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- Global Consulting and IT Leader Enhances Security, Reduces Costs With Operating System Upgrade
- Infosys Technologies was running the Windows XP Professional operating system on eighteen different images. Adding to this complexity, its client environment was managed locally, resulting in elevated security concerns and a lack of centralized control of the operating system images. Infosys wanted to better control its client computing environment, while...
- Tags: Security, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Consulting, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies 2009-03-19
- The FX Marketplace: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
- The foreign exchange marketplace is in a state of flux. The rules of the game are being re-written by the advent of new players and different ways of transacting FX thanks to technology advances. What are the trends in the FX marketplace and what opportunities and challenges do they present...
- Tags: Asset Class, Foreign-exchange, Marketplace, Infosys Technologies Ltd., FX, Foreign-exchange Marketplace, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Asset Management, Finance, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-01-19
- CRM in Banking
- Technology, not just analytics, not just an impressive story of how customer focused people is. All major banks have invested heavily in technology and infrastructure over the last 5 to 10 years in this area, but hardly any of them have been successful in actually getting it effective. Neither has...
- Tags: Customer, Infosys Technologies Ltd., CRM, Roi/Tco, Banking, Financial Planning, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Finance, Managerial Accounting, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-01-19
- Multi-Country Transformation Leveraging Technology
- In summary, banks cannot wish away the need to have a significant presence if not substantial penetration in different geographies. It is also imperative that they align their business vision with technological prowess. A clearly defined technology strategy driving their transformation program can help propel innovation, flexibility and growth, which...
- Tags: Bank, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Financial Services, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-01-16
- One Billion Opportunities: Banking the Unbanked Globally
- The numbers involved in meeting the needs of the unbanked may seem daunting, but in reality they represent a billion-strong opportunity for banks. By paying greater attention to their wants and developing sensitivity to their needs, banks will be able to develop customized products and include the unbanked in their...
- Tags: Bank, Banking, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Financial Services
- White papers 2009-01-16
- Win the Global Challenge: Consolidate and Standardize
- When the market is the globe, opportunities are limitless. But then so are the challenges. In a multi-country environment, banks are dealing with several simultaneous challenges, ranging from diverse consumer requirements to a wide array of regulations, from varied processes and fierce competition to disparate technologies. Banks can enjoy sustainable...
- Tags: Bank, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Financial Services
- White papers 2009-01-16
- The Next Wave in Internet Banking
- In summary, the business is driven by one mantra - virtually all types-and-kinds of banking services to be made extendable across channels, including the Internet. Making that happen would be a common agenda for banks and technology solution vendors. This phase, largely enabled by disruptive technology, will give birth to...
- Tags: Bank, Internet Banking, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Banking, Internet, Financial Services
- White papers 2009-01-16
- Banking the Unbanked: Going Mobile in Africa
- Home to nearly a billion people, the 54 countries that make up the African continent are ushering in an era of liberty, democracy, and robust economic development. The mobile phone is having a dramatic effect on the lives of Africans and is proving to be a life-transforming device. Limited by...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Africa, Banking, Cell Phone, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2009-01-16
- Managing Risks in Core Banking Replacements
- It is important that banks take a holistic view while considering the replacement of their core banking platform. While the benefits of implementing packaged solutions built on modern technology are all too obvious, one cannot deny that such an exercise is fraught with risks. The risks can be mitigated and...
- Tags: Bank, Risk, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Banking, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Management
- White papers 2009-01-16
- Get More From the Core: Drivers of Back-Office Transformation
- A core system needs to be robust and have the flexibility and capacity to modularize and standardize processes. It needs to be able to address the needs of demanding and diverse customers and roll out new products quickly and efficiently. The processes a back office handles must be standardized across...
- Tags: Bank, Back-office, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
- White papers 2009-01-16
- Understanding the Role Technology in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
- Criminal elements in today's technology-driven society are using every means available at their disposal to launder the proceeds from their illegal activities. Now that governments are using a host of counter-intelligence resources in an effort to thwart these activities, they are also leveraging their legal resources to ensure that the...
- Tags: Financial, Compliance, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Financial Accounting, Finance
- White papers 2009-01-16
- Basel II Compliance in Finacle Treasury
- One of the principal objectives of supervision is to alienate depositors from the financial risks of the bank. In today's volatile markets, it is imperative to ensure that capital set aside for capital adequacy measures is readily available for depositors in adverse market conditions. Basel II has largely left unchanged...
- Tags: Financial, Depositor, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Basel II, Financial Services
- White papers 2009-01-15
- The Changing Face of Treasury Technology
- A slew of market factors are forcing banks and other financial institutions to reexamine their Treasury business and technology strategies to better meet and exceed the requirements of internal and external customers. One believes that there are five critical trends in the marketplace which are forcing this change and banks...
- Tags: Bank, Financial Company, Back-office, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Treasury Offering, Middle Office Functionality, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Finance
- White papers 2009-01-15
- Wealth Management and the Retail Strategy - An APAC Perspective
- A recent book "The Middle-Class Millionaire" by authors Russ Alan Prince and Lewis Schiff talks about a new class of Americans called the "Working rich". The book defines middle-class millionaires as those with net worth between $1 million and $10 million, including their primary residences. This paper goes on to...
- Tags: Bank, Millionaire, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Financial Services, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-01-15
- Banking on Faith: Islamic Banking in the Middle East
- Islamic banks are on the threshold of a historic opportunity. Oil prices are rising; the banks are flush with funds and are driving growth on the back of strong recent performances. However, to deliver on the promise they need to address certain issues. Of primary concern are the disparate interpretations...
- Tags: Bank, Banking, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Financial Services
- White papers 2009-01-15
- The Adoption of Web Based Cash Management Systems Technology
- The Asia-Pacific region is fast emerging as one of the global nerve-centres in the financial services marketplace. A large number of leading companies from different industries are investing heavily in this region. It stands to reason that banks will not be left behind in ensuring that they work closely with...
- Tags: Bank, Web, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Banking, Financial Services, Channel Management, Marketing
- White papers 2009-01-15
- How Will Web Services Impact Cash Management?
- The hype and confusion surrounding web services have led to scepticism about the future of the technology. Although many of the early uses of web services are expected to focus on increasing efficiencies, the evolution model that they have discussed points towards the potential of harnessing the technology for revenue...
- Tags: Web, Web Service, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Cloud Computing, Web Services, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- White papers 2009-01-15
- Strategic Agility Planning for Banks
- Today, the banking industry needs greater agility to address challenges such as vulnerability to economic cycle vagaries, transient customer loyalties, increasing regulatory pressures, and heightened expectations from other stakeholders. Another agility driver is a need to harness new opportunities such as Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), and new product segments. To...
- Tags: Bank, M&A, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Agility, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Services, Investment, Finance
- White papers 2009-01-15
- SOA Plug-and-Play Services
- Most large banks throughout the world have a highly heterogeneous technology environment comprising several disparate applications running on a variety of platforms. With shifting economic conditions and rapidly evolving IT strategies along with mergers and acquisitions, few banks have had the appetite to untangle the morass of legacy systems running...
- Tags: Bank, SOA, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-01-15
- Can Usability Improve Productivity in Banking?
- A good product is a usable product. Usability includes all features that make the software usable for its intended users. It encompasses installation, learning, being able to perform all intended operations of the software in the most effective manner with the quickest turnaround time, thus enhancing productivity. It also means...
- Tags: Software, Banking, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2009-01-15

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