personal information of about 600 Canadians was accessed without permission, Equifax Canada says. The credit files of about 600 Canadian consumers were accessed without authorization, credit reporting agency Equifax Canada said Thursday. The breach resulted from what appears to be improper use of the access codes...

Tags: Agency, Equifax, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Joris Evers

News items 2005-06-16

Canadian credit agency reports data breach

Canadian credit agency reports data breachShame on you ZDNet, for hiding this story...because Equifax uses Microsoft products. Microsoft even brags about Equifax's TCO on their website. >:-[BTW, the RCMP don't really ride around...on horses and wear funny bright red suits anymore. THAT WAS DECADES AGO WHEN THE POSED FOR TOURIST...

Tags: ROI/TCO, agency, Equifax, password

Discussion threads 2005-06-16

Hackers break into citizen database

Hackers break into citizen databaseLots of lawmakers have been dieingto pen new legislation regulating the Internet and its practices. This is just another burr in their saddle.I still feel like holding companies financially liable for their negligence would stop 90% of the issues clogging the news. From the...

Tags: INTERNET, Business intelligence, Storage, Databases, Equifax, monitoring

Discussion threads 2005-03-09

Additional Resources

OpenID, meet the U.S. government

The U.S. government has now joined the OpenID effort. Ten technology players said Wednesday that they will support President Obama's initial pilot programs to make it easier to register and work with government Web sites. OpenID is an identity system for the Web that lets people use...

Tags: Web, Web Site, U.S. Government, OpenID, Government, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Happy Birthday...I've stolen $2500 from your account

Happy Birthday...I've stolen $2500 from your accountUnattended ATM machines......are just waiting for someone to doctor them up with card readers and PIN capturing capabilities.I stopped using my ATM card anywhere except at the bank or at a grocery store where it is very unlikely that anyone has had a chance...

Tags: Financial services, Boa, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, bank, ATM

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

Dancing on E-voting's grave

Dancing on E-voting's graveAgreed - but consider the slippery slopeBecause once you recognized the problem in kind, you ended up arguing (accurately, I think) about degree.Why client-server can't workBecause the expert has to say "yes" to the question in court - no matter how difficult or impractical it may actually...

Tags: Fair Use, e-voting, client-server, Fairness Doctrine

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Human Resource Service Provider Enhances Development Efficiency and Business Agility

TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions, delivers automated, Web-based human resource, payroll, and employment-verification services to more than 9,000 business customers. To maintain its industry leadership, TALX continually develops new products and services. The company wanted to enhance the agility of its development environments and bring products to market more...

Tags: Human Resources, TALX Corp., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage

Case studies 2008-08-01

First Data Could Allow User Generated Financial Credit Reports

At the recent Fortune Brainstorm conference I spoke with Michael Capellas, CEO of First Data, which processes about one-half of all US credit card transactions. He said that the company collects massive amounts of financial data and that this part of the business is just ten percent...

Tags: Financial, First Data Corp., Financial Data, Financial Accounting, Finance, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Reckoning day for ChoicePoint?

You may remember when Choicepoint, the data aggregator and vendor of personally identifiable information fell prey to a very simple ploy. Some Nigerian data thieves became customers and proceeded to download thousands of records. ChoicePoint is finally settling a class action law suit that arose from that incident...

Tags: Bureau, Price Tag, ChoicePoint Inc., Culprit, Lesson, Social Security, Identity Theft, Financial Services, Government, Security, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2008-01-27

The further conflicts of Deborah Platt Majoras

Seems that the conflicts of interest that FTC chair Deborah Platt Majoras carries about in her briefcase go deeper than I realized. You may recall that two privacy groups called for her recusal from considering the Google-DoubleClick merger based on the fact that her husband is a partner at the...

Tags: Partnership, FTC, Business Structures, Mortgages, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Finance, Capital Structures, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-12-18

Lips Forum releases mobile Linux specs

Lips Forum releases mobile Linux specsOh I understand what they *HOPE* to do...I just don't see it happening. Or to be more to the point, I see a number of forked versions all trying to become yet another "standard".Endles forking of LinuxTry as they may, the Linux community won't...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mobile Linux spec, Lips Forum, Mobile Linux, mobile

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

Amazon enters alternative payment game; invests in Bill Me Later

Amazon enters alternative payment game; invests in Bill Me LaterPLEASE fix this, or do not use Apostrophes!"Amazon: The biggest payment system you've never heard of "Don't know what rock you've been under ...Don't know what rock you've been hiding under... bill me later has been pushing commercials of itself all...

Tags: Operational accounting, Amazon.com Inc., payment

Discussion threads 2007-12-11

Google security alert: Universal Search scarier than Google Maps

Google security alert: Universal Search scarier than Google MapsPrivacy Issues...Check out this huge list of Google Street View Findings. This is definitely going to upset a few folks!http:\www.laudontech.comStreetViewstreetview.htmlWhat About LexisNexis?If you are not aware of how much information there is about you that is available to suscribers of LexisNexis,...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SECURITY, Recruitment & Selection, Google Inc., LexisNexis, security alert, Google Maps

Discussion threads 2007-06-02