Finance on Windows Magazine is a quarterly magazine packed with news and features on the use of Microsoft's Windows technology platform in the EMEA financial services sector.

Its lively format ensures that readers are kept informed of the latest issues and hottest topics from the sector, written and presented in a manner that provides a compelling read.

Finance on Windows Magazine is the only official Microsoft magazine dedicated entirely to the Windows technology platform in the EMEA financial services sector.

Finance on Windows Magazine is focused on providing the most relevant content for individuals with responsibility for technology decisions within European banks, insurers and other financial services firms.

Finance on Windows Magazine is published every quarter and is free to qualifying individuals.

COVER STORY: SWIFT AND SURE 20
KAS Bank CIO Pim van der Horst tells us how the bank is leading the way in Swift connectivity with Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for Swift

Payments systems are critical to the operations of any bank. As the global payments picture develops to include new regulations, new standards, increasing numbers of international transactions and innovative methods of payment, banks are under increasing pressure to ensure that their IT can support them in terms of workload, compliance and competition.

As a supplier of investment management, custody, clearing and settlement services KAS Bank understood these issues only too well.

Based in Amsterdam and with 200 years of banking history, KAS Bank is among the top 100 Swift users, with over 95 per cent of its transaction messaging being carried over the Swift network. The company values both past experience and forward-looking innovation, an attitude that is amply illustrated by major IT projects such as its implementation of Microsoft BizTalk Server and BizTalk Accelerator for Swift (A4Swift), a product extension that enables message formatting and connectivity to the Swift network. ...

Download Finance on Windows Magazine, Autumn 2008

PDF format, 2.5MB, 33Pages.

FEATURES
VIRTUAL WORLDS 26
We ask a group of experts about the technology and trends behind virtualisation in the financial industry

CURBING THE CRUNCH 36
How a service-oriented approach to core systems renewal can help support business agility without breaking the bank

MARKETWATCH
NEWS DIGEST 6
Including the latest news and research from technology providers across the EMEA region

GOVERNANCE,
RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE REGIONAL ROUND-UP 42
How Microsoft and its partners are working to help financial firms ensure governance, risk management and compliance best practices throughout the business

COMMENTARY
WILL THE CREDIT CRUNCH BITE PAYMENTS OPERATIONS?
A well-architected, flexible payments infrastructure will give banks a greater chance of surviving the credit crunch, says Colin Kerr
MANAGING A WEALTH OF CLIENT INFORMATION
Kirk Herrington looks at how CRM can bring benefits for compliance as well as customers
SAFE AND SOUND 50
Brian O’Gilvie discusses how financial firms can create a long-term information archiving strategy
FULL CIRCLE 54
Companies are returning to virtualisation as a solution for data management, says Carrie Higbie
BACK TO BASICS 56
A strong and agile technology base makes for superior online banking, say Arnar Jonsson and Steinar Sturlaugsson

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The Finance on Windows Partner Guide provides a single source of information about a wide selection of partners operating in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

In addition, it includes commentary articles from a selection of our partners and profiles of technology in action within the finance industry.

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