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Case study: IT repositories help Wachovia manage change amid complex bank consolidation

Using SOA repositories, or groups of repositories, IT and business assets can be quickly federated and integrated for business process alignment and consolidation. Furthermore, these processes can be managed centrally via policies and governance definitions, even across far-flung global operations. by Dana Gardner

Tags: Repository, Bank, Information Technology, Consolidation, Wachovia Corp., IT Repository, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Wachovia: $211 trillion "word-processing error"

Wachovia: $211 trillion "word-processing error"Not necessarily manually typedIt was probably a mail merge and the fields got screwed up (the number was actually his account number, so it wasn't a random made up number or a data puncher leaning on his keypad). That could have happened at either the back...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, word-processing, Wachovia Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-12-02

Wachovia: $211 trillion "word-processing error"

Here's a real oddball one for you. Wachovia Bank sent a letter to one customer complaining he was overdrawn on his account. According to WSBT television in Atlanta: A Cobb County man got a letter from his bank with that very shocking news. ...

Tags: Word-processing, Bank, Wachovia Corp., Letter, Financial Services, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-12-01

HP names Wachovia CEO to board

HP names Wachovia CEO to boardWould you like to be a CEO too?At this point I would say that all you have to do is step in line and wait and you too can become the next CEO of Hewlett Packard. This reminds me of the Post/Pre Steve Jobs...

Tags: Corporate governance, board, Wachovia Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2006-11-20

Taking SOA to the bank

SOA is much more than throwing services over the wall. It's about building partnerships and fostering education across the enterprise. It's about rocking the boat. Such was the experience with an actual live SOA implementation...

Tags: Certoma, SOA

Blog posts 2006-07-17

Federal bill targets offshore labor

Federal bill targets offshore laborThat's because of unions"Although much of the work heading overseas has been in white-collar categories--such as engineering and software design work moved to cheaper locations such as India and the Philippines-- the Democratic candidates have tended to focus on manufacturing jobs."Manufacturing jobs tend to be unionized,...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Leadership, Ventura County California, flat tax, tax, job, American Worker, Wachovia Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-02-20

IBM Case Study: Wachovia

The challenge for Wachovia was to create an infrastructure that can support significant increases in trading volume. Secondly it wanted to reduce the time to results of risk reports in fixed income and capital markets. Wachovia implemented IBM eServer xSeries servers, Linux, and Business Partner DataSynapse GridServer. The P&L Risk...

Tags: Wachovia Corp., IBM Corp., Research & Development, Linux, Utility Computing, Investment, Financial Services, Servers, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Hardware

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By Virtualizing Its Java Application Infrastructure, Wachovia Bank Achieves a 300%-Plus ROI

While others talk about how utility computing and a services orientation could affect IT delivery, Wachovia Bank is a living demonstration. The financial services giant, which controls assets of about $541 billion, wins membership to the 2006 Enterprise All-Star Award list for its application virtualization project. Completed in May 2006,...

Tags: Java Application, Bank, Java, Wachovia Corp., International Data Group, Middleware, Cloud Computing, Application Servers, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software

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Wachovia and SOA

With an increasing need to accommodate growing channels and integrate IT platforms from acquired businesses, Wachovia turned to IBM WebSphere to provide the foundation for a service oriented architecture SOA. As a result, Wachovia was able to integrate their IT platforms, deliver information to several channels from a single...

Tags: SOA, Wachovia Corp., IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Management

Presentations

Wachovia Enhances Security, Manageability of ATMs While Reducing Site Visits, Costs

Wachovia wanted to reduce the time and expense of managing its ATM network. So, the company added its ATM network to its Active Directory service in Windows Server 2003. Executives say they gain "Peace of mind" from the benefits of centrally managed security, including remote troubleshooting that reduces site visits...

Tags: Security, Microsoft Corp., Wachovia Corp., ATM, Network Technology, Networking, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

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