BANK tech-trends News
January 12, 2009 - January 16, 2009
- Hardware News
- Software Updates
- ATMs/Kiosks
- Biometric Digest Highlights
- Wireless World
- Security Section
- Leaders Roundtable
- Technology and Marketing
- Online Banking/E-Commerce/
Website Design - Internet Access
- Call Centers
Hardware News
Lenovo announced four new PCs: the IdeaPad Y650, Y550,
Y450 laptops and an all-in-one desktop dubbed the IdeaCentre A600. The
Y450 and Y550 start at $829, while the Y650 runs $1,199. The A600
desktop is Lenovo’s first all-in-one design and comes with a 21.5 inch
screen. Lenovo also introduced the unusual ThinkPad W700ds which is a
dual screen mobile workstation. The W700ds has a 17 inch screen and a
10.6 inch secondary screen attached. The secondary screen can also
pivot. This dual-screen laptop starts at $3,663.
Hewlett-Packard has launched the Mini 2140, a netbook the company says
is suitable for use in business. Powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom
processer, the HP Mini 2140 has a 10.1-inch display. The keyboard is 92%
the size of a full-size PC keyboard, and the whole machine weighs just
2.6 pounds. The netbook comes with a choice of an 80GB solid-state drive
or a 160GB hard disk drive; and a choice between a three-cell or
six-cell battery. It uses 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi and has options for
Bluetooth 2.0, a USB docking station, and an HP USB optical disk drive.
Software Updates
Group Policy is good at controlling hundreds of Windows' settings, but controlling the thousands of applications that run on Windows, and their settings, isn't easy. PolicyPak Software seeks to help in this regard by using Active Directory Group Policy to ensure application compliance and to manage your application's settings. PolicyPak has two editions and offers preconfigured PowerPaks for some common enterprise applications. There is also PolicyPak Professional with its PolicyPak Design Studio that enables administrators to create their own configurable PolicyPaks for any third party or in-house software. The company says that PolicyPak can ensure that applications' security features are always re-established to your set standards, even if users try to change them.
VMware announced VMware View which is an update to its desktop virtualization product. The product now includes desktop cloning from a master image. This means that instead of having a full image copy for each virtualized desktop, the system contains one "golden" image, from which new virtual instances are created as needed. When a user makes some changes (saves some data, etc.) to a specific virtual desktop, those changes are captured and stored in a difference file. The first benefit of their approach is that storage is vastly decreased, but more importantly the arduous task of keeping desktops up-to-date by applying patches, keeping virus definitions current, and so on becomes much simpler when only one image must be kept current.
Software Section Sponsored by Raddon Financial Group (RFG) |
ATMs/Kiosks
Source Technologies has launched the ServPoint family
of self-service kiosks. The ServPoint series offers a range of touch
screen, interactive self-service kiosks designed for a variety of
applications. The kiosks come in a variety of sizes ranging from 7.5” to
19” and offer a range of processor speeds on a modular design platform.
The devices utilize the Windows Embedded for Point of Service operating
system and can support an array of external device options including
printers, biometric devices, RFID readers, and others.
Open Solutions has expanded its relationship with Consumer Network
Services to provide electronic funds transfer products and services to
its clients. CNS EFT solution sets include ATM driving and monitoring,
ATM and debit card transaction processing, and comprehensive ancillary
services, including risk management, card production and consultative
services. CNS processes more than 20 million EFT transactions per month
for Open Solutions' clients.
Biometric Digest Highlights - WWW.BIODIGEST.COM
Well known lock manufacturer Schlage is trageting community banks with theri biometric hand scanner which allows entry into safety deposit box vaults. The scanner only takes about five minutes to program, and, from there a customer only has to enter their code, scan their hand and they are allowed access to the vault.
Wireless World
While the volume of attacks on mobile banking systems is negligible, consumers are still nervous about the channel. According to Javelin Strategy and Research, security concerns are the single biggest factor inhibiting consumer acceptance of mobile banking. The firm notes that attacks will rise as adoption builds, and in particular, as operating system consolidation and platform standardization increases. However, with a well-designed security program in place, mobile has inherent safety advantages such as its speed of notification that make it one of the most protected channels for remote banking.
Security Section
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, reports of data breaches
in the U.S. rose almost 50 percent in 2008. About 12 percent of the
reports came from financial services firms, up from 7 percent in 2007.
Financial institutions reported more than 18 million records breached
last year. Overall, more than 35 million records were compromised in
2008, the report says. The bulk of breached data was unprotected by
either encryption or even passwords. Malware attacks, and insider theft
accounted for nearly 30 percent of breaches that cited a cause, the ITRC
said. Insider theft more than doubled between 2007 and 2008, accounting
for 15.7 percent of the breaches.
