Bernanke Says Rates to Stay Low for Long Time
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that a weak job market and low inflation would likely allow the central bank to keep interest rates at very low levels for "an extended period."
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XL Insurance Appoints Seraina Maag Chief Executive for North America Property & Casualty
Former Zurich North America executive succeeds retiring Dennis Kane.
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BB&T Awards Exclusive 5-Year Managed Print Services Contract to Lexmark
Agreement will help BB&T carry out corporate cost savings and business initiatives.
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Microfinance Troubles Stem from Fast Growth, Not the Recession, World Bank Says
World Bank report says the repayment crises in four countries have been caused by excessive lending concentration, overstretched back-office capacity and a loss of credit discipline.
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Progressive Implements SSP S4i for Foray into Australian Auto Insurance Market
SSP developed and implemented an entire insurance solution encompassing a fully customized Web front-end and the configuration and implementation of the S4i back-office application for the Australian market, within 12 months, the vendor claims.
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Q&A: IBM's Top SPSS Exec On Predictive Analytics
Marketing veteran Deepak Advani talks about business analytics, predictive models, and Big Blue's coming decision-management offerings.
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Web Dashboards: A Window Into Government Performance
Federal, state, and local agencies are building Web portals to make data available to the public, but there are still issues over what data to release, how much, and how to ensure its quality.
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Cusip, Avox Launch Directory of Business Entity Identifiers
Initial offering contains identifiers and location data for over 250,000 entities from around the world.
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Charles River IMS selected by Italy's Market Leader Eurizon Capital
Integrated trading platform streamlines front-office operations across asset classes.
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Global CIO Quick Take: Cisco TelePresence Shaping Next-Gen Hotels
Column about Starwood Hotels opening Cisco TelePresence suites in two hotels with 8 more to come around the world this year with Tata Communications building an online portal for reservations and payment.
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One Third Of U.S. Lacks Broadband
Cost and security concerns are the top barriers cited by respondents to an FCC survey.
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1 In 4 TVs Internet Connected
Using IETV, gaming consoles, digital video boxes, and PCs, consumers are increasingly linking their TVs to the Web.
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Q&A With IBM's New Top Executive at SPSS
Marketing veteran Deepak Advani talks about predictive analytics and Big Blue's coming decision-management offerings.
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Mobile Phone Market Recovery Continues
Smartphones are a bright spot, and Gartner is predicting the market will grow 11 to 13% this year.
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Global CIO: There's No Money Left
That sucking sound you hear is the sound of yearly software maintenance fees.
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HP Launches Cloud Lab In Singapore
The third HP research lab in the Asia Pacific region will participate in cloud and collaborative computing research.
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CollabNet Acquiring ScrumWorks Maker Danube
Danube is a supplier of Scrum project management software for Agile development. Terms were not disclosed.
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Intel Reveals It's Been Hacked
The company's annual report says that some of the attacks have been successful.
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Global CIO: CIOs Shattering Social Media Taboos, RightNow Says
Column about RightNow's claim that CIOs are demanding to buy social-web tools to help them understand what customers want, what they're thinking, and what they don't like.
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Is Banking Ripe for Outsourcing?
Several trends in the outsourcing provider space are altering the outsourcing value proposition for banks, according to Steve Martin, partner with outsourcing advisory firm Pace Harmon.
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Global CIO Quick Take: GoodData Helps Enterasys Master The Cloud
Column about how Enterasys CIO Dan Petlon is using GoodData's elegant front end as a means to extend his deployment of cloud computing across the enterprise to lower IT costs and increase business agility.
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Virtual Roundtable: Profiting in Emerging Markets
Emerging markets such as China and India continue to see growth in the financial services sector, providing opportunities for insurance companies based in more mature markets. What are the key opportunities and challenges that insurers face in doing business in emerging markets?
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Lenovo Refreshes ThinkPad Laptops
The company introduced two ultra-portable laptops, a tablet, and two portable workstations in its ThinkPad line, all targeted toward enterprise users.
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Former Intelligence Chief: U.S. Would Lose Cyberwar
Michael McConnell, former director of national intelligence, warns that the threat of a cyberattack rivals nuclear weapons in terms of seriousness.
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Mobile Broadband Making Inroads
An FCC survey shows that 15% of Americans are now using mobile wireless broadband on laptops, a percentage that will likely increase as more robust 4G networks are deployed.
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