Archive for February 2007
Linux, Windows, DOS… or What?
At the recent Celent Insurance CIO Panel, Analyst Matt Josefowicz noted that when it comes to insurers migrating away from legacy systers, Linux is becoming a more important element, along with Windows.
Yes, I know I just wrote something about this, but did I mention that protecting intellectual property isn’t exactly a top priority in far flung countries?
A recent article in InformationWeek points out that Tata Consultancy Services, an Indian outsourcer doing business in the insurance industry, is in talks with Boeing and Lockheed Martin for pieces of the defense and aerospace contracts held by those companies. Needless to say, this means that U.S. defense and aerospace secrets could well be part of what IT people see in India or other outsourcing sites.
Do you even remember what AUGIE is? Do you care?
SAN ANTONIO–How do you explain that a technology conference offers excellent sessions and a warm weather location during one of the coldest times of the year, yet the show’s exhibit floor is virtually empty?
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In the insurance technology world, there has also long been a traditional white-hat/black-hat relationship between agents and carriers when it comes to the nagging issue of single-entry multiple-company interface (SEMCI)—or “real-time” transacting, as we know it today. Technology to allow independent agents (our heroes) to transact with multiple carriers from a single entry has existed for some time. But the carriers (our villains) have insisted instead on proprietary systems that require re-keying of data by agents for submission to multiple insurers.