Trendnet offers smaller organizations a low cost, wireless security
surveillance kit that includes one 7" Wireless Internet Camera and Photo
Monitor, the TV-M7, and a Wireless Internet Camera, the TV-IP110W. The
TV-M7 displays streaming IP Camera video in real time via the wireless
network. The TV-IP110W is capable of providing real-time, high-quality
wireless video, and can perform motion-detection recording, e-mail
alerts, and scheduled recordings.
Leaders Roundtable
Security:
Protecting Customer Data at Rest and in Motion
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CheckFree -
http://www.checkfree.com Read Christopher Beier's comments: |
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Code Green Networks -
http://www.codegreennetworks.com
Read Rod Murchison's comments: |
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e-DMZ Security -
http://www.e-dmzsecurity.com Read Kris Zupan's comments: |
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Gladiator Technology -
http://www.gladiatortechnology.com Read Danny Johnston's comments: http://www.banktt.com/roundtable/Gladiator.pdf |
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Guardian Analytics -
http://www.guardiananalytics.com Read Tom Miltonberger's comments: http://www.banktt.com/roundtable/Guardian.pdf |
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HEIT -
http://www.goheit.com Read Dan Holt's comments: |
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Integrated Computer Solutions -
http://www.icsinc.com Read Keith Young's comments: http://www.banktt.com/roundtable/ICS.pdf |
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Intrepidus Group -
http://www.intrepidusgroup.com Read Rohyt Belani's comments: http://www.banktt.com/roundtable/Intrepidus.pdf |
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Netsecuris -
http://www.netsecuris.com Read Leonard Jacobs' comments: http://www.banktt.com/roundtable/Netsecuris.pdf |
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Network
Box -
http://www.networkboxusa.com Read Pierluigi Stella's comments: |
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Perimeter
eSecurity -
http://www.perimeterusa.com Read Kevin Prince's comments: |
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Reclamere -
http://www.reclamere.com Read Kevin Doyle's comments: |
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Simpler-Webb -
http://www.swinc.com Read Jeff Simpler's comments: http://www.banktt.com/roundtable/SimplerWebb.pdf |
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SkyRecon Systems -
http://www.skyrecon.com Read Sean Martin's comments: http://www.banktt.com/roundtable/SkyRecon.pdf |
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Software and Management Associates -
http://www.smausa.com Read Michael W. Taylor's comments: http://www.banktt.com/roundtable/SMA.pdf |
Technology and Marketing
LogicBright CRM, a small business CRM vendor, recently conducted a survey to discover what smaller organizations want in their CRM solutions. 81 percent said they want to use their CRM system simply as a straightforward contact manager in an effort to centralize their data for all employees to access. The firm says that their research shows that these small businesses just want to perform the basics of contact management within an easy to use interface - at an affordable price point.
Online Banking/E-Commerce/Website Design
Magensa announced the launch of QwicKey, a new portable online security
device that offers password management, automated form completion and
one-click login. The system works with a secure magnetic stripe reader,
browser software and the existing magnetic stripe cards in consumers’
wallets (credit cards, payment cards, many state licenses, insurance
cards and other forms of identification). Magensa says that QwicKey
enhances online security by eliminating the possibility of sensitive
consumer data being stolen by keyboard loggers or virus programs.
QwicKey starts at $49.95 and includes the complete QwicKey kit and a
free first year subscription.
Communications provider NuVox announced the
availability of SIP Trunking to its Southeast and Midwest customers. The
idea behind businesses using a Session Initiation Protocol connection is
to help simplify administration because the SIP connection typically
will use the same Internet connection that is used for normal data. SIP
Trunking helps organizations establish more efficient bandwidth, along
with enhanced voice and data connections to the web, PSTN, and private
MPLS data networking services. NuVox SIP Trunking is compatible with a
variety of premise-based IPPBX systems including Cisco, Avaya, Ingate,
and Digium, and features Quality of Service (QoS) capability.
Larger banks that utilize high-speed Ethernet wide area networks (WANs)
may be interested in SafeNet's new 10 gigabit, line-rate Ethernet
Encryptor. The company says that encryption at layer 2, such as
Ethernet, is the superior solution to protecting data in transit over
the WAN where it can be done with low latency and with no additional
increase in bandwidth. SafeNet encryptors offer central management that
helps with administration and audit reporting across multiple circuits
and network protocols.
According to a new Infonetics report, sales of IP contact centers will grow in 2009, but probably not as dramatically as they did in 2008. Infonetics says that the improved efficiency and capability that IP contact centers can deliver promise a better bottom line for businesses that rely on the centers for sales and customer service. Avaya leads competitors in both the number of seats sold and in revenues, controlling 40% of the seats and 35% of the revenues, with Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent lagging behind. Cisco, however, is gaining, perhaps as a consequence of its success selling IP PBXs, the firm notes.
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