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Strategy Companion’s Analyzer is a front-end SQL Server Business Intelligence solution that offers ease-of-use for non-technical users and simple deployment across the enterprise. Bob Abernethy, Strategy Companion’s SVP & GM talks about the trend of pervasive BI and why self-service BI is becoming a necessity. How is Analyzer being used today ... Full story

  Northwestern Mutual: Web Site Innovation When Milwaukee-WI based Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company began an overhaul and redesign of its Web site in early 2009, the goal was to create a rich and engaging brand experience that would be easier to navigate by current and prospective clients and easier to update and maintain by internal personnel. With help from strategic provider Infosys, ... Full story

  CS STARS Risk Goggles: Risk Technology Innovation Risk Goggles, from risk management technology provider CS STARS, a business unit of Marsh, provides clients with location-based risk data that they can interact with and incorporate into risk management strategies. The .NET-based tool, available ... Full story

  RMS: Innovation in High Performance Computing As the leading provider of products and services for managing catastrophe risk, RMS offers technology for managing risks associated with events ranging from earthquakes and floods to pandemics and terrorism. Understandably, it’s a CPU intensive business. “Not only does it require a lot of computing power for simple results, ... Full story

  Aviva: Intranet Innovation Aviva is the largest insurance group in the UK and the fifth largest in the world, with operations in 28 countries. It’s “One Intranet” program, with the vision “One Aviva, twice the value,” has not only streamlined communication to the firms’ 60,000 ... Full story

  Aon: Policy Administration Innovation Aon's AuMine application is the principal policy administration systems for Aon Risk Services containing functions like client management, policy management, and document production. AuMine is a globalized application developed in .NET with consolidated functionality from a variety of internal systems on ... Full story

It is our pleasure to announce this year’s five Insurance Innovator Awards. The five winning projects demonstrate that innovation continues at a strong pace in the financial industry as customers and clients are increasingly technically-savvy and consequently more demanding. Many benefits that we once were grateful for – access to information, speed, ... Full story

The following article was written prior to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. To contact The Children Heritage Foundation or inquire about aiding their efforts in Haiti, email jose@childrenheritage.com or call 732-642-1389. When Jose Pierre, founder and CEO of Marketware International Inc., travelled to Haiti in 2007 he was struck by the enduring beauty of ... Full story

At Microsoft Gold Certified Partner SunGard, cloud computing is not just strategy, but a reality that is continually being improved upon, according to James Gibbs, SunGard's senior vice president of .NET architecture. "We have really managed to recognize some of that vision and make it a reality," he says. "Going forward we will be continuing to ... Full story

A Microsoft-sponsored survey of 500 18 to 29-year-olds (or "millennials") finds that banks can use blogs and other social networking technology to improve their image. Nearly 60 percent of survey respondents said their level of trust in financial services has decreased in the last year and only half of the group felt that the industry was ... Full story