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Sun sheds light on its plan to woo financial firms

Sun Microsystems Inc. is returning to its roots with an effort to impress Wall Street firms. According to one Sun Canada spokesperson, the endeavour could have an effect on Bay Street as well.

IT Focus news briefs, July 1, 2004

Teradata, Microsoft ensure compatibility; New storage products address cost; CME aims to redefine 'made in Canada'; Storage backup appliances scale to 20TB

FIs struggle to fend off rising security threats

The majority of global financial institutions have had an external attack on their information technology systems within the last year and many of these breaches resulted in financial loss, according to Deloitte

IT Focus news briefs, June 1, 2004

New marketing software hits the street; Encrypting emoticons; Siebel spreads in retail banking

Security product vendors have busy spring

Security companies announcing products this spring underscored the growing interest in so-called

Software helps Manulife service agents, brokers

DSPA Software Inc., a Toronto-based developer of distribution management and sales compensation software for insurance companies, and Microsoft Canada Co. in May announced the successful implementation of DSPA

Survey reveals SBC preference

The increasing complexity of the PC environment is a concern to 57 per cent of IT professionals in the UK and North America who participated in independent research by QNB Intelligence Ltd. of Windsor, UK.

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