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Southwest Securities Meets Increasing Market Demands Through SQL Server 7.0 Upgrade

Overview Southwest provides clearing services, investment banking, and management services to 239 broker/dealer firms in 34 states, Canada, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The company currently processes more than 50,000 trades per day - a number that has grown 1500% times in just three years. In this mission-critical environment, downtime or errors can mean millions of dollars lost. To provide the instant information access and rapid transaction processing its broker-customers need, Southwest is migrating brokerage processes from its legacy Tandem system to a browser-based solution on the Windows NT operating system and upgrading from Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 to 7.0 for its database management system.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	HTML
Date Published	August 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Application Servers, Database Management

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Live Webcast: Telecoms 2.0 - Where is telecoms heading?

In this webcast, our panel of experts will review where we are with next generation telecoms in the UK, working through the concept of 'Telecoms 2.0': - Realising the potential of Next Generation Networks - why it isn't just about the technology? - What attributes should firms be looking for in their telco partner? - Is the relationship between telco provider and customer changing? - What things need to happen to make next generation services a reality? - You say you want the supplier to change. Do you want to change too? - What is Telecoms 2.0?

Publisher:
ZDNet UK

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

ntl:Telewest Business believes that the role of the telco is evolving. Gone are the days when it was enough to simply focus on circuits and minutes, customers now need a far higher degree of interaction and look for suppliers who will talk business solutions with them.

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ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily, regardless of what applications created the data, what platform they're running on, or what database they're stored in.

Publisher:
IBM

An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks at the potential cost savings associated with server consolidation and offers information on how organizations can sustain the advantage they have gained by consolidating their servers.