AdminServer, Inc. announced the availability of its new Rules Palette, an application designed to increase insurers' product development speed-to-market. The Rule Palette simplifies XML business rule
What would an insurance carrier look like if it were at the top of its game in the technology arena? The financial services research and consulting firm Celent, a division of Oliver Wyman, set out to
This announcement, coming hard on the heels of Microsoft's bid to acquire Yahoo, may be significant. It is possible the acquisition of Yahoo would be beneficial not just to provide direct competition
Buck Stuart, chief architect for Great American Insurance Group, calls it the "Law of Complexity Conservation"--the vexing tendency of IT complexity to move from one point to another, rather than dimin
I remember pulling into the parking lot at work and wondering why so many vehicles were in the public parking area. We had an employee parking lot that was controlled by an automatic gate--and the gate
Welcome back: Part I of this article appeared in last month's issue. To recap, the first five technology trends were going "green" (some clients are highly motivated by "green" ways of doing business); telepresence (webinars, live chat, webcams,
Anticipating catastrophic events and having a handle on their potential impact and costs are critical to insurer operations. The following are several relevant tools introduced or upgraded during the
Dri-Eaz has recently introduced a new heating, cooling and dehumidification tool. The EnviroBoss 6000 Trailer-Mounted Turnkey System is self-powered and mounted on a trailer to increase mobility
Dri-Eaz has recently introduced a new heating, cooling and dehumidification tool. The EnviroBoss 6000 Trailer-Mounted Turnkey System is self-powered and mounted on a trailer to increase mobility
Certain segments of the computer press write endlessly about governance. Research groups produce reams of white papers about it. CIOs with a certain type of background talk on and on about it. So, wha