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CIO June 15, 2002 John Edwards |
Reaching Back in Time New tools give legacy apps a better life on the Web. |
Insurance & Technology October 29, 2003 Greg MacSweeney |
What's your Legacy plan? One thing's for sure: A monolithic approach won't work. Depending on the particular application and platform, insurers' legacy replacement/enhancement strategies vary widely according to the project specifics. |
CIO September 1, 2002 Todd Datz |
Buyer's Market As vendors offer deals and your competition sleeps, now may be the best time to boost technology spending. Find out why many CIOs are gradually increasing spending in the middle of a slow economy and where CIOs are putting their technology dollars. |
JavaWorld August 2000 James R. Borck, InfoWorld Test Center |
Legacy application transformation The InfoWorld Test Center reviews two Java tools -- LegacyJ's PERCobol and Merant International's Net Express -- designed to move legacy COBOL code out of the mainframe and onto the Web. |
Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell |
Strategic Track An interview with Kevin Murray, Executive VP and CIO of AXA Financial on overseeing the company's integration of MONY's technology following its acquisition, and attempting a reorientation of the firm's technology from a tactical approach to a more strategic footing, and from a development/maintenance model to a product-, service- and distribution-focused paradigm. |
Insurance & Technology October 12, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
AXA's Kevin Murray Steals a March on Crisis Elite 8 honoree Kevin Murray's aggressive transformation agenda at AXA Equitable has better positioned the life and annuities firm to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the post-crisis market. |
CIO January 27, 2010 Kim S. Nash |
ERP: How and Why You Need to Manage It Differently Enterprise Resource Planning has become a legacy system. That means simpler implementation, reduced maintenance costs and integrating new technologies. |
CIO July 24, 2009 David F. Carr |
5 Things CIOs Need to Know About Mainframe Modernization It may make more sense to migrate than modernize, and other advice to keep in mind if mainframe modernization is on your agenda now. |
CIO August 15, 2002 Sari Kalin |
Return on Investment There's no question that application integration makes intuitive sense. Three CIO-100 honorees show how it also makes economic and strategic sense. |
Insurance & Technology December 23, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Enhancing Your Legacy Five industry experts weigh in on the pros and cons of legacy migration and why it is a good alternative to a "rip and replace" approach for insurance companies. |
Insurance & Technology November 12, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell |
Kevin Murray Builds for AXA Equitable's Long-Term Growth Insurers have been known to make much of the uniqueness of their systems relative to competitors even within their industry sector. But Kevin Murray has never demonstrated much trouble transitioning from technology roles in one sector to another. |
JavaWorld June 20, 2003 Maggie Biggs |
IBM unites enterprise development IBM's WebSphere Studio Enterprise Developer 5.0 mixes development support for legacy technologies with tools that support Web technologies. With the exception of some performance glitches, the IDE is reliable on numerous fronts. |
CIO October 15, 2001 Eric Berkman |
You Go First Tread carefully: Being the first CIO a company has ever had can be perilous -- or it can be a career-defining opportunity. Identify the perils of being the first to serve as CIO. Determine the career opportunities that come with being first... |
Insurance & Technology August 10, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell |
Desjardins Modernizes Motivated by lower cost and risk, as well as greater systems flexibility, Desjardins General Insurance Group selected BluePhoenix Solutions to execute a multi-million dollar legacy extension project involving migration of data and applications to a new technology platform. |
CRM March 2004 Jason Compton |
How to...successfully link new CRM technology with legacy systems Most companies don't have the luxury of completely discarding their IT infrastructure when introducing a new CRM technology. Integration is the linchpin to success; it can seamlessly bridge systems, or become a costly and time-consuming albatross. Following are five strategies for connecting the new with the old |
Insurance & Technology December 13, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell |
Extending Grange's Legacy Grange Insurance brings in Michael Fergang to keep the legacy of an award-winning, agent-friendly technology organization alive. |
Insurance & Technology January 11, 2008 Lisa Valentine |
Main Street America CIO Joel Gelb Manages Transition An interview with this CIO on how he focused on transitioning the insurer from a legacy mainframe technology infrastructure to one that includes a mix of Web-based front ends and brand-new claims and commercial systems. |
Bank Systems & Technology September 24, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Bank CIOs Must Continue to Innovate While Cutting Costs More than ever before, bank CIOs must do more with less, continuing to provide business value through technology innovation while also finding ways to improve efficiency. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 26, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
U.S. Banks Are Talking More About Core Conversions The core system. Without it, a bank would crumble. Given the state of most banks' core systems, however, it's a miracle that they are able to function at all, some experts say. |
CRM December 9, 2015 Brad Peters |
5 Risks of a Dated Business Intelligence Solution Your business intelligence needs to be able to keep pace with today's customers and data -- or your business could get left behind. |
Insurance & Technology January 5, 2007 Marcus Ryu |
Legacy Systems, Legacy Workforce Aging is the trend that should concern insurance CIOs most. |
Insurance & Technology October 5, 2006 Barry Rabkin |
What Makes a Successful CIO? The CIOs who are most successful in the insurance industry are strong leaders and good businesspeople. |
Insurance & Technology August 23, 2010 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Virtual Roundtable: How to Navigate Claims Transformation Industry experts discuss best practices for ensuring a successful claims system modernization project. |
Insurance & Technology June 1, 2007 Nathan Conz |
Forrester Researcher Predicts Increased Insurance Carrier IT Spending in 2007 Insurance IT budgets will increase 7 percent in 2007, according to a Forrester Research study, driven in part by more legacy system replacement. |
Insurance & Technology January 19, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell |
Lowenthal Leaves NYMAGIC CIO Post Craig Lowenthal was hired by New York Marine and General Insurance Company to build up the carrier's IT organization and replace its legacy system. |
CIO January 1, 2003 Christopher Koch |
Vendor Smackdown CIOs have been squeezing vendors for more than a year now, and in 2003 any vendor wanting to win new business or renew contracts will need to respond to very tough questions about ROI and demands for concessions that would have been unheard of a few years ago. |
CIO July 15, 2002 Christopher Koch |
Take Control Consultants Fed up with the failure of consultant-led enterprise software projects, CIOs are demanding more (and less) from the big consultancies or doing without them altogether. |
CIO June 1, 2003 Ben Worthen |
No Tolerance for High Maintenance Fed up with rising costs of software maintenance, CIOs are finding they have the power to negotiate better terms up front and get more bang for their buck. |
CIO January 1, 2001 Stewart Deck |
Memo from the CFO Here's some strategic advice for CIOs entering those all-important budget meetings. |
CIO September 25, 2015 Maryfran Johnson |
CIOs deal with the 'L word' Good news: Replacing legacy systems is getting some genuine support from CEOs and business leaders, along with a healthy dose of urgency |
CIO November 11, 2008 Charles Beard |
How to Get More from Mergers and Acquisitions There's value trapped in legacy systems and business processes after a merger or acquisition. It's up to you to find ways to set it free. |
Insurance & Technology October 6, 2008 Nathan Conz |
2008's Elite 8 Describe the CIO of the Future What challenges will insurance CIOs of the next 10 years face? How will the role change? This year's Elite 8 honorees draw on their experience to answer the question: "What will the CIO job be 10 years from now?" |
Insurance & Technology November 27, 2005 Lisa Valentine |
In with the New Adrian Brown, CIO, tells how he transformed the IT department at Canal Insurance into an agile development shop, well versed in technologies that enable the rapid implementation of new applications while leveraging its existing mainframe architecture. |
Insurance & Technology October 16, 2005 Maria Woehr |
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Retired top insurance industry technology executives discuss how the role of the insurance CIO is evolving and the challenges that lie ahead for today's insurance IT executives. |
CIO August 20, 2010 Thomas Wailgum |
The New New CIO Role: Big Changes Ahead It's make-or-break transformation time for CIOs. Those who can only take orders are being ousted. Those who seek to become true strategic business leaders should concentrate on four key areas. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 3, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Core Systems To Improve To improve customer service, product development, regulatory compliance and fraud prevention, banks must transform their core systems to enable more agile business processes. |
Insurance & Technology August 7, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell |
Policy Admin System Replacement: Insurers Shift Focus From Systems to Functionalities Interboro Insurance Co.'s policy administration replacement initiative was in key respects a classic case. |
Wall Street & Technology July 17, 2006 |
AXA Equitable Upgrades Customer Service, Reduces Expenses Executive vice president and CIO Kevin Murray is overseeing workflow automation projects set to streamline business sales and increase customer service at the financial firm. |
InternetNews March 8, 2005 Jim Wagner |
CA Offers COBOL Migration Service The Legacy Renewal Solution transforms the popular, yet archaic, programming language onto J2EE or .NET platforms. |
CIO October 15, 2003 Stephanie Overby |
The Incredible Shrinking CIO Their budgets have been cut, their work's been outsourced, their staff's been downsized, and they've been pushed off the executive team. Their status within the enterprise has suffered. That's dumb. And for CIOs, not fighting back would be dumber. |
CIO May 28, 2015 Martha Heller |
How the car industry is becoming an information business How do you drive change through a company that has legacy business processes? This is where information is very powerful. |
Insurance & Technology May 18, 2007 Katherine Burger |
Insurance Industry Still Unclear As To How To Proceed With Legacy Systems It's time for the insurance industry to do something about legacy systems. But, not surprisingly in this industry, what it is that carriers should be doing is not always so clear. |
Insurance & Technology July 12, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell |
In With The New New offerings based on advanced technologies, as well as intensifying competitive pressures, make a strong argument for P&C legacy systems replacement. And while the case for life/health legacy replacement is not as strong, it is growing more persuasive with time. |
CIO May 29, 2009 |
Download Toyota's Legacy System Renewal Model Following the renewal approach, Toyota Motor Sales USA gains flexible legacy systems at far less cost than outright replacement. |
Insurance & Technology May 14, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Rethinking Policy Admin Here, industry experts discuss how legacy systems can hamper insurers' abilities to grow and be flexible and how next-generation policy administration systems can deliver increased efficiency and improved customer service. |
JavaWorld August 2001 John Rommel |
Will Web services jump-start the software slump? Web services have been hyped as the "new" new thing -- the future of business and personal living. The certainty of change, driven by the business necessity to deliver faster, better, and cheaper services, is continually transforming the Internet. |
Insurance & Technology October 6, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell |
A Decade of Change in Insurance IT Since I&T recognized the first Elite 8 insurance technology executives in 1999, the world has changed a great deal, and so has the insurance technology realm. |
CIO January 1, 2006 Allan Holmes |
The Changing CIO Role: The Dual Demands of Strategy and Execution How - and why - your job has changed since the first "State of the CIO" report in 2002. |
Insurance & Technology November 17, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell |
Terms of Replacement Legacy replacement can go quickly or slowly but, given what vendors can offer today, the case for moving to newer technology is more compelling than ever. |
Insurance & Technology October 7, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell |
Partners in Strategy As insurance technology continues to mature, so does the appreciation of IT - and the CIO's role - on the part of the business. In an era of increased technology investment, these factors are transforming today's senior insurance technology officers into influential strategic partners. |