The two sessions that I lead on Banking Transformation in a SaaS and Composite Application World went very well. Similarly to the last post that I submitted many of the banking folks agreed with the challenges with SaaS in this highly regulated industry...

The first speaker at the conference was Mr. Ray Lane. The title of the talk was "The Personal Enterprise". Basically a SaaS talk. I thought there was some very good points that he made. However, I will take a Financial Services viewpoint on SaaS. ...

I will be hosting the following SAF Roundtables: Wednesday 11:15 - 12:30 - Banking in Transformation Wednesday 1:30 - 2:45 - Banking in Transformation Thursday 1:30 - 2:45 - S+S in Financial Services Thursday 3:00 - 4:15 - S+S in Financial Services...

SAF is Microsoft’s most strategic event for the architect audience and in the architecture space each year. Managed by my team the Architecture Strategy Team, SAF demonstrates to our key customers and partners, as well as the larger architectural community...

This is a sweet application I would highly recommend checking this out! For more information check out these links: Photosynth Website: http://labs.live.com/photosynth/whatis/ How to use: http://on10.net/Blogs/TheShow/4187/ Chanel 9: http...

A few months back we got a starbucks machine in our building. No more than 50 feet from my office. Is there a need to leave anymore???

If your heading off to the Gartner EA show the second week of December in Orlando, FL stop by my session on Interoperability in Financial Services. Speaker Bio and Session Details: http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/ea5/WebPages/SessionList.aspx?speaker...

This is an article that was sent to me from an author Don Taylor from the web site http://www.scrippsnews.com/biztech . This is an interesting new trend in products offered in mortgage. It is an interesting read I am sure that this will have a substantial...

I keep getting asked over and over from multiple sources about business c ontinuity . This question was specifically around banking branch offices. My response may be helpful for you as well. Yes there is a lot of movement here but it just isn’t focused...

The Banking Integration Factory combines various software factories and builds on them to provide solutions for integration. This factory also introduces the Microsoft vision for composite banking applications. It provides a standard set of guidance...

I just recently upgraded to Vista RTM last week and I was trying to figure out how to connect to my MDA via bluetooth. It's actually really easy, once you find the drivers :) On a prevous post is the beta bits for the bluetooth driver. It works...

Today is the last day of the four day ACORD submit in sunny Ft. Lauderdale. On a personal note I am happy to be out of the rain! There was quite a bit covered this session. I think ACORD is starting to feel some outside pressure to deliver. From what...

Life Hacker has a great post on the new Live Mail Client. Check it out. http://lifehacker.com/software/windows-live/screenshot-tour--windows-live-mail-desktop-beta-212413.php Technorati Profile

Microsoft released a new social network yesterday called Aggreg8, which aims to be MySpace for IT Pros. The site allows you to create a profile, join groups and create a blog, all with an IT theme. This is worth checking out! http://aggreg8.net/

It’s official – It’s time ! Today I recieved the e-mail from Jim Allchin that we are announcing the Release to Manufacturing of Windows Vista. This is a significant milestone for Microsoft and our partners, and one we are very excited about.

I get asked the question what is IFX and why is it important. I recently did an internal presentation to my team mates (Architecture Strategy Team) on what I’ve been up to for the past few months. I talked about my involvement in many projects including...

I have a Tecra M5 laptop running Vista RTM. Windows update has been great at picking up most of the drivers except for a few. I noticed this when I needed bluetooth the most! So to fill in the gaps go to Toshiba's site: Click to read...

Today is the first day of the four day IFX submit. Today was the day for the steering committee. We covered many topics such as: Financials Orginizational Structure Working Groups Agenda for the week I am happy to report it was a productive...