Tech Decisions October 2007
Cover Story
Money Machines
Some IT leaders believe purchasing vendor solutions is the most important and exciting aspect of their jobs. Making the right decisions involves planning and preparation. Here are some tips on how
Features
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Come Together
Making a merger or acquisition successful means finding effective ways to deal with data stored in multiple systems. Deciding whether to consolidate, integrate, or maintain the status quo depends on a
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Perfect Match
The relationship between service-oriented architecture and business process management may have started out as little more than a blind date, but after getting to know each other, their kinship has al
Columns Editor's Note
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Smart Choices
I've often said in this column there's no one of us smarter than all of us, and the pages of this magazine each month have been precisely the proof I needed to make my case. Now, I'm going to strength
Columns Trends & Tech
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State of the Art
I was speaking recently with the CIO of a multinational corporation about technology. We were discussing his plans to integrate technologies across some 150-plus global offices. One thing he said real
Columns Shop Talk
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Get With the Program
The "Shop Talk" column is concerned with all things technology-vendor related: how to organize and execute a vendor search, how to negotiate a good deal, and how to implement third-party software. In
Columns Groundbreakers
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Easy as 1-2-3
The group market for long-term care (LTC) has tended to target programs to larger work forces due to the cost and time involved in creating new plans. "There's a lot of communication involved in setti
Columns Stats Watch
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Spreading Its Influence
After marketing and selling their products in a certain way for decades, it's easy to understand what a jolt the Internet gave to insurance sales and marketing. As the industry has gotten more comfort
Departments Industry Intelligence
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Highmark Site Supplies Comparisons, More Security
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has introduced a tool to help consumers compare health plan options and select one that best suits their needs. The Plan Cost Advisor is available to consumers on Highm
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Chubb Offering Customers Electronic Policy Option
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has created ePolicy, a secure electronic insurance policy, to streamline the delivery of personal insurance policies and reduce environmental waste. "Not only wi
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Who's Using What
American Safety Insurance Services licensed the latest Lawson Software S3 Enterprise Financial Management Suite and Lawson System Foundation 9 technology platform to help expedite and streamline its r
Departments Business Solutions
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What Do You Know?
There's not much mystery behind an insurer's decision to undertake a data warehouse project. "We had this general desire to create a data warehouse so our senior managers would have better access to d
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Insurance Executives Fear Price Wars; Reinsurers Should Use Cash To Improve; CNA Settles Claim Rega
Bruising competition may be a far greater risk for insurers than are problems with subprime mortgages. Insurance company executives gave that assessment when they participated in an informal survey du
Departments Top Tech
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Back to Basics
"In my past positions, I've focused on competitive advantage for technology. Here, I've kind of rolled back and I'm looking at efficiency for technology. We need to scale for growth and efficiency to
News
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ed note
I've often said in this column there's no one of us smarter than all of us, and the pages of this magazine each month have been precisely the proof I needed to make my case. Now, I'm going to
