http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1781/all xx http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/64410/five-reasons-you-need-virtualization-now Since financial institutions are well known for having complex, heterogeneous IT environments (through home grown systems, rogue purchases by a line-of-business or department, and years of industry consolidation), there is tremendous opportunity for financial services institutions to simplify and benefit from virtualization. Here are five good reasons to consider virtualization. http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/64410/five-reasons-you-need-virtualization-now#comments Virtualization Opinion financial industry Symantec Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:29:39 -0400 Symantec 64410 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/61118/will-obama-s-technology-push-extend-financial-regulators Obama’s technology-savvy election team worked very effectively to leverage a new world order of YouTube, social networking, and blogging tools to promote his agenda, connect with a nation of voters, and raise campaign funds. But does he really know what it’s going to take to overhaul and connect all the disparate government information systems? He has certainly raised hopes and set expectations high for both the technology and financial sectors. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/61118/will-obama-s-technology-push-extend-financial-regulators#comments Government Opinion Barack Obama financial industry regulation SEC XBRL Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:01:36 -0500 Diane Mueller 61118 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/56772/stocks-drop-nyse-offers-refresher-circuit-breakers Fears that the major U.S. financial markets would follow other markets as they dropped on Friday prompted the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to highlight rules about market-wide trading halts that kick in when indices plummet below certain pre-defined levels. http://www.itworld.com/business/56772/stocks-drop-nyse-offers-refresher-circuit-breakers#comments Business Feature financial industry NYSE stock market Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:34:21 -0400 ITworld staff 56772 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/55560/will-your-it-job-survive-financial-meltdown Fearful tech workers tiptoeing along the shaky alleys of Wall Street -- and fretting about losing their jobs -- should take a deep breath. Of the more than 100,000 job losses expected as a direct result of the financial crisis, only a tiny slice will likely be from the tech ranks, figures Sean O'Dowd, an analyst at market researcher Financial Insights. http://www.itworld.com/career/55560/will-your-it-job-survive-financial-meltdown#comments Career Opinion financial industry layoff Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:41:55 -0400 abennett 55560 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/55493/financial-crisis-tech-innovations-risk Analytics, SOA, storage networking, and cloud computing providers face huge fallouts as financial customers wither. http://www.itworld.com/business/55493/financial-crisis-tech-innovations-risk#comments Business Business intelligence News analytics financial industry Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:38:21 -0400 ITworld staff 55493 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/55403/taking-control-your-it-career-face-layoffs If you work in IT at a financial services company -- or any organization reeling from the country's economic woes -- you're probably feeling insecure about your job -- not to mention powerless over market forces beyond your control. But, in fact, there's quite a bit you can do right now to quell your anxieties and take control of your career. http://www.itworld.com/career/55403/taking-control-your-it-career-face-layoffs#comments Career Feature financial industry Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:26:04 -0400 ITworld staff 55403 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business-intelligence/55320/how-it-could-have-prevented-financial-meltdown In the coming weeks the feds and the surviving financial services institutions will have the daunting task of unraveling all the securitized loans and other instruments that are hiding the toxic investments. But does the technology exist to do that? And if so, could it have been used to prevent the bad debt from hitting the fan in the first place? http://www.itworld.com/business-intelligence/55320/how-it-could-have-prevented-financial-meltdown#comments Business intelligence Feature analytics CEP financial industry Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:24:10 -0400 ITworld staff 55320 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/55256/fannie-mae-cio-among-execs-leaving-firm-after-fed-takeover The federal takeover of Fannie Mae earlier this month has resulted in several upper management changes at the mortgage financing firm, including the exit of its CIO. http://www.itworld.com/business/55256/fannie-mae-cio-among-execs-leaving-firm-after-fed-takeover#comments Business News fannie mae financial industry Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:31:14 -0400 ITworld staff 55256 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/55223/financial-industry-turmoil-whats-store-it-workers Outside of Mahogany Row where golden parachutes are reserved for the privileged few, "there's clearly going to be a reshuffling of the deck" inside IT departments. http://www.itworld.com/career/55223/financial-industry-turmoil-whats-store-it-workers#comments Career Feature financial industry Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:39:27 -0400 ITworld staff 55223 at http://www.itworld.com