November 12, 2007

Bank of America pioneers faster way to trade

Java-based system enables bank's busiest trade desks to increase trading volume by factor of 10

"We were able to put real business capability in the hands of our traders in a short amount of time," Beasty says. "You don't run across many projects this size that go from start to production this quickly."

Other Top 10 InfoWorld 100 finalists
AT&T virtualizes customer service
Capital One credits VoIP a success
Correos delivers on the promise of RFID
Patience pays off at CUNA Mutual
Georgia Aquarium's diverse IT infrastructure makes a splash
MedicAlert responds to SOA’s call
Opal reins in consolidation chaos
Solvay streamlines sales with Fusion
Sterling accelerates personnel screening with SOA








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Dan Tynan is contributing editor at InfoWorld, author of the Tynan on Technology blog, and co-founder of eSarcasm, an award-winning geek humor site. (Note: Awards still pending.)
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