Council Members in this Study Group: 286
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Howard BruckChief Information Officer
HUDSON VALLEY BANK![]()
Howard Bruck is Chief Information Officer at Hudson Valley Bank, a commercial bank. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology sector. He specializes in financial services technology, outsourcing, hosting, databases, ERP, CRM, BI...
Former VP Marketing
REDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL, LLC![]()
Gary Lancina was most recently (04/09) VP of Marketing at Redbox, a rapidly growing automated retail and entertainment solutions company. He was previously VP of Marketing at Rand McNally. Prior to his move to Rand McNally, he spent six and a half years...
Ronald KiimaPresident
Kiima Incorporated![]()
Ronald A. Kiima is a former SEC Assistant Chief Accountant. Mr. Kiima is currently the President of Kiima Incorporated, a private consulting firm specializing in SEC accounting and disclosure issues, SEC registration statements and periodic reports,...
Clarence GabrielFormer President and Chief Executive Officer
MOVIE GALLERY, INC.![]()
Clarence Gabriel has over 30 years of experience in consumer retail sectors and has contributed as Chief Executive Officer, President, and EVP for world-class companies. He is a retail sector leader with expertise in “Big Box”, “Small Box”, CPG and Supply...
Steven HarnsbergerPresident
SHI Digital![]()
Steven Harnsberger is the President at SHI Digital, a full time consultancy in online video and digital distribution of movies. From 2004-2008, he has served as the Vice President, Strategic Business Development at Sonic Solutions, a company specializing...
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The 5Cs of Credit, P2P Lending, Social Lending, Self-Directed Lending
November 11, 2009
BlackRock's Fink: Forget 'Bubble' | online.wsj.com
Laurence Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock Inc. in response to questions about bank failures and economic conditions suggested today that; “…the financial system needs to be a lot more responsive to society and make sure this doesn't happen again. Risk has to be a lot more transparent to investors. I think that is happening."; and, “the financial system needs change, including increased disclosure, more derivatives trading on exchanges and regulatory change…". But what about the 5Cs of credit?
Hollywood Internet Movie Download Sites - Still Looking for a Business Model
November 6, 2009
(Hollywood) Industry Slowly Embracing New Media | www.hollywoodreporter.com
Good article - the ugly truth about digital movies on the web is that no stand alone digital video content service makes money today, not CinemaNow (Sonic Nasdaq SNIC), Amazon, Vudu, or BlockBuster. The business model is missing, the revenue share small and the demand absent.Many have tried and failed including: Intertainer, MovieLink, Akimbo, Moviebeam - even CinemaNow was sold because it could not make money. The digital movie business model is broken....
Oracle's Acquisitions Continue to Roll On
October 8, 2009
Oracle To Acquire HyperRoll | www.informationweek.com
o Oracle's acquisition of HyperRoll provides it with innovative technology that complements its Hyperion business intelligence offerings as well as the Oracle Database.o It increases the competitive appeal of Oracle's BI offerings in several markets including the installed base of some of its competitors. o It provides further evidence of Oracle's willingness to acquire niche technology that adds new functionality and/or improves the performance of its current offerings.
Bank Tech Companies - who will be left standing?
September 29, 2009
Mergers: Conflicts Becoming A Core Reality | www.banktechnews.com
7,000 US banks and credit unions represents a lot of customers for the banking technology companies. While banks may be hurting, their technology needs only increases. With so many recent mergers are there too few providers left? Who has the advantage banks or the providers?
Dell/Perot, HP/EDS what's the difference?
September 21, 2009
Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion | money.cnn.com
Dell, buying into the notion that hardware is now a commodity and they have already optimized that business, believes they need to diversify. So they buy a large business/technology consulting firm. Do they now bring any more value to the Perot business?
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 16437 |
| Core Bank Processing Experts | 463 |
| Point-Of-Sale (POS) Terminal Experts | 500 |
| Check Processing Experts | 643 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 8640 |
| Online Payment Experts | 507 |
| ATM Market Experts | 27 |
| Data Warehouse Software Experts | 93 |
February 24, 2009 | Boston
GLG Seminar: (BOS) Demand Trends for Streaming VideosFebruary 19, 2009 | San Francisco
GLG Seminar: (SF) Assessing Earnings Quality in Distressed TimesFebruary 12, 2009 | Boston
GLG Seminar: (BOS) Assessing Earnings Quality in Distressed TimesTeleconference: Apollo Group - SEC Revenue Probe (11:00 AM EDT/15:00 GMT)
10/29/2009
Webcast: Internet Video and the Threat to Pay TV and Video Rental (2:00PM EDT/11:00AM PDT)
09/30/2